Final Fantasy series producer Yoshinori Kitase has said the forthcoming third part of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy won’t “betray the fans of the original”.
Kitase commented on fan conjecture around how much the story will change from the original, as part of an interview with Anime News Network, alongside Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi and battle director Teruki Endo.
“We’ve always kept the original in mind, and I don’t think it’s going to be a storyline that will betray the fans of the original [game],” he said. “But also, at the same time, [it’s] been 27 years since the release of the original Final Fantasy 7. There are these things we feel we can only do now in the remake project that can bring a new happiness, a new sort of feeling of s…
Thatcher’s Techbase – the Doom WAD that sees players descending to the Tenth Circle of Hell to thwart the return of “one of humanity’s greatest threats” – has been yanked from Bethesda’s new in-game mod browser after being reported for “real-world politics”.
Thatcher’s Techbase initially released back in 2021, but developer Jim Purvis recently decided to take advantage of Bethesda’s official community-published mod support – which launched for PC and consoles as part of Doom 1 & 2’s enhanced bundle back in August – giving Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox owners the opportunity to play the WAD for the first time.
But alas, the four-map Thatcher’s Techbase – which includes a soundtrack by Paradise Killer composer Barry “Epoch” Topping and voice work from Hades…
Read more UPDATE 26/9/24: A fresh deep dive into Nintendo’s mysterious new wireless gadget has offered up more clues as to what it might be used for.
Tech channel Remote Play Gaming has published analysis by a wireless industry expert who takes a look at the documentation provided by Nintendo for the device. Most interesting are the tests that have been done to approve the gizmo’s wireless transmitter for use close to the body.
The results here suggest Nintendo’s under-wraps creation is some kind of body sensor designed to communicate with a secondary device (and worn on or close to the body itself, rather than mounted on someone’s head). It sounds a lot like a movement-tracking accessory – though again, as below, there’s nothing yet to specifically link it with Switch 2.…
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