Scott Pilgrim is taking over the world, once more, in March. Capcom leans into Leon’s “hot uncle” makeover. And an outdated Kickstarter for a tabletop recreation reveals the worst consequence doable. It’s one other version of Morning Checkpoint, Kotaku‘s daily roundup of gaming news, rumors, and culture. Speaking of fan speculation and rumors, it’s by no means a very good signal when the official franchise account responds to you with a GIF from Grand Theft Auto. The Murderer’s Creed IV: Black Flag remake was reportedly delayed, however hopefully the next game from indie standout Red Candle Games is coming alongside easily.
Scott Pilgrim EX has a launch date and a brand new trailer
It’s out March 3 and can embody League of Evil Exes’ Matthew Patel and Robotic-01 as playable characters. This religious successor to the 2010 brawler is a little more RPG-lite with non-linear quests and exploration, based on the devs at Tribute Video games. They lately helped launch Marvel Cosmic Invasion, one other wonderful retro throwback with some neat methods. Hopefully the group has put some cool surprises in Scott Pilgrim EX which, with in the present day’s information, is now handily my most anticipated launch of the winter.
Monster Hunter Wilds fixes a weird DLC bug lately unearthed by a modder
The new PC performance patch is out and the notes embody the next: “Fixed an issue where system load could increase around the Support Desk at Base Camp or the Grand Hub due to claimed content status checks.” Hopefully it brings the Steam model of the sport extra consistent with the console model and turns issues round in a significant method heading into the sport’s one-year anniversary.
RuneScape maker guarantees no genAI that gamers can “feel”
“We’ve got a pretty hard line stance with the team, which is a commitment that no generative AI will ever be present in any asset that a player can touch, hear or feel. There will be no generative AI in the game that they experience,” Jagex SVP of product James Dobrowski told GamesIndustry.biz. Tooling effectivity, which seemingly means coding, QA checks, and different process-oriented stuff, is one other story.
“Where we are open to the use of AI is in things like tooling efficiency; how do we make the way we work more efficient in order to make our staff’s lives easier and allow us to produce better content. But we do not want to be using AI to drive creativity,” he mentioned.
Capcom talks about Leon’s “hot uncle” makeover
“We’ve spent quite a lot of time polishing Leon’s visuals,” Resident Evil Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi told Automaton. “Leon has many fans among Capcom employees, and women in particular were pretty strict when reviewing his design. They would point out and comment on even the finest details like the wrinkles on his neck. When I mentioned that story in the past, a female fan told me, The women developers at Capcom did a really good job (laughs).”
Arc Raiders hit by DDoS assault forward of subsequent patch
Gamers who have been lately having connection points now know why. Neighborhood lead Julia Ossen instructed followers on the sport’s Discord that the studio has been “under extensive, coordinated DDoS attacks” which the group is addressing. “The strike team has been working hard on mitigations and solutions to fix the problem, and we are making good progress,” she wrote. “But at this point in time the attacks are still ongoing.” The assault occurred alongside the sport’s new patch which includes some stealth nerfs.
The Darkest Dungeon board recreation is useless
Over 28,000 backers pledged $5,657,479 to assist carry this challenge to life and no extra shipments shall be going out. “We put our trust in Mythic Games to deliver on their promises and uphold the Darkest Dungeon name,” Purple Hook Video games announced this week. “We won’t mince words, their collapse and inability to fulfill Wave 2 orders is an enormously disappointing development and we know it deeply affects many Darkest Dungeon fans.” An ex-employee is offering the studio with the supply recordsdata for all of Mythic’s work so gamers could make their very own variations.
Extra indies are bailing on Xbox
Xbox variations of the fashionable medieval fight recreation 1348 Ex Voto and Nickelodeon’s Splat Pack have each been binned, TweakTown reports. “While we previously announced that the game would be released on Xbox consoles, we have the unfortunate news that this is no longer the case,” the developer behind 1348 Ex Voto said this week. “As release approaches for the indie team, priorities are constantly evaluated and sometimes must shift to deliver the best experience possible.”
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