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Resident Evil
Shuhei Yoshida says Sony asked Capcom to test green blood in the original Resident Evil for Japan, where there was no standard games age-rating system in 1996. Capcom kept the blood red after the change weakened the game's horror atmosphere.
Turrican
Columbus Circle is bringing Super Turrican back to Super Famicom hardware in Japan. The new cartridge includes the 1993 game and Factor 5's Director's Cut version in one package.
Original Xbox
MakeMHz's Dustin Holden has detailed a hidden fifth USB port on the original Xbox and the years of work behind Project Stellar Plus. The new mod adds Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and deeper StellarOS integration to Microsoft's first console.
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has a free demo on Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S ahead of its June 3 launch on both platforms. Progress carries into the full game, and demo save data unlocks bonus items at launch.
Fatal Fury
Wolfgang Krauser has joined Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves as part of Season Pass 2. The update arrives alongside a new Standard Edition and a 40% anniversary discount on the Legend Edition.
Xbox Series X|SXbox Game Pass
Don't Nod's audio team has detailed how Aphelion uses silence, naturalistic sci-fi sounds and Amine Bouhafa's score to build tension around Ariane and Thomas' separation. The studio says the Nemesis creature mixes synthetic processing with organic recordings, including dolphin and sea lion calls.
Steam
Better Than Dead will launch on Steam Early Access on May 12. Monte Gallo says the bodycam FPS will include a full campaign at launch, with more levels and a true ending planned later.
The Last of Us
Former Naughty Dog artist Heather Cerlan says the studio was split over Joel's death in The Last of Us Part 2. The scene remains one of the sequel's most divisive choices five years after release.
DiabloDiablo Immortal
Diablo Immortal's April update introduces Auto-Battle, new Legendary Affixes for every class and several PvP changes. The update went live after regional maintenance on April 28 and April 29.
GroundedGungrave
Xbox is taking nine playable demos to Summer Game Fest Play Days 2026. The lineup includes Grounded 2, Aniimo, Grave Seasons, Valor Mortis and several smaller experimental games.
Tera
Krafton has begun hiring for Tera 2 through Bluehole Studio. The listed roles describe an Unreal Engine 5 MMORPG sequel that keeps the original game's action-focused combat style.
Langrisser
Langrisser III's long-running English fan translation effort has resurfaced with a new v0.4 project on GitHub. The patch translates all 125 dialogue sections, plus menus and UI, though early reports suggest it still needs polish.
