According to director Koshi Nakanishi in an interview with PlayStation Blog Japan (as reported by GamesRadar+), the game’s initial development started small around six years ago. The version players are now experiencing took shape about three years ago, which likely allowed the team to easily shift its focus to a single-player game.
Before you pick up Yakuza Kiwami 3 + Dark Ties on February 11th, here are 15 things you should know.
Then came Resident Evil 5. It’s amazing to think it’s already seventeen years old, but the game still feels incredibly vivid. It wasn’t just the new enemies and compelling story that made it stand out—it was how intensely thrilling the experience was.
A PlayStation Store listing recently revealed a potential upgrade for Kingdom Come: Deliverance on PS5. The listing, which has since been changed, indicated the update would include 4K graphics, better performance, and enhanced textures. While developer Warhorse Studios hasn’t officially announced the upgrade, the leak appears to be accurate, suggesting these improvements are likely coming to the game.
The text hints that certain things remain hidden, simply biding their time. When you press play, you’ll hear a distorted recording of a man reading lines from William Blake’s poem, “The Sick Rose.” He recites: “Thou art sick. Invisible flies in the night. Howling storm has found out thy bed of crimson joy. Dark secret thy life destroy.”
According to Variety, the new horror film Send Help is expected to earn between $14 and $17 million in its opening weekend in the US and Canada. If it performs well and reaches the higher end of those predictions, it could have the biggest opening weekend of any horror movie directed by Sam Raimi, surpassing the $15.8 million earned by Drag Me to Hell in 2009. Send Help is also projected to bring in $10 to $12 million internationally, suggesting a strong start for the film.
Conveyor-belt sushi restaurants are popular in both Japan and North America, and the creators of the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure series have taken notice. As part of a special event, they’re challenging fans to eat 100 plates of sushi at Sushiro restaurants. If successful, fans will receive life-sized standees of Jotaro Kujo and Dio Brando from Stardust Crusaders. Unfortunately, this challenge is currently only available in Japan and hasn’t been confirmed for North America.
Leon S. Kennedy, once the young and handsome hero of Resident Evil 2, has matured into what Capcom calls an “ikeoji”—a charming, older man. Resident Evil Requiem shows that Leon has visibly aged, reflecting the thirty years that have passed within the game’s story. It’s a change I didn’t anticipate seeing in the series, but it helps establish a strong character arc for Leon and highlights the differences between him and the other main character.
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What makes this series so brilliant is how realistically flawed its characters are. Unlike most superhero families, this one is built on conflict, heartbreak, and shifting loyalties. You’ve got telepaths falling for wild outsiders, leaders sacrificing themselves regularly, and a mutant society that’s both hopeful and frustratingly complicated. And that’s exactly what keeps fans hooked – the delightful messiness of it all.