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Babylon’s Fall Trailer, Sports Story Announcement, and More

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Dec 112019
 

Not only did PlayStation have a State of Play presentation yesterday, but Nintendo also had an Indie World Showcase in the afternoon, leaving us with several exciting announcements.

The State of Play wasn’t thrilling, but it had three standout parts for me.

First, the new trailer for Kingdom Hearts III’s Re:Mind DLC was officially revealed, after accidentally being discovered last week. (Warning: the trailer contains spoilers for Kingdom Hearts III.)

Square Enix also announced the price: $29.99. It seems like they’re treating it more like an expansion, as it includes a new post-game story scenario, a Limit Cut episode with 13 bosses, and a secret episode with its own boss battle, along with some smaller additions like special challenge options and more photo features.

(You can also spend $39.99 to get a concert video with 19 tracks along with the DLC content.)

Later in the presentation, Square Enix also finally showed a trailer for a game I’ve been waiting for news about ever since its tiny teaser at E3 2018, Babylon’s Fall.

Okay, so we still know almost nothing about Babylon’s Fall, but now we’ve actually seen gameplay and can safely say it’s an action game. It’s PlatinumGames, so I’m interested. New information is coming next summer, so here’s hoping we see Babylon’s Fall at E3 2020.

Then Capcom showed a new trailer for Resident Evil Resistance… or rather, they officially unveiled the Resident Evil 3 remake, which will include Resident Evil Resistance as a multiplayer mode. RE3make will be out on April 3.

A special developer message mentioned that Resident Evil 3 “leans more toward action” than Resident Evil 2, which always makes me wary, but after how good the Resident Evil 2 remake was, I’m willing to trust Capcom to do a good job with this remake as well.

The State of Play ended with the world’s tiniest teaser for Ghost of Tsushima and a message saying the full trailer will be at the Game Awards. Well, that’s one trailer we can expect to see tomorrow…

In the afternoon, Nintendo kicked off the Indie World Showcase with an exciting announcement that had my attention as soon as I realized what we were seeing: a sequel to Golf Story called Sports Story.

I loved Golf Story, so if Sports Story has that same sense of humor (and from the trailer, it looks like it does), I’ll be there day one. Sports Story is planned for mid-2020.

The showcase also included Murder By Numbers, which we discussed previously. It will be a timed exclusive for the Switch, although it still doesn’t have a release date more specific than “early 2020.”

There was also a comic book style action game called Liberated that looks interesting, and the dungeon crawler Boyfriend Dungeon revealed a Switch version.

They finished by revealing Axiom Verge 2, which could be interesting, although I still haven’t played the first Axiom Verge.

These were the announcements and trailers from Playstation’s State of Play and Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase that stood out to me the most. No sign of Crash Bandicoot, so I bet we’ll see that announcement at the Game Awards tomorrow night. And with Babylon’s Fall finally resurfacing, maybe there’s a chance we’ll see more from Bayonetta 3 at last, too…

What did you think of yesterday’s presentations?

Is Another Crash Bandicoot Game Being Teased?

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Dec 092019
 

Around this time last year, we were discussing rumors of a Crash Team Racing remaster, which came to fruition with the announcement of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled.

Now, one year later, we once again have Crash Bandicoot rumors to discuss.

The latest wave of rumors began last month, when PlayStation’s “It’s Time to Play” advertisement included an unknown mask character in the background of the Crash Team Racing segment.

Fans also spotted a bus advertisement featuring a new render of Crash.

That brings us to today, with both a State of Play and the 2019 Game Awards on the horizon, both good opportunities for a new Crash Bandicoot game to be announced.

Youtuber/streamer Canadian Guy Eh tweeted about how several social media influencers posted pictures of themselves with little Crash figurines they received. This resembles what happened last year, when Crash-themed dice and cookies were sent to people ahead of the Nitro-Fueled reveal.

There hasn’t been a new Crash Bandicoot game in a long time, with 2008’s Crash: Mind Over Mutant being the last non-mobile entry, and even the last mobile game being a racing spin-off from 2010.

It’s possible that the positive reception to both the N. Sane Trilogy and Nitro-Fueled means the series is finally getting a brand new entry again.

So, will a new Crash Bandicoot game be announced either tomorrow at Sony’s State of Play presentation or Thursday at the Game Awards? If so, what will it be like? Share your predictions in the comments!

Let’s Talk About the RE3make Cover and Leaks

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Dec 062019
 

Not too long ago, we were discussing a wave of Resident Evil 3 remake rumors, and now it’s all but official.

Earlier this week, three Resident Evil 3 covers appeared on Gamstat, a site that tracks things added to the PlayStation Store.

The three covers were for Resident Evil 3, Biohazard RE: 3 (the Japanese version), and Biohazard RE: 3 Z Version (the uncensored Japanese version).

Covers also appeared for Resident Evil: Resistance and Biohazard: Resistance, most likely the official name of Project Resistance, the upcoming multiplayer game.

It looks like the images themselves have since been removed, although Gamstat still lists them.

Covers being uploaded for RE3make would suggest that a reveal might be coming soon. Many fans thought it might be revealed at The Game Awards, which will be held on December 12, but Geoff Keighley denied this in an AMA. Meanwhile, Sony announced a new State of Play for December 10, so that sounds like the most likely place for RE3make to be revealed.

(The previous State of Play presentations haven’t been great, but an exciting announcement like Resident Evil 3 could help a lot.)

Finally, Capcom is believed to have two unknown games playable at Jump Festa 2020, which takes place on December 21-22, so there’s a chance RE3make is one of those.

GamexGuide also posted what they claim is an in-game screenshot of Nemesis, while a possible screenshot of Jill has also surfaced online. These should be considered rumors for now.

The covers, on the other hand, are most likely real. I’m a little conflicted about them. Jill looks fine to me (especially since they keep changing her design anyway), but Carlos looks so different from the original RE3 Carlos that I wouldn’t have even guessed it was him if he wasn’t standing next to Jill on a Resident Evil 3 cover.

I’ve seen a lot of fans speculating that Carlos could have his own full campaign in RE3make. I think that would be a mistake since RE2make’s handling of its two scenarios was a weak point in an otherwise stellar game. Sticking to Resident Evil 3’s existing story sounds like the best plan to me.

One way or another, it sounds like an official RE3make announcement is coming soon. What do you think of the covers? When do you think the game will be announced? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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