In 2001, four years before the original Resident Evil 4 was released, Capcom knew it had a problem. The Resident Evil series was stuck in a cookie-cutter mold, producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi said at the time. “The whole concept of RE4 was to reinvent the game,” he said. “We wanted to...
What time does Diablo 4’s early access begin?
The release of Diablo 4 has finally arrived, and to slightly complicate matters, there are two release dates to contend with. One is a period of early access, available to those who have the Digital Deluxe and Ultimate Editions of the game, meaning you can start playing as of June...
Destiny fans mourn the loss of Lance Reddick
Fans are mourning the untimely death of Lance Reddick, the actor with roles in the John Wick franchise, The Wire, Bosch, and Fringe. There’s been an outpouring of tributes and remembrances on social media, both from admirers of Reddick’s work, and the actors who worked with him. But Destiny players...
Space Marine 2 gameplay trailer finally shows a new-and-improved Primaris Titus at work
Space Marine 2, the long-awaited sequel to the hit 2011 Warhammer 40,000-themed third-person shooter, looks great. A new gameplay trailer, shown during the Warhammer Skulls streaming event, is no boomer shooter but a full-fledged AAA experience with all the lighting and high-resolution graphics that entrails... er, entails. Developer Saber Interactive...
Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 character locations
Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 currently has 12 characters around the map to buy items from, interact with, and potentially hire to join your crew. If you’re a completionist, you’ll want to grab all 12 for your collection. The characters are all found in different points of interest, which we...
The Redfall story trailer shows us what’s at stake
Arkane Austin and Bethesda have just released a trailer detailing the narrative surrounding their co-op, vampire-slaying immersive sim slated to release on May 2 for PC and Xbox Series X/S. We’ve already seen some generous slices of Redfall’s gameplay at this point, showing us an open world plagued by vampires...
Convergence is a solid platformer in the League of Legends universe
The newest Riot Forge game is another tale set in the League of Legends universe, stepping outside of the confines of the Summoner’s Rift to explore a smaller slice of the world. Ruined King focused on Bilgewater and the Shadow Isles, The Mageseeker was all about Demacia, and now we...
Elden Ring streamer vanquishes Malenia using only her voice
Elden Ring streamers have found so many novel ways to beat the game — but the ultimate prize continues to be vanquishing one of the game’s most challenging foes: Malenia, Blade of Miquella. And now, Twitch streamer Larxa has defeated Malenia using a voice command modded version of Elden Ring....
Diablo 4’s live-action trailer directed by Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao still has loads of demons
Diablo 4 is almost here and that means the ad-campaign is really ramping up. The latest example is a big-budget live-action trailer released on Thursday, directed by Oscar-winner director Chloé Zhao and co-directed by Kiku Ohe. The trailer kicks off with a tour of tragedy as a man stands in...
The Microsoft Activision circus needs to be over and done with
Activision Blizzard’s outspoken chief communications officer, Lulu Cheng Meservey, decided last week that it was time for the gloves to come off in the battle of words with Sony over Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of her employer (as if the gloves had ever been on in the first place). On Twitter,...