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After Australian actor Sophie Wilde starred as Mia, the (literally) haunted protagonist of Danny and Michael Philippou’s debut horror movie Talk to Me, the writer-directors promised her they’d work with her again — even though she wasn’t going to lead their follow-up, Bring Her Back. “We made a deal that she would appear in every single one of our films, in one way or another, as a cameo,” Danny Philippou told...
Thousands of games will be backwards compatible with the Nintendo Switch 2 — but streaming apps are getting left behind. Ahead of the Nintendo Switch 2’s launch on June 5, players are keeping an eagle-eye on Nintendo’s compatibility page, which lists how many games have been tested for compatibility with the new console. As of May 27, the vast majority of Nintendo’s own games, and its third-party games, will be...
The Nintendo Switch 2 has changed Mii character creation, Polygon can confirm after going hands-on with the console. When creating new Mii avatars, players won’t be able to choose between male or female options like the Switch, but rather between two “styles.” The new system offers players a generic avatars, with the option to customize the Mii. And if you’re wondering whether or not the Mii characters were redesigned, no,...
It's always a privilege speaking to the creative minds behind a game you've spent thousands of hours playing, in no small part because you get the chance to ask them questions about changes you think the community will be concerned about. That was the case a couple of weeks ago when, after playing a preview build of The Edge of Fate expansion, I sat down to talk to game director...
Yesterday brought our first proper look at The Witcher 4, thanks to a highly impressive tech demo, and the Ciri-led sequel is now CDPR's next big thing. PCG's Josh Wolens recently sat down with several of the studio's core figures to discuss the series' past and future and, with this happening around The Witcher 3's tenth anniversary, one prominent topic was how the gaming landscape has changed over that time.The...
Fortnite officially arrives on the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5, according to Epic Games. The optimized release comes complete with visual enhancements, technical improvements, and fresh control options that take advantage of the new hardware. Nintendo’s new Joy-Con 2 controllers introduce mouse-style controls, and the feature will be enabled on Fortnite on June 7 with patch 36.00. Players will be able to use one or both Joy-Con 2 controllers...
Metaphor: ReFantazio, the 2024 massive RPG hit made by Studio Zero and published by Atlus, sailed from critical acclaim to Game Awards glory to a marquee debut on Xbox Game Pass. The game’s legs are a testament to Katsura Hashino, Shigenori Soejima, and Shoji Meguro – the same folks responsible for the more recent Persona games – who elevated Metaphor into a work of art. Metaphor was born from the...
For as long as mankind has gazed up at the stars, it has been seized by a dream: to journey out there, into the void, to stand eye-to-eye with God, to slip the surly bonds of Earth, venture into space, and establish responsible local government.No Man's Sky's latest in a frankly unbelievable line of updates is called Beacon, and it promises to let you become Overseer—or space mayor—of "up to...
Marvel released a new trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps on Wednesday. And, sure, you can now buy tickets ahead of its July 25 release. But what’s more important than all that? Popcorn buckets, baby — especially when they give us our best look a character yet. Like many recent blockbusters, The Fantastic Four will be receiving a commemorative popcorn bucket in the shape of Galactus’ head. “The universe’s...
We recently sat down with both CD Projekt Red and Epic to find out a little bit more about that, well, epic Witcher 4 tech demo and what the new Unreal Engine 5.6 brings to game development. The main takeaway is that their collaboration won't just make Witcher 4 an incredible open-world experience. It looks like it will help other developers literally up their game when it comes to open-world...