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Capcom Cross-Promotes Okami HD with an Amaterasu Dota 2 Courier Mod
Normally you expect big name company execs to participate in scores of meetings, shake countless hands, and file mountains of paperwork to arrange a video game crossover, but Capcom has decided to cut out the middleman and get the star of its upcoming game into Dota 2 by turning her into a mod. Credit where credit is due; I like this idea.
Yesterday, Capcom posted the model of Okami‘s protagonist Amaterasu on the Dota 2 Steam Workshop page. No, she won’t be an actual playable character (although that would probably be the most awesome thing ever) but instead a simple courier. For those of you who don’t know, couriers let players buy items from the in-game shop without having to warp back to their base, which allows them to upgrade their characters while fighting/jungling/etc. I would say it’s a weird concept, but Okami is a weird game, so having Amaterasu lug around random speed boots and vampiric staffs actually kinda makes sense; it’s not too dissimilar from what she occasionally does in her own game anyway.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know why Capcom wants Amaterasu to guest star in Dota 2; Okami is receiving an HD remaster for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. And the game will release on December 12th. I never was able to finish the original PlayStation 2 release, but I was more than impressed by what I witnessed. Okami was the last game released by Clover Studio, which closed in 2007 and reopened as PlatinumGames. While Okami was not a big financial success, it was critically acclaimed and won numerous awards. It was eventually re-released on the Wii and received a sequel on the Nintendo DS in the form of the very “meh” Okamiden. Okami‘s legacy has lived on through various references and Easter eggs, especially in PlatinumGames’ Bayonetta, as well as a spot on the playable character roster in Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Again, it’s weird, but it works.
Okami deserves all the attention it can get. With Okami HD‘s release fast approaching, any and all promotion is good promotion. Since Okami never released on PC via Steam before now, a cross-promotion through Steam’s esports MOBA Dota 2 makes a weird amount of sense. I already voted for the Amaterasu mod to make it into Dota 2, and so should you.
One player found an unusual way to roam Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s New York City as Venom again. However, intentionally crashing your game during a story segment requires nerves of steel, so we wouldn’t recommend it. Possible Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 spoilers!
UnderTheHood788 explained their method, which involves reaching a cutscene that switches players to Peter. They unplugged their PS5 when the screen blanked while switching to fidelity mode. As the game renders slower, fidelity mode was used. Players get Don’t Be Scared, a mission without an objective, after reloading the last save.
UnderTheHood788 advises, “Wait a bit and go to an unidentified target mission or talon drone mission to become Venom. Reload and become Venom, committing crimes against hunters, the flame, thugs, and even symbiotes. Bases are possible.”
If you like causing carnage, get a move on—Insomniac will spoil the fun in the next update. This indirect approach—what do you think?
On December 7, Ubisoft’s Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora hits PS5. Fans can expect new creatures, characters, and storylines that are influencing other Avatar projects as part of James Cameron’s canon.
Massive Entertainment director Magnus Jansén told IGN that the game’s new Western Frontier region—from plants to Na’vi clans—is now Avatar lore: “The Western Frontier is no less a part of the world of Avatar than what’s in the movies.” Jansén says one of their creations is in an Avatar exhibition, but most excitingly, “there is already some talk about maybe using some of the stuff that we did in the upcoming movies.”
Jon Landau, producer of the Avatar films, said: “I think clans are a perfect thing to someday try to weave into the movies. However, new environments follow. Go and say, “Okay, let’s explore what you did in the video game in the movie.” Frontiers of Pandora introduces the Aranahe, Zeswa, and Kame’tire Na’vi clans.
In addition, Lightstorm VP of franchise development Joshua Izzo teased: “I can say that there are going to be some future sequel elements in Frontiers of Pandora that will pay off when the movie comes out when Avatar 3 comes out in 2025. Because of ’25, careful Avatar fans may want to revisit certain things.
CD Projekt’s live-action Cyberpunk 2077 won’t arrive until 2025. In the company’s latest earnings call, the PM project was only mentioned as not expected in 2024.
During a call with IGN, chief commercial officer Michał Nowakowski stated that the company will continue to promote the game and develop the Cyberpunk IP through activities beyond the game.
Nowakowski said, “We’re not really discussing specifics here, but one of the obvious things that we have announced, not happening next year, but going to be developed or moved in the direction next year, is the project we have announced with Anonymous Content.”
Anonymous Content, which produced Crime & Punishment, True Detective, and Mr. Robot, seems like a good fit to bring Night City’s mean streets to life. We don’t know if the project will be a TV show, movie, game adaptation, or standalone story.
Would you attend a live-action Cyberpunk event? Would you like it in what form? Jackie and V lost six months. With Johny Silverhand, Behind the Music?
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