Monthly Archives: June 2016
Resident Evil 7 Demo Not Part of the Main Game
Capcom's demo for Resident Evil 7—which is available now for PlayStation Plus members—is not part of the final game, according to director Koushi Nakanishi.
"The teaser demo is a bespoke experience that isn’t just a slice of gameplay from the main game," Nakanishi told IGN, saying it's "kind of a tonal preview instead of a content preview." He also stressed the demo doesn't feature all of the gameplay pillars that will ultimately be included in Resident Evil 7, noting it's only focusing on the "key pillars which are fear/horror and exploration of an environment."
The other main pillars inherent to the Resident Evil franchise, namely "puzzle solving, resource management, and combat" are all "coming down the line," according to Nakanishi. "They’re all in there, but we’re focussing on horror has come home as a kind of theme for the teaser demo," he added. "So if you thought the games were going away from horror in previous years, this is just a statement of intent, purpose, to say it’s back."
BoxBoy Sequel Coming West This Month
The sequel to BoxBoy! is coming west June 30, Nintendo announced. The second installment in the series is called BoxBoxBoy, because you can now use 2 sets of boxes to solve puzzles.
Japanese 3DS owners were treated to the sequel to BoxBoy! back in January, with a surprise launch.
The announcement came as part of Nintendo's Treehouse Live event. Nintendo also revealed a new, unannounced role-playing IP called Ever Oasis for 3DS, during the event, as well as new info on Pokemon GO.
Hands On With Fallout 4 VR
My brief few minutes in Fallout 4 VR were mostly spent wandering around the Red Rocket station just outside Sanctuary. While my immediate impulse was to sprint off and try to reach Diamond City, the personnel managing the demo booth discouraged me from leaving the immediate area, as scripted events were confined to the zone near the service station. They assured me that the rest of the world was out there, but the spirit of Fallout lives and breathes in exploration, and I wanted to blaze my own trail, experiencing the rich and detailed Commonwealth through new eyes.
What I did manage to see certainly was pretty. Colors and textures were sharp, and the enticing silhouetted structures and rolling hills teasing me from the distance looked lovely in the midday sun. I took a couple of minutes orienting myself to the sense of immersion, looking around just for the sake of taking everything in and soaking up a satisfying and surprisingly convincing illusion of my transportation not to some semblance of reality, but rather to some wonderfully electric, digitally-defined otherworld.
Xbox One Is ‘Months Away’ from Mouse and Keyboard Support
According to Microsoft, mouse and keyboard support for Xbox One is not far off.
Speaking with PCGamesN about Microsoft's new Play Anywhere feature -- which lets players buy a game once and play it seamlessly on Xbox One and Windows 10 -- Head of Xbox Phil Spencer shared new details about the future of mouse and keyboard support on Xbox One.
"I keep talking about it in the press and my platform team keeps shaking their head, because they… Truthfully, in our dev kit modes, now, keyboard works, mouse support is a little bit further away," Spencer said. "I say it because I know it’s not years away, it’s more like months away, but we don’t have an exact date yet."
New Game of Thrones Photos: The Battle of the Bastards!
When you call an episode of Game of Thrones "Battle of the Bastards," you're giving fans a pretty good idea what to expect. And indeed, this Sunday, we will see Jon Snow and Ramsay Bolton finally face off, leading their two armies into war against one another.
Most seasons, Game of Thrones has used their ninth episode for a massive confrontation and/or turning point ("Baelor," Blackwater" and "The Rains of Castemere" were all ninth episodes), making this showdown even more notable.
HBO has released the first official photos from the episode, giving us a look at many of the participants of the battle to come, with Jon, his sister Sansa, Davos, Tormund and the giant Wun Wun all assembled for this crucial confrontation and the quest to take back Winterfell. But who will survive? Check out the photos in the gallery below and place your bets...
Square Enix Not Ruling Out Kingdom Hearts Collection for PS4
Square Enix has not ruled out the possibility of a PS4 remaster collection comprising PS3 games Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Final Mix and 2.5 Final Mix.
Kingdom Hearts 3 co-director, Tai Yasue told IGN: "We listen to our fans obviously so we'll see what they think
and we'll come to a decision on that."
Yasue is currently promoting the upcoming release of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, a compilation game designed to bring players up to speed with the the Kingdom Hearts world before the release of a full third instalment.
There are decisions still to be made regarding that game, too. With 2.8 currently a PS4 exclusive, but Kingdom Hearts 3 slated for a cross-console release, questions remain as to whether the new compilation will hit Xbox One. "Right now we haven't come to a decision on that," explained Yasue when asked about that possibility. "Nothing's been decided yet."
Nintendo Introduces New RPG Ever Oasis
During its Treehouse Live event today, Nintendo introduced an all-new role-playing series for the 3DS called Ever Oasis.
The announcement came during Nintendo's Treehouse Live event. After the reveal, Nintendo showed off gameplay, including visiting an oasis.
Stylistically the game takes cues from ancient Egyptian aesthetics, and there's an almost Animal Crossing vibe to activities in your oasis.
Ever Oasis is the creation of Koichi Ishii, perhaps best known as the creator of the Seiken Densetsu series, known in the west as the Mana series.
Yesterday Nintendo spent much of the day showcasing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. We had a chance to check out 7 minutes of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gameplay set during the game's nighttime.
Sony Exec ‘Surprised’ by Timing of Xbox Scorpio Reveal
Sony wasn't expecting Microsoft to reveal Project Scorpio this week at E3, as SCE President Andrew House confessed he was "surprised" by the timing of the announcement.
"I was surprised by the step of announcing something over a year ahead of time," House told The Guardian, pointing out that "there's a much heavier emphasis on immediate gratification than there was," citing Apple's "available now" approach as main reason why that is the case.
Gears of War 4’s Horde Mode Doesn’t Require Everyone to Own the Maps
Rod Fergusson, Studio Head at The Coalition, has confirmed a new feature for Gears of War 4 that should make long-time Gears fans quite happy.
Speaking with ShackNews, Fergusson said that not all players will need to own a specific Horde map in order to play it. As long as the match's host owns the map, all other players in the game will be eligible to play it.
This has not always been the case in previous Gears of War games, leading to issues when playing with friends or larger groups and dividing the multiplayer community at large.
Daily Deals: Xbox Live, PS Plus, PlayStation Best of E3 Sale
Amazon is selling years of Xbox Live for just $40. They usually charge around $54, and I've never seen them go lower than this. You do see Xbox Live subscription cards on eBay for as low as $35, but the convenience of Amazon's email delivery makes this a nice offer, especially if you're getting close to your subscription's expiration date.
