Monthly Archives: February 2018
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life Delayed to April
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life has been delayed.
The news came in a tweet by the Yakuza Game account, which posted a statement announcing the new release date of April 17. Yakuza 6: The Song of Life was previously slated to launch on March 20. The delay will give the studio "more time to line things up for launch," and was described as a "tough business decision" the studio "didn't make lightly."
Before then, players will be able to go hands-on with Yakuza 6: The Song of Life on February 27, when a demo will be made available. The save data can be transferred over to the full version at launch.
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life Delayed to April
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life has been delayed.
The news came in a tweet by the Yakuza Game account, which posted a statement announcing the new release date of April 17. Yakuza 6: The Song of Life was previously slated to launch on March 20. The delay will give the studio "more time to line things up for launch," and was described as a "tough business decision" the studio "didn't make lightly."
Before then, players will be able to go hands-on with Yakuza 6: The Song of Life on February 27, when a demo will be made available. The save data can be transferred over to the full version at launch.
How the Creator of Journey Took His Name From FF7
Jenova is not the birth name of thatgamecompany co-founder Jenova Chen. Instead, the creator of Journey drew inspiration from Final Fantasy VII when selecting an English name for himself.
On the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered, Chen revealed how he settled on the name Jenova. In his high school English class in China, each student was asked to pick their own English name. So when his best friend—and fellow Final Fantasy VII fan—selected Cloud, Chen wanted to one-up him by choosing the name of an even more powerful character from Square's classic RPG.
How the Creator of Journey Took His Name From FF7
Jenova is not the birth name of thatgamecompany co-founder Jenova Chen. Instead, the creator of Journey drew inspiration from Final Fantasy VII when selecting an English name for himself.
On the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered, Chen revealed how he settled on the name Jenova. In his high school English class in China, each student was asked to pick their own English name. So when his best friend—and fellow Final Fantasy VII fan—selected Cloud, Chen wanted to one-up him by choosing the name of an even more powerful character from Square's classic RPG.
IGN UK Podcast #420: P.T. Anderson’s Big Monster Hunt
This week we've got Paul Thomas Anderson on the brain after watching two of his films in a week, not to mention a chat about the 10/10 reviewed Celeste, Cardy's newly-named Roverwatch, and the tensest Keyword Countdown all year (probably).
Joe's also been away hunting real-life monsters in Devon, and made an entire half-hour radio documentary about the experience - wait until the end of the podcast for that.
Get in touch with us: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com
IGN UK Podcast #420: P.T. Anderson’s Big Monster Hunt
This week we've got Paul Thomas Anderson on the brain after watching two of his films in a week, not to mention a chat about the 10/10 reviewed Celeste, Cardy's newly-named Roverwatch, and the tensest Keyword Countdown all year (probably).
Joe's also been away hunting real-life monsters in Devon, and made an entire half-hour radio documentary about the experience - wait until the end of the podcast for that.
Get in touch with us: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com
PS4 Firmware Update Offers Supersampling – at a Cost
Members of Sony's PS4 system software beta have shared details of update 5.50, which adds a supersampling option for PS4 Pro consoles.
Details of the update were posted on ResetEra, but Sony has warned frame rates can be adversely affected.
"Supersampling Mode can improve the image quality of some games on a TV with 2K resolution or lower. Results may differ depending on the games. In some games, image quality may not improve, or the frame rate may change," read the notification in a screenshot posted on the forum by a member of the beta.
PS4 Firmware Update Offers Supersampling – at a Cost
Members of Sony's PS4 system software beta have shared details of update 5.50, which adds a supersampling option for PS4 Pro consoles.
Details of the update were posted on ResetEra, but Sony has warned frame rates can be adversely affected.
"Supersampling Mode can improve the image quality of some games on a TV with 2K resolution or lower. Results may differ depending on the games. In some games, image quality may not improve, or the frame rate may change," read the notification in a screenshot posted on the forum by a member of the beta.
This Is How Han Solo and Chewbacca Originally Met
Solo: A Star Wars Story will give a brand new backstory to the iconic smuggler turned rebel, one that will no doubt depart from the Expanded Universe/Legends origin that is no longer considered canon. But with Solo now hitting theaters, let's take a look back at that original origin to get a sense of how much it is being changed for the new canon.
The Lucasfilm story group has very intentionally left Han’s backstory in the new canon (created in the wake of Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm) a relative mystery, giving the movie a blank slate on which to work. In contrast, however, the previous EU timeline spent dozens of novels, comics, and games fleshing out just about every little detail about his past. And while very little of this has remained in the new canon, it’s clear that at least a few important details are likely to survive the transition to film.
This Is How Han Solo and Chewbacca Met
Solo: A Star Wars Story -- the Han Solo origin movie -- will give a brand new backstory to the iconic smuggler turned rebel, one that will no doubt depart from the Expanded Universe/Legends origin that is no longer considered canon.
The Lucasfilm story group has very intentionally left Han’s backstory in the new canon a relative mystery, giving the movie a blank slate on which to work. In contrast, however, the previous EU timeline spent dozens of novels, comics, and games fleshing out just about every little detail about his past. And while very little of this has remained in the new canon, it’s clear from what we know of the film so far that at least a few important details are likely to survive the transition.