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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…

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has revealed its next Premium Warbond, known as Chemical Agents.
Chemical Agents comes complete with some “seriously deadly toys”, including stratagems, utilities, emotes and more.
On the Warbond’s release, players will be able to get their hands on the likes of the TX-41 Sterilizer, the G-4 Gas grenade (which will “cover the whole area in a cloud of noxious fumes”) and the new utility P-11 Stim Pistol. You can check out the gas-filled trailer for Chemical Agents below.

Helldivers 2 – Chemical Agents Premium Warbond | PS5 & PC Games

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Cyberpunk 2077 fans have pledged more than $2m to ensure a new, official board game version of CD Projekt Red’s role-playing game is made.

The crowdfunding campaign for Cyberpunk 2077 – The Board Game on GameFound obliterated its initial $100k goal in just 10 minutes and four seconds. As of writing, almost £2.1m has been pledged, and counting. 16 days of the campaign remain.

This tabletop version of Cyberpunk 2077 sees you taking on missions and follow branching, replayable stories as V, Panam, Jackie or Judy across Night City. It’s been created by Game On Board, the company that previously made a couple of official The Witcher board games, with support from CD Projekt Red itself.

Image credit: Go On Board

A standard edition of the Cyberpunk 2077…

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…

Sabotage Studio has revealed the free DLC heading to Sea of Stars next year.

Called Throes of the Watchmaker, it will be released in Spring 2025 across Nintendo Switch, Steam, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One.

The DLC was shown at today’s Nintendo Indie World Direct with a new trailer you can watch below.

Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker DLC | Announcement Trailer

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Resident Evil and Dino Crisis creator Shinji Mikami said he doesn’t “feel like there’s a whole lot of space” for a new Dino Crisis game thanks to the success of Capcom’s Monster Hunter series.

Speaking to Eurogamer at Gamescom with regards to the forthcoming Shadows of the Damned remaster, Mikami discussed the topic of a new Dino Crisis game – it’s the series most Capcom fans want to see make a return, according to a recent survey.

Mikami said he was surprised at the fan reaction to Dino Crisis, but it seems the popularity of Monster Hunter has put him off continuing the series.

Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered – Release Date Announcement Trailer

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Amazon’s latest crack at a Lord of the Rings MMO still needs to find its “hook”.
That’s coming from Amazon Games boss Christoph Hartmann, who in conversation with IGN said the team doesn’t “just want to go and do the same thing over” with its Middle-earth game.
“While it’s tempting sometimes with an existing IP, that’s not the point of doing it. You’ve got to find a fresh twist, and we’re still, I think, in that period where we really want to find out what could be the hook, what could be the thing which is different to all the other games out there,” Hartmann said. “So it’s a little bit early.”

PlayStation live-service Concord won’t sell you a battle pass – would it be better if it did?

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Jackbox has confirmed its forthcoming Naughty Pack is suitable for Twitch streaming, though it’s up to streamers to moderate content for their audience using in-game options.

Speaking to Eurogamer at Gamescom, Jackbox stated Twitch representatives have played the game and nothing in it is inherently against Twitch guidelines.

The Jackbox Party Packs contain multiple party games that are all innocent enough, though it can all descend into filth depending on who’s playing. That’s why Jackbox is now releasing a Naughty Pack, with games focused on adult themes.

The Jackbox Naughty Pack | Official Trailer (ESRB) | Out Now!

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Digital Eclipse, the developer behind the likes of Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration and Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, has unveiled another entry in its critically acclaimed series of interactive documentaries, this time focusing on legendary puzzler Tetris. It’s called Tetris Forever, and it’s coming to PC and “multiple” consoles this winter.

Tetris Forever is officially the third entry in Digital Eclipse’s Gold Master Series – which includes Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story and last year’s equally sumptuous The Making of Karateka – and it aims to tell the “true story of Tetris” as the puzzler celebrates its 40th birthday.

It’ll feature 15 playable games from the series, “many” of which have never been released outside of Japan before. Versions inclu…

Good news, shooter fans – Deadlock finally officially exists.
Even though Valve’s hero shooter amassed a concurrent player peak of over 16,000 earlier in the month, Valve still wouldn’t admit it existed. Overnight, however, it’s finally been added to Steam.

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