Game bits: RoboCop: Rogue City gets delayed, Forspoken sales disappoint, RE4 demo’s secret ultra-hard mode

Briefly: It has been roughly eight months since we realized that writer Nacon was engaged on a brand new RoboCop recreation for PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection and PC. RoboCop: Rogue Metropolis was slated to hit the streets in June 2023 however has since been pushed again to later within the yr.

Phrase of the delay was accompanied by a brand new gameplay overview trailer that options shut to 2 minutes of footage. Perhaps it is simply me, however I am much less impressed after watching the brand new trailer than I used to be final summer time following the reveal video. I am unable to fairly put it into phrases however one thing simply feels off. On a constructive notice, they have been capable of get Peter Weller to do voiceover work, so there’s that.

RoboCop: Rogue Metropolis is due out in September 2023.

The January launch of Forspoken did not precisely go as scripted. In an earnings briefing from final month, Sq. Enix President Yosuke Matsuda said that though they’ve acquired constructive suggestions on some facets of the sport like its parkour and fight techniques, gross sales have been lackluster.

The motion RPG at the moment has a Metacritic rating of 63 out of 100 and a lowly 1.8 out of 10 consumer rating. IGN, which gave the sport a six out of 10, additionally spoke of the flashy fight and parkour however stated they weren’t sufficient to make up for the cliché story and barebones open world.

As you’ll have heard, Capcom has released a demo for its upcoming Resident Evil 4 remake. What you could not know, nevertheless, is that the demo is seemingly hiding a secret ultra-hard mode.

In response to GameSpot, unlocking the chance to play in Mad Chainsaw Mode comes right down to random chance. Deciding on “New Sport” could or could not make the extra-challenging mode seem. If not, merely restart the sport and check out once more. Finally, you must see the choice seem. There may very well be different components that enhance your odds of getting it present up however they continue to be unknown at this hour.

EuroGamer notes that Mad Chainsaw Mode is simply utilized to the present playthrough. When you die, it is over and you will have to retrigger the mode to strive it once more. What’s extra, the mode is exclusive to the demo and won’t be within the ultimate recreation.