Evangelion Creators Enter Damage Control Mode Following Blow Back to Guidelines

Kevin

What’s the fastest way to get a target audience of geeks, gamers, and general weebs to immediately ignore and potentially boycott your product? Simple, announce you are censoring porn. There is a strange correlation between popularity and porn, where the more popular a character is, the more they will be lewded. After all, this is what saved Overwatch from death.
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Stalker 2 Confirmed to be an Xbox Series X/S Console Exclusive

Kevin

Stalker 2’s developers recently released a brand zone spanking new in-engine trailer to drive up hype for the upcoming gaming. Showcasing a brief slice of footage, the trailer does not represent what the final product will look like, but what it aspires to look like. Unlike Cinematic trailers created in dedicated programs, the trailer is made in engine, meaning in laymen, the engine can produce this level of fidelity. However, it is unlikely the final build will be as mind blowing.

Fortunately, the game will not suffer the same issues other titles have by attempting to be cross-generation. As revealed in a recent Twitter conversation, the game will be exclusively next generational and will be an Xbox console exclusive.

One Step Ahead: Hi, are there any plans for PS5 or will the game only be released on PC and XSX ??

Tsukorovich: Hi PC and Xbox Series X / S Only

Concern has arisen that given development only resumed in 2018 after being halted in 2012, the game will not meet a 2021 release window. Fueling these concerns is that as of now, we only have an in-engine trailer, and no gameplay has been shown. A delay might be inevitable for the game, but the game will likely launch next winter if it doesn’t occur.

Rumor: Uplay to Join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in 2021 Listed Among Other Rumors

Kevin

An interesting yet not surprising set of rumors has cropped up from known leaker Idle Sloth. Idle Sloth has had a sporadic track record when it comes to rumors, but has in the past gotten several correct demonstrating either Sherlock powers of deduction or insider knowledge.

In a recent post, he makes ten predictions for 2021. The largest being the acquisition of Sega, which has been rumored for some time. More probable is the prediction Ubisoft will add their titles to the Game Pass in 2021.

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The other rumors will be covered in the analysis, so at this point, there is no purpose to further comment on them.

Rumor Analysis: Maybe

From a business standpoint, it makes perfect sense for Ubisoft to put their library on Game Pass. Doing so puts their titles into the hands of people who can be converted into new customers. More importantly, it also puts their games with live service mechanics into people’s hands for free. Increasing either the likelihood people will pay for said features or draws in more people willing to pay for them.

Ubisoft might also be in a position where their options are limited. This last year saw several high-level departures and dismissals with cause. Many titles that were delayed into this year were delayed into next year or saw no significant announcements on their progress. Further Watch Dogs: Legion’s sales were a fraction of the fraction Watch Dogs 2’s sales were of the original. Immortal Fenyx Rising also flopped in sales, failing to make the top ten list for the week it launched. Valhalla is reported to have done well with significant launch figures and staying power as it maintained momentum after launch. Doing so well as to place 4th in the same week Immortal Fenyx Rising launched.

It is unlikely Valhalla sold enough to support two failures and several delays. Coupled with Ubisoft’s high-level departures and terminations, management needs an action to look good to investors. Something a Game Pass deal would accomplish under the right terms.

On the Microsoft side of the equation, they have secured a similar deal with Electronic Arts and have expressed they will continue expanding the game pass service. Including Ubisoft’s titles would be a huge boon for the company and a driving force for the adoption of their consoles. Thus it is in their best interest to pursue such a deal.

As for the source, that’s another matter. He has predicted some things, and other things might have been correct at one point but fell through. That happens in the industry and is something people need to understand about leaks and rumors. At the time they happen, a lot of them are true or in the works, but then plans change.

Microsoft is rumored to be in talks or has nearly finished a deal to purchase a Japanese gaming company. The Sega rumor has floated around for some time, yet From Software has also been stated to be another potential target. It remains possible one part of Microsoft is actively attempting to purchase Sega. Whether such an attempt succeeds or not is another matter. What is known is Sega has become making closer ties with Microsoft and would be a great branding tool for the Xbox in Japan. There is logic in and for the attempt.

His other predictions aren’t as bold or revolutionary. Of course, Microsoft is going to acquire another solid exclusive title. Just as they are going to make Bethesda’s titles exclusive to the Xbox. Inexile working on a big AAA title was confirmed back in September. Obsidian’s six titles are Grounded, A non-violent RPG developed by Sawyer and a small team, Avowed, The Outer Worlds 2, a game lead by Brandon Adler, and the last game is unknown with some suspecting it could be DLC for the Outer Worlds, but it equally could be a Fallout spinoff with the acquisition of Bethesda.

Game Pass expanding into new markets is not really a prediction as Microsoft has aggressively pushed the service to drive console and software sales. Microsoft’s big acquisition is unknown, but Sega and From Software have been floated as candidates for some time. The Farm 51, whose publisher is in dire financial straits after chasing one too many trends, is likely the rumored polish acquisition.

His predictions are either informed by a source or solid guesswork. Without distinguishing which is the case, we cannot take his word as gospel, especially as he has gotten things wrong or had rumors that did not pan out. What should be noted is these are his predictions, not statements of direct knowledge.

What will determine if the Ubisoft rumor comes to pass is whether Ubisoft and Microsoft can work out a deal. It is extremely unlikely Microsoft has not approached Ubisoft with an offer, but whether they take it is another matter entirely. Thus this part of the rumor is maybe more so because it depends on whether two companies can work out an arrangement and less so the source’s validity. The rest aside from the Sega acquisition are nearly a guarantee, with the big acquisition being the only unknown and uncertain element of the rumor.

Infernal Radiance Impressions

Kevin

(Disclaimer: CD Key provided for free)

At first, Infernal Radiance struck me as a game possessing an innate quality, but not one that jived with my tastes. Continuing onward, this became increasingly obvious to me, and even as issues separate from my tastes arose, I do not believe any amount of improvement would overall change this issue.

Infernal Radiance left early access earlier this month, yet a few issues indicate it could use another month or so of refinements and improvements to bring it to completion. At its core, the game has a dedicated Christian perspective with an amusing sense of humor. As I did not venture far into the game -hence impressions, not a review – I cannot confirm whether the game maintains the trend. Still, the humor is not at Christianity’s expense or presents a mockery of its influences from my experience.

Art direction is a tad surrealist, a near-perfect complement towards the lore and undertones of the world. For you see, humanity has once against opted to make Hell our battery. If it is going to be a wellspring of pain and suffering, it might as well make itself useful and generate power for us as well. Owe, but the best-laid plans of mice and industrialists often go astray, and the power plant explodes, covering the island in demonic radioactive hellfire.

Don’t worry. We’ve developed the Prayer Station, a space age technology that will allow us to phase out hell energy. Well, phase it out if we can stop the central power plant from sending a wave of hellfire across the planet.

Enter you a full-blown cardinal, sent to exorcise the demonic presence from the island. It sounds like satire, but this is entirely on the up and up. Worldbuilding and writing were arguably my favorite parts of the world. As experienced not all that funny, but when you have to explain it to other people, then its absurdity hits you putting a smile on your face.

That though, is where the fun ends. Combat is simple yet broken. You have an attack, reflect, holy water, and prayers (powers) that you can use. Except the game doesn’t show you the key mapping, so using prayers resulted in me having to hit away at keys until I got lucky. Reflecting attacks at enemies does not damage them, instead it drains their willpower. In theory, this is supposed to slow and even halt their attacks. In practice, it does nothing, rendering enemy willpower a meaningless stat as they will continuously send attacks in a regular pattern.

Your action is set on a cooldown that can be modified by stats. Stats that won’t track what you’ve invested into, but you do get a point every time you level up. Leveling up is based on the damage you’ve done and is likely scripted to the game’s progress as enemies cannot heal.

With each successful hit, you get a boost that decreases the cooldown timer. Again, this is in theory. In practice, it worked sporadically. Sometimes I’d get the boost, and sometimes I would not. Sometimes I’d get the boost without having earned it. Other times I would be denied the boost despite having earned a significant combo.

 This zapped a lot of the fun from the experience. Adding to my previously mentioned lack of interest in the game lead to a point where I was just done with the game. Which is sad, as there is passion in this project. It isn’t some shovelware cash grab designed to bilk people out of money. Art and writing are solid, so were it not for the gameplay issues, I’d likely recommend this to people who like this style of game. As it stands, check back in on the game in a few months and see if the launch issues have been resolved.

The First Lawsuit has Been Filed Against CDPR

Kevin

For a few weeks, several law firms have made headlines with their announcements that they are looking into suing CDPR for a multitude of reasons stemming from the company’s blatant false advertisement surrounding Cyberpunk 2077 and the subsequent stock devaluation that occurred when said false advertisements were discovered by the general populous. These allegations were later confirmed by CDPR themselves, who admitted they had intentionally misled consumers and their investors on the matter.

Keep in mind that suing a video game publisher or developer has been exceedingly difficult as the laws have yet to catch up with the software development industry. Any other industry, say automotive, were to conduct themselves in a similar fashion to the software industry, fines would be assessed, consumer lawsuits would be filed, investors would start votes of no confidence, and depending on the severity of the issue, people may go to prison. The last instance would be less applicable for the software industry unless said software resulted in fatalities or misleading statements were made to investors and security exchanges.

Most lawsuits fizzle out in court as defendants argue development is a challenging process with ups and downs. A process that, in the end, is unknowable how the end product will turn out. An argument that would never fly in the automotive industry if the brakes didn’t work, the speed-o-meter worked inconsistently, and the transmission sporadically died.

Despite a rock-solid case in most other industries, it was exceedingly unlikely any of these lawsuits would get off the ground. That was until the first was filed on the night before Christmas when The Rosen Law Firm out of L.A. filed a class-action lawsuit https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Trampe_CDProjekt-COMPLAINT.pdf on behest of Andrew Trampe.

Said lawsuit goes further than naming the company itself to include several high-ranking employees directly engaged, according to the lawsuit, in fraudulent behaviors.

Nature of the Action

This is a class action on behalf of persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded CD Projekt securities between January 16, 2020 and December 17, 2020, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Plaintiff seeks to recover compensable damages caused by Defendants’ violations of the federal securities laws under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act.

Parties

Plaintiff, as set forth in the accompanying Certification, purchased the Company’s securities at artificially inflated prices during the Class Period and was damaged upon the revelation of the alleged corrective disclosure.

Defendant CD Projekt, through its subsidiaries, engages in the development and digital distribution of videogames worldwide. It operates through two segments, CD PROJEKT RED and GOG.com. The Company’s product portfolio includes The Witcher; The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings; The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hearts of Stone games, and Blood and Wine; Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales; Gwent: The Witcher Card game; and Cyberpunk 2077, as well as online multiplayer games.

CD Projekt is incorporated in Delaware and its head office is located at Building E, ul. Jagiellonska 74, Warsaw 03-301, Poland. CD Projekt’s American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”) trade on the OTC Pink under the ticker symbol “OTGLY”, and its ordinary shares trade on the OTC Pink under the ticker symbol “OTGLF.”

Defendant Adam Michal Kicinski (“Kicinski”) has served as the Company’s Joint Executive Officer (“CEO”) and as President of the Management Board throughout the Class Period.

Defendant Piotr Marcin Nielubowicz (“Nielubowicz”) has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Vice-President of the Management Board throughout the Class Period.

Defendant Michał Nowakowski (“Nowakowski”) has served as the vice president of business development and member of the Management Board throughout the Class Period.

Defendants Kicinski, Nielubowicz, and Nowakowski are sometimes referred to herein as the “Individual Defendants.”

Each of the Individual Defendants:

(a) directly participated in the management of the Company;

(b) was directly involved in the day-to-day operations of the Company at the highest levels;

(c) was privy to confidential proprietary information concerning the Company and its business and operations;

(d) was directly or indirectly involved in drafting, producing, reviewing and/or disseminating the false and misleading statements and information alleged herein;

(e) was directly or indirectly involved in the oversight or implementation of the Company’s internal controls;

(f) was aware of or recklessly disregarded the fact that the false and misleading statements were being issued concerning the Company; and/or

(g) approved or ratified these statements in violation of the federal securities laws.

The Company is liable for the acts of the Individual Defendants and its employees under the doctrine of respondeat superior and common law principles of agency because all of the wrongful acts complained of herein were carried out within the scope of their employment.

The scienter of the Individual Defendants and other employees and agents of the Company is similarly imputed to the Company under respondeat superior and agency principles

The Company and the Individual Defendants are referred to herein, collectively, as the “Defendants.”

The lawsuit itself is an interesting read by itself, but it merely sums up what has been in the public sphere and likely what you’ve heard from your favorite YouTuber. Crucial to the discussion, the lawsuit lays as its foundation both the lies and how the eventual truth came out and was admitted to by CDPR, which will render the lawsuit difficult to contest on the grounds of illegitimacy.

The Truth Emerges

The Company launched Cyberpunk 2077 on December 10, 2020. Consumers soon discovered that the Current-Generation Console versions of Cyberpunk 2077 were error-laden and difficult to play. IGN published a scathing review, stating that the Console versions “fail[] to hit even the lowest bar of technical quality one should expect even when playing on lower-end hardware. [Cyberpunk 2077] performs so poorly that it makes combat, driving, and what is otherwise a master craft of storytelling legitimately difficult to look at.”

On December 14, 2020, facing criticisms for delivering an unplayable, bug-ridden product on the Consoles, the Company held a conference call. During the call, Defendant Kicinski called the Current-Generation Console versions “way below our expectations,” and stated the following:

“After 3 delays, we as the Management Board were too focused on releasing the game. We underestimated the scale and complexity of the issues, we ignored the signals about the need for additional time to refine the game on the base last-gen consoles. It was the wrong approach and against our business philosophy. On top of that, during the campaign, we showed the game mostly on PCs.”

During that same call, Defendant Nielubowicz stated “we definitely did not spend enough time looking at that,” when referring to issues with the Current-Generation Console versions

 

CDPR has announced they will fight the class action, but with stock value falling, this matter will likely resolve in an out of court settlement. CDPR’s previously legal litigation with the Witcher Series creator after they breached the contract with the development of a 4th game resulted in an out of court settlement that saw money and rights change hands.

With mounting pressure, this issue will likely similarly resolve itself, but that is to be seen. Lawsuits against the software industry are difficult to fight, so CDPR may have a better position legally than anticipated.

Fallout: The Frontier is Finally Releasing

Kevin

Christmas this year may not have been ideal for many, but for Fallout fans, there was some fantastic news. Fallout: Frontier, the long in development expansion sized mod, has finally received a release date and a new trailer showcasing working vehicles in Fallout New Vegas engine.

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Set to release January 15th, Fallout: Frontier will take players to the frozen wastelands of Oregon. Where players will fight against Caesar’s legion and other threats as they strive to survive the wasteland’s harsh freezing conditions. Along the way, you’ll get to drive vehicles, tanks, and even journey to the final frontier to enjoy some low-g combat goodness.

Features

New Worldspace Design

The Frontier is an open world, similar in size to the DC wasteland, featuring a fully snowy Portland Oregon, with real life landmarks and locations.

New Gameplay

Fight against new varieties and styles of enemies! Featuring a robust new vehicle system, dozens of interesting creatures, over 150 new weapons and hundreds of new armours, there’s a whole world of exploration.

Unique FX

The Frontier brings you world class FX and experiences, with techniques that are used in modern VFX. Our FX are designed to be as performance friendly as possible, whilst blowing the gates open in terms of quality and “awesome-ness”

Voice Acting

The Frontier is a fully voiced experience, with over 24,000 lines of voiced dialogue, all provided by our talented voice acting cast and a few celebrity guests! We’ve aimed for as high a quality experience as we can in terms of voice acting.

Voice Acting done with the help of Creators Network and Casting Call Club

Questing

Featuring 3 major questlines following the NCR, the Legion and the Crusaders of Steel. Dozens of new side quests of varying length and complexity, with an incredible amount of worldbuilding to help bring the experience together.

 

DLC content

Fallout: The Frontier requires the base game and the four official DLCs.

Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition on Steam

Anime News Network Launches a Preemptive Censorship and Gaslighting Campaign for Redo of Healer

Kevin

(Warning This article contains minor spoilers for Redo of Healer)

Christmas came early this year with the announcement that Redo the Healer would get an anime adaptation. Redo of Healer, or as it is known in Japan, Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi, is a series that started as a light novel before being adapted into a successful manga. Similar to Shield Hero, the main protagonist experiences an insane level of hardship before realizing he can use his healing magic to reset the world by four years. Granting him the opportunity to right the wrongs he experienced and witnessed.

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At this point, you may be wondering what could possibly have the perpetually offended up in arms. To put it succinctly, Keyaru’s vengeance is rather brutal. One character who raped him after he was raped, drugged, and abused by multiple people, including a male hero, he rapes before altering her memories, so she will never even know she was raped.

This has, according to reporting from Sankaku Complex, sent the Anime New Networks CEO, along with the outlet’s Chief Editor into a preemptive censorship and gaslighting campaign.




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This series is certain to cause a lot of controversy, and Anime News Network welcomes and encouraged discussion of this anime and even the social issues that it touches upon. However rape is never an acceptable punishment and we will not tolerate any posts that even remotely suggest that it is.

Furthermore we will not tolerate posts that take glee in the controversy that this show is likely to cause, nor will we tolerate any posts that appear to be trollish or baiting in nature.

Finally, we ask that all posters be considerate of those who may read these threads and have past traumatic experiences.

Failure to abide by this will result in immediate and permanent removal from our community.

Discussion or criticism of this policy may be made in the feedback forum.

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Anime News Network Publisher

As for the controversy the series has generated, it is not for everyone. As previously stated, the protagonist gets revenge in some pretty heinous ways. To such a degree it is perplexing how this show got greenlit for an official anime release and should raise concern if the series will dumbed down the plot as Shield Hero previously did.

What Anime News Network is not telling you is the people he gets revenge on are absolutely despicable. In particular, the two princesses of the kingdom delight in raping, drugging, and breaking the main character in the original timeline. Flare, the first princess of Jioral Kingdom, uses the main character as a pack mule. When he is not carrying their stuff, he is a literal training dummy for her lackeys. She routinely beats him and gets him addicted to a drug that he has to do tricks like a dog if he wants access.

Her sister and second princess of the Jioral Kingdom was considerably nicer to Keyaru. Only raping him after witnessing her sister didn’t entirely break him. Don’t mistake her for anything approaching decent. During their war with the Demon Lord, she poisons a captured city and orders three others to be burnt to the ground by her sister. All that to hinder reinforcements that might arrive and liberate the cities.

Also on display is a homosexual who rapes and abuses both men and women. Alongside him is a pedophile who, when his victims become too old, kills and taxidermies them. Preserving their youthful beauty for all eternity.

Perhaps if they were not ignorant of the source material, they would be aware that both Shield Hero and Redo of Healer take staunch anti-slavery stances. In the latter, slavery and abuse become the driving point of the ongoing hostilities between demi-humans and humans. Naofumi’s need for a slave makes vastly more sense in the original print and manga as his life is considerably worse and mistreated. Placing him in a position where his only option is to have a partner who will not question his commands. Without spoiling what will happen in Redo of Healer there is an entire arc involving slavery that ends in spectacular fashion.

If the anime adaptation sticks true to the source material, Christmas will indeed have come early. Like Shield Hero, it tackles serious issues from a male perspective without sugar-coating the world or his driving motivations. If it succeeds, it will demonstrate a market demand for more mature works, so publishers will be less likely to shy away from “controversial” works. As a bonus, it’ll rile up the perpetually offended who will be unable to do anything about the series success—a triple win.

Christmas Present: New PC without an operating system? Now get your windows 10 for 13$

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Christmas is synonymous with new gadgets and equipment such as desktops or laptops. One of the impulses that comes next is the acquisition of games and entertainment for our new machine.

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Wonder Woman 1984 Flops in International Markets

Kevin

Warner Brothers, the subsidiary of the cash strapped $150 Billion in debt AT&T, last week released Wonder Woman 1984 to foreign markets. Despite some of the markets still being in limited states or recovering post lockdowns, many theaters across Asia, South America, and the Middle East remain open, allowing for a decent return on movie companies’ investment.

All hopes Wonder Woman 1984 would continue the strong sales trend established by the original movie died as the weekend box office closed at a mere $38.5 million according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Of said $38 million, $18.8 million came from the Chinese market, where its predecessor earned $90.5 million on opening weekend. Taiwanese markets pulled in $3.6 million, Thailand netted a measly $2 million, Brazil floundered at $1.7 million, and the movie earned a combined $1.6 million in Mexico and Japan.

To grasp how poorly this movie has done in Japan and in general. Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train as of last week has generated over $310 million worldwide. During its opening day, the movie grossed $11.3 million and went on to earn $44 million by the conclusion of its opening weekend. Demonstrating there is a continued demand for quality product in the region, despite Covid-19’s lockdowns’ economic impact.

Compounding the issue for Warner Brothers, Wonder Woman 1984 cost a whopping $200 million to produce. That isn’t factoring in advertisement costs, which typically is half of the production budget. Nor does it factor in the interest that has accrued on the loan taken out to produce the movie. A loan that could not be repaid as the film languished in storage after movie theaters were closed down.

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Why the movie failed has been readily apparent for some time. Earlier reports coming out of Midnights Edge and other sources claimed early test screenings of the movie were a disaster. Resulting in a slew of reshoots to attempt to salvage the latest entry into a cinematic universe Warner Brothers has desperately tried to kick off.

Even setting aside what will likely be poor screenings owed to innate quality, the movie also has been proclaimed to tackle patriarchy and the orange man with the greatest hair in the history of hair, Donald Trump. Like the man or not, he has the support of half the US population rendering the movie out the door incredibly polarizing. Polarization and stigmatization that will now transfer to the broader cinematic universe and DC branding.

With AT&T being termination happy, this movie’s failure is unlikely to go unpunished, but if you own HBO Max, you can enjoy the cringe for free on Christmas. Or better yet, torture your in-laws with it on Christmas.

Resident Evil Revelations 3 Rumored to be Switch Time Exclusive

Kevin

When the rumor first broke, I had a good laugh at Sony’s expense. Despite having bought exclusive marketing rights for Resident Evil Village, the console manufacturer has consistently dropped the ball hyping the game up. All the worse are leaks revealing the game intends to kill off its male lead in a Metroidvania style game.

In fairness to the game, several versions have been shown to play testers with the script apparently in flux, so by the time of release, Ethan may be spared his death just as Chris was spared the character assassination he was set to receive.

From the same leaks, we know several Resident Evil games are in development, but relevant to this leak is the development of Outrage and Apocalypse. Long time Resident Evil insider Dusk Golem has come forward with new information about the upcoming title. In his posts on Twitter, he claims the game will be Revelations 3 and be a timed exclusive for the Switch.

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More interesting than exclusivity is the claim the game will feature Rebecca Chambers as the main character. In the Resident Evil timeline after Raccoon City, Rebecca has left the combat to her former colleagues and focuses her efforts on research.

During the A-Virus outbreak in New York, which occurred in the panned Resident Evil: Vendetta CGI movie Rebecca was the one who synthesized the cure to the A-Virus with her techno-sorcery. That’s only partially a joke; the movie is considered horrible for numerous reasons.

This brings up an interesting concern. Will Resident Evil Vendetta be treated as canon by Capcom? Capcom has a habit of releasing products they boast are canon to the Resident Evil mythos, only to reverse said decision quietly after it critically fails and critically fail Vendetta did.

Either way, Rebecca is a scientist, not a fighter, so her being the main character certainly offers opportunities for unique gameplay mechanics centered around intelligently tackling threats rather than punching a bolder.

Rumor Analysis: More Likely Than Not

Based on released information, we can confirm that poorly named Resident Evil Outrage is going to come out next year. At least if Capcom’s internal plans, projections, and development window go off without a hitch. Resident Evil: Village underperforming could bring about delays, but that doesn’t negate the truth of the game’s existence.

What is in question is whether this game will be a Revelations title and if it will be a Switch exclusive. Setting aside the question of whether it will be a Revelation’s title, there is a precedent that it can be a Switch timed exclusive.

Nintendo has partnered with Capcom to have Monster Hunter: Rise be a timed exclusive. Nintendo Life https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/12/nintendo_paid_around_usd6_million_for_monster_hunter_rises_timed_exclusivity_on_switch reports the deal cost Nintendo around six million dollars. It would not be much of a stretch for Nintendo to have additionally bought a timed Resident Evil title as well. This would be especially likely if rumors of a Switch Pro releasing next year are true.

Going back to the idea of it being a Revelations title, that is an entirely different issue. Dusk Golem has demonstrated he has knowledge from inside Capcom, but he admits his sources get it wrong on occasion. Additionally, he was previously dismissed from Reset Era for creating a fake rumor as well based on insider information that did not exist.

The game exists, the chances of it being a Switch exclusive are high, but the rest of the rumor is uncertain as the source’s reliability is in question. We’ll likely learn the truth during a Nintendo Direct sometime next year.

Eternal Radiance Review

Kevin

Disclaimer: CD Key was provided for free

Eternal Radiance’s title page is nothing special.  Upon booting the game, players are treated to a lovely, all too familiar JRPG background featuring three options: New Game, Options, Exit. It is a simple screen that embodies the quintessential essence of classic JRPGs. Gone was I when the title music began to play. I had received a package notification and got up to collect it from my porch when the music began to play. Continue reading “Eternal Radiance Review”

VGAs Had Announcements Cut

Kevin

Surprising only a few, the VGAs were once again a massive dud. Yet leading into the event, insiders took to Twitter and Reset Era to unveil a lot of nothing but that they’d heard Sony and Microsoft both would have major announcements for the show. Not just the two juggernauts, but Konami and From Software both were said to be showcasing off their latest games, yet none made an appearance. Continue reading “VGAs Had Announcements Cut”

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