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In an interview for PlayStation Official Magazine’s March 2021 issue, as quoted by Wccftech, producer Peter Fabiano has confirmed that Resident Evil: Village takes a lot of inspiration from Resident Evil 4, one of the most critically well-received games in the entire franchise. He’s also dropped a few more hints about Lady Dimitrescu and her daughters, as well as building up some high expectations for the next main-line Resident Evil game.

“You’ll notice we took a lot of inspiration from Resident Evil 4,” Fabiano explained. “The team has put a ton of effort into creating a truly authentic feel. There are plenty of surprises to keep you on your toes; players will find a balance of combat, exploration, and puzzle solving.”

At a superficial level, there are quite a few obvious parallels between Resident Evil 4 and Village, from the European rural village setting to the kidnapping of a character’s daughter as the central plot drive. It’ll be interesting to see how much further the Resident Evil 4 inspiration goes beyond those plot similarities, however.

As might be expected after Lady Dimitrescu became a fan-favorite character, the interview also discusses the vampire-like antagonist and her supernatural daughters. “Dimitrescu and her three daughters all harken back to what you might expect from vampire lore,” Fabiano explained. “We’re not saying that’s what they are, but there’s certainly something that feels supernatural about what’s going on.”

“We don’t want to spoil too much of the story,” he added. “But what I can say is that the creatures all fit within the context of Resident Evil’s world. We can assure you that Resident Evil Village takes into account the overall world and history of the series.”

The producer also said that the concept for Village sprung up around the end of development for Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. “The team grew quite attached to Ethan as a character so we knew we wanted to continue his story arc,” he explained. “We wanted to continue to have players experience the game through the eyes of protagonist Ethan Winters. This really helped to keep our vision on target. And since we are constantly sharing information across Resident Evil teams, that really helped inform us in making what we consider the best survival horror game to date.”

Resident Evil Village will release on May 7 for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.

History professor Tore Olsson is combining his love for history and his love for games in a new history class at the University of Tennessee titled “HIUS 383: Red Dead America.” The class will use both Red Dead Redemption and its sequel as jumping off points to explore the 1899-1911 period of American history.

In a Twitter thread explaining what the class’s syllabus will cover, Olsson admits that, taken alone, the games are “often historically inaccurate,” but still provide good jumping off points for the discussion of numerous historical issues including colonialism, racism, and the rise of monopoly capitalism.

Olsson has credited fellow historian Jonathan S. Jones for inspiring him to develop the class, after Jones wrote a feature for Slate examining how Red Dead Redemption 2 depicts and lets players interact with the U.S.’s racist past.

Olsson says that the course won’t require owning the game on PC or console, though it will assume that most of the students will have played the game before. In a subsequent tweet, he explains that he hopes the unorthodox handling of history will help attract students from non-history majors. Olsson also hopes that his class will inspire other professors to think about game-oriented classes that’ll appeal more to young students than a traditional syllabus might.

Gamers who are lucky enough to attend the University of Tennesee Knoxville will be able to take the class in August, while the rest of us will just have to hope Olsson releases the syllabus online for those of us wanting to follow along from home.

Destiny 2 is available on a huge number of platforms at this point, including Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, PC, and Google Stadia. However, you’re currently limited to playing with those on the same platform as you. This used to be the standard for nearly every game, but many modern first-person shooters have started offering crossplay support, such as Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Luckily, crossplay is coming to Destiny 2 in the future. But just when is Destiny 2 getting crossplay?

When is Destiny 2 getting crossplay?

Though Bungie hasn’t given a firm date, it said in late January that crossplay would be coming to Destiny 2 later this year.

It has been making changes to the game’s current systems in order to facilitate this move, including changing recoil to accommodate for those using mouse-and-keyboard control versus a controller. There will almost certainly need to be more changes once the feature is implemented, not only to make things balanced for cooperative events, but also for ensuring the Crucible stays fair.

In current crossplay-enabled games like Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, you can also choose to only play with those on your console, so it’s possible this option could be included in Destiny 2, as well.

Cross-save is live while you wait

It won’t let you play between two different platforms, but Destiny 2 does offer a cross-save feature right now. This lets you unify your platforms across one account, letting you play the game on whatever platform you use: PlayStation, Xbox, PC, or even Stadia.

This means that if you traditionally play on Xbox but your friends want to play on PS5, you should be able to do so without having to restart. However, once crossplay has been enabled, this will no longer be necessary.

This list contains shows whose networks made their cancellation announcements in 2021, even if a show won’t air its final season until 2022. Series like the CW’s Supergirl and Netflix’s Money Heist made their respective decisions in 2020.

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We’re keeping a running tally on all of the TV shows that have been cancelled or announced to be ending in 2021 so far. Some of the latest shows on the chopping block are Hulu’s Shrill, and TNT’s long-running crime drama, Animal Kingdom. TV shows could be cancelled for a number of reasons: ratings, budget, casting complications, and behind-the-scenes executive decisions we’ll never completely understand. Back in 2020, series like ABC’s Stumptown and Netflix’s GLOW were abruptly cancelled even after being renewed for additional seasons due to COVID-19 concerns.

On the other hand, series like BBC’s Peaky Blinders and Netflix’s On My Block have announced in advance when they’re ending, allowing both shows to go out on their own terms and hopefully craft a series finale with a satisfying conclusion. In the case of Peaky Blinders, showrunner Steven Knight told Deadline that after the show’s sixth and final season airs, there will be a movie to wrap up the story.

For a look at all of the cancelled or ending shows announced in 2021, check out the gallery below:

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For more TV news, check out our reviews for WandaVision episode 4, Netflix’s Finding ‘Ohana, and the series premiere of Syfy’s Resident Alien.

Need something new to watch? Check out what’s new to Netflix in February 2021, like Malcolm & Marie, a film starring Tenet’s John David Washington and Spider-Man: Far From Home’s Zendaya.

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David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He’s also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.

DCEU fans will be able to catch Jared Leto’s Joker, complete with his new look, in Zack Snyder’s Justice League when it streams on HBO Max starting March 18. But let’s not forget that Joker’s ex-squeeze, Harley Quinn, will be making her third movie appearance in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad this summer, on August 6. And Gunn can’t wait for us to see what actress Margot Robbie’s done with the role this time around.

Answering questions on Twitter, Gunn was asked which Suicide Squad character he was most excited for viewers to experience. His answer?

“It’s hard to choose only one,” Gunn wrote, “but I can’t wait for people to see where Margot has gone with Harley.”

“And Weasel is really something to behold.”

It’s hard to choose only one, but I can’t wait for people to see where Margot has gone with Harley. And Weasel is really something to behold. https://t.co/ZoLLdMWRAZ

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) February 13, 2021

When we last saw Harley Quinn, in 2020’s Birds of Prey, she and Cassandra Cain sold the Bertinelli diamond in order to start their own business. Though nothing is confirmed, Gunn’s comments seem to suggest Harley, perhaps, going even more off the deep end. Regardless of what direction Robbie’s taking the character, however, Gunn’s psyched for us to bear witness.

Gunn’s brother, Sean Gunn, who plays Ravager Kraglin in the MCU, is portraying (mo-capping) Weasel in The Suicide Squad.

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The new plot synopsis for The Suicide Squad, released by Warner Bros., mentions the war-torn nation of Corto Maltese as a the film’s backdrop. Corto Maltese is a fictional island nation in the DC Universe, first appearing in 1986’s The Dark Knight Returns #3, and then referenced in multiple live-action DC projects over the years, including 1989’s Batman.

Gunn recently confirmed that The Suicide Squad is now “fully finished,” and praised Warner Bros. for not even slightly interfering with the movie.

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The Presidents’ Day deals continue through Sunday as Best Buy and Gamestop offer up large sales on a sweeping array of items. Dell is also joining in on the action with a ton of PCs up for offer, and Amazon of course has their own selection of useful goodies to look over.

Daily Deals February 14th 2021

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Alienware Aurora AMD Ryzen 7 3700X RTX 3060 Ti PC for $1249.99

16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

This is the lowest price ever on a Dell RTX 30 series equipped PC. In fact, shop around for an RTX 3060 Ti equipped PC from any brand and you probably won’t find one at this price in stock right now. The RTX 3060 Ti is no slouch; it’s more powerful than an RTX 2080 SUPER. Heck, even getting an RTX 2080 SUPER equipped PC at this price would be a fantastic deal. This deal may not last longer than today so if you’ve been waiting for a solid RTX 30 series deal, jump on this now.

• Get it at Dell for $1249.99

Dell XPS SE Intel Core i7-10700 RTX 3060 Ti Gaming PC for $1299.99

16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 1TB HDD

If you prefer to go with Intel instead of AMD, you can pick up this Dell XPS i7 gaming PC also equipped with an RTX 3060 Ti gaming PC for only $50 more.

• Get it at Dell for $1299.99

The Best Dell President’s Day Sale Gaming Deals

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Just Released: New Alienware RTX 30 Series Laptops for Preorder

The new Alienware RTX 30 series laptops are up for preorder and ship this month. These are the best Alienware laptops yet. They come standard with the latest 10 generation Intel Core i7 processor and 15″ or 17″ 300Hz displays. You can upgrade to 4K OLED for a very reasonable price as well.

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