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The oft-rumoured and leaked Resident Evil 3 Remake has been confirmed as part of PlayStation’s final State of Play of 2019. The game also includes the cooperative multiplayer title Resident Evil Resistance, and is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam on April 3, 2020. Here’s everything we learned about the updates being made to the game and a look at a special “developer message” video, as well as a trailer.

Much like the highly successful remake of Resident Evil 2 released earlier this year, Resident Evil 3 modernizes the third entry in the long-running survival horror series, ditching the fixed camera angles and swinging the third-person viewpoint over protagonist Jill Valentine’s shoulder. The announcement trailer (which you can watch below) shows the iconic heroine running through a burning building with antagonist Nemesis in pursuit, while the rest of the trailer focuses on the story and characters.

Resident Evil 3 is set amidst the outbreak of the T-virus in Racoon City, and takes place in the hours leading up to and following the events of Resident Evil 2. The game stood apart from its predecessors when it was originally released in 1999 by introducing the titular Nemesis–a towering humanoid bioweapon that stalks you through much of the game, hissing “STARRRRRRSSSSS….” as he pounding footsteps follow hot on your heels. The horrific setting and new content are brought to life with the RE Engine that previously powered Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Resident Evil 2, and Devil May Cry 5, which promises to modernize Resident Evil 3’s gameplay mechanics.

Somewhat surprisingly, Resident Evil 3 also comes packaged with the cooperative multiplayer game Resident Evil Resistance, an asymmetrical four vs. one survival game that was originally revealed as Project Resistance during the Tokyo Game Show earlier this year. Four survivors must work together, making use of a variety of weapons and each player’s unique abilities, to stand a chance of escaping an experiment that’s controlled by another player assuming the role of the Mastermind. The Mastermind can manipulate the environment and wields a deck of cards that allow them to place traps and deadly creatures, and even directly control elite bioweapons like G-Birkin and Tyrant.

Those who pre-order Resident Evil 3 ahead of its April 3, 2020 release will receive the exclusive Classic Costume Pack that features the original design for Jill Valentine and hairstyle for Carlos Oliveira.

Kingdom Hearts fans won’t have to wait much longer to learn exactly what happened to Sora following the events of Kingdom Hearts 3. Thanks to a new trailer dropped during the latest PlayStation State of Play stream, we now know Kingdom Hearts 3: Re:Mind arrives on PlayStation 4 on January 23, 2020. Xbox One users will have to wait until until February to get their hands on the DLC.

Re:Mind follows Sora’s search for Kairi, which brings him to the Keyblade Graveyard. Re:Mind will see the return of Final Fantasy characters such as Leon, Aerith, and Yuffie, who will help Riku, Aqua, and the rest of the gang in their pursuit of Sora.

The trailer ties back to Kingdom Hearts 3’s secret epilogue at the end, as the mysterious Yozora walks towards Sora just before the game’s title appears on screen.

Here’s the official description of the DLC: “Re:Mind – the other tale that unfolded during the climax of Kingdom Hearts 3. Determined to rescue Kairi, Sora travels to the Keyblade Graveyard a short time before the final battle was to take place. Lacking a corporeal form, he traces the hearts of the seven guardians of light. Through experiencing their personal battles firsthand, Sora is about to discover truths that he has never before imagined.”

Kingdom Hearts 3 released this past January to critical acclaim. The game earned a great 8/10 in our Kingdom Hearts 3 review, with GameSpot’s Tamoor Hussain praising the exciting combat and wonderful Disney worlds and characters. Unsurprisingly, Kingdom Hearts 3’s story created more questions than answers. The overarching tale of Keyblade Wars and the collision of worlds and various timelines was every bit as confusing as you’d expect with a Kingdom Hearts game.

Re:Mind has a chance to fill in the holes and provide a satisfying conclusion to the saga. That said, it probably won’t be simple and clean (sorry). Now that we know when Re:Mind releases, let’s take a look at the two editions that will be up for pre-order shortly.

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Pre-order Kingdom Hearts 3: Re:Mind DLC

The Kingdom Hearts 3: Re:Mind DLC is $30. No pre-order bonuses have been announced, but based on the trailer, we know what comes with it:

• Re:Mind story
• New playable characters, including Kairi and Riku
• “Limitcut” episode and 13 boss battles
• Secret episode and boss battle
• Diverse difficulty levels and new gameplay challenges
• “Data greeting feature”
• Slideshow feature for photo mode
• Premium menu

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Pre-order Kingdom Hearts 3: Re:Mind DLC + Concert Video

A $40 edition of Re:Mind includes all of the DLC features listed above and a few more goodies that may make the extra 10 bucks a worthwhile expense:

• 19 track concert video
• Main story update
• New abilities
• New Keyblades: Oathkeeper and Oblivion (must be unlocked)
• New Keyblade form changes
• Unannounced free DLC (version 1.07)

The creation game Dreams is coming to PlayStation 4 next year, and as announced on Sony’s last State of Play of 2019, it has a very sweet release date. The game will release on February 14, aka Valentine’s Day.

Dreams has been available in early access since earlier this year, marking an early beta that has allowed Media Molecule to introduce new creation tools while also cultivating a small community of creators. Dreams’ tools are extremely flexible, which is why the trailers for the game always look like it’s for a few dozen different games.

Dreams was first announced in 2013, so it’s been a long time coming for next year’s release. It’s incredibly ambitious, and Media Molecule hopes it will be used as a platform that grows beyond its own scope.

Media Molecule’s previous series, Little Big Planet, also had a flexible suite of creation tools, though it was mostly made to support platformers like the main campaign. Still, the creative minds of the player community pushed those tools to their limit, using the strings-and-pulleys to create complicated stages as well as out-of-the-box-thinking ideas like a functioning calculator.

During the December 10 State of Play, Sony revealed the first few seconds of a new trailer for PS4 exclusive Ghost of Tsushima that abruptly ended before getting to the good stuff. The final moments of the trailer said “to be continued” and PlayStation announced that the full trailer would be revealed at this year’s Game Awards, which are scheduled to begin on December 12.

In the snippet of the trailer that we did get–which can be watched in the tweet embedded below–we see black smoke coming up through the branches of a beautiful forest. The camera angle then changes to focus on a group of Mongols traveling with a heavy-looking cart. Their leader stops upon seeing the outline of a person, which is revealed to be the main character of the game: the titular Ghost of Tsushima, Jin Sakai, who’s the last samurai of Japan.

The Mongol leader draws his sword and his men follow suit. Jin also unsheathes his weapon and points it towards the Mongols in challenge. The Mongols charge and Jin lowers his sword and prepares a firecracker which he throws into the ground to (presumably) escape detection. We don’t know for sure because that’s where the trailer cuts out.

Ghost of Tsushima takes place on the titular island in 1274, during the first Mongol invasion of Japan. As the last samurai, Jin realizes he has to abandon his culture’s way of fighting with honor if he is to have any hope in pushing back the invading army. In order to succeed, he’ll have to adopt the way of the Ghost and fight with trickery, stealth, and misdirection. Given this storyline, Ghost of Tsushima could be a fictional origin of how the way of the samurai gave birth to the way of the ninja, but developer Sucker Punch has not revealed whether that is the case.

After more than a year of silence, developer Platinum Games has provided a minor update on its upcoming action game, Babylon’s Fall. While no release date has been revealed, the studio confirmed more information will arrive next summer, as well as giving a first-look at some gameplay.

Babylon’s Fall is an action-adventure game by Platinum Games, the studio best known for titles like the Bayonetta franchise, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and the Nintendo Switch-exclusive Astral Chain. The developer showed some gameplay during Sony’s final State of Play for the year, which you can watch below.

The first and only time we saw Babylon’s Fall was during E3 2018, where Platinum Games announced the title during Square Enix’s presentation. The teaser video didn’t show any gameplay, but it did provide insight into the game’s lore. Babylon’s Fall is expected to launch on PC and PlayStation 4 at some unspecified date.

In other Platinum Games news, a Bayonetta and Vanquish bundle is headed to PS4 and Xbox One on February 18. The package, which leaked via a Microsoft store listing, will include remasters of the two titles. The games will run at 4K / 6FPS on PS4 Pro and Xbox One X, and you can pre-order the $40 set now.

warning to any devs using the phrase “choose your own adventure” to describe their games, Chooseco is issuing takedown notices to @itchio for trademark infringement. Example game page they went after: pic.twitter.com/YG0JGUoHAA

— leaf @ itch.io 🙌 (@moonscript) December 9, 2019

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During development, Donkey Kong 64 had its titular ape star equipped with a shotgun, which reportedly horrified legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto when he first saw it.

Given the upbeat, family-friendly tone of Donkey Kong 64 this is surprising to hear, but the story comes from George Andreas who worked for Rare when the studio was developing Donkey Kong 64 twenty years ago. To celebrate the game’s anniversary, he spoke to GamesRadar about bringing the game to life, and the tale of the shotgun is one of the stories that particularly stands out.

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