Alright! When I visited Japan for the first time last year, I was surprised to find that everyone used basically one messaging app — Line. Literally, every person I met used it, even writers who were there on assignment and were in the know. It’s a nice little program for sure, and one of its geniuses is that you can use it for free, but spring for premium expansion packs, like emojis and stickers....
Don’t get me wrong. I know that the guys at Atlus are hard at work to ensure that we get our version ofPersona 4this holiday. But the Japanese are playing it now, and this new Japanese trailer makes me even more anxious for the US release date of December 9th. The first fifteen seconds or so of this trailer has some familiar footage. But as it continues on, you’ll see some better character shots and hear some of the voice acting....
I wonder if Andrew W.K. will show up again… Honestly, it’s been such a chaotic year, in gaming and in general, that I’d forgottenRage 2was happening and hadn’t actually released yet. Well, looks like publisher Bethesda and set to remind us all with a brand new trailer, which will debut at The Game Awards tomorrow. Developed by carnage-lovers id Software and Avalanche Studios, Rage 2 is a post-apocalyptic first-person shooter that will see punky players doing their best Mad Max impersonation whilst decimating all who stand in their way....
It seems Arkane studios are looking to bring their Source engine-powered first person shooter,The Crossing, to the Xbox 360. The folks over at French gaming site,Factor News, spotted ajob openingtoday for programmers to help bring the project over to Microsoft’s console. Our very own Internet scouring robots found asimilar job listingat Arkane’s official site; this particular listing doesn’t mention the project by name, but the description certainly fits the bill....
As one of the world’smost valuable companies, Nvidia is uniquely positioned to dominate both the AIandthe video game niches. Nvidia is, however, hardly without fault, and its software might be running particularly poorly, to the point of wasting up to 15% of performance potential in games. News about the Nvidia App’s performance problems brokethanks to Tom’s Hardware. There, Jarred Walton discussed a curious set of findings that suggested that having the App installed and using some of its features could incur a frankly massive 15% performance loss in video games....
Next month on PC, month after on PS3/Xbox One, and whenever the hell on Wii U/Vita Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty, the remake of the 1997 PS1 platformerOddworld: Abe’s Oddysee, hit PS4 last July. Now, it finally has a release date for some of its other planned platforms. It is coming to PC, Mac, and Linux through Steam on February 24. It’s expected on PS3 and Xbox One soon after, in early March....
We are gathered here today to mark the passing of Garrett, the master thief… Thief, the hardcore stealth series known for its subtle, quiet tone and open-ended gameplay, is getting a movie adaptation. Why? Beats me. According toThe Hollywood Reporter, production company Straight Up Films bought the rights toThieffrom Square Enix and has already gotten to work on the script. The film is to be penned by Adam Mason and Simon Boyes, the people behindHangmanandBrokenwhich both received very mixed receptions....
Pikachu and pals push past Warcraft As reported byYahoo NewsandGamesIndustry.biz,Pokémon: Detective Pikachuis now the highest-grossing video game movie of all-time, with the Warner Bros. release having received its final burst of activity in a few smaller markets, where the movie is still being shown theatrically. The CGI/live-action comedy reached a global total of U.S. $436 million last weekend. This figure just pushesDetective Pikachupast the $433 million box office made by 2016’s fantasy adventureWarcraft, which was made for Blizzard Entertainment by Legendary Pictures....
Hidden inside one ofGreenlight’s smaller updateswas the intriguingPapers Please, developed by Lucas Pope, which you can now pre-purchase on Steam. You take on the role of an Immigration Officer in the border town of Grestin in the fictional country of Arstoztka. It’s your job to check the official documents of people entering from the neighboring country Kolechia, with whom Arstotztka has been at war with for six years. As migrants come to the desk, the player has to check the status of their documents against an official rulebook....
We knew this day would come Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sega Sammy’s Marza Animation Planet studio have plans for a big-screenSonic the Hedgehogmovie that will combine CG animation with live action, according toThe Hollywood Reporter. Evan SusserandVan Robichauxhave been tapped to write the screeplay, andNeal Mortizis producing. “[W]e’re confident that this collaboration will bring a fresh take to Sonic, while still capturing everything that the fans love about him,” said Marza CEO Masanao Maeda....
[Update: Seems we got this one a bit wrong, originally reporting that the game would be an MMORPG. But according to the game’s developer, that’s not the case. Indie Stone’s Chris Simpson explains thatProject Zomboidis “primarily a single player game that will be extended to have aMinecraftstyle multiplayer mode.”] If the entirety of the modern games industry collapsed into a singularity, Indie Stone’sProject Zomboidwould be the result. It’s got all the major trends of the last five years in one game: it’s an independently-developed browser-based zombie title....
A re-release of the stellar Wii Edition How many ports doesResident Evil 4warrant? All of them. Forever. Those of us in North America will have another chance to nab the best-playing version,Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition, when it comes to the Wii U eShop this Thursday, February 4. I’m not sure what took so long, as European players have had it since last October. Weird. If you’re wondering if it’s a wise idea to play this for the first time now, in 2016, the answer is “hell yes!...
Sony shared the top 10 PS5 games based on gameplay hours during the console’s first year A year after the PlayStation 5’s launch, I can comfortably count the number of exclusives I’ve played on one hand. As much as I like the console, and use it all the time, most of the games I’ve been drawn to are on PS4 as well, if not widely available across multiple platforms. And based on Sony’s list of the most-played PS5 games, I’m not alone....
