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  3. Posted · Edited by Julius

    First up is Concord. 

    Cool looking CGI character vignette but...eh, hard to feel too invested in CGI trailers for games these days (especially seeing as they don't seem to go as big and epic as they can?). 

    Is a first-person hero shooter. 

    And I'm out.

    Third-person camera pullbacks for dodges and special animations are cool and seem to be in vogue, though, between this and Indiana Jones. 

    Pre-launch beta in July before August launch. Bleh. Maybe I'll give it a bit of time with some friends. 

  5. Posted

    On 03/04/2024 at 7:21 PM, Julius said:

    Ubisoft Forward returns live to LA on 10th June:

    Guess this is when we're waiting until for blowouts on Outlaws and that Japanese Assassin's Creed game. 

    Ubisoft Forward has now been confirmed to be taking place at 20:00 BST on June 10th, and yes, we're getting more on Star Wars Outlaws and Assassin's Creed Shadows:

     Not-E3 Week™ is shaping up rather nicely! 

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    7 hours ago, drahkon said:

    Me when either a new Astro game is announced but it's PSVR2 exclusive/hybrid or when no new Astro game is announced:

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    I'm gonna expect nothing so I won't be disappointed :p

    Ah don't worry, it could be worse they could always pull the "we're proud to announce that we're closing Asobi and that we're done with Japan, thank you and good night" :laughing:

    I have to imagine it'll be a PS5-focused title, but I think it may come with the potential for some sort of VR2 mode or exclusive levels, which will set them up to work on a VR2 exclusive title down the road quite nicely. 

    7 hours ago, drahkon said:

    PSVR2 games...BLERGH. I mean...good for peeps who bought it :p

    Aye, their handling of VR2 has been the only thing worse than their first party output this gen imo (obviously I mean this relative to their crazy output last gen, which was consistently high in both quality and quantity). 

    "Let's release a £500+ peripheral, barely support it with high-end first-party offerings, but support it just enough that it takes up 20% - 30% of each State of Play and Showcase". That PC adapter is probably the best thing that's going to happen for VR2 until Asobi put something out on it (if they put something out on it). 

    3 hours ago, Dcubed said:

    Ooh, early this year.  Nice.

    Can't imagine that there's gonna be much coming from first party this year outside of the new Astro Bot though... probably the last couple of PSVR2 games that were in production before everything got shut down with London Studio.

    I'd imagine that this'll be predominantly focused on games due to arrive in 2025 (Monster Hunter Wilds, Wolverine, maybe Media Molecule's, Housemarque and Sucker Punch's next titles etc), but perhaps we'll see release dates for Silent Hill 2 Remake and MGS3 Delta? They'll surely be coming out this year at least.

    Bend Studio putting out something this year isn't impossible, but considering that we've heard nothing in the way of rumblings, rumours and leaks? I doubt it.  More likely their next title will be coming in 2025.

    Yeah, I think it's smart to get out ahead of Not-E3 if they've not got any megatons to drop. It's kind of crazy how expectations have kind of slumped for these things as the gen has gone on, but there's always a chance for some third-party Japanese wildcard to grab all the headlines with these things. 

    The Silent Hill Transmission is actually taking place at the same time as this, so we're getting Silent Hill 2 Remake news either way I imagine...but I'm going to die of laughter if we don't get it in either :laughing:

    Bend feels like an outside shout, I also think it's worth them throwing a tease for something big in there from one of the big dogs like Sucker Punch, Naughty Dog, Santa Monica, etc., just seems to be part of Sony's MO a lot of the time these days. Right now, multiplayer offerings aside - which I selfishly want to bomb to send a message to their board, but also want to succeed for the sake of their studios existing and no-one losing their jobs, y'know? - I'm really getting 2020 vibes from PlayStation, when we were going into that summer with no word on what was coming up besides The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima, and they feel set up to announce a couple of things here, even if only teases, which we might not see until the end of the gen (from the above big boys).

    Anyways, not saying it will happen for sure, and think it would be much more likely at a Showcase proper, but if we get a tease for *something* here, I think it could be the Ghost of Tsushima sequel. That game did gangbusters, samurai are "in" this year between Rise of Ronin and the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Shadows, and I have to imagine that there'll be a bunch of asset reuse, even if there's probably plenty of scope creep with a much larger map, more ways to get around and styles of play, etc. 2026? 

    Let's not forget a noticeable chunk of this presentation is very likely (unfortunately) going to be their upcoming first party multiplayer stuff :cry:

    3 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said:

    Probably won't watch this live. It's well past my bed time. Sony still treating us UK/Euro peeps like its E3. I suppose it is better than a 2am showing.

    And now I'm missing E3 all over again :cry:

    3 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said:

    I'll be happy enough with a new Astro game being announced. I can't see anything else being shown that would interest me. 

    This is honestly pretty much where I'm at going into this too: expecting and hoping for the next Astro game, and then...potential snooze fest between VR2 and multiplayer stuff. 

    Prove me wrong, PlayStation!

    (please)

    2 hours ago, Dcubed said:

    Ooh! What if we're getting the rumoured Greek God of War Remake/Remaster trilogy announcement here?  Certainly has been long enough since Bluepoint's last release in 2021, and... well... you know... they made the original GOW HD remasters on PS3 to begin with...

    I'd be down for that! :D

    Maybe? It feels like we're long overdue on anything from Bluepoint, this is the joint longest I think they've gone without releasing a game themselves (and that was crossing the threshold from one gen to the next, even with a focus on remasters); going to have to um, actually you here though and point out that Demon's Souls was 2020, though they did support on Ragnarök back in 2022, which, combined with the leaked concept art of theirs included in the Insomniac leaks, certainly does suggest they're working on something GoW. 

    Now, whether that's remake/remaster stuff for the original trilogy, I'm not too sure – I think they'd be better served just getting non-streaming versions of those games on PS+, and the leaked art from what I remember if it seemed to suggest more of a spin-off, with no Kratos and Egypt..? Though obviously it's concept art and could be from forever ago, so who knows what their plans are these days ::shrug: though I guess a basic remaster akin to the HD collections back on PS3 could help support a release like that. 

    What they should really be doing, though, is remastering/remaking a game like Omega Boost :p

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    1 minute ago, BowserBasher said:

    Don’t you mean buy two sets? It’s two different Deku Trees that can be built from the same set. 

    I worded it terribly, but yes, that's exactly what I meant :peace: it's the only sensible solution! 

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    26 minutes ago, Dcubed said:

    It’s not actually a point of no return, but it is a very long trek back to safety.

    The pre and mid-battle cutscenes during the final boss are notorious for being nightmarishly long though, to the point that death during the final battle is a brutal punishment as you have to endure around 20 mins of cutscenes all over again if you don’t win.  Will be interesting to see if they renege on that design choice or if they choose to stick to the original version’s guns in that regard… Because there’s definitely an argument to be made about how much those incessant unskippable cutscenes raise the stakes of that final fight!

    I'd actually have quite a bit of respect for IS if they do choose to leave it as-is, because it would NOT be a popular decision; but I do think it'd take away some of the unique flavour and tension that comes from the final battle as it was in the original game... It would certainly be a brave decision.  But I'm gonna go ahead and guess that they'll please the crowd and make those cutscenes skippable...

    If I'm remembering right, I think the Nintendo Life review mentioned that you'd be able to start again from the boss room if you go down during a boss battle, and that all of those cutscenes are indeed skippable. 

    I won't lie, I was mainly there to see how chaotic the conversation around the decreased frame rate compared to the original was in the comments :p

  15. Posted · Edited by Julius

    The Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 set arrives September 1st!

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    Ocarina of Time or Breath of the Wild, plus Link’s house and more. Each version also has posable facial features and accessible panels on the sides.

    After opening the box, enhance your experience with the LEGO Builder app, which lets you zoom in and rotate a 3D digital version of this model as you build.

    • Deku Tree model – Treat yourself or any other fan of The Legend of Zelda™ series to this detailed, 2,500-piece, 2-in-1 model featuring 2 versions of the Great Deku Tree to create a model for display

    • 2-in-1 building set for adults – Features a Great Deku Tree, with curated details and features for each version, plus 4 minifigures: an adventure hero figure of Princess Zelda and 3 versions of Link
    2,500-pieces of creative joy – Both versions have small builds and features inspired by the video games, including Link’s house, posable facial features for the Deku Tree and accessible side panels

    • Zelda merch collectibles – This LEGO® The Legend of Zelda™ set has a variety of curated items from each game, including the Ocarina of Time, a Hylian Shield, the Master Sword and more

    • LEGO® Nintendo® merch gift for adult gamers – The Legend of Zelda™ 2-in-1 buildable tree model set comes with 2 smaller builds and makes a detailed gamer gift for fans to display

    • 3D building instructions – Get ready to build like never before with the LEGO® Builder app, where you can save sets, track your progress, zoom in and rotate your model in 3D

    • Hero LEGO® sets – This LEGO The Legend of Zelda™ model, inspired by two of the video games, combines iconic characters with a relaxing, creative and challenging LEGO build experience

    • 2-in-1 build ranges – The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time Deku Tree model stands over 33 cm (13 in.) tall; The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Deku Tree model stands over 31 cm (12 in.) tall

    Price is £259.99. Link (heh) for page/pre-order.

    Some images:

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  17. Posted · Edited by Julius

    PS Blog with Days of Play update for the Catalog is live!

    Finally some word on those PS2 titles! Available from 11th June:

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    • Tomb Raider Legend
    • Star Wars: The Clone Wars
    • Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

    Free monthly games, available from 4th June:

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    • SpongeBob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake
    • AEW Fight Forever
    • Streets of Rage 4

    Catalog additions, dropping all over the shop:

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    • Dredge | PS4, PS5 (available May 29)
    • Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | PS4 (available May 31)
    • Cricket 24 | PS4, PS5 (available June 5)
    • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition | PS4, PS5 (available June 7)

    And some PS VR2 games, also available from 6th June:

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    • Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord
    Walkabout Mini Golf
    • Synth Riders
    • Before Your Eyes
    • The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapters 1 & 2

     

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  19. Posted · Edited by Julius

    1 hour ago, Glen-i said:

    Anyway, it's very suspicious that they're not using the DQ III logo in that tease above. And seeing as the the "Legacy of Erdrick" covers three games, I'm getting unreasonably excited at the possibility to knock out 3 of the 4 DQ games I haven't played in such a way.

    If you listen really, really closely, you can almost hear the monkey's paw curling :p

    (but seriously, fingers crossed, can't go having III remade this way only for I&II to be announced in 2027 and finally released in 2028/2029 :cry:)

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  20. Posted

    32 minutes ago, Dcubed said:

    Looks like it's no longer DQ3 HD2D, but probably the entire DQ1,2,3 "Erdrick" Trilogy!

    Also now confirmed for all platforms (Switch 1, PC, Xbox, PS5)

    Oh HELL YES, finally an update! Hilarious to me that Horii's tease of potentially doing I and II at some point might mean this is the trilogy now (big might, I guess chronologically the tagline makes sense still if that's not the case?) – I do feel like it would explain why we haven't seen it in such a long time, and also help justify a potentially higher price tag? Which I'm sure S-E would loveeeeee to do. 

    Interesting to me that there's no PS4 listed but the Switch is. I know the Switch has obviously done much better than the PS4 in Japan, but the PS4 has done much better than the PS5, so can't help but wonder if this is S-E having some sort of agreement to cycle things on to PS5 and leave PS4 in the dust now. 

    The real question is, now that they've dropped this and they seem to be implying that the marketing cycle is ready to be refreshed and start ramping up for this game: where are we going to be seeing it next? The rumoured State of Play/Showcase? The June Nintendo Direct? Summer Game Fest? Are S-E going to randomly swoop in with their own event? 

  23. Posted

    Paging @drahkon (who gets first tag for his avatar :p), @Hero-of-Time and just about anyone else who has love for Astro's Playroom – because it seems like we're not too far away now from the announcement of Astro's next adventure! 

    Per pretty dang reliable leaker Billbil-kun (dealabs):

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    According to our information, a new game from the Astro universe is being prepared by the Team Asobi studio . We think (although we are not 100% certain) that it will simply be called "Astro Bot" .

    The most important information we have is linked to the announcement date of the game. Indeed, we estimate that the announcement of this new game should be made within 15 days as well.

    Among other information we have obtained, it seems that part of the game will be playable in an environment located in the heart of a desert . One of the new characters in this game would be a fennec fox in the form of a robot sharing some similarities with Astro.

    We still don't know the release date and on which platforms the game will be available. That said, we believe it will be released exclusively on PS5 (and not PS VR2).

    This also adds to his previous report of a showing of Concord in the next two weeks, and Jeff Grubb having at this point tripled down on a PlayStation Showcase taking place before the end of May. 

    The next Showcase seems inevitable. Feel like there's honestly a lot riding on this one, and a new Astro Bot game would certainly be a step in the right direction! Which is hopefully a fully-fledged realisation of the potential of Astro's Playroom, and then some :D

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  24. Posted

    1 hour ago, Happenstance said:

    Kind of fancy starting to get the Bitmap Books again. Got the NES and SNES ones when they were first on Kickstarter but it looks like they've got some nice genre specific ones now that I'd like to go through.

    Strongly recommend the JRPG and CRPG ones, they're lovely to look at. The cover art for the JRPG one especially! 

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  25. Posted

    Apparently Barça wanted to make sure that Bayern weren't the only 'FCB' getting all the attention for stupidity around their manager position, with Xavi now leaving at the end of the season. 

    This comes following Xavi announcing his departure at the end of this season back in January, followed by murmurs and then confirmation less than 30 days ago that club president Laporta had convinced him to stay until the end of his contract in June 2025. Xavi is sticking to his original intent announced back in January to waive the remainder of his payment package, though his backroom staff will be getting their due compensation. 

    Hansi Flick is believed to be the incoming manager, and would be only the second German manager for Barça after Udo Lattek took the reins back in the 80s. 

    wth is going on with managers this year?! 

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