The reactions to Halo Infinite 's multiplayer beta have been steadily pouring in as more and more people got to try the game this past weekend. One such person who shared their thoughts is Marcus Lehto, the co-creator of the Halo universe and the designer of Master Chief. Lehto said he had a "great time" playing Infinite over the weekend, going on to praise its combat and map designs. "Combat is fresh yet familiar and the game looks fantastic. Beautiful map designs too," Lehto said. Having a great time playing Halo Infinite this weekend. Combat is fresh yet familiar and the game looks fantastic. Beautiful map designs too. — Marcus Lehto (@game_fabricator) September 26, 2021 Lehto's position on Halo Infinite has seemingly improved over time, as he previously said he was "pretty worried" about the state of the game after 343 showed off its less-than-thrilling campaign demo back in 2020. But Lehto said he was impressed to see 343 listen to feedback and make improvements. …
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Horizon Forbidden West Dev Talks Improvements For PS5 Edition, Says PS4 Version Not “Compromised”
One of Sony's next big exclusives is Horizon: Forbidden West , and now developer Guerrilla Games has shared some new insight into how the power of the PlayStation 5 will allow for a new high watermark for visual fidelity. In a post on the PlayStation Blog , the studio ran through some of the updates for Aloy's character model and the graphics in general on PS5, while also pledging that the PS4 edition will not be "compromised." "Each generation of consoles brings extra power that lets us add even denser polygons to our character models, so we can create finer details such as peach fuzz, smooth contouring, or finer texture details and accurate materials expression, to name a few," the developer said. Beyond the visual components of the Horizon sequel, the PS5 has allowed Guerrilla to increase the number of "skeletal joints" on Aloy's face that will in turn let her have more facial expressions. This will, in theory, lead to a "whole new level for more credible and immersive …
Halo Infinite: Top Plays From The Multiplayer Beta
The latest Halo Infinite multiplayer beta test took place over the weekend, giving fans a chance to try out the 4v4 Arena Slayer and objective-based modes. Despite a lack of familiarity with the game, beta players pulled off some incredible plays and discovered some new elements of the game. We're rounding up some of the top highlights that we came across from the beta, and we'll add more to this story as we find them. If you missed out on this past weekend's beta test, you'll have another chance, as the next beta will take place this coming weekend, and it'll feature Big Team Battle . Grappleshot CTF One of Halo Infinite's most ambitious new features is its Grappleshot, which players can use to zip around the map faster than ever before and in new ways. The Grappleshot can also be used to grab the flag during Capture the Flag matches, and it looks very OP, at least in this one example. Twitter user NorwenSLG shared a clip of this in action, with the player grabbing the …
Metroid Dread looks like it could be the real deal
When you've been waiting some 15 years for a game, I think it's probably fair to express a little bit of trepidation going in. Metroid Dread was first conceived as a Nintendo DS sequel to Metroid Fusion, back at a time when not only had the series served up a 2D offering that could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Super Metroid, but we were also in the midst of the brilliance of the Prime series. Whatever your take on the likes of Metroid: Other M, Federation Force or Samus Returns, it's fair to say that the series has been far from its prime ever since. You can forgive long-time Metroid fans going into the first original game since 2010's somewhat divisive Other M for having some nerves, then. But, after a couple of hours with the opening of Metroid Dread, I have wonderful news. This one looks set to be the real deal - a classic 2D Metroid, delivered with some serious production values and all the polish you'd hope for from a game that's helping launch Nintendo's latest Switch …
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners free Aftershocks DLC is the perfect excuse to revisit zombie-infested New Orleans
No game pulls off the feeling of stabbing a zombie in the head quite as well as The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners. Somehow developers Skydance have managed to conjure up an incredibly real sense of impact, literally out of thin air. You can really feel the zombie's head crack as you plunge your blade into it, and the way the skull clamps onto the knife blade after the fact requiring you to tear it free with all your might? Well that creates a sense of immersion that's pretty much absent from any other VR game I've played. This is just one of the many reasons why I proclaimed The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners to be the best PSVR game released in 2020 , but with last week's release of the free Aftershocks expansion there's never been a better time to give it a try. Or in my case, return to the game after a fair few months away. You can watch me play through the first hour of the DLC on Oculus Rift S in the episode of Ian's VR Corner below, where I accidentally resurrect …
Resident Evil 4 VR launches next month via Oculus Quest 2
Capcom classic Resident Evil 4 will be relaunched in its new VR version on 21st October. For now at least, it's an Oculus Quest 2 exclusive. A fresh trailer shared by Oculus today shows off the work of Recore studio Armature, which has converted the aging survival horror into a virtual reality experience. Weapons and ammo boxes are now physical items you can pick up. Guns can be grabbed from your holsters, rather than from the game's inventory. Leon's knife is now controlled via your movement, rather than via a simple button press. As well as a first-person perspective (outside of cut-scenes), perhaps the biggest change here is dual-wielding, which lets Leon hold different weapons in each paw in-line with the game's dual-handed Touch controllers. In terms of movement, there's support for teleportation and room-scale control options. Will you re-purchase Resident Evil 4 for yet another platform? Or will you hold out for the inevitable Resident Evil 4 Remake? …
Naughty Dog offers update on The Last of Us multiplayer project
Naughty Dog has given a brief update on its upcoming multiplayer project, two years to the day since it confirmed The Last of Us Part 2's multiplayer mode was no longer part of the main game . "In short, we're working on it," the studio's senior communications manager Rochelle Snyder wrote yesterday in a blog post for the franchise's annual The Last of Us Day. "We see the community comments as many of you clamor for multiplayer and want updates. For now, we'll say that we love what the team is developing and want to give them time to build out their ambitious project, we'll reveal more when it's ready! "To that end, we've been busy growing our team inside the kennel since The Last of Us Part 2 launched and are currently in full swing of hiring for MP-related positions (hint hint), so if you or somebody you know qualifies for anything you see on our jobs page, apply!" Back in September 2019, Naughty Dog confirmed it had scrubbed the launch of a multiplayer offering for The …
Who Will Play James Bond Next? The Search Begins Next Year As Daniel Craig Gives Advice
Daniel Craig returns to play James Bond for a fifth and final time in No Time To Die, but who will play the British superspy next? We still don't know, but series producer Barbara Broccoli has said the search for the next James Bond will begin in 2022. Speaking on the BBC Radio's Today show , Broccoli said she doesn't want the conversation about the next James Bond to overshadow Craig's final appearance as Bond. "We want Daniel to have his time of celebration," she said ( via Deadline ). "Next year we'll start thinking about the future." Michael G. Wilson, another producer at Eon, said in the interview that Craig leaves the Bond role with some "big shoes to fill." Indeed, Craig played Bond not only five times but he helped elevate the series to new heights, with Skyfall being the first in the series to crack $1 billion at the box office. Broccoli said Craig helped give Bond more of a humanity in his performances. "He enabled us to explore the emotional life of Bond, …
Alan Wake Remastered comparison trailer shows off Xbox Series X visuals
A new Alan Wake Remastered comparison trailer shows the original game next to the upcoming new-gen version. You can take a look at the comparisons yourself in the video above. Initially, the most apparent change stems from the environments. The remastered version of Bright Falls is more colourful and detailed, with far more fidelity than the original console version, and better, more varied lighting. Later on, however, as the trailer shows off the enhanced cutscenes, we also get a look at vastly improved character models, including Alan Wake himself, his wife Alice, and retired metalhead Odin Anderson. Over on the Alan Wake website , you can check out some of those comparison shots yourself, with a helpful slider to make it even easier to check out the remastered visuals right alongside the original images. Particularly interesting are the apparent changes to the HUD - Alan's health bar takes up significantly less space in the corner of the screen, and several of the …