For nearly two decades, the idea of a remake for the beloved video game Final Fantasy VII seemed as outlandish as your neighbor’s son’s best friend’s uncle actually working for Nintendo.
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Get ready, friends — it’s time to spill the beans. For some time now we’ve been gathering information from various sources regarding the upcoming Resident Evil 8, which we’ve been reporting on the more public rumors for some time now. Several people involved in the Resident Evil Ambassador test event back in March stepped forward with information regarding their experience with the demo. Today it seems the flood gates have opened, as multiple other sites seem to have had the same sort of reach-outs. Let’s go over the details we’ve heard, as well as what some of the other sites have heard. It would appear that there have been multiple versions of this demo, either to test reactions or to help zero in on which players leaked the information. I’m also going to note that there is a massive spoiler in the information we were leaked, and for the moment we’ll be side-stepping it for your sakes — that said, I should still issue a SPOILER WARNING: STORY RELATED INFORMATION INCLUDED
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We’ve reached an exciting milestone with PlayStation 5, as we’re starting to ship our new controller in its final design to developers who are implementing its unique features into their games. But first, we wanted everyone in the PlayStation community to get a first look at the DualSense™ wireless controller, and hear our vision for how the new controller will captivate more of your senses as you interact with the virtual worlds in PS5 games. The features of DualSense, along with PS5’s Tempest 3D AudioTech, will deliver a new feeling of immersion to players.
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The Super Mario series is turning 35 this year, and Nintendo has big plans for the plumber’s birthday. That includes updating and bringing back most of his games for Nintendo Switch, according to a report from Video Games Chronicle. Eurogamer is backing up that report, and GamesBeat can as well.
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Nintendo will celebrate the 35th anniversary of Super Mario in 2020 by re-releasing “most of” the series’ back catalog and several other Mario titles for Switch, according to VGC and Eurogamer reports.
Continue ReadingWe know that fans are excited to find out more about our next-generation console, PlayStation 5, and exactly how it will bring about the future of gaming. Today we’re proud to unveil more details behind the technical and hardware components that make PlayStation 5 such an innovative and powerful platform – the ultra-high-speed SSD, integrated custom I/O system, custom AMD GPU with ray tracing, and highly immersive 3D audio. With these capabilities, PS5 will allow developers to maximize their creativity, building expansive worlds and new play experiences in the games they design.
This presentation from Mark Cerny, lead system architect for PS5, dives deep into the hardware system’s architecture and how we designed PS5 to benefit developers and the games they create.
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