Remakes of the PS2 classics Announced at TGS yesterday, D3 publisher will be remaking the original PS2Onechanbaragames for PS4 in a bundle calledOnechanbara Origin. Originally launched in 2004 and 2005, the history of this series in the West is kind of complicated. Each game has seen an enhanced re-release in Japan, while the US receives only that enhanced version. To that end, the original game was calledZombie Zone(with aZombie Huntersre-release) and the sequel was brought over asZombie Hunters 2....

The fine line between stupid and… and clever In news spotted byGamesIndustry.biz, PlayStation will be removing certain purchased content from certain user accounts next month, citing “evolving licensing agreements with content providers.” The content in question belongs to movie publisher Studio Canal, whose titles will be removed from the German and Austrian versions of PSN on August 31. Not only will this render some 100 films unavailable for purchase, but users who have previously purchased the affected content will also be unable to access the films once this date passes....

The DualSense pricing could’ve been worse As recently as right before lunch, we were having a dread-filled conversation about how much PS5 controllers would cost. Thankfully, our fears – our worst-case scenarios – didn’t pan out to be true. Sony confirmed the pricing as part of today’s PS5 Showcase event and it’s not the absolute worst. The PS5 DualSense controller will cost $69.99 (€69.99) if and when you ever buy another one....

A novel concept for a horror escape game Plenty of games have gimmicks. But I thinkRefund Me If You Canmight be the first time I’ve seen a game use a storefront’s refund policy as a gameplay mechanic. Freshly arrived onSteam today, I noticedRefund Me If You Canpop up on theTodayOnSteamautomated bot account. It’s a handy account for noticing strange and eccentric new releases, and this horror game in particular started to catch folks’ eyes as it spread around....

It’s time for a change of pace: Chaos Island Before you tackle puzzle M-068 inSonic Frontiers, which is getting down to the wire near the end, you’ll need to reach Chaos Island. This is actually the third major island in the game, after Kronos and Ares. While it’s spread out, it’s actually really easy to get around: here’s how to find and solve puzzle M-068. Locating theSonic FrontiersM-068 puzzle Puzzle M-068 can be found in the northern part of the main land mass of Chaos Island....

Third British studio closed Sony has announced its intention to close another UK-based studio. The Manchester-based team was opened in 2015 with an eye specifically toward the development of VR titles, but it will now unfortunately be closing its doors in the near future. Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz,Sony noted that the closure was decided “as part of our efforts to improve efficiency and operational effectiveness.” Manchester is the third UK Sony studio to pull down the shutters in recent years....

Four unlocks makes 20 characters By way of an official video from Nintendo’s site showing off what seems to be finalizedSuper Mario Partygameplay (it is coming in roughly a month after all), we seem to have a full roster confirmation. Naturally Nintendo’s Fab Three (Mario, Luigi, Peach) are in, as are cross-genre staples like Waluigi, Yoshi, and Bowser. Minions include Koopa Troopa, Boo, Shy Guy, Monty Mole, and Hammer Bro. Two minions are secret characters (Pom Pom and Dry Bones) along with Donkey Kong and Diddy....

In November Hi-Rez Studios is seemingly putting all of their money-making power intoSmite, locking up deals for some fairly huge IPs to appear in the game. They just recently hostedAvatar: The Last Airbenderand now they’re going down the nostalgia hole (and further into their partnership with Nickelodeon) withTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo are all appearing in their turtle glory, as part of the upcoming November “TMNT Battle Pass....

A complete wipeout While the durability system was one of the most polarizing elements ofZelda: Breath of the Wildat launch, I think a lot of people eventually got used to it. It was effective at making players feel helpless at the start, but by the time you really picked up on it and kept a steady stream of weapons on you at all times, it was never a big problem: for me, anyway....

The official game of Throné Throné is the Thief ofOctopath Traveler 2.Octopath Travelerfans should know that a Thief isn’t quite as mandatory this time around, as there aren’t unique treasure chests that only Throné can unlock. That said, absolutely do not underestimate this robber. Throné brings respectable offensive and great utility to your team, and her Path Actions are undeniably solid. Throné can useDaggersandSwords, giving her solid offensive coverage against enemies....

‘Each drop will contain four rewards’ The big get for Twitch is easily the newDestiny 2partnership, which will herald in six months of exotic gear drops for the game. Twitch says that it’ll include four rewards (exotic weapons, ghosts, ships, sparrows, emotes or weapon ornaments from previous seasons), but you can also claim the SUROS Regime exotic auto rifle (gettingDestiny 1flashbacks here) and its ornament, as well as the exotic ship unsecured/OUTCRY and the Skyline Flipside exotic Ghost Shell....

Special Beam Cannon! WhileDragon Ball FighterZseems to beshaping up pretty well, theprevious betaperiod was a bit of a let down. Players on Xbox One were unable to even connect to the matchmaking servers, so they didn’t get a chance to test out the online multiplayer action. In an attempt to make it up for people that missed out, Bandai Namco has announced that it will be running one final beta for all Xbox players before launch....

‘EA servers reached max capacity’ [Update:It looks like we’re in, but there are still intermittent reports of crashing and login issues. We encounteredthe “infinite loading screen” bugourselves after successfully completing a mission. Expect these to possibly pop up during the weekend and plan accordingly.] Anthem‘s VIP demo was slated to go live at 12PM Eastern today, but has hit a snag that’s to be expected of nearly every online launch ever in the modern era: server problems....