Capcom’s latest remake continues to boom in popularity, The Best War Games learns more about Respawn Entertainment's upcoming action-adventure sequel to a popular Star Wars franchise, and Blizzard’s newest action-RPG reveals tons of details about what players can expect after the credits roll. Today, The Best War Games’s weekly recap takes a look at some of the most notable headlines from the past week.
God of War Ragnarok’s highly requested New Game Plus mode is finally released in a free update, more details about Bloober Team’s Silent Hill 2 remake may be on the way, and fans seem to be enjoying Breath of the Wild again in anticipation of Tears of the Kingdom. All that and more in this week’s roundup of games industry news.
Diablo 4 Details Endgame Progression
Diablo 4 is set to be an enormous action-RPG with tons of content, and completing the main campaign is only be a small part of what Blizzard has to offer. Diablo 4’s endgame content has now been revealed in detail, including Capstone Dungeons, the Paragon System, and the Nightmare Dungeon mode, among other exciting content.
God of War Ragnarok Launches New Game Plus Mode
God of War Ragnarok’s New Game Plus update finally arrived this week, and it came bearing gifts. New equipment and enchantments are now available alongside an increased level cap, and one of the added armor pieces lets players don the fur cloak that Kratos was seen wearing at the beginning of the game.
Resident Evil 4 Remake Hits Impressive Franchise Milestone
Resident Evil 4’s remake was always going to be a hot topic due to its popular original game, but the remake's quality and faithfulness have earned it a lot of success. It was recently revealed that Resident Evil 4’s remake is now the second fastest-selling game in the franchise, having reached three million units sold over its release weekend. Unfortunately, the addition of microtransactions has begun rubbing fans the wrong way, especially because Capcom is selling content that was available through cheat codes in the original.
Silent Hill 2 Remake Release Date Seemingly Updated
Silent Hill 2’s remake might be releasing sooner rather than later if a recent update has anything to say about it. Steam’s store page release date for Silent Hill 2 has been updated from "TBA" to "Coming soon." This could suggest that the remake is nearing a release window announcement, but it could also be a simple placeholder. Fans will have to wait and see.
EA Sports Reveals New Soccer Game Series Logo
Having lost the license to produce FIFA-branded games, EA Sports has officially revealed the logo for EA Sports FC. FIFA no longer being an EA brand name will be an awkward transition, but EA Sports FC might be the perfect franchise to carry on that legacy hereafter.
Features
Capcom has now paved the way for an incredibly successful run of remakes that it could continue with many Resident Evil games. Otherwise, fans have waited a long time to see Dino Crisis receive its own remake, and other remakes such as EA Motive’s Dead Space help to make that argument even stronger.
- Capcom’s Dino Crisis Deserves the Dead Space Remake Treatment
- Capcom’s Third-Person Resident Evil Games Need to Drop One Longtime Design Choice
Movies & TV
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’s trailers have been largely obscure, and only so much has been revealed through similar clips that are likely taken out of context. Thankfully for curious fans, Across the Spider-Verse’s international trailer contains a bit more footage alluding to key details.
Guides
Many are hopping back into The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild before the release of Tears of the Kingdom next month, which is a great idea for players who want to reinforce their understanding of its mechanics and gameplay. One of the most important choices players make in Breath of the Wild is what to spend Spirit Orbs on, which will greatly impact how fans play moving forward.
The Best War Games Exclusives
The Best War Games recently spoke with Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’s Stig Asmussen about the differences between this upcoming title and Fallen Order, as well as how it being canon impacted its storytelling this time around. In the meantime, Survivor’s file size and PC specs have also been revealed, and its final gameplay trailer was unveiled as well.