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System Shock Update Video Displays New Maps and Systems

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System Shock 3 Coming to PC and Consoles

Nightdive Studios, a company known for bringing back classic video games for a new generation, including Shadow ManI Have No Mouth And I Must Scream, and the Turok games, made waves on the Internet when it announced it was remaking the classic first-person role-playing game System Shock. The company just posted a backer update video that shows just how much the studio has progressed on the project, and it’s impressive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKfnTnZuC5E

The biggest announcement in the video is bound to be divisive and possibly annoy many backers: NightDive Studios is no longer trying to remake System Shock, but reboot it. The Citadel Station of the reboot will not be a faithful recreation of the original station but instead include the occasional homage in the form of a room/hallway’s geography, door codes, and enemy placements. However, the essence of the new game’s world will remain faithful to the original. Plus, the new design lets NightDive Studios create a new experience that caters to multiple playstyles, as well as an expansive and seamless Citadel Station with as few load screens as possible.

NightDive Studios isn’t just revamping the world of System Shock, but its gameplay mechanics and systems, as well. The studio is introducing impressive “shatter tech” that lets players dynamically destroy frozen enemies. If, for example, the player destroys a frozen enemy’s leg, not only will the leg shatter, but the enemy will topple over and completely shatter when it hits the floor. The System Shock remake will also let players dismember the limbs of their enemies. This will likely result in enemies that have to be approached in different ways, depending on what limbs players want (or need) to dismember, as well as an adaptive AI that forces enemies to approach players differently depending on which limbs they currently have.

The System Shock remake/reboot seems to be taking a lot of notes from games such as Prey and Bioshock, which is fitting since those games were heavily inspired by the original System Shock game. While some System Shock Kickstarter campaign backers are no doubt annoyed the game will no longer be a one-to-one remake of the original System Shock, the update video demonstrates the new game will still provide a fun experience for System Shock veterans and newcomers alike.

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Sony Has a “Monopoly” on the High-End Japanese Gaming Market, According to a US Senator

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The never-ending saga surrounding Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard has a new participant.  Today, Senator Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from the state of Washington, said some things about the subject that were hard to understand.

The senator, whose remarks were reported on by ResetEra, spoke at a Senate finance committee hearing on “the president’s 2023 Trade Policy Plan,” which we are sure was quite interesting.

Senator Cantwell said that she had been told that Sony “controls a monopoly of 98% of the high-end game market” despite the fact that “Japan’s government has allowed Sony to engage in blatant anti-competitive conduct through exclusive deals and payments to game publishers, establishing games that are among the most popular in Japan.”

This 98% statistic is highly deceptive because it ignores PC, Nintendo, and mobile games and instead refers to Sony’s adoption rate over Microsoft in Sony’s native country of Japan, a fact that shouldn’t surprise anyone who is even somewhat familiar with the video game business.

What can we do to rectify these problems and create a level playing field, she said of US Trade Representative Katherine Tai after charging Japan’s Federal Trade Commission with improperly failing to look into this purported “exclusionary conduct”?

It is absurd to claim that Sony has a monopoly on the Japanese video game market, as Luke Plunkett of Kotaku correctly points out, “because Sony doesn’t even have a 98% share of the market for the God of War series, a title they own, as Steam is getting 30% of every sale on PC.”

It goes without saying that we can’t expect elected officials to be experts in every field, but this is a visible step at a time when the ongoing attempt to buy the company is at a very important point.

Is it significant that Microsoft, along with Nintendo, maintains its headquarters in Redmond, Washington—Senator Cantwell’s district—or that Microsoft has given Cantwell more than $500,000 over the past two decades?  Let us leave that up to you.

 

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Eating trash, Pizza Possum destroys the PS5

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Pizza Possum is an arcade action game in which you, a possum, attempt to consume as much trash as you can without being discovered.  It is a web-based sequel to the anarchy simulator Untitled Goose Game.It will eventually be available on the PS5.

We couldn’t help but notice that the possum in the title doesn’t look like the cute Australian possum that comes out at night to visit people.On the other hand, it looks like the horrible North American opossums are the ones that will attack trash cans and cause general chaos.Even though we think the second choice was better in terms of theme, we prefer the first one and are happy to explain why.

Your thoughts on Pizza Possum?  Does it possess the necessary mass appeal to successfully skitter along the back fenceline while setting the dog off in the process?

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The Mercenaries, a free piece of DLC for Resident Evil 4 Remake, launches on April 7

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Resident Evil 4 is now out, and the excellent remake can be bought right away.Even though you probably plan to play it all this weekend, you can take comfort in the fact that The Mercenaries, Resident Evil’s almost-required challenge mode, will be available as free DLC on April 7.

The mode’s exact details are still unknown, but if it’s anything like previous versions, you can expect some pretty hard tasks to test your skills.

You’re stumped about something? If you are still debating whether to purchase Resident Evil 4 Remake, be sure to look at our exhaustive guide for the answer or our in-depth review. Are you spending this weekend playing Resident Evil 4? Are you anticipating The Mercenaries?

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