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Capcom's next Resident Evil game Project Resistance has 4v1 multiplayer complete with classes, third-person shooter mechanics, and tactical strategy.

As we predicted, Project Resistance is indeed an online multiplayer game with very Saw-like elements. Four players team up online to fight an evil dungeon master straight out of D&D with one goal: to survive and finish the fight.

The game is a third-person shooter just like the RE2 Remake, and there's four characters each with their own class abilities and proficiencies: Tyrone is a tank, Valerie is support and can heal others, Samuel (the jock) does more damage with melee attacks, and January can disable electronics and cameras. Players will scavenge for items, clear areas by solving puzzles, and take out the undead with their wits and know-how. There's third-person shooter mechanics right out of RE2 Remake and lots of survival-based gameplay.

Ubisoft has received a lot of flak over the years for its half-assed attempts with gamers, but no one can deny the success of Rainbow Six Siege -- which is now home to over 50 million players.

The developer has conttinued to put in the hard yards into Rainbow Six Siege, with countless free weekends and a steady form of content since its release back in its base form in 2015.

Rainbow Six Siege has long enough legs that it will be coming to the Xbox Scarlett and PlayStation 5 consoles, showing that Ubisoft will continue to support the game for many years to come.

System Shock and more so its successor System Shock 2 are the seeds for what would eventually turn into Deus Ex, BioShock, and other big AAA games. The grand daddy is back, with a brand new gameplay teaser:

SHODAN is still haunting human beings in the depths of space, with developer OtherSide Entertainemnt working on System Shock 3 while Nightdive Studios makes a full remake of System Shock and a remaster of System Shock 2 -- which will have improved co-op multiplayer. This is our first look at System Shock 3, and it is exciting.

One of the stand-out things in the System Shock 3 footage is that SHODAN appears to be motion-capture animated, which looks impressive and is a big change over the original System Shock games.

NiOh 2 is coming early 2020 on PlayStation 4, Team Ninja today announced at the Tokyo Game Show in Japan.

NiOh 2 is set to unleash total fiery havoc in early 2020 but we still don't know exactly when. The game will likely drop before March 31 of next year ahead of Koei Tecmo's fiscal year deadline, maybe during February 2020 or thereabouts. The publisher dropped a new TGS 2019 trailer showing off fluid, fast-paced combat that one-ups the original NiOh, complete with insane Yokai form transformations.

Just like the first game, NiOh 2 leans super hard into Japanese folklore and myth. Towering hulking monstrosities and bosses roam the world punctuated with hard-as-nails Dark Souls-like combat. NiOh 2 also sports RPG elements like the first game and lets you equip armors, weapons, and gear for additional boosts, complete with its unique stance-based combat system. There's also online co-op multiplayer for those insane boss battles.

Ever wonder what it takes to make a games trailer? CD Projekt RED gives us a glimpse into the crazy, high-stress world of games development.

Cyberpunk 2077's E3 2019 trailer was probably the best cinematic footage I've seen in recent memory. The animations were absolutely superb, the graphics, visuals and lighting were immaculate, and the style is out of this world. One thing I kept thinking while watching was "how did they do this?" Now CDPR delivers a taste of the rigorous process with a new behind the scenes reel, complete with texture modelling, mo-cap, lighting effects, and the smallest tiniest details layered in to add that immersive flair.

The video is a clear illustration of Cyberpunk 2077's insane next-gen tech. It shows just how far CDPR has pushed its new proprietary Red Engine, and I fully expect the team to continue evolving its tech even further. Cyberpunk 2077 still has a long way before release in April 2020, after all.

EA will begin testing out its new cloud game streaming service sometime soon, complete with a closed technical test of four specific games: FIFA 19, Unraveled, Titanfall 2, and Need for Speed Rivals.

Today EA Chief Technology Officer Ken Moss announced that player testing of the new game streaming service will roll out soon. No exact dates were given but Moss says only four games will be supported. EA hopes to glean valuable feedback on streaming's most limiting factors, including latency and disruption, and confirms the service is powered by Amazon Web Services.

"I'm excited to share that we'll be taking an important step in this learning journey as we host an exclusive external trial for our players to experience games streamed through EA's cloud technology," Moss said.

Reports say Disney is selling its FoxNext gaming branch, which may interrupt development of the next big Aliens game.

Disney doesn't like making its own video games. The company instead opts to license major IPs and properties to publishers like EA (Star Wars) and Square Enix (Marvel's Avengers). Disney has repeatedly said it has no plans to publish its own games. Now it might be looking to sell more gaming divisions so it can lower investment costs and keep profits high.

Sources tell Bloomberg that Disney is planning to sell FoxNext, a FOX-based game development branch responsible for the Marvel Strike Force mobile game and an upcoming Aliens video game. FoxNext subsidiary Cold Iron Studios is currently making new Aliens AAA MMO shooter for consoles, and a sale could significantly disrupt, delay, or even cancel the ambitious-sounding title.

Control's new photo mode gets a release window, but it can't come soon enough.

Today Remedy revealed a roadmap for new Control content and features, including the long-awaited photo mode, two major expansions (one of which will crossover with Alan Wake), and a new gametype. I'm pretty excited about new mind-bending story arcs and ultra-bizarre environments...but I can't wait for an official way to take amazing in-game photos.

Control should've had some sort of photo mode integration at launch. It's one of the most beautiful games I've played and its insane macabre overtones, incredibly eerie architecture, and absolutely amazing ray tracing effects are just begging for cinematic capture options. But for some reason Remedy didn't pop in a mode at launch, and the game doesn't support NVIDIA's Ansel tech, which lets you freeze the game and swivel around and snap some insane photos.

Control is getting two major expansions, and the last one could set up an Alan Wake sequel.

Alan Wake should be coming back in 2020, but not as a new game. Instead the series will be blended directly with Control in a new crossover expansion that could be the beginnings of a new Alan Wake sequel. Remedy has wanted to make Alan Wake 2 for a while now, but Microsoft's exclusivity contract got in the way. They now 100% own the publishing and IP rights. Many of those sequel ideas found their way into Control, complete with direct lore tie-ins that underline a connected multiverse.

The new Control expansion is called AWE (short for Altered World Event) and should take us back to Bright Falls. Control explains that Alan Wake's weird supernatural experience was the result of an AWE triggered by an Object of Power, strange otherworldly objects that basically turn the world into a The Twilight Zone episode. The AWE expansion should open a gateway to Bright Falls and let Jesse jump right into Wake's nightmarish world of phantoms. Or better yet, let us become Wake for some nostalgic terror.

It looks like the battle royale frenzy isn't stopping with giants like Apex Legends, PUBG, and Fortnite lapping it up -- but a surprising entry into the world of chicken dinners is here... Civilization VI.

2K Games and Firaxis have announced that a new free update is coming to Civilization VI dubbed Red Death, and introduces a new battle royale mode. In Red Death you will fight against 11 competitors to be the ultimate winner, and take your civilization from the decaying planet.

Nuclear warfare has all but destroyed the Earth leaving it inhabitable, and thus a red cloud of death (Red Death, geddit?!) is slowly killing everything. Just a single civilization can make it to the spaceship to leave the planet, but if you don't -- you die. Your chicken dinner is leaving Earth.

Apex Legends is getting a disc-based physical release on PS4 and Xbox One this October, complete with legendary skins for Bloodhound and Lifeline.

The new Apex Legends retail edition costs $20, and is split into two SKUs: one for Lifeline, and one for Bloodhoud. Each bundle sports a number of bonuses like 1,000 Apex Coins, a legendary character and weapon skin for Bloodhound or Lifeline, exclusive banners, and exclusive badges. Respawn was careful not to lock the skins themselves behind the retail version following the big Crown Collection fiasco.

Both editions are coming to PS4 and Xbox One with a disc-based SKU, whereas PC will ship with a box and a voucher code for Origin.

A squirrel monkey had a few accidents on a recent Sea of Thieves livestream, creating some rare hilarious moments for a Rare dev.

During a recent Sea of Thieves livestream focused around new pets coming to the game, the devs at Rare brought a wild squirrel monkey to add some tropical flavor to the mix. But the flavor wasn't very tasty and Antonio, the fuzzy tree-hopper, actually vomited and then pooped on Rare's Jon McFarlane on the stream. Rare acknowledged the mishap with a humorous update on the video's description: "Is that a real live monkey on Jon's shoulder? What could go wrong? Oh... yes, that could go wrong. Sorry Jon."

The moments are unfortunate, but also quite priceless. It's a warning to anyone bringing wild animals to a live broadcast. Anything can happen, including a big mess. At least Rare captured what owning a pet is really like. I wonder if Sea of Thieves' pets will do this too?

Apple Arcade is relatively cheap at $5 a month, and will launch with 100 exclusive games optimized for mobiles and Apple TV devices.

At the new iPhone event in Cupertino today, Apple revealed new details around its game subscription service Apple Arcade. The service is slated to launch September 19 on iOS 13 devices, and September 30 for iPads and Apple TVs. The Mac version will come later in October. The company boasts that Apple Arcade will have a huge 100 games that're all 100% exclusive to the service, including titles from publishers and developers like Square Enix, Ubisoft, PlatinumGames, SEGA, Konami, Disney, LEGO, and more.

All games can be played entirely offline (it's not game streaming like Stadia) and supports cross-saves across iOS, Mac, and Apple TV devices. Subscribers can share with up to six family members with the family sharing plan, too. Launch games include a new RPG from Square Enix, a Rayman platformer, a new Shantae game, and a Pac-Man battle royale. Some games even support Xbox and DualShock 4 controllers on specific devices.

Control's new FPS fix update is now live, but the patch is only out on PS4.

At launch, Control ran pretty bad on base PS4 and Xbox One consoles. The frame rates dropped as low as 10 FPS in some cases, making the game widely panned and damaging Remedy's overall image. The PS4 has a 100 million install base and it was absolutely critical the new IP ran smoothly at all times on the system...but Control simply pushed the bar too far (the game was obviously made for the full brunt of ray tracing on PC).

Now Remedy released a new digital patch to address the frame drops. The September Update is now available on PS4, bringing numerous optimizations like stability performance updates and FPS streamlining on all platforms. The update is scheduled to drop on Xbox One and PC sometime soon but there's no concrete release date yet.

Now that we know Overwatch is coming to the Nintendo Switch, the next question is what resolution and frame rate will the game roll out with.

Thanks to a new interview with Overwatch producer Wes Yanagi and Eurogamer, we know that it will be at 30FPS in both docked and un-docked mode. Yanagi explained: "So really what we wanted to do when we started this whole thing was to really deliver on that authentic Overwatch experience".

He continued: "Our goal was making sure it could run smoothly and look the way that we're happy with. So, it runs at 30fps, docked at 900p and un-docked at 720p, and it runs really smoothly. I think when you play it, and you get your hands-on it, you just go, yeah I'm playing Overwatch".

The Last of Us Part II's release date will likely be revealed during a media event on September 24.

After months of silence, Naughty Dog just sent out media invites for a special The Last of Us Part II event in LA for September 24. Both Sony and Naughty Dog have been quiet on the sequel's progress, especially after skipping E3 2019, but that should change with a big info blowout during the show. We'll likely see new gameplay footage accompanied by a release date confirmation, which sources say will be in early 2020.

The game will chronicle Ellie's harrowing story of hate as she carves a path of bloody vengeance across the wasteland, and also introduces a new religious-based enemy faction that's quite crazy.

Hideo Kojima will show off a combined 80 minutes of new Death Stranding gameplay footage at this year's Tokyo Game Show.

On the heels of the bizarre magical pee video footage shown off at Gamescom, Kojima Productions plans to unleash a Death Stranding gameplay blowout in just three days. The volley will start on September 12 at 3AM EST with a massive 50-minute in-game demo, and then another on September 13 during the same time slot.

We have absolutely no clue what'll be shown at the event. Death Stranding is always a complete surprise, and we could see more somewhat normal-looking open-world traversal to the ultra-weird shadowy magic from the Man in the Golden Mask. We already got a primer on Norman Reedus' Funky Fetus tank-baby and an in-depth explanation of the weird monsters that roam the fractured world.

Ahead of Greedfall's release tomorrow, Spiders releases new gameplay showing expansive RPG elements like dynamic combat, item customization, and a deep skill system.

Greedfall looks pretty ambitious and could be Spiders' best game yet. Hailed as a cross between Dragon Age, The Witcher, and even Assassin's Creed's stealth elements, the game looks to be a strong RPG that could rival today's AAA releases. It's a singleplayer-only game with a unique and original story of pirates and magic, kind of like an old conquistador myth or tall tale, but its real shining beacon is the RPG mechanics.

Spiders looks like it's packed some serious depth into Greedfall. It looks to carry all the major hallmarks of a great RPG. The combat is squad-based, and is like Dragon Age's mix of real-time and tactical, complete with status effects like stagger, poison, etc. It may not let you switch characters though, so your party might be on an auto-battle AI system. There's an armor system, a bestiary with towering monstrosities with different strengths and weaknesses, and a huge smattering of magical attacks to manipulate your foes with. And of course you can blast foes with pistols, rifles, and blunderbusses straight out of the explorer era. Sadly there's no confirmation of skill combos...but I hope they're in.

Ys Net still plans to offer refunds to Shenmue 3 backers, but the process could take a while to complete and there's a limited request window.

Today Shenmue 3 developer Ys Net revealed more details about the game's refund process. The developer says refunds to Kickstarter backers will be offered during the next survey period, which could last "up to two weeks," meaning backers will have a brief window to apply for a refund. Surveys are a way for Ys Net to keep tabs on backers and update shipping info, platform changes, and refunds.

Since Epic is fronting the bill for all Kickstarter refunds following Shenmue 3's timed Epic Store exclusivity, the refunds could take as long as 3 months to come in.

Capcom today showed off Project REsistance, a new four-player co-op survival game that's a lot like Left 4 Dead, RE Revelations, and even a splash of Saw.

Just as we predicted, Project REsistance is a multiplayer game centered around four-player shoot-em-up survival. Capcom didn't really reveal a whole lot of details today, but the new teaser trailer said quite a bit. The game centers around four Raccoon City survivors in a diabolical Saw-like compound filled with death rooms, traps, and hordes of zombies, complete with an evil Jigsaw-esque mastermind watching the mayhem and running the show. It's likely a cruel Umbrella experiment. A weird cybernetic Mr. X was also shown that's controlled by the Big Bad (as if Tyrant wasn't terrifying enough).

We should expect Project REsistance to be a live game with online-focused engagement and play. We should see four players teaming up online to battle it out against teeming undead.