Well this is the age of remakes and Capcom aren’t going to disappoint, it is time for a remastered edition of a classic- Resident evil. The producers have released an announcement video for Xbox 360 and PS3 and have also released a few details about what to expect:

The original “tank controls” remain, however there is also a modern option where the character moves in the direction of the analog sick. But if you read this and the 16×9 scrolling options and think “no way, I want the original experience,” then good news – all this stuff can be adjusted in-game, any time.

The comparison image below shows off the upgrades to the character models:

Check out the trailer here:

EA giving away free games? What madness could this possibly be?

Well it’s true, if you log on to Origin before the 2nd of September you can snag your free copy of Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger. This deal is part of EA’s new drive to promote t Origin.  Usually Wing Commander 3  sells for $5, but EA is  giving away full games for free for limited periods of time.

Wing Commander 3 was first released in 1994, but the series made recent news when a Kickstarter was launched to support an orchestral recording of tracks from WC3 and WC4. The beloved series was created by Chris Roberts, who you’ll probably know nowadays as the guy heading up Star Citizen.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last five years you will know about the storm of MOBAs like DOTA 2 and League of Legends that have taken the gaming world by the horns. Many of these MOBAs are slow and deliberate games based around something called ‘min-maxing’ where players kill artificial intelligence within the game to earn currency and to level up. MOBAs or massive online battle arenas are interesting games, as most are played from the top-down perspective and instead of aiming skills you select the skill you want to cast. Tome is one such game.

Tome is a new browser based MOBA which already sets it apart from the crowds and Tome tries to change things up even more by taking out a very important mechanic in most of these games which is last hitting. Last hitting is the ability to get the final hit on the AI (better known as creeps) to get the rewards, well Tome has taken that out and instead it shares all of the rewards for killing these creeps between team mates. This mechanic added to the way the characters play makes Tome perhaps the fastest MOBA I have ever played, instead of taking an hour matches take ten minutes, there are also a whole host of other mechanics in the game that we’ll leave for you to find for yourselves!

Tome continues to deliver in the art department as well, even on the lowest graphics settings the game performs well and looks good, it has a punchy and vivid art style with some very subtle undertones that make it pleasing to look at and satisfying to play, this combined with the sound assets which are heavy and often brutal make the presentation of this game easily rival that of bigger, non-browser based games which have their own engines and clients to play.

All in all Tome is a gorgeous game with solid mechanics, a fun character set and it has low demands on your system which makes this free to play game look very promising. Tome is presently in closed beta and is well worth a look. Developer Kixeye are onto a winner here.

Our very own Digmbot is also in the Tome beta, check out his video impressions below:

PAX Prime is coming up soon, starting towards the end of the month. The schedule of events was released publicly today and kicking it all off will be a quiz hour with the developers of Saints Row and Red Faction; Volition.

However at the end of the hour they’ve promised to reveal assets such as art, details and even some footage of their newest project to the masses at PAX. They’re keeping their lips sealed right now, but the voice of Kinzie from SR3 and SR4, Natalie Lander, will be a part of the team there as well as hosting the quiz. Doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s related to the open-world gang series, but it suggests there might be some connection.

The latest twist to the story of the Aliens: Colonial Marines lawsuit came yesterday. Seems that Sega of America are prepared to pay a settlement to the plaintiffs before the suit comes to court.

Despite having not yet admitted to any wrongdoing with regards to the presentation of the much-maligned game last year, Sega have entered negotiations with the person who brought the lawsuit against them for around $1.25 million. If it’s approved then it’ll see them cleared of further litigation with regards to this case.

The class action lawsuit was brought against both Sega and Gearbox by John Locke and a second person as representatives of all those people who bought the game based on what the lawsuits claims were misleading trailers and gameplay footage presented at E3 and PAX the previous year. The second plaintiff had to drop out before it could be decided if the suit would go ahead and recently Gearbox have made an attempt to be exempt from it as well.

If the settlement is accepted then $312,500 will cover attorney fees, and the rest will be used to pay players who bought Colonial Marines before February 13, 2013, the day after its release. To receive their payment customers will need to fill in a three-question claim form and be approved, and will then receive compensation of exactly what they paid for the game. It’ll also mean that although Sega will be cleared of litigation Gearbox will be left to fight the case alone.