As a devoted PlayStation 5 enthusiast, I’ve been eagerly anticipating the upgrade patches for some third-party games on my console. With the arrival of the PS5 Pro this month, many popular titles swiftly received updates to take advantage of the new hardware. Notable examples include Baldur’s Gate 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Alan Wake 2, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Resident Evil 4, and Hogwarts Legacy.
Starting from 2018, Square Enix has been launching several games that employ the HD-2D graphic style they developed using Unreal Engine 4. This style has gained significant popularity among RPG enthusiasts, and games like “Octopath Traveler” and “Triangle Strategy” have benefited immensely from it. The most recent demonstration of this is the “Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake,” which was launched this month. In a recent interview with Inverse, producer Masaaki Hayasaka was asked about which game he’d prefer to see remade in that graphic style. While Hayasaka emphasized that there are no existing plans, the remake he’d most desire is “Final Fantasy VI.
Over more than three decades, Image Comics has taken numerous paths in its evolution. Initially, the independent publisher attempted to mimic the companies of the ‘Image Seven’ superstars – Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, Rob Liefeld, Marc Silvestri, Erik Larsen, Jim Valentino, and Whilce Portacio – by creating a somewhat consistent superhero universe where crossovers were feasible. However, as founders like Liefeld and Silvestri came and went, this changed, leading to Image assuming the structure it currently has – a publishing house for standalone titles from top writers and artists in the field. Recently, though, the Geoff Johns imprint has altered that trend, establishing a multiverse for Image Comics.
It appears that a recent leak from Rockstar Games hints at an unexpected development for Bully enthusiasts, a potential sequel to the game which was initially released by Rockstar in 2006 on PS2 and later on Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360. Although the original game garnered significant popularity and commercial success, no sequel has been produced thus far. This is primarily due to the fact that Rockstar Games currently focuses on developing only Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption titles. In the past, there have been several attempts at creating a Bully 2, with some projects even reaching advanced stages, but all of these efforts eventually got cancelled before any official announcement was made.
Similar to numerous studios and streaming services within the entertainment sector, Disney has noticed the surge in popularity of anime over time and is not indifferent to this trend. In response, Hulu and Disney+ have secured exclusive anime content and even begun developing original anime projects. With the intention of further immersing themselves in the medium, Disney is planning a fresh venture with their upcoming project, Disney’s Twisted Wonderland. Initially conceived as a mobile game, the series will receive a reboot next year, promising not only the premiere of the first season but also assuring fans that three seasons are on the way.
The classic video game series “Dragon Quest” has consistently performed strongly in Japan, and this trend continues with the recent release of the “Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake.” As reported by Famitsu for weekly hardware and physical sales data in Japan, “Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake” was the most popular game in the region last week. It even claimed the top two positions on the charts when it launched.