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If there is one thing I always loved about the Albert Wesker character, it was his precise and callous voice, as introduced inCode Veronica. A far cry from the gruff and gravelly voices of most videogame characters, the voice provided by Richard Waugh was a very smooth and subtly threatening one, which suited the character perfectly. Sadly however, even though Albert Wesker is confirmed forResident Evil 5, Waugh’s talents are no longer wanted, asUmbrella Chroniclesplayers will know by now....

Promoted from our community blogs! [Dtoid community blogger BrothaDom shares some thoughts on race in videogames and videogame culture. Want to see your own words appear on the front page?Go write something!–Mr Andy Dixon] The other morning, I woke up to a group of tweets from Phil Fish, a French Canadian game designer. (He madeFez; it’s pretty popular.) It shocked me at first, because I don’t know much about his views on anything, other than that he is outspoken....

July 12 is the rumored date Here’s a high-grade rumor that isn’t rooted in a retailer leak or bulletproof sources. Instead, it’s plausible entirely because of how logical it is. This industry is cyclical more often than not. GameReactoris reporting that Ubisoft will revealFar Cry 6at its Ubisoft Forward stream on July 12. Not much is specified other than it doesn’t take place in North America. (Far Cryisn’t routinely set in North America anyway; onlyFar Cry 5and spin-offNew Dawntake place there....

I can feel a hot one For its next game, developer Klei Entertainment is delving deep into the tropes of childhood imagination. We’ve all been there at one time or another: On a couch, throwing cushions on the ground, climbing on the coffee table — anything to get to the other side of the room without stepping foot on the carpet. That’s because the floor is hypothetical lava. This parkour-guided, “the world is your jungle gym” line of thinking seems to be what inspired thealready-announced-but-not-really-talked-about,Hot Lava....

Pretty cool Development costs are spiraling out of control. Studios are closing left and right. And yet the Cook Inlet Tribal Council of Alaska decided to invest its capital in a videogame company of all things. According to the nonprofit group, it will be the first indigenous-owned game studio in the United States. Upper One Games announced its founding last week at the annual Games for Change Festival in New York....

This Fi better not tell me the odds Last week’s announcement ofAtelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends and the Secret Fairywas good news for fans of cute RPGs with crap-loads of crafting. Following its debut in the Japanese Nintendo Mini Direct, Koei Tecmo promised fans outside of Japan a special reveal of the game that took place this morning. Not only did we get a new trailer showing off some of the locations we’ll be exploring, but we also got a confirmation of a winter release in the west and the introduction of the new character Fi....

Ultimate Evil Edition unveiled at BlizzCon 2013 The PlayStation 4 version ofDiablo III: Reaper of Soulsis on display at BlizzCon in Anaheim this weekend. The console’s Ultimate Evil Edition comes equipped with the forthcoming expansion along with some exclusive social features and touchpad support. Blizzard production director John Hight says the action role-playing game runs at 60 frames per second in native 1080p, per thePlayStation Blog. Veterans of the PlayStation 3 release will be able to transfer their existing characters through a one-way portal to the next-gen version....

Cblogs Recap: Week 41 –Council of the Lostshares some funny thoughts about the marriage system inSkyrim. –Kerrik52reviewsFatal Frame II: Crimson Butterflyas part of his Traveller in Playtime reviews blogs. –Lord SpencerreviewsStar Ocean: The Second Storyas part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series. –Ctg867shares his thoughts on the merits of Microsoft’s game pass, includingMini Golfwith friends. –BRAV0 F1VEreviewesCrusader Kings III. –MajinRottythinksGenshin Impactis a fun game but one that could herald some troubling trends....

But that could eventually change It’s a notable week for comic book video games. Just as we’re getting ready to cozy up toMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3, there’s news out of Comic-Con about another upcoming Nintendo Switch title:DC Universe Online. After months of buildup, the free-to-play MMO has committed to an August 6 launch. If you’re curious to see how much storage space it’ll command on Switch, I’m right there with you....

Big publisher sales are always a great way of filling any big gaps in your Steam library, especially if there’s some franchise bundles.Deep Silver is having a weekend saleon lots of PC titles, including bundle deals forDead IslandandSaints Row: The Third, which are $16.99/£13.59 and $14.99/£12.49, respectively. There’s some great titles from 2013 that are also cut in price by 33 percent includingSaints Row IV($33.49/£26.79) andMetro: Last Light($26.79) and errr….Ride to Hell: Retributionwhich is cut down by 75 percent to just $4....

Maintaining a decade-old game is a non-trivial task. EvenWarframe, the poster child of general F2P positivity,struggles with content updates and player expectationsevery so often. Even more so when your game locks DLCs behind paygates. Further still, uncertainty about the long-term further exacerbates this. Just a few weeks back, I decided the time was right to giveWarframea shot once more. Full disclosure: I’m very familiar with the game due to spending just under threethousandhours playing it....

As with any trading card game,Disney Lorcanahas multiple rarities of cards that influence market prices. This impacts both players and collectors alike. But unlike its siblings within the genre, Lorcana treats its rarest cards much differently. In other games, such asMagic: The Gathering, high prices prevent less fortunate players from being able to use the strongest cards found in the game.Lorcana’srarest cards are known asEnchantedcards and are higher-quality prints of existing cards found within each set....

The PlayStation 3 seems to be on its way to outselling the Xbox 360 in Europe, and it already has in France, Spain, Germany and Italy. SCEE president and CEO David Reeves toldMCVthat he thinks the gap is closing on Microsoft’s console. He points to December, where the PS3, PSP and PS2 all sold over a million units in the PAL regions. Reeves says that about 20 percent of the PS3’s sales were in the UK alone, adding that they are “very happy with the performance of PS3 in the UK....