作者彙整: Elise Favis

Captain Marvel came to theaters this past Friday, and it’s already breaking records with its instant success. The film’s box office debut soared to $455 million worldwide this weekend in ticket sales, including $153 million in North America.

The global launch’s success surpasses Beauty and the Beast ($357 million) and is the second-largest for a comic book adaptation coming in behind Avengers: Infinity War ($640.5 million). It is also the sixth-biggest worldwide opening ever, and beats Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($281 million) with a $302 million international opening.

DC’s Wonder Woman made history with $103 million during its first weekend, but now Captain Marvel surpasses that too. 

For more on Captain Marvel, read our interview with the movie’s composer and our feature that looks back at Captain Marvel’s place in video games.

[Source: Hollywood Reporter]

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Left Alive has been out in Japan for a few days now, but it’s been having a rocky debut, leaving fans worried about its Western launch.

According to Siliconera, Japan-based players were able to stream everything outside of Left Alive’s cutscenes when it released on February 28. Now, streaming has been disabled on PS4. Left Alive is also selling for nearly half-off on Amazon Japan, and has an average rating of 1.8 out of 5 stars on the retailer website. User reviews reflect issues relating to everything from graphics to controls.

Left Alive is a spiritual successor to the Front Mission series, but changes things up by focusing more action rather than tactics. 

Left Alive releases in North America on March 5 for PlayStation 4 and PC.

[Source: Siliconera] 

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Gaming trends come and go, and this fascinating data visualizer, which is presented in a GIF below, gives you an idea of what Steam’s most-played games were over the last four years.

The sped-up graph shows the top 15 games on the platform by daily player count. PUBG dethrones Dota 2 when the battle royale game released in 2017, but Dota 2 begins to steadily climb back up in late 2018. Grand Theft Auto V, Counter-Strike, and Garry’s Mod all jump around in rank, but they are a few that remarkably stay on the list.

Monster Hunter: World, Skyrim, Rocket League, and certain football managers make notable appearances too. Check it out for yourself below.

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If for whatever reason you wanted to replace Resident Evil 2’s insidious Mr. X with er, Thomas the Tank Engine, now you can. 

With his never-ending smile, I’d say Thomas is nearly as creepy as Mr. X, but he’s also pretty funny. It’s ridiculous to see a bulky locomotive swing through doors and move towards you with murderous intent. Thomas’ theme song plays in the background, too, adding to the ludicrous atmosphere.

You may be surprised to know that this isn’t the first time Thomas the Tank Engine has invaded a popular game. Back in 2013, someone transformed a dragon from Skyrim into Thomas as well, making him a fire-breathing terror.

Watch some examples of Thomas the Tank Engine in Resident Evil 2 below.

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There’s now a Mr. X mod in Resident Evil 2 Remake that replaces him with Thomas The Tank Engine.

I live for this kind of shit pic.twitter.com/x3qwc2rvZ3

— Pixelbuster (@Nitomatta) March 2, 2019

For more, read Kyle Hilliard’s piece on why Mr. X is both the best and worst part of Resident Evil 2 by heading here. You can also read our review of the game here.

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The Resident Evil 2 remake has been getting rave reviews, by bringing a modern makeover to the beloved horror title and a new over-the-shoulder camera perspective, ditching the old fixed camera.

But what would the remake look like if it did still have that fixed camera? Modder Enveloping Sounds was curious to test this out, so they made a series of videos to test this concept. These are by no means a full-fledged mod, and Enveloping Sounds has mentioned that making this possible for the whole game could prove difficult.

“The near pitch black lighting in certain areas of the police station was designed with the over-the-shoulder view and flashlight in mind,” Enveloping Sounds write under one of their videos. “Much of the environmental detail simply isn’t visible [with fixed cameras], so you’d have to add tons of light sources around all the blacked-out areas for the fixed angle to be both aesthetically pleasing and practical.”

He adds that the aiming system could also be problematic with a fixed camera, and that it would need to be reverted to a simpler system.

Still, even if this was just a test, the results are impressive. The videos give a wider view of Resident Evil 2’s environments, and the fixed camera also works great for adding tension, since you often can’t see what’s to come ahead of you (i.e. when you go up a flight of stairs).

Check out the videos yourself below. You can see all five videos by heading to Enveloping Sounds’ YouTube channel.

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Read our review of the Resident Evil 2 remake by heading here. You can also read features editor Kim Wallace’s opinion piece about why she connected with Claire on a deeper level this time around.

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Microsoft’s new Super Bowl commercial puts the Xbox One Adaptive Controller at center stage, with young kids commenting about their positive experiences with it.

The controller was announced and released last year, and its main focus is making games more accessible for players with disabilities. The short Super Bowl ad is pretty touching, giving us a glimpse of how the controller has managed to let kids with physical disabilities still enjoy their favorite games.

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The Super Bowl airs later today on CBS, at 5:30 p.m. CT. For more on the Xbox One Adaptive Controller, read our in-depth feature about it, where we spoke to several gamers with disabilities.

[Source: YouTube]

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