This week we are celebrating Shinji Mikami’s 30th year birthday in the industry. As such, it seems like an opportune time to look back and reflect on Resident Evil 4. The GameCube release of the series’ 4th entry is Mikami’s highest rated game, and a bona fide masterpiece. The GameCube Needed a Mega Hit Keeping…
Variety Celebrates Shinji Mikami’s 30 Years in the Gaming Industry
Variety interviewed Shinji Mikami, “the godfather of horror games,” in celebration of his 30 years in the gaming industry. Shinji Mikami started at Capcom in 1990, directing Resident Evil, and 2020 marks his tenth year at his studio Tango Gameworks. This article looks at some of the interesting insights gleaned from Variety’s fascinating interview with…
The Steam Winter Sale Started Yesterday!
Voting also begins today for the Steam Awards As of December 22nd, at 1pm EST, the Steam Winter Sale is ready to roll. On top of that, the 2020 Steam Awards are now open to voting. As always, huge savings are inbound. The sale lasts until January 5th at 1pm EST. The summer sale was…
Cyberpunk 2077 Removed from PlayStation Store and Other Updates
CD PROJEKT RED has had arguably one of the worst launch weeks in video game history since Cyberpunk 2077 launched on December 10, 2020. Despite a promising sales start, many were quick to point out the numerous bugs in the game that made it unplayable for most. This led CD PROJEKT RED to apologize and offer…
Ghost Of Tsushima’s Limited-Time-Only Costumes and Multiplayer Mode Update
Sucker Punch Productions has been full of fun surprises, unveiling classic Sony character outfits available for a limited period of time as well as a new update for Ghost of Tsushima. The 1.18 update includes fixes to the co-op multiplayer mode. It will also be fixing a few bugs along the way. Celebrate Sony with…
Sony: PlayStation Direct Updates
A recent update to the PlayStation Direct website suggests that the PlayStation 4 Pro might be discontinued. The site shows the console out of stock, and states that there are no current plans to restock it. Sony hasn’t made an official announcement about discontinuing the PS4 Pro, but it wouldn’t be that surprising with the…
CD Projekt Might be Sued by Investors in the Midst Launch Failure
CD Projekt, a company that gained respect, and the gaming community’s love with its Witcher franchise is now in shambles. I have never seen such a precipitous fall from grace for a “AAA” gaming company within the span of a week. Literally, two weeks ago the company was one of the most beloved publisher/developers in…
Diablo Immortal on Mobile Devices; Technical Alpha Released
Diablo Immortal, the upcoming Diablo mobile game, is currently being alpha tested. It is not yet available to the public but is getting a trial run from a couple of thousand Australian Android users who pre-registered to test the game as a technical alpha. The technical alpha will only last for a couple of weeks,…
Secret of Mana: Remembering a Classic SNES J-RPG
Growing up, we always had PlayStations. My first console was the first PlayStation, so I never got to experience the NES or SNES. Of course, I was born in 1992 so I pretty much missed the window anyway, but I still always felt like I missed a huge part of history. When I stumbled upon…
World of Warcraft Classic is Having an Identity Crisis
What do we do when Phase 6 is over? A BRIEF HISTORY OF WORLD OF WARCRAFT CLASSIC Referred to by the community as retail WoW, World of Warcraft is currently in its 16th year. With the release of Shadowlands, it now has 8 expansion packs. After all these years, many players have started to feel…