Final Fantasy 7 Remake – Road to E3 2017

It's that time of year again: E3 2017 is just on the horizon. From June 10-15, we'll be covering the biggest games and hardware announcements of 2017 and beyond. While you can check out our continually-updated Games of E3 List, we're now going to start diving deeper.

Every day leading up to the show, we'll be highlight the stuff we want to see and play at E3 2017. Today's game: Final Fantasy 7 Remake.

We haven’t really gotten a substantial look at Square’s Final Fantasy 7 Remake since PSX 2015. Square announced that they shifted development to an internal team, and earlier this year we got a few new screenshots, but outside of that, it’s been radio silence.

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake – Road to E3 2017

It's that time of year again: E3 2017 is just on the horizon. From June 10-15, we'll be covering the biggest games and hardware announcements of 2017 and beyond. While you can check out our continually-updated Games of E3 List, we're now going to start diving deeper.

Every day leading up to the show, we'll be highlight the stuff we want to see and play at E3 2017. Today's game: Final Fantasy 7 Remake.

We haven’t really gotten a substantial look at Square’s Final Fantasy 7 Remake since PSX 2015. Square announced that they shifted development to an internal team, and earlier this year we got a few new screenshots, but outside of that, it’s been radio silence.

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Fortnite Release Date Revealed

Following its reveal over five years ago, Epic's co-op survival game Fortnite will release as an Early Access title on July 25 for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

In addition to unveiling Fortnite's release date, Epic shared a new gameplay trailer, which you can check out below.

Those who pre-order Fortnite ahead of its launch will be able to dive into the action four days early. The Standard Edition is priced at $40 USD, while Deluxe, Super Deluxe and Limited Editions are available for $60, $90 and $150, respectively. Details on each edition can be found on the Fortnite pre-order page.

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Cyberpunk 2077: Early Design Documents Stolen

Early design documents for Cyberpunk 2077 are being held for ransom - and developer CD Projekt Red is resisting being extorted.

In an open letter to fans (which you can read in full below), the Witcher developer explains that multiple files have been obtained by someone outside of the company, and that the person or people responsible are now threatening to release the documents to the public if not paid.

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Cyberpunk 2077: Early Design Documents Stolen

Early design documents for Cyberpunk 2077 are being held for ransom - and developer CD Projekt Red is resisting being extorted.

In an open letter to fans (which you can read in full below), the Witcher developer explains that multiple files have been obtained by someone outside of the company, and that the person or people responsible are now threatening to release the documents to the public if not paid.

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Agents of Mayhem Features Johnny Gat as Pre-order Bonus

Saints Row character Johnny Gat will be available as a pre-order bonus for Agents of Mayhem.

Those who pre-order the game at GameStop, or through Steam on PC, will get Johnny Gat as the 13th Agent of Mayhem.

In addition to featuring an exclusive unlock mission, the character—voiced by Daniel Dae Kim—will include a personal mission, as well as different weapon, character and vehicle skins.

Johnny returns after the climactic events of Saints Row: Gat out of Hell (read IGN's review) and is back in Seoul, the place of his birth. After being in a coma for nearly a year following the events of Devil's Night, the once Lieutenant in Seoul's police department awakens to find the agency has been replaced with C.O.P (Civilian Overwatch Patrol) robot units.

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Persona 5 Director Discusses Atlus’ Next Big RPG

This month's IGN First is a bit different than usual. Rather than highlighting a single game -- we'll get back to that next month -- we're highlighting the Japanese game industry as a whole. We visited some of the biggest studios in Japan to focus on their games and creative processes. Check back all month for interviews, gameplay reveals, and more!

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Katsura Hashino is in a period of transition. After over a decade with the Persona series as director of Persona 3, Persona 4, and Persona 5 (plus a break in 2011 to direct the marvelous Catherine), Hashino announced late last year that he’s joined a newly-established internal studio within Atlus called Studio Zero.

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Persona 5 Director Discusses Atlus’ Next Big RPG

This month's IGN First is a bit different than usual. Rather than highlighting a single game -- we'll get back to that next month -- we're highlighting the Japanese game industry as a whole. We visited some of the biggest studios in Japan to focus on their games and creative processes. Check back all month for interviews, gameplay reveals, and more!

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Katsura Hashino is in a period of transition. After over a decade with the Persona series as director of Persona 3, Persona 4, and Persona 5 (plus a break in 2011 to direct the marvelous Catherine), Hashino announced late last year that he’s joined a newly-established internal studio within Atlus called Studio Zero.

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Xbox Scorpio: Extra Gigabyte of RAM Unlocked for Developers

Microsoft's Mike Ybarra has announced that the latest tuning to the Xbox Project Scorpio console upgrade has unlocked an extra gigabyte of RAM for developers - just days before it's due to be revealed at E3.

Scorpio has 12GB of GDDR5 RAM - that extra gigabyte means the console now offers up to three quarters of that specifically to developers and their games, with 3GB reserved for the system.

Xbox Scorpio: Extra Gigabyte of RAM Unlocked for Developers

Microsoft's Mike Ybarra has announced that the latest tuning to the Xbox Project Scorpio console upgrade has unlocked an extra gigabyte of RAM for developers - just days before it's due to be revealed at E3.

Scorpio has 12GB of GDDR5 RAM - that extra gigabyte means the console now offers up to three quarters of that specifically to developers and their games, with 3GB reserved for the system.