Gaming History You Should Know – Virtua Fighter RPG August 26, 2018
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In the 90s, fighting games utterly dominated the arcade market. Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat II were probably the two biggest games I can remember from my arcade-playing days. They were just great to play, had great graphics, decent realism, and didn’t shy away from showing blood. However, these games kept the fighting to a 2D perspective, which limited a player’s options. Then, out of nowhere, Sega released Virtua Fighter.
Directed by Game God Yu Sazuki, Virtua Fighter revolutionized arcades by being the first ever 3D fighting game. The transition to 3D added a whole new depth (pardon the pun) to the genre. Players could now strafe their opponents in a 3D environment. Character models could now be made in 3D, laying the groundwork for an entirely new updated art style. And of course, players would now run the risk of getting knocked out of their fighting space.
It’s Sunday, welcome back to Gaming History You Should Know, where we highlight some of the best independently produced documentaries on gaming history. Today, in honor of the release of Shenmue I & II earlier in the week, we are going to highlight the special project that would eventually serve as the basis for that franchise, the Virtua Fighter RPG. This was a project that Yu Sazuki began to work on in the final days of the Sega Saturn. His intention was to tell a story in eleven chapters, provide unlimited environment interactivity and keep the fighting system that defined Virtua Fighter completely intact. Sadly, it was not to be, the game was never released.
So what came of this game, and why do I bring it up on the week of the re-release of Shenmue I & II? I’ll let YouTuber YuriofWind take it from here with an episode of his series, Gaming Mysteries.
Special thanks to YuriofWind for letting me feature his video on the site. If you’d like to check out more of his Gaming Mysteries video, you can visit his YouTube Channel here. For those of you thought this sounded like a great idea and wished this game would have come out, worry no longer. Most of its content will likely find its way into the Shenmue franchise. If you’d like to see more of what this early game footage looked like, you can find early footage here.
Shenmue I & II are out now for the PC, Xbox One and PS4.
Pokemon World Championships 2018 Starts Today August 24, 2018
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This weekend, the best Pokémon trainers in the world will be getting together in Nashville, Tennessee to determine just who is the very best like no one ever was. That’s right, it’s time for the 2018 Pokémon World Championships! The event covers all the competitions with the Trading Card Game (TCG) and recent video games like Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. We might even see some special surprises, it has happened in years past!
The stream is live now, but it looks the event will officially begin at 10am Eastern time. You can watch it here!
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon are out now exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS Systems
Swery65’s Next Game is The Missing August 22, 2018
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The game director known as Swery65 is famous for unique titles like D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die and Deadly Premonition, two games I’ve enjoyed a lot. Now, his next game is called The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories. Today, it’s launch trailer has been released.
The Missing is coming some time in 2018 for the PC, Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch. We don’t have an exact release date for it yet, but it should be out soon!
Let’s Play the First Hour of Shenmue August 21, 2018
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While he has heard for years about the greatness of Shenmue, Maniac never owned a Dreamcast and was never able to play the original Sega Classic. Today, that issue has been rectified. Shenmue I & II was re-released today and can be purchased on the PC, PS4 and Xbox One. To celebrate, Maniac played through the first hour of the first Shenmue blind with no guide and no guide.
We’re going to do this Let’s Play on the PlayStation 4 Pro in 1080p HD. The game was not augmented for 4K UHD or HDR so playing it on the Xbox One X or PS4 Pro should not make much of a difference. As usual, all gameplay is provided with full picture-in-picture video commentary.
Shenmue I & II is out now on the PS4 and Xbox One.
The Making of Halo: Fireteam Raven August 21, 2018
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Arcades in the US have been getting a resurgence ever since getting combined with the adult food and bar experience provided by locations like Dave and Busters. While there’s currently only one location for the entire state I live in, my friends and I have had a blast there whenever we have visited. Now, Microsoft just released a next generation 4K arcade experience exclusively to Dave and Busters locations called Halo: Fireteam Raven.
How does a game like Halo: Fireteam Raven get made? How difficult it is to take a property best known as a console first person shooter and turn it into an arcade light gun game? Watch this behind the scenes look and see for yourselves.
Halo: Fireteam Raven is out now exclusively in Dave and Busters arcades.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection Xbox One X Trailer August 21, 2018
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It’s been out for a few years but it looks like Halo: The Master Chief Collection is finally getting fixed and put into a playable state. At Gamescom 2018 Microsoft has announced Halo: The Master Chief Collection will be getting a major game update. The next patch will include an updated UI, improved game stability, LAN functionality and the much requested 4K graphics for Xbox One X. Take a look at the trailer for yourselves.
The new patch is expected to drop September 1st, 2018. That same day the game will be made available on Xbox Live GamePass.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is out now exclusively on the Xbox One.
Shenmue III Release Date August 21, 2018
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I wasn’t kidding when I said I was going to have some big Shenmue news from Gamescom 2018. Fans have been waiting for the third game in the Shenmue series for over a decade. In fact, demand for the game was so high its creator was able to successfully crowdsource funds for a sequel a few years ago. Today, Deep Silver has announced the release date of the highly anticipated game Shenmue III. I can’t say any more, just watch this trailer for yourselves.
Shenmue III is coming August 27th, 2019 to PC and PS4.
Shenmue I and II Release Trailer August 21, 2018
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The day has finally come. Sega America is finally re-releasing the Dreamcast classics Shenmue I and II to the PC and modern consoles. Here’s the trailer!
We may have some more Shenmue news from Gamescom pretty soon. Until then, by popular demand, we will be streaming these games later!
Shenmue I & II is out today on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
The Dark Pictures Announced August 21, 2018
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Gamescom 2018 is in full effect and the time zone difference has us behind a bit. However, we’re going to kick this off with something pretty special. The guys over at Supermassive Games, makers of Until Dawn, have teamed up with publisher Bandai Namco to create a new horror anthology of games called The Dark Pictures. Here’s the reveal trailer of the very first game in the series!
Man of Medan, the first of The Dark Pictures anthology is coming to PC, Xbox One and PS4 in 2019.
Life is Strange 2 Episode 1 Trailer August 20, 2018
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Following the release of The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, DONTNOD has finally released the full trailer for their next game, Life is Strange 2. It looks like we’re going to be focusing on two new main characters and a whole new story in the Life is Strange universe. How will Captain Spirit factor into this? I guess only time will tell.
Life is Strange 2 Episode 1 is coming September 27th to PC, Xbox One and PS4. Five total episodes are planned.
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