Have you ever been waiting for a delivery, only to have it never arrive? Ever wondered where it went? How does the courier even begin to track a lost item? Mr. Sun’s Hatbox answers all of those questions (very seriously) in a genre-blending comedy. When I say genre-blending, I mean this is a platforming roguelike with extensive base-building, shooting, whacking, stealthing, and a heavy dose of Metal Gear Solid 5. Seriously. It launches on April 20th.
The long-running sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica received a turn-based strategy spin-off a couple years ago. Focusing on the epic space battles alone, Battlestar Galactica Deadlock was generally well-reviewed at its launch in 2017, and it’s become increasingly popular in the years since, thanks to hefty post-launch support and a lack of other BSG-related things going on. Luckily, Battlestar Galactica Deadlock is now free to keep on Steam until 6pm BST/ 10am PT/ 1pm ET on April 9th.
“Can I trust this person?”.
The creator of Mario and legendary video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto is currently on a whistle-stop tour around the world to promote The Super Mario Bros. Movie. And during this promotional tour, Miyamoto has shared his thoughts about one of the plumbers side gigs: Dr. Mario.
In an interview with IGN, the Nintendo legend talks about how the movie has shown us a brand new side of Mario. But as a result, that calls into question the multiple roles Mario has undertaken over the years. Miyamoto specifically singles out Mario’s career as a doctor, which began way back in 1990 on the Game Boy and NES.
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In a week full of Nintendo-related films, Cardy, Dale, and Mat are here to help you decide which is more worthy of your time between The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Tetris. Before that, though, excitement is in the air following our latest look at the Barbie movie, plus there’s Resident Evil 4 chat again, but for a special reason this time. Dale had the pleasure of chatting to Leon Kennedy himself Nick Apostolides about what it was like to play the protagonist in a remake of his favourite game.
You can check Nick out here: Instagram: @nick_apos / https://www.instagram.com/nick_apos/
Twitter: @Nik_apostolides / https://twitter.com/Nik_apostolides
Twitch: @Nickapostolides / https://www.twitch.tv/nickapostolides
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IGN UK Podcast 691: The Mario Movie vs Tetris: Which is Better?
Miyamoto: “I’m sure we will continue working on this partnership”.
It’s still early days but The Super Mario Bros. Movie is already shaping up to be a huge success based on industry predictions and early box office data.
For Nintendo and Illumination, it means the partnership will likely continue on. During an interview with Screenrant, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed this – mentioning how he was “sure” the two companies would stick together going forward.
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Hello PlayStation nation! I’m Edvin Edsö, the Promotion Producer of Resident Evil 4. I hope that you have been enjoying the game these past two weeks! Today, we are pleased to announce the release of a fan favorite mode: The Mercenaries, available as a free DLC. Check out the trailer here first.
The trailer offers a glimpse into the fast-paced gameplay of The Mercenaries, where the goal is to defeat as many enemies as possible in a limited amount of time for the highest score you can.
Leon starts each round with all of his weapons, and in order to defeat as many enemies as you can, you must make quick decisions about which weapon to use against which opponent.
Don’t forget to keep track of how much time you have left. Killing enemies with melee attacks, headshots, and other methods, as well as defeating tougher enemies like the Chainsaw Man, will give you extra time.
It is also important to know when to grab the green Time Orbs, which will give you even more time to defeat additional enemies.
Did you notice the yellow diamond-shaped icon? This is the Mayhem Mode meter. When Leon activates Mayhem Mode, his basic abilities such as attack power and movement speed are greatly increased for a period of time! You will also receive additional points, and each enemy you defeat in Mayhem Mode will add extra seconds to the clock. The Mayhem Mode meter accumulates over time, by defeating enemies, and by successfully parrying an attack. The gauge also increases by one when you acquire a Mayhem Mode Orb.
The first stage of The Mercenaries is the Village from the beginning of the game. New stages and more content will be unlocked as you progress.
Like the main game, The Mercenaries supports the DualSense controller features. In this mode’s fast-paced gameplay, players can instantly switch weapons and take on multiple enemies, with haptic feedback and adaptive triggers providing an even greater sense of immersion.
How you take on The Mercenaries depends on your own strategy, including weapon selection, positioning, and how you use Mayhem Mode. Whether you have already completed Resident Evil 4, or are just getting started, be sure to check out this intense free DLC.
Wave 1 available now!
It’s a celebration of all things Mario this week with his new animated movie making its debut in cinemas worldwide.
As part of this, Nintendo has released a new bunch of icons to its ‘Missions and Rewards’ scheme for the Switch Online service. This time around, it’s a set of icons based on Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. Here’s a look at each wave available throughout the month of April through to the earlier half of May:
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Planned for release tomorrow, April 7, some players in Korea are reporting that they’re able to access the remake of Resident Evil 4’s Mercenary Mode early. Unfortunately, some are also saying that the mode is missing key content at the moment.
A staple of the Resident Evil games, Mercenary Mode is an arcade-style horde mode where players fight against waves of infected to compete for high scores. The original Resident Evil 4 allowed players to unlock Mercenary Mode upon completion of its campaign, but the remake has taken a different strategy, as Capcom announced the mode would be making its debut tomorrow, April 7, instead.
Hehehe, thank you, strangers, for all your support on Resident Evil 4.
Check out what the experts have to say about this reimagined action-horror classic!Don’t miss out on The Mercenaries, arriving as free #RE4 DLC tomorrow on April 7th! pic.twitter.com/SveEG0lsfd
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Players have noted that the version available to those in the previously mentioned regions is missing Ada Wong and Albert Wesker as playable characters, both of whom were in previous versions of the mode and were datamined as being in the remake as well. This has led some to speculate that perhaps Capcom intends to offer the characters as paid downloadable content in the future.
This would seem to confirm reports of microtransactions entering the mode, which players have begun spotting on online stores in the form of “upgrade tickets” that would grant players faster progress with their Mercenary Mode runs.
The item description for these Upgrade Tickets reads: “here’s your ticket to the gun show! Specifically a ticket to be redeemed at the Merchant’s shop. With this, you’ll have access to a weapon’s exclusive upgrade at any time, regardless of the weapon’s level. Not only that, but once unlocked, the upgrade itself is free of charge!”
As a single-player game mode, this “pay-to-win” model might prove less contraversial than those deployed in competitive multiplayer games, but the omission of two key characters is likely to be a disappointment to some.
While you wait for Mercenaries to arrive in your region, be sure to check out our review of the Resident Evil 4 Remake and six big scenes that got cut from the original game.
Travis Northup is a freelance writer at IGN.
On the heels of the blockbuster release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Jack Black is singing his praises for video game adaptations. So much so that he has praised The Last of Us on HBO Max.
In an interview with BBC yesterday, Black, who voices Bowser, that he’s a fan of multimedia adaptations of video games so long as they’re treated right. He praised HBO’s The Last of Us for how faithful it is to the hit PlayStation game.
“The Last of Us was fantastic,” he said. “And what’s crazy is how loyal it is to the original source material. It’s basically all from the game with just a couple of tweaks. It’s going to win all the awards. They used the video game almost like a storyboard and I was like. ‘Whoa, this looks just the same.'”
Black also commented on how, with video game adaptations of movies and TV shows gaining traction, studios will look to adapt more games for years to come. “It will be very interesting to see what happens to the entertainment industry over the next 20 to 30 years but I think we will be seeing more and more storytelling from the gaming universe,” he said.
One video game adaptation the character actor wants to see on the big screen is Red Dead Redemption from Rockstar Games, because he believes “that [has] just as good or [an] even better story than The Last of Us.”
Black’s comments speak to how video game films and TV shows have been gaining popularity in the last few years, starting with Detective Pikachu and Sonic the Hedgehog. Both of these were considered to have broken the “video game movie curse,” a phenomenon in which past video game adaptations were critically panned, including the 1993 live-action Super Mario Bros. film, The Prince of Persia, Assassin’s Creed, and even Ratchet and Clank.
The popularity of video game adaptations now is such that Netflix series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and Arcane: League of Legends were nominated for Best Adaptation at The Game Awards 2022, with the latter show taking that honor home on top of being the first streaming series to win an Emmy for Best Outstanding Animated Program. Today, more games are being adapted to screens big and small, including God of War, Ghost of Tsushima, Death Stranding, and Borderlands.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is in theaters now. For more on Illumination’s first video game outing, read our review.
Cristina Alexander is a freelance writer at IGN.
Dying Light 2 came out last year, but the polished zombie-parkour sequel didn’t make its predecessor obsolete. If what you’re after is a more freeform, organic open world in which to survive, then the first Dying Light is arguably the better choice. Good news: its currently free-to-keep from the Epic Games Store alongside its excellent expansion.
