Author: Feras Alomireen
Feras Alomireen
Feras aka Aizmov is an avid gamer, creative director and all-around science nerd! His favorite video games genre is RPG and Action/Horror. He spends tremendous amount of time wondering why he keeps playing souls-like games after the horrors he faced in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
Nintendo just dropped a bombshell for fans of the Lylat System. During their latest hardware showcase, the Big N officially announced a “cinematic reimagining” of the legendary Star Fox 64, specifically built to harness the power of the Switch 2.Mark your calendars: Fox McCloud and the team are touching down on June 25.This isn’t just a simple remaster. Nintendo is describing this as a “cinematic reimagining,” suggesting a heavier focus on narrative depth and seamless transitions between high-octane dogfights and story beats.Overhauled Visuals: Built on a new engine, the game promises 4K resolution in docked mode, featuring realistic planetary environments…
Art by Elmer Damaso, Resident Evil Characters by Capcom Three decades ago, a small team at Capcom—led by visionary Shinji Mikami—set out tocreate a haunting experience inside a derelict mansion. What they unleashed on March22, 1996, didn’t just scare players; it birthed the entire “Survival Horror” genre.Resident Evil transformed gaming forever by mixing agonizing resource management with terrifyingatmosphere. From the haunting halls of the Spencer Mansion to the grim village of RE4, we look back at the franchise that taught us to always check our ammo. The Birth of Survival Horror The original Resident Evil (1996) didn’t just invent a…
It seems you just can’t beat the classics. Following the explosive launch of Resident Evil: Requiem, Director Koshi Nakanishi has shared some fascinating internal data regarding how players are actually experiencing the latest nightmare.While the game offers a “hybrid” perspective system—shifting between first-person and third-person based on the character—it turns out fans have a very clear favorite.The data, collected one month after the game’s release, reveals a massive split in how players handled the dual protagonists, Leon S. Kennedy and Grace Ashcroft:CharacterModePlayer PreferenceLeon S. KennedyThird-Person90%Grace AshcroftFirst-Person60%For Leon’s high-octane, action-oriented sections, an overwhelming 90% of players stuck with (or switched to)…
The legend is growing. During the Fan Festival 2026 in Anaheim, Director Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida officially confirmed that the award-winning Shadowbringers expansion is now part of the Final Fantasy XIV Free Trial.If you’ve been living under a rock (or just avoiding the memes), here is why this is a massive deal for the gaming community:Starting with the release of Patch 7.5, the free trial has been expanded to include:The Full Shadowbringers Experience: Play through the entire 5.0 main story and all patches up to 5.58.Level Cap Increase: The free trial level cap has officially jumped from 70 to 80.New Jobs:…
It is hard to believe, but our journey to Zanarkand is officially a quarter of a century old. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy X, Square Enix has launched a dedicated commemorative website, kicking off the festivities with a gorgeous new piece of official artwork featuring Tidus and Yuna.While the new illustration is a stunning nostalgic trip for longtime fans, the anniversary website makes one thing very clear: Square Enix is going all out on physical media and merchandise this year. As we gear up for the official anniversary date on July 19, 2026, here is a breakdown…
The next era of Final Fantasy XIV has officially been unveiled, and it’s bringing a massive paradigm shift to Eorzea. Slated for release in January 2027, Patch 8.0, officially titled EVERCOLD, will kick off the highly anticipated Godless Realms Saga.But the story isn’t the only thing taking a dark, frozen turn. Based on the latest reveals, Creative Studio III is looking to completely dismantle the systems we’ve grown accustomed to over the last decade. From a surprising new platform launch to the death of the relentless daily grind, Evercold is shaping up to be the most transformative expansion in the…
PlayStation’s acclaimed gothic masterpiece is officially making the leap from console to cinema, as an R-rated animated Bloodborne movie is now in active development. While fans have spent years clamoring for a modern remaster or a full-fledged sequel, this adaptation promises to offer a brand-new way to experience the harrowing, blood-soaked streets of Yharnam.Bringing the suffocating tension and cosmic dread of Bloodborne to life is no small feat, but Sony has already assembled a passionate team to make it happen. The film is being co-produced by PlayStation Productions and Lyrical Animation, the studio bringing its animation expertise to the grim…
Professor Layton is officially alive and well! After a period of quiet that left many puzzle-solving fans anxious about the franchise’s future, Level-5 has finally broken the silence. Not only is Professor Layton and The New World of Steam on track for a late 2026 release, but the developers have dropped a surprising and welcome bombshell: the game is breaking away from its traditional Nintendo-exclusive roots to launch on PlayStation 5 and PC alongside the previously announced Switch version (a welcomed addition given I am a TV-console guy who mainly play on PS5).For a series that built its legacy on…
It is hard to believe, but exactly four years ago today, Square Enix broke the internet by dropping the official reveal trailer for Kingdom Hearts IV. Teasing us with glimpse of “Lost Master Arc,” the footage gave us our first breathtaking look into the hyper-realistic world of Quadratum that is unique to what the normal aesthic of Kingdom Hearts normally is. It left the community with a million questions and initiated an agonizing wait that fans are still enduring to this day.Looking back at that initial 2022 reveal, the most striking element remains the drastic visual and tonal shift. Moving…
Art by Elmer Damaso, Monster Hunter Characters by Capcom When a buddy of mine recommended Monster Hunter Stories 2 on the Switch a few years back, I was genuinely intrigued of what this game was. Taking the legendary grind of the Monster Hunter universe and tossing it into a story-driven, Pokémon-style blender? On paper, it sounded like an absolute dream. But despite my deep love for JRPGs and turn-based combat—if you know me, you know I can lose months to a good Final Fantasy or Tales of games—the execution in Stories 2 just didn’t land. The characters lacked edge, the setup…