Capcom to Prioritize ‘Completeness’ Even if It Means Delays
Capcom has restructured its development periods "for a small number of titles," the developer announced during its annual financial earnings call.
To ensure games are up to standard, Capcom will carry out development in a way that "prioritizes completeness" over firm "development deadlines." For example, many—including Capcom—believe "some aspects of Street Fighter 5" could have used "more polish" at launch.
Street Fighter 5 was plagued with server and matchmaking issues, and was generally missing a lot of content.
"Accordingly, we feel it's better to give a little more time to development than before, and have made slight adjustments to our portfolio," Capcom CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto said.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Heading West
Square Enix's full-scale Final Fantasy mobile game, Final Fantasy Brave Exvius will have its western release in the coming months.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius will be available for free on iOS and Android devices. The game will also be playable at the Square Enix booth during E3, from June 14 to June 16.
Designed specifically for mobile, Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is a role-playing game in Square Enix's classic Final Fantasy style. The story follows "two knights of the kingdom of Grandshelt," along with a "young girl who suddenly appears before them" on an adventure to find a "sought after crystal."
The game uses traditional turn-based gameplay as players venture through "various types" of dungeons in search of "items, hidden paths, and new routes."
Lethal Weapon and The Exorcist Coming to FOX This Fall
FOX has announced its primetime series schedule for the 2016 - 2017 season.
Lethal Weapon and The Exorcist will be debuting this fall, alongside new comedy Son of Zorn. The Exorcist is coming to TV screens starring Alfonso Herrera, Ben Daniels, and Geena Davis, and it'll be directed by Rupert Wyatt.
The Lethal Weapon TV show will follow cop duo Riggs and Murtaugh in modern-day Los Angeles, starring Clayne Crawford and Damon Wayans, Sr.
Son of Zorn is a live-action / animated family comedy featuring the voices of Jason Sudeikis, Cheryl Hines, and Johnny Pemberton.
Free Battlefield 4 Final Stand DLC Coming This Week
Electronic Arts is releasing Battlefield 4's fifth DLC pack, Final Stand, for free to Xbox Live Gold members on Wednesday, May 18, according to an Xbox One Community Calendar listing.
The DLC is part of Electronic Arts' Road to Battlefield 1 promotion. The publisher intends to continue giving away previously released DLC for both Battlefield 4 and Battlefield Hardline for the "next few months."
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Why There Aren’t Any Games Characters in Assassin’s Creed
Assassin’s Creed is set in a world that will feel familiar to fans of the video game franchise, but its characters and artifacts are all new.
During a visit to the set of the 20th Century Fox film, the creative team behind the movie explained the decision to start from scratch with their mythology.
“We essentially did them all on our own because we wanted to have an original script,” said executive producer Pat Crowley. “It’s a movie that’s based on the game, but it’s not a movie that is the game.”
Director Justin Kurzel explained that the decision to differentiate the characters and storylines was because the Assassin’s Creed games already have so much backstory for each of their characters. Since those had already been mined, he wanted to offer viewers something new.
Celebrate 30 Years of Mario in Wii U’s Free Minecraft Update
As senior manager of Nintendo’s third party relations, Damon Baker has lots of experience working with developers on special collaborations. Minecraft: Wii U Edition’s Mario Mash up pack, a free update coming this week, set a new milestone for him. “This is the most IP integration in a third-party game that I can remember,” Baker told IGN.
Baker isn’t kidding. A collaboration between Nintendo, Minecraft-maker Mojang, and developer 4J Studios pulled out all the stops to put Mario in this Wii U-exclusive mash-up pack. Gamers will find 40 Mario-themed skins, which they can use to dress up the game’s characters as familiar heroes and villains from the Mushroom Kingdom. All the world and item textures are redone, letting players create their own Super Mario-themed locations. Nintendo also licensed 15 pieces of music from Super Mario 64. Enemies have been re-skinned as well. The update transforms wolves into Poochy and sheep into Koopas. Despite the new look and sound, Baker assures us Minecraft’s base gameplay has not changed.
Yo-Kai Watch 2 Launching This Year in the US
Yo-Kai Watch 2 will be released exclusively for Nintendo 3DS devices on September 30 in the United States.
The game, which is developed by Level-5 and is wildly successful in Japan, brings new areas, over 100 new Yo-Kai, a new in-game Yo-Kai watch, and the ability to travel back in time.
Two versions of the game will be available—Yo-Kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits and Yo-Kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls. Both feature rare Yo-Kai only available in each respective game.
Invisible to the human eye, Yo-Kai are mysterious creatures with unique skills and strengths. The fantasy role-playing game is focused on a young adventurer who finds a special watch that uncovers the creatures. Players explore the world with the strange watch, befriending and battling Yo-Kai along the way.
Bulletstorm Developer Making a New AAA Shooter
People Can Fly, the Polish developer behind the Painkiller series, Bulletstorm and Gears of War: Judgment, is working on a new AAA shooter.
Speaking to Gamepressure, People Can Fly CEO Sebastian Wojciechowski confirmed that the studio - which was rebranded as Epic Games Poland in 2013 but regained independence in 2015 - has been working on the new game since the beginning of 2016.
Wojciechowski also confirmed that the game already has a publisher in place, but that he can't reveal more at this stage. On top of the shooter, People Can Fly is also working on a second, smaller project.
George Lucas Museum Eyes San Francisco, L.A. Interested
Star Wars creator George Lucas is considering San Francisco as a potential home for his narrative art museum.
According to SFGate, a site for the museum has already been approved for development on Treasure Island, following a lobbying campaign by Mayor Ed Lee.
The mayor and Lucas have discussed the move and settled on a potential site on the west side. Lee plans to formally invite Lucas to consider building his museum at that location sometime this week. "I never gave up on the idea," Lee said of having the museum in San Francisco. "We have a chance to bring it back, and I want to be open and positive about it."
Game of Thrones: Quaithe’s Prophecy Might Hint Where Dany Goes Next
Spoilers for Game of Thrones and the A Song of Ice and Fire novels continue below. Read on at your own risk.
"To go north, you must journey south, to reach the west you must go east. To go forward you must go back and to touch the light you must pass beneath the shadow."
So the mysterious Quaithe told Daenerys Targaryen back in George R.R. Martin's second novel A Song of Ice and Fire novel, A Clash of Kings, and so that quote seems to be more relevant than ever in the fourth episode of Season 6, "Book of the Stranger."
Quaithe, a veiled woman who is from the Shadow Lands, only appeared in two episodes of Game of Thrones back in Season 2. Despite her conversation with Dany in the books, she never ended up meeting the Mother of Dragons during her time in Qarth, nor did she relay her now infamous prophecy. She did, however, have two significant interactions with Jorah Mormont.