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Nuts to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Demon’s Souls, Activision mastered the remake five years ago You may not like it, but Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is what peak remake performance looks like. Image credit:VG247 If I asked you off the top of your head to name me the best video game remake of all time, chances are you’d probably come up with something along the lines of Resident Evil , Resident Evil 2 Remake , Final Fantasy 7 Remake , or one of Bluepoint Games ’ fantastic conversions of Shadow of the Colossus and Demon’s Souls ....

One Piece, the show that will never end, is getting an anime remake from Netflix Get ready to set sail once more. One Piece fans will seemingly never have to worry about the series ending, as Netflix is now working on an anime remake starting from the very beginning. Netflix is clearly getting serious about media from Japan, as following the absolute hit that was its live-action adaptation of the most popular manga of all time, One Piece, it’s just announced over the weekend that it is currently developing an anime remake of the series ....

Outlast is the latest video game adaptation heading to the big screen, this time from the studio behind Saw and the producer of It Right, you lot in Hollywood hiding any other adaptations? Just spit ’em out already! It seems like there’s no shortage of video game adaptations on the way, as apparently Outlast is next on the list to jump to the big screen. I’m pretty sure at least once a week there’s some kind of announcement that a video game is being turned into a movie at the moment, and this week is no different, as Bloody Disgusting reported earlier today that an adaptation of the survival horror series Outlast is on the way, and it already has some pretty strong sounding talent behind it....

Payday studio working with production company to develop story for film or TV based on the heist shooter Taking Chains, Dallas, Hoxton, and Wolf to another medium. Starbreeze’s heist shooter, Payday , is to be developed for film or TV. The company announced this week it is working with Los Angeles-based production company Stockholm Syndrome to translate the game onto screens. A Payday 3 clip showing something exciting - a logo....

Persona 1 and 2 are getting remakes, or at least an “updated form,” a prominent Atlus leaker has claimed But where’s Persona 6? Image credit:Atlus It seems like remakes of the first two Persona games could be on the way, though they might not be outright remakes. There’s been a number of prominent leakers over the years, but more recently the one with the most consistent track record appears to be one that goes by the name Midori....

PlayStation fans rejoice as Astro Bot takes home another Game of the Year award at last night’s BAFTAs, beating out Helldivers 2 and Balatro The team went on stage to accept the award on behalf of Team ASOBI, to a jubilant live crowd. Image credit:VG247 Great news for fans of PlayStation and whimsical, colourful gameplay. Astro Bot won a BAFTA award last night, and not just any award. It took home the Game of the Year award, beating out other fantastic games like Helldivers 2 and Balatro ....

Pokemon TCG Pocket doesn’t have a ranked mode yet, so players are taking matters into their own hands Tournaments are being run every day, some even have prize money attached! Image credit:The Pokemon Company Pokemon TCG Pocket may not have much in terms of an in-built ranked mode, nor many competitive features at all aside from a standard PvP online battle mode, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t high-intensity matches going down....

Pokémon TCG Pocket welcomes Lapras EX promo packs from today, but prepare to have to battle for them A nice way to get some fancy new cards, and a powerful water EX option. Image credit:The Pokemon Company Starting today - November 5 - in Pokemon TCG Pocket , players have a chance to earn a powerful Lapras EX (as well as other nice card variants) in a limited-time PvE battle event....

Prey star Amber Midthunder goes from facing a Predator to running from kaiju as she joins Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 A new sci-fi genre icon in the making? Image credit:20th Century Studios Legendary’s MonsterVerse is in a pretty good spot after its last two crossover movies and Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters surprisingly being one of the best super expensive tie-in shows based on big-screen properties. Now, it’s juicing up its cast ahead of Season 2, and Amber Midthunder is first in line....

Prime Gaming August content packs a punch with nine games and plenty of extra content PayDay 2, In Sound Mind, and more. Image credit:Prime Gaming The lineup features nine titles, including In Sound Mind, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, Foretales, and Summertime Madness. Other games include PayDay 2 plus the Gage Mod Courier DLC, Farming Simulator 19, Blade Assault, and Driftland: The Magic Revival. Freebies for the month include new in-game loot and content drops for Black Desert Online , Dead By Daylight, Honkai: Star Rail , Overwatch 2 , Diablo 4, Call of Duty: Warzone, League of Legends, and more....

Red Dead Redemption 2 subtitle language guide: How to change language of subtitles Here’s how to change the language of the subtitles in Red Dead Redemption 2 on both PC and console. Image credit:VG247/Rockstar While Red Dead Redemption 2 has plenty of settings for players to configure and mess around with, as well as plenty of ways to customise your HUD, one thing that is tripping some players up is the ability to change the language of subtitles ....

Remember physical media? The team behind Arcane certainly does, as the Netflix series is getting the rare Blu-ray treatment Taking this one as a win for preservation. Image credit:Riot/ Netflix Netflix’s animated League of Legends adaptation Arcane is getting a physical release, and it’s all thanks to GKIDS. GKIDS is proud to announce the acquisition of global home entertainment rights to Season 1 of the worldwide phenomenon, #Arcane . 👊💥 We will release a full product array, including 4K, later this year....

Remember The Pokemon Company saying it was going to investigate Palworld? It seems nothing’s come of that yet PocketPair’s CEO says everything’s been quiet behind the scenes. Image credit:VG247/Pocketpair While there were plenty of armchair lawyers and some actual lawyers who were convinced that Palworld would end up in hot water with Pokemon and Nintendo due to percieved similarities between its pals and, well, Pokemon, PocketPair’s CEO has suggested that the studio is yet to recieve any formal indication of planned legal action from those parties....

Remembering Michael ‘Mynki’ Brennan, the first art director of Warframe, and an example of how a single dev can have a monumental impact “Sometimes people thought it was too weird - that’s fine! Mynki never did.” Image credit:VG247 On October 15, Michael “Mynki” James Brennen died after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He is best known for his work at Digital Extremes and Warframe , on which he was the first art director....

Remnant 2 sets Steam record as series enters the big leagues Remnant 2 has shot up to Steam’s top sellers, and set a new concurrent player record for the series. Remnant 2 has officially graduated from a niche game to a big deal. The game is now Steam’s second-best selling game, beating every other game with the exception of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive . The game managed to climb 14 spots on the same list in its week of release....

Rivals of Aether 2 is a wonderful refuge for Smash Bros and Multiversus Refugees, and it’s got a Steam Next Fest demo now Platform Fighters are a tricky beast, but Rivals of Aether looks to provide for a fanbase in need. Image credit:VG247 / Aether Studios Come hither ye refugees from Smash Bros and Multiversus , a new platform fighter has arrived in the Steam October Next Fest. Rivals of Aether 2 is finally playable, after years of waiting....

Roblox Fisch Crafting Materials locations Some new Crafting Materials in Fisch like the Meg’s Fang and different types of wood only spawn in certain locations - here’s where to look! Image credit:Roblox/VG247 With the release of the Ancient Isle in Fisch , players can now build their own unique items from crafting materials found around the map. While some crafting materials are generic drops you can find just by going about your daily activities, some rarer resources are much more difficult to come across and only appear in a specific location....

Roblox Haunt event: How to play, participating games, end date How to play the Roblox Halloween event and all the rewards. Image credit:Roblox It’s the scary season, and to celebrate it Roblox has launched its brand new The Haunt event. This is the first time Roblox has held a Halloween event in years, and follows on from its big The Hunt event earlier this year. Like that event, there are a number of participating experiences and challenges that players can take part in to claim The Haunt rewards ....

Save 5% on lots of digital games, DLCs, store credit, and in-game currencies on the VG274 shop. Save on Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo digital codes. Just before Christmas VG247 the prices of all the digital games and gift codes on the VG247 eShop to help you with those last minute gifts, and now to help start the new year there’s a new code that will give you five per cent off all codes for games, DLCs, in-game currency, store credit, and more....

Silent Hill: Ascension kicks off this Halloween, but Europe’s getting shafted It certainly is a choice that was made. Image credit:Konami/ Genvid Technologies Silent Hill: Ascension , that “live” take on the classic horror series, is finally kicking off on Halloween itself, October 31. Last week, it was spotted that the Google Play store page for Silent Hill: Ascension had updated to say it would be launching October 31, which developer Genvid later confirmed was the case ....