We’re only two months away from Summer Game Fest 2023, which seems crazy considering we were just gearing up for last year’s event. Let’s not dwell on time’s rapid passage lest we sink into existential crisis. Since E3 2023 was canceled, Summer Game Fest 2023 is the only June game festival. Summer Game Fest may replace E3 as the summer’s ...
Read More »Dragon’s Dogma 2 Won’t Have Co-Op Multiplayer
Dragon’s Dogma 2’s gameplay demonstration at the PlayStation Showcase sparked a surprising number of multiplayer rumors. co-op play. Since the game’s official website specifies that it’s a single-player experience, this speculation seems unfounded. Dragon’s Dogma 2’s home page lists the following: Genre: Action-RPG Player(s): 1 Release-timing: TBA PEGI 18 Provisional This multiplayer conjecture likely predates Dragon’s Dogma 2. The first ...
Read More »Final Fantasy 16 Was Planned for PS5 and PS4, but Last-Gen Version Would Have Taken Too Long
Producer Naoki Yoshida said a PS4 version of Final Fantasy XVI was in development, but it would have taken years to finish. In an interview with Final Fantasy Union, Yoshida revealed, “What I can say is that during creating, we originally had a plan to release the game on PlayStation 4 perhaps. During development, we realized we needed at least ...
Read More »Insider: Silent Hill 2 Remake, Townfall, and Ascension Trailers Coming
Brash buzz in the internet Mos Eisley Cantina suggests Silent Hill fans may eat well in the coming days. On TheSnitch’s Discord channel, insider Dusk Golem (who leaked Silent Hill 2’s announcement) said we’d see previews for the remake, Silent Hill: Townfall, and Silent Hill: Ascension “really soon.” It was also suggested that this will happen before the Summer Game ...
Read More »PlayStation-Sponsored Guerrilla Collective Showcases Indie Games in June
PlayStation Showcase, good or bad, kicked off this summer’s yearly gaming events, and there are many more to come. Most will be interested in Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest talk on June 8. Guerrilla Collective returns the day before, and it’s expected to focus on bigger games. Indie games will be featured on June 7. If you’re interested in smaller ...
Read More »Story Of Seasons Multiplayer Announced With New Traditional Instalment
The ‘Marvelous Game Showcase 2023’ livestream revealed two new Story of Seasons games. Hikaru Nakano, series manager, explained what fans could expect in the next major traditional game in the first trailer: “What we just saw is the newest instalment in that beloved series. Fans can look forward to the joy of taking care of animals, growing crops, and sharing ...
Read More »Rune Factory 6 and ‘Project Dragon’ Officially Unveiled
Rune Factory: Project Dragon’s reveal at Marvelous’ showcase today was a highlight. Rune Factory 6 was also announced. “Eastern lands with a Japanese-style aesthetic” are the setting for this fantasy lifestyle series spin-off. Tsukuda Kenichiro, Fujii Hisashi, and Maekawa Shiro produce Project Dragon. Series director: “Players have never been able to visit these lands, as the games only vaguely mentioned ...
Read More »“The Latest Platforms” Get Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1
At PlayStation’s digital showcase today, Konami announced the return of Metal Gear Solid. After rumors, the Japanese company confirmed a remake of the third game. The Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1, coming in Autumn 2023, was also announced by Konami. The first, second, and third games will be remastered in HD, with more games and volumes likely to ...
Read More »Nintendo Switch Gets Pirates Of The Caribbean Next Year
Cat Quest: Pirates of the Purribean is for cat lovers and punsters. At the recent PlayStation game broadcast, this new entry, full of cat puns, was announced for multiple platforms, including the Nintendo Switch, and will release in 2024. Expect this: “Get ready to pounce in to a hearty catventure in Cat Quest: Pirates of the Purribean! Become a swashbuckling ...
Read More »Gris Creators Create Beautiful, Haunting Platformer Neva
Devolver Digital and Nomada Studio announced Neva, an action platformer similar to GRIS, during PlayStation’s disappointing Showcase last night. The game is described as a “moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a dying world” and looks stunning. Those words are used a lot these ...
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