The long awaited sequel to Rockstar’s epic take on the wild west, Red Dead Redemption 2 won’t be riding on to either PlayStation 4 or Xbox One this year after all. The brains behind the Grand Theft series have sighted the need for extra time to produce the best experience possible adding that the studio firmly believed in delivering a game only when it is ready.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is now set for a Spring 2018 launch.
In an unexpected move publisher Square Enix have decided to end their involvement with developers IO Interactive, the studio best known for their work on the Hitman franchise.
In a short statement Square Enix sighted the need to focus all resources on key franchises and studios alone going forward & the fact that IO Interactive’s had underperformed leading to a substantial loss of “intangible assets”.
The statement went on to state that while Square Enix would be seeking out new investors to take IO Interactive on, they could not say at this point in time how successful any such negotiations would be & were they not, liquidation of the studio would fallow.
What lies ahead for the likes of the Hitman or the Kane & Lynch franchises will be up for debate but unless Square Enix chooses to offload the IPs alongside IO Interactive, the Final Fantasy factory will remain in control of them.
What happens when Masaya Matsuura, the mind behind PaRappa the Rapper and Keiichi Yano of Gitaruu Man fame get together? Well a brand new rhythm-action adventure game is born of course.
Currently going by the code name Project Rap Rabbit, little is known about the new game and even less will be revealed for the remainder of the year apparently but at least we have a teaser trailer featuring a sample of the music we’ll be treated to whenever & where ever Project Rap Rabbit turns up.
The task of rebuilding the once mighty house of cards Sega crafted for themselves back in the 90s remains the Sonic factory’s driving ambition & while such success may still remain a fair ways off, the company at least feel they have a plan to get there & that plan may even feature some familiar faces.
Holding a recent corporate get together, Sega outlined the company’s strategy for the next four years and while nothing seriously substantial was revealed what was clearly stated by the company was the desirer to acquire more established IPs (like the Persona series) while at the same time carefully selecting classic franchises from the company’s large back catalogue for revival.
It was also stated that the company would be looking to release more titles on PC, the first of which being Vanquish.
Once billed as little more than a darker, edger Legend of Zelda, the Darksiders series has gone on to establish itself as so much more than just the inspiration Link & co. have lent the franchise & now as the third instalment of the series nears, publisher THQ Nordic have the chance to continue establishing Darksiders as a premier action adventure title.
Set during the events of Darksiders 2, the third game of the series promises to offer the same intense level of action and brain testing puzzles that helped establish the previous games while shaking things up a fair bit with the addition of a brand new lead character in the form of another of the Four Horsemen this time Fury.
Darksiders III will be coming to PC, PlayStation 4 & Xbox One next year, until then here is a trailer.
Having outlived the traditional 5 year lifespan afforded most game systems, the 3DS has earned itself yet another face lift, this time in the from of the New Nintendo 2DS XL.
Coming in a black/turquoise or white/orange colour finish, the New Nintendo 2DS XL system is, in a nutshell a New Nintendo 3DS XL system minus the 3D feature and around $50. If you’ve yet to invest in a console with well over 500 games to its name & some real classics perhaps the newest member of the DS family will be worth a look.
Jason Voorhees is gearing up and getting ready to begin a brand new murderous rampage in just a month’s time (May 26th). Oh yes it’s true, the Crystal Lake killer is indeed head to the PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in a game which offers gamers the chance to either take control of the axe wielding maniac himself, spanning a number of his incarnations, or a group of ill prepared campers who must kill or escape his monstrous clutches. Whether you prefer playing the predator or would be pray Friday the 13th The Game aims to offer two distinctly different play styles in hopes the players needed to insure the game remains, viable keep coming back for more. If your still on the fence perhaps a trailer will help.
The NES reveal is over, Nintendo’s mini NES is no more. Yes despite being adored by fans, largely praised by critics and most importantly of all sold out for the duration of its lifespan, Nintendo have decided to cease manufacture of both the NES Classic Edition and it’s Wii/Wii U compatible classic controller.
Nintendo issued a short statement apologizing to fans who have found the console hard to find since its release last year, however the actual reasoning behind the demise of the NES Classic was notably absent from the statement leaving gamers to speculate, could Nintendo be putting an end to the NES Classic so to add value to the Switch’s inevitable Virtual Console & or the “free” monthly NES/SNES games that will come with the Switch’s monthly subscription? We’ll probably never know for sure but what we do know is April is the last NES Classic shipment and the last chance to get one at a fair price.
In a move that really shouldn’t come as much of a shock to anyone Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Wii U edition is no more. In a statement from creator Koji Igarashi the Switch was wholly blamed for the game’s cancellation and while Mr. Igarashi was apologetic for this, foreseeable turn of events, he was also optimistic that the Switch version of Bloodstained would be worth the trouble.
Wii U backers will now have the choice of receiving either the Switch edition of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night or the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One or PC edition of the game before it’s 2018 release.
Capcom love reliving past glories and so too do a fair few of us so thankfully The Disney Afternoon Collection should satisfy everyone concerned as Capcom repackage and release six NES classics; Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers, Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers 2, Darkwing Duck, DuckTales, DuckTales 2 and TaleSpin on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC next month. All five games will feature rewind functions, online leaderboards and Boss Rush modes as well as looking all nice and shiny on your HDTV.
Why not take a sneak peak at the trailer and start building that nostalgia.
