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A new interview with Final Fantasy X’s scenario writer Kazushige Nojima has revealed that Tidus was originally set to be a plumber.

As reported by Siliconera, this interview comes from Famitsu and features commentary from many key staff members of Final Fantasy X, including Tetsuya Nomura, Motomu Toriyama, and Yoshinori Kitase, but Nojima’s words are the ones that reveal Tidus and Mario may have had much more in common than ever previously believed.

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He began by sharing that a trip to Okinawa was one of the real-world inspirations for Spira – the world where FFX and FFX-2 take place – and continued to say that the original concept for Tidus was to be a plumber, as this “served as a reason to have characters get into and under water.”

This was obviously scrapped, and instead Tidus became an athlete to “set him apart from other Final Fantasy protagonists.” The water theme was still very much present, however, as Tidus was a star Blitzball player and that fictional sport takes place entirely under water.

Nomura also revealed that the overalls Tidus wears are actually part of the original design when he was still destined to be a plumber, but his look was also modified to reflect his status as an athlete.

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Elsewhere in the interview, we discover that Auron was at one point a silent character, but this was changed after he was cemented as Yuna and Tidus’ “Guardian” throughout the story. Auron’s age also changed a ton in development, which is a common occurrence when building out characters, and Nojima reflected that Jecht’s writing may have been different had he been a father twenty years ago.

Lastly, Nojiima confirmed that he read cryptography books during the development of FFX, which inspired the Al Bhed language that is heavily featured in the game. Also, he said that the version of the language that made it into the game was much simpler than he envisioned it to be.

This news follows Toriyama and Nomura sharing that Nojima has a synopsis written for a potential Final Fantasy X-3, although “it’s sleeping now.” Toriyama himself said that “the probability is not zero,” but that, “we are not in a phase where we can talk about it, unless we have finished producing FF7 Remake.”

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The latest trailer for Venom: Let There Be Carnage has just been released and it shows off Carnage’s movie origin story.

In the trailer (below), we see Tom Hardy return to the big screen as reporter Eddie Brock. Brock, who in the first film became paired with the symbiote lifeform Venom, still seems to be battling for control over his life with the alien parasite.

The trailer also gives us a closer look at Woody Harrelson’s portrayal of Cletus Kasady and Sony’s take on his transformation into Venom’s symbiote nemesis Carnage. If you’re unfamiliar with the character, you can learn more about Carnage in this article that IGN published about the character earlier this year.

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During the trailer, Kasady, who is an infamous serial killer, is being held behind bars inside California’s San Quentin State Prison. At a meeting between Kasady and Brock, we hear Woody Harrelson’s character say, “What’s mine is yours… and what’s yours, is mine.” before biting into the flesh of Brock’s arm. Kasady then goes on to say “I have tasted blood before, and that, is not it,” before the trailer jumps to a cut of him transforming into Carnage.

It seems to be a slightly different origin story for Carnage. In the original comic book storyline, Venom leaves behind its offspring in a prison cell, which enters Kasady through a cut on his hand – in this case it seems the transfer is a little more violent.

Throughout the trailer, there are also multiple action shots pitting off Brock and Kasady’s symbiote alternates against one another. One scene in particular, shows a nervous Venom seemingly reluctant to help Eddie Brock take on a formidable-looking Carnage. Though much of the film’s plot still remains unseen, it seems that Carnage, true to its comic book self, will be as destructive, cruel and powerful as ever.

It was recently reported by IGN that Venom star Tom Hardy spent months brainstorming narrative contributions for the Venom sequel and that he’ll be rewarded with a “Story by,” credit in recognition. If you missed the film’s first official trailer, you can view it down below:

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If you’re looking forward to the release of Sony’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage, you can check out IGN’s dedicated Venom 2 page for a range of the film’s latest news and opinion pieces.

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With cheating in games seemingly getting worse, two major developers are pushing back against one of the companies providing cheating tools to players. Ubisoft and Bungie have filed a joint lawsuit against Ring-1, which advertises bundles of various cheats and hacks on its site.

In the lawsuit, Ubisoft and Bungie allege that the cheats sold by Ring-1 “impair and destroy not only the game experience but also the Plaintiffs’ overall businesses and their reputation among their respective player communities.”

Specifically, the companies are filing because of cheat bundles being sold for Destiny 2 and Rainbow Six Siege. However, Ring-1 sells hacks packages, which include aim-bots and weapon modifiers, in most popular multiplayer games. Along with the previously mentioned games, subscription packages of hacks for Rust, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, PUBG, and Dead By Daylight are also available for up to €75 or $89.

Along with “seeking damages, injunctive relief, and other equitable relief” for distributing hacks for their games, Ubisoft and Bungie are also accusing Ring-1 of copyright infringement. Looking at Ring-1’s site, you can find key art for both Destiny 2 and Rainbow Six Siege, all of which are copyrighted.

While there isn’t a dollar amount for Ring-1 to pay anywhere throughout the lawsuit, Ubisoft and Bungie have estimated that “such damage may amount to millions of dollars.”

This isn’t the first time a company has taken action against the people or companies that make and distribute hacks. Recently, Call of Duty: Warzone publisher Activision was able to get a cheat maker to stop the development of an aimbot by request. However, not all actions against the groups providing cheats are so amicable. This past March, Chinese media conglomerate Tencent and the Chinese police shut down a $76 million cheat distributing operation in a collaborative operation.

McDonald’s Australia announced last week that it would give away a limited number of special edition PS5 controllers, each customised to include illustrations of burgers and fries along with an asymmetric white, red, and yellow colour scheme. It kicked off an internet-wide discussion of whether they were cool or not – all of which turned out to be academic when Sony reportedly stepped in to block the controllers from being released at all.

As reported by Press Start, the stream week set to include the controller giveaways was suddenly postponed, and McDonald’s confirmed that, when it does happen, fast food-themed DualSense controllers will not be a part of the celebrations anymore.

“Sony PlayStation has not authorised the use of its controller in promotional materials related to the proposed Stream Week event and we apologise for any inconvenience caused,” wrote a spokesperson. “McDonald’s stream week has been postponed and Sony PlayStation controllers will not be included in the giveaway.”

Sony has released very few official versions of the DualSense controllers since PS5’s launch, which might account for why it stepped in here. Famously, the company has even had a part in forcing custom PS5 parts makers to cancel all their pre-order sales.

The closest you’re going to get to the McDonald’s design is painting your own white controller and, unless you’re one of these people, we don’t suggest you try that. If you do want something a little different, we do at least now have the choice of black and red controller options.

The one outstanding question, of course, is whether the controllers were merely a concept, or if McDonald’s had already had some made. If it’s the latter, you can probably bet on one of these becoming a hugely valuable video game collector’s item in the years to come.

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LEGO is always cooking up new sets based on Marvel superheroes, but one of the cooler ones we’ve seen in a while has just released. It’s a 590-piece set that has you build Thanos’ Infinity Gauntlet, complete with a full set of colorful stones, and it looks like it’s just waiting to snap.

It retails for $69.99 and is available now at a number of retailers (see it at Amazon).

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The Infinity Gauntlet is an iconic piece of Marvel history, one you may remember it from the movies Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. This LEGO version (76191) features a full set of colorful Infinity Stones, and features movable fingers. You can even put them into a snap formation if you’re feeling reckless.

The set is recommended for adults 18 and up, and is intended primarily for display purposes. To that end, it comes with a sturdy buildable stand and a descriptive placard. When built, it stands 12.5 inches tall.

This LEGO Infinity Gauntlet set is the latest in the line of display sets for adults. Others include Batman, Venom, Darth Vader, and More.

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While hardly a confirmation, an audio clip within Halo Infinite’s Tech Preview files has been discovered that has Halo’s iconic announcer saying “Battle Royale.”

As reported by VGC, this datamined audio clip was originally shared on ResertEra and includes nothing more than the words Battle and Royale, but could give hope to those looking to be the last Spartan standing.

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It’s important to remember that 343 has previously gone on record to say that, “the only BR we’re interested in is the Battle Rifle,” but that comment was from 2018 and things can obviously change.

Expectations should definitely be tempered, however, as this could be from a canceled battle royale mode that the team was testing out or could be from some other part of Halo Infinite or from a ton of other possible places.

Still, it’s a treat to hear Halo’s announcer shouting out a mode many have been asking for following the success of Fortnite, PUBG, Apex Legends, and Call of Duty: Warzone.

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Halo Infinite’s Tech Preview ran this past weekend and finally gave fans a chance to try out the newest Halo’s multiplayer for themselves. While players were mostly limited to playing against bots, 343 did turn on online multiplayer for a short time on Sunday, August 1.

For more on Halo Infinite’s Tech Preview, check out our hands-on impressions that made us shout to the world that “Halo looks ready to reclaim its place as one of the best multiplayer shooters ever made.”

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When Sony and PlayStation shut down Japan Studio earlier this year, one of the groups in the organization, Team Asobi, became its own standalone studio. The developer is best known for the Astro Bot series, which has so far spawned Astro Bot Rescue Mission for PlayStation VR, The Playroom for PlayStation 4, and Astro’s Playroom for PlayStation 5.

Asobi recently launched a new website and the About Us section states, “We’re currently hard at work on our most ambitious game yet!” No further details about the game have been mentioned. The studio is also looking to hire for several new roles. The Jobs section lists openings for a gameplay programmer, game designer, and audio designer.

Additionally, the engine and art departments there are looking to greatly expand. The engine team is looking for VFX, graphics, and animation programmers, while the art team is looking for environment, concept, 3D character, UI, and FX artists as well as an animator and technical artist.

Back in June, studio director Nicolas Doucet said that Team Asobi was “growing bigger”. He also teased that the developer’s next project will take advantage of the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller’s unique and innovative features. Astro’s Playroom was already a showcase for the PS5’s features so it makes sense that the studio’s next project will lean further in that direction.

Hopefully, we see something soon from Team Asobi. In the meantime, PlayStation fans will have the God of War sequel and reportedly Horizon Forbidden West to look forward to in 2022.