The WHO reported its largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases, at more than 183,000 new cases.
Coronavirus: South Korea confirms second wave of infections
The country was praised for its handling of the virus, but now cases are back on the rise.
Coronavirus: Brazil becomes second country to pass 50,000 deaths
Growing political unrest adds to Brazil’s woes, days after confirming over a million Covid-19 cases.
How The Demon’s Souls Remake on PS5 Compares To The PS3 Original
A new video by Digital Foundry has analyzed exactly what kind of graphical upgrades we can expect from Bluepoint Games’ remake of Demon’s Souls for PS5, by painstakingly comparing the clips with their PS3 equivalents.
While it doesn’t take a genius to see the graphical improvements in the remake that was first revealed by Sony in its PS5 reveal showcase, the video also shows where the increased console power has been used to change and update detailing.
Previously sparse corridors have been turned into rotting halls overgrown with ivy and weeds, where much of the original game’s sparse architecture has been upgraded into a grander, more imposing gothic style.
A Painting Convinced Ridley Scott To Make Gladiator
In an in-depth interview with THR, producer Douglas Wick has revealed how a painting was key to bringing Ridley Scott on board to direct the 2000 movie Gladiator, as well as a number of other interesting facts about the making of the classic Roman epic.
From the beginning Wick, along with Dreamworks executive Walter F. Parkes, knew that Ridley Scott would be the best person to bring the epic story to life, after his previous successes with visually enthralling genre films.
“We brought Ridley a painting from the late 1800s of the Roman Colosseum,” Wick said. “It was beautifully shaded, and because it was sort of in the blush of the British empire, it was slightly idealized. Ridley looked at the painting and said, ‘I’ll do the movie. Wherever the script is, we’ll get it right. I’m doing this movie.'”
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Madden NFL 21 Will Have Player Stats Updated In Real-Time On PS5 And Xbox Series X
EA’s Chief Studios boss Laura Miele has shared some new insight on the company’s first next-generation games, one of which is EA Sports’ Madden NFL 21. Miele said the game will not only look better and load faster thanks to the power of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, but it will also contain some under-the-hood improvements to make the game more authentic to the NFL experience.
She told GI.biz that Madden NFL 21 will make use of “next-gen stats” that will seemingly include updated player stats in real time. Here’s how she described the feature: “In Madden we will be using the NFL’s next gen stats so every athlete in the game will play how they do in real life, with the data being updated in real-time.”
Player ratings are a huge part of the Madden series–it’s always a big deal each year when the ratings are revealed and players react to them. Changes are made regularly in previous games, based on real-world performance, but it sounds like Madden NFL 21 will take things even further by updating them in “real time.”
The Last Of Us 2 Breaks Sales Records In The UK
The Last of Us Part II has broken sales records in the UK. The PlayStation 4-exclusive is now the UK’s top-selling title of all time over its first week in terms of boxed sales alone.
The game beat out another Naughty Dog exclusive–2016’s Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End–by 1 percent to claim the record, according to sales charts obtained by GI.biz.
The charts cover physical game sales exclusively, so this only captures one element of The Last of Us Part II’s launch results. Digital game sales have been growing over the years for Sony and other companies. For Sony’s latest period, it sold 66 percent of its games digitally.
Top New Games Releasing On Switch, PS4, Xbox One, And PC This Week — June 21-27, 2020
New Releases highlights the top video games launching each week, and this one is loaded with cartoon action thanks to SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated and Ninjala. You can also revisit Borderlands 3 thanks to the new expansion Bounty of Blood – A Fistful of Redemption, while Xbox One gamers can finally get their hands on The Foundation DLC for Control. Finally, Night Call is getting a console launch.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated — June 23
Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
This remaster of the original Battle for Bikini Bottom doesn’t just look better–it also includes includes content cut from the original game. You can even play an all-new multiplayer mode with both cooperative and competitive modes. PS4 Pro and Xbox One X owners can see the sponge in shiny 4K resolution too.
Nintendo Might Be Winding Down Its Mobile Game Development, Report Suggests
Nintendo might be looking to step away from developing new mobile games, according to a new report by Bloomberg. A report published on the site details how Nintendo seems likely to focus on Switch in the future, with fewer mobile games being developed.
Nintendo has made over $1 billion from mobile games since 2016’s Super Mario Run, but over 60% of that figure came from a single title–Fire Emblem Heroes. In 2017, following the release of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, it was reported that Nintendo wanted to ramp up mobile development–this might no longer be the case.
According to Bloomberg, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said in May that the company is “not necessarily looking to continue releasing many new applications for the mobile market,” and that their move into mobile development was largely motivated by the Wii U’s failure to sell well. While the Switch is performing well, especially with the sales figures of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, their mobile titles are not showing similar growth. He also said that a major increase in revenue from mobile was not expected this financial year.