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Back during the good old days, when Cyberpunk 2077 was an exciting, upcoming project and not a launched mess (for some), concept art was produced to flesh out the game’s sprawling cast of characters. Amongst these early designs lie rare sketches of Johnny Silverhand before he donned a famous face. Brought to the community’s attention by AltChar, senior concept artist Lea Leonowicz once compiled a handful of mockups detailing Rockerboy Johnny Silverhand’s physical appearance and style....

A Nintendo Switch Pro revision is almost certainly on the way, if the litany of rumours are to believed. The rumours come from reliable sources, and it certainly fits in with Nintendo’s usual hardware release schedule, but until Nintendo open their incredibly tight lips (possibly at E3 2021?) we will have to keep guessing as to what the future of the Nintendo Switch looks like. So we asked experience Nintendo Switch developer Artem Chernyshev, game producer at Allods Team, to tell us what he would like to see in a Switch Pro....

South Korean singer Psy and his song “Gangnam Style” became an Internet sensation seemingly overnight, turning a song about riding an invisible horse into something wonderful and hilarious. Since “Gangnam Style” caught Internet fire, Psy has been featured on everything from Ellen to Saturday Night Live and further enveloping himself in the cultural zeitgeist. Of course, when I first saw the video for “Gangnam Style” – which features an almost incomprehensible, but extremely entertaining, dance routine – my thoughts instantly turned to the Just Dance series....

Kojima Productions and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance news has been hot post-Spike Video Game Awards, and the divide between gamers still wages on. New interviews with creator Hideo Kojima have surfaced as he talks about his vision behind Revengeance (if he had full control), the truth behind Metal Gear Rising, and some ideas about Metal Gear Solid 5 that have been stewing in his mind. As many have already seen, the first official trailer for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance came as somewhat of a shock to MGS loyalists....

One of the most successful franchises in the history of the PlayStation system, Metal Gear Solid, has seen more than its fair share of glitz and glamor. With the shocking announcement last month of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, the franchise has been earning a lot of buzz by taking quite a turn, expanding into a new genre with a whole new style of gameplay. During the holidays, we wrote about Kojima sharing his feelings about the Metal Gear franchise as well as his mixed feelings about Revengeance, and today, we’ve got a lot more from the producer/creator on killing off Solid Snake, Project Ogre, Revengeance, and more....

A brand new Hitman game has been revealed. The well-received Hitman 3 was just released in January and was published and developed by IO Interactive. This fresh Hitman title is being worked on by Square Enix Montreal for mobile. Square Enix Montreal is the team behind Hitman GO and Lara Craft GO, tactical puzzle games that started on mobile devices. But this new Hitman mobile game looks like it could be something else entirely....

Welcome to a new era of gaming. The coronavirus pandemic, now entering its second year, has killed over 2 million people and infected almost 100 million. It upended the global economy, emptied Microsoft HQ of developers, killed cosplayers, delayed games, introduced a new mask-based fashion trend, and prompted at least one developer to take a bizarrely neutral stance on vaccines. And now it’s in our games too. In the first level of Hitman 3, “On Top of the World,” you can hear target Carl Ingram mutter: I bet the people with coronavirus get more tranquility than this....

Call me old-fashioned, but I miss the good ol’ days when game maps would reveal themselves bit by bit as you explored. Minecraft still does it, and I’m grateful for that. It’s really satisfying seeing your map update, pixel by pixel, as you venture further and further into the unknown. Assassin’s Creed featured a different way to defog your surroundings: climbing up a large tower and absorbing the sights of a city from above....

As the main character and protagonist of the original The Last of Us, Joel is both an important and beloved character to the franchise. For this reason, his early death in The Last of Us 2 was all the more shocking. Although no one is expecting the character to be revived in any way, it’s still possible that he could play a role in a potential The Last of Us 3....

Red Dead Redemption 2 is filled with references to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Rockstar’s hit game may have been released back in 2018, but its locations and dialog are so packed full of details that many fans are still trying to put them all together, including these references. The Arthurian connection in Red Dead Redemption 2 goes far beyond the protagonist’s first name, and serves a purpose far beyond showing off the storytellers’ knowledge of British mythology....

Call of Duty: Warzone introduces a ton of new content to the game, including Verdansk’s new subway system, but a new kill streak is looking to shake things up quite a bit. The addition in question is the Foresight killstreak, and it allows players to view every upcoming circle in the game. This kind of knowledge could really change how Call of Duty: Warzone is played by some players, making it a high priority for players to get....

Bunkers are now open for business in Warzone, but players will not be able to find their way into one without putting the work in and relying on a lot of luck. Battle royale games can get pretty repetitive pretty fast; land on the island, find weapons, maybe pick up a couple of kills, die, start all over again. To succeed in what has become a flooded genre, developers need to keep things fresh....

As Bungie gears up for Destiny 2’s new expansion, Beyond Light, players are doing their best to finish out the current Season of Arrivals and catch up on the game’s weekly Interference missions. While players collect the last pieces of information through dialogue with Eris Morn, some users have found a clever way to quickly catch up with Destiny 2’s ongoing storyline so far. While going through the Interference mission with a friend, Reddit user Pwnda123 discovered that completing Destiny 2’s Interference mission allowed his friend to unlock the lore that he had missed from Eris, who went through the dialogue from previous weeks to the present day....

How to turn on Gmail’s new dark mode How to force Google Chrome to show any website in dark mode Google Chrome tips and tricks: Master your desktop browser How to chat in Google Photos Click a photo or video your Google Photos library. Select the share option for the photo. Existing chats should appear. Pick a contact or group of contacts to message. In the message pane, add your message....

HTC U11 preview: Easy squeezy, liquid surface pleasy HTC U11 vs HTC 10: Design HTC U11: 153.9 x 75.9 x 7.9mm, 169g, IP67 water resistant HTC 10: 145.9 x 71.9 x 3-9mm, 161g HTC U11 offers pressure-sensitive frame 3.5mm headphone jack on HTC 10, not on HTC U11 HTC 10 review HTC U11 vs HTC 10: Display HTC U11: 5.5-inch Super LCD 5, 2560 x 1440 pixels, 534ppi HTC 10: 5....

Fecha de lanzamiento del HTC U12+, especificaciones, noticias y todo lo que necesitas saber HTC U12+ vs HTC U11+: Diseño U12+: 156,6 x 73,9 x 8,7-9,7mm, 188g U11+: 158,5 x 74,9 x 8,5mm, 188g Resistencia al agua y al polvo IP68 en ambos Diseño Liquid Surface en ambos Análisis inicial del HTC U12+ HTC U12+ vs HTC U11+: Pantalla Ambos tienen una pantalla LCD 18:9 de 6 pulgadas Ambos ofrecen resoluciones de 2880 x 1440 Quad HD+....

Design differences All models: Metal and glass design, Pro+ only has ceramic finish offering P40 Pro & Pro+ only: Curved screen edges, to both sides, top & bottom P40 Pro & Pro+ only: Silver Frost, Blush Gold with matte-touch P40 Pro+ only: Black ceramic, White ceramic All models: Ice White, Black, DeepSea Blue All models: In-display fingerprint scanner All models: No 3.5mm headphone jack Display: Two size options P40 Pro & Pro+: 90Hz refresh rate OLED ‘Overflow Display’ P40 Pro & Pro+: 6....

“Guerilla fantasy” is Ubisoft’s big marketing buzzword for Far Cry 6, and it seems the term wants to encapsulate the patriotic fight for something greater, with disenfranchised citizens aiming to take back their home from fascist powers that loom over them. It’s a thematic statement that sits at the core of Far Cry 6 - I recently caught up with narrative director Navid Khavari to talk about the upcoming shooter and the story it hopes to tell....

WarioWare: Get It Together! not only revives one of Nintendo’s most enjoyable pick-up-and-play experiences but reminds us that Wario has managed to become far more popular over the years than Nintendo seemingly ever intended. We don’t want to remind you of SNL episode where Elon Musk dressed as Wario, but here we are. Indeed, it’s doubtful Wario was ever supposed to be little more than Mario’s “Star Trek-esque” evil doppelganger. I mean…just look at the guy....

The following contains mild spoilers for It Follows. Although primarily an academic, British writer MR James was a master of the ghost story. His beautifully-written stories often unfold along similar lines: an educated, usually single protagonist unwittingly releases a supernatural force while investigating some ancient book or relic. One of James’s most effective stories was Oh Whistle And I’ll Come To Thee, My Lad, published in 1904 and first adapted for television in 1968....