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But would “gracefully decline” a buyout offer from Microsoft While Capcom looks to ramp up their presence on mobile with the incoming release ofResident Evil 4and Village on iPhone, as well as the Pokemon Go-likeMonster Hunter Now, the publisher’s president has promised that PC will remain a central focus. Haruhiro Tsujimoto toldBloombergthat Capcom aims to sell 100 million copies of their games in the space of one year, and acknowledged that “high quality” mobile releases - includingResident Evil’s much-touted appearance on the iPhone 15 Pro - were a key part of hitting that goal....

Chat room Hold on, before you read any further please listen tothis videofor some appropriate set dressing. Done? Alright, cool. Hello! This is your friendly reminder that we will be discussing September’sRPS Game ClubpickHypnospace OutlawthisFriday, September 29th at 4pm BST / 8am PT. Thanks to our fancy live blogging technology, we’ll be able to talk about the game together in real-time, not unlike a group of strangers in a late 90s chat room....

Here’s the scoop on Cyberpunk 2077 perks and skills after the 2.0 update and Phantom Liberty DLC What Cyberpunk 2077 perk and skill changes came with the 2.0 update and Phantom Liberty expansion?Cyberpunk 2077’s 2.0 update completely revamped how the game’s perks and skills work. Further, the DLC offers players even more options for developing solid characters and builds alongside the game’s new story content. If you’re jumping back into the game, you’ll noticeCyberpunk 2077’s perks and skills interfaces are entirely different than they were in its previous iteration....

“Go fuck yourself in the same direction as the ship did.” I asked the organisers ofIndie Cup- a Kyiv, Ukraine-based digital festival of games like Pahris Entertainment’s upcomingSpace Wreck- to help me double-check the Ukrainian version’s alterations. The Indie Cup team’s Arsenii Tarasov was happy to oblige, and also volunteered a few further examples of more… adventurous localisation from his own research, supported with screenshots. There are also apparent references on inventory screens to Ukrainian state messaging during the war....

Alas for Vincent The trailer runs through a fewPhantom Liberty highlights. We’re introduced to Idris Elba’s Solomon Reed and the new Dogtown area, alongside new scenes with existing characters like Keanu Reeves' Johnny Silverhand, who advises V to “play but don’t get played”. There’s a pinch of bike combat, a smidgeon of swordplay, and an evocative theme tune with vocals from Dawid Podsiadło. It certainly looks like the tour de force Graham described in hisCyberpunk 2007: Phantom Libertyreview....

Following layoffs last month Dead Spaceco-creator Glen Schofield has departedThe Callisto Protocoldevelopers Striking Distance Studios in the wake of the underwhelming performance of their first game. The Callisto Protocol launched in December, earning mixed reviews - particularly on PCwhere it launched with notable performance problems- that translated into lower-than-expected sales, with reports that publisher Krafton had lowered its expectations for the game from five million copies sold toless than half of that....

Not the most earthshattering RTX trick, but one worth pulling Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Libertyis, according to ourreviewer Graham, “perhaps the best expansion pack ever made.” Feh, small potatoes – Phantom Liberty’s most prestigious achievement issurelyhow it heralds a newray tracingfeature that makesCyberpunk 2077look and run a tiny bit better. On specific settings. And only on GeForce RTXgraphics cards. The more expensive ones. Hello, then, toDLSS 3.5 and its Ray Reconstructioncomponent. Like how DLSS improves visuals and performance with AI-aided upscaling and ant-aliasing, Ray Reconstruction injects some machine learning cleverness into the rendering of ray tracing....

Also wouldn’t mind bringing Anachronox back The conversation/free-for-all around the role of automated “AI”-based game development rolls on with a few thoughts from Tom Hall, co-founder of id Software and one of the creators of the original DOOM, who says he’s (Commander) keen on the prospect of “ethical” uses for such tools in gamedev, but worries that reliance on them “will homogenize games, sort of like AAA games are now”....

New Main Scenario quests to arrive in two parts ahead of next year’s Dawntrail Final Fantasy 14’s next patch 6.5, Growing Light, has a release date, details and a dramatic new trailer as it plans to set everything in motion ahead ofnext summer’s Dawntrail expansion. Growing Light was first teased during the Letter from the Producer Live event at Fan Fest Las Vegas in July, confirming that Growing Light will be split across two major updates....

Avoid getting yourself into a sticky situation while resource hunting Wondering how to get adhesive in Starfield?Adhesive is a crucial resource in building items and weapon upgrades inStarfield, but it’s a bit tricky to find since it can’t be scanned and easily located with the scanner like other resources. Luckily, you’ll be able to find it growing naturally on a few planets, and quite a few stores restock their adhesive supply daily....

Your best bet is relying on these shops Wondering how to get lubricant in Starfield?Lubricant is a tricky resource to find inStarfield— it’s required for things like weapon mods and research projects, but it can’t be mined or easily located with your scanner. It’s also a bit tricky to find in the wild, meaning your best bet is almost always to rely on the shops we’ve listed here or simply give it to yourself using console commands, if that’s your thing....

They might all be nameless, but they’ll make great additions to your crew Wondering how to recruit mercenaries in Starfield?During yourStarfieldplaythrough, you’ll likely find a companion or two (and maybe evenromance one) through the main story. If you’re looking for more help aboard your ship, though, you’ll be able to recruit nameless mercenaries that aren’t as closely tied to the story but can still make worthy additions to your crew in exchange for a bit of cash....

All that glitters isn’t gold About a third of the way throughMineko’s Night Market, a young boy dressed as a fish says to his octopus-chopping father, “What? I just thought sending the local errand kid on missions was how people acquired stuff on this island.” To many, this will simply be a comic jibe at what you, the aforementioned local errand kid, have been doing for the last eight hours or so....