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Let’s be honest; 4K gaming is an expensive proposition. That’s because the gaming monitors that support a Ultra HD resolution themselves cost a pretty penny, and then you need to get a graphics card that can run AAA games at that resolution, which is where the real sticker shock happens. The entry-level 4K GPUs du jour are the RTX 2080 or the AMD Radeon VII, and either one will allow you to enjoy fluid 4K action at high graphical settings.
It’s been four years since Square Enix announced a full remake of JRPG classic Final Fantasy VII for PS4 at E3 2015, and 22 years since the original game was released in 1997 for the PS1. We’ve seen and heard very little about the remake since it was officially revealed, but FF7 fans finally have more tangible footage to get hyped about, thanks to the recent State of Play broadcast.
While the latest trailer didn’t reveal many new details, Square Enix did confirm the FF7 remake will be released in multiple installments and that more information will be shared in June, presumably at the publisher’s E3 conference on June 10 at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET. Each installment will be quite substantial; in fact, a producer told Game Informer in 2016 each part will “essentially be a full-scale game” rather than a series of small episodes.
With the release of a new trailer and the promise of more information next month, you might be wondering if you can pre-order Final Fantasy VII. The answer is yes: Amazon is the only retailer with a listing for the FF7 remake, and it’s been live for quite some time now. As usual, Amazon will honor your pre-order with the cheapest price available, so if the price drops sometime between when you pre-order and release day, you’ll be charged the lower price. Even if your order has shipped and the price drops on release day (hey, it happened with Mortal Kombat 11), you’ll be refunded the difference between what you paid and the lowest price. So it’s not a bad deal, especially if you’re only concerned about owning the standard edition of the game.
Of course, there’s still a lot we don’t know yet, such as the release date or what kind of editions or pre-order bonuses will be available. We’ll update this story as soon as more details are revealed.
Pre-order Final Fantasy VII Remake standard edition
Right now, you can pre-order the standard edition for PS4 at Amazon for $60. It’ll come with the base game and any applicable pre-order bonuses.
Marvel Comics has announced plans for a special 80-page giant issue to celebrate their 80-year anniversary as a publisher, bringing together an all-star team of nearly a hundred writers and artists, ringled by Marvel’s Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk, You Are Deadpool).
In an interview with the New York Times, executive editor Tom Brevoort and editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski explained the project. Each page of the 80-page giant will correlate with a different year in Marvel’s history and have a different creative team, some of whom have deep comics pedigrees, while others are newcomers to the medium. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse writers Phil Lord and Chris Miller will make their comics debut on a page in collaboration with artist Javier Rodriguez, Black Eyed Peas member Taboo will be partnered up with Geoffery Veregge, and journalist/professional athlete Kareem Abdul Jabbar will contribute with Raymond Obstfeld and Mattia De Iluis.
In addition to Ewing and the “newcomers,” issue #1000 will also feature the work of comics legends like George Perez, Alex Ross, Tim Sale, and Gail Simone, as well as fan-favorites such as Tini Howard, Jason Aaron, and Saladin Ahmed.
Where does the #1000 come into play here? Great question. Brevoort explained the number was a mostly symbolic choice. The symbolism in question is a less-than-subtle response to Marvel’s competitor, DC Comics, having released two milestone #1000 issues of both Action Comics and Detective Comics in 2018 and earlier this year, respectively. Both Action and Detective, however, hit their 1000-issue tallies after eighty-plus years of uninterrupted publication.
The Marvel Comics title began publication in 1939 under publisher Timely, the original home of other Golden Age heroes like Captain America and the Human Touch. Timely eventually evolved into the modern day Marvel Comics some thirty years later in the early 1960s, bringing an assortment of its vintage heroes along for the ride. The Marvel Comics ongoing title, however, did not make the jump–which perhaps was a bit of a blessing given how near-impossible it is to differentiate the “Marvel Comics” comic book title with the “Marvel Comics” publishing company in conversation.
Marvel Comics #1000 is set to hit shelves this August.
PlayStation’s second State of Play showcase came just six weeks after Sony introduced the format with a presentation that received decidedly mixed-to-negative reception. But that quick turnaround between episodes, combined with what Sony showcased this time around, show that Sony knew it needed to make some changes There’s still work to be done, but this second outing undoubtedly improved upon the first and proved Sony is listening to fan feedback, paving the way for a lot of potential in future State of Plays.
Though the first State of Play highlighted a lot of games, fans knocked it for various reasons. Its focus on PlayStation VR titles, no matter how great some of them looked — including the already released Falcon Age and the upcoming Marvel’s Iron Man VR — only spoke to a specific, small pool in among the 90+ million PS4 users. (While the holidays had plenty of PSVR sales, there absolutely should have been one announced at the end of that State of Play to make any potential buyers more likely to pick one up.)
