All articles tagged with #video game characters
Jack Black reprises his role as Officer Dick in the upcoming Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, now as a college campus security sheriff and joined by a UK twin, Constable Richard, with the game set to release on July 11, 2025, featuring new levels and enhanced gameplay.
Moon Knight will be a playable character in the upcoming free-to-play multiplayer shooter Marvel Rivals, set to release on December 6 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC. The character, based on the mercenary Marc Spector, features a design inspired by Egyptian mythology and incorporates technological and rugged armor elements. NetEase Games also announced Shota Nakama and Masahiro Aoki as the music producers for the game.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth features the return of Chadley, a humanoid robot character who plays a significant role in the game by tasking the protagonist, Cloud, with surveying different geographic locations and scanning them for data. While Chadley serves as a living encyclopedia, his constant chatter and decontextualized lore dump detract from the overall gameplay experience, leading some players to find him annoying and unnecessary. Despite being able to mute his dialogue through the PlayStation 5 controller, many players would prefer to interact with more interesting characters and learn about the game world through their perspectives instead.
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up explains the focus on protagonist Eve's body and looks, particularly her back, stating that since players constantly face the character's back, its design is crucial. CEO Hyung-Tae Kim defends the decision to create an alluring character, arguing that video games are unfairly scrutinized for featuring beautiful characters and that entertainment for adults should offer idealized visuals.
According to Pornhub's annual data, Chun-Li from Fortnite was the most searched video game character in 2023, surpassing popular characters like Tifa from Final Fantasy and Lara Croft from Tomb Raider. Despite Chun-Li's origin in the Street Fighter series, most searches were for her Fortnite version. The data was collected by Pornhub by combining character names with video game titles to avoid counting searches for pornstars with similar names.
A list of 20 video game characters from various franchises who would fit well into the world of Baldur's Gate 3, including Wario, Vincent Valentine, Falco Lombardi, Simon Belmont, Arbiter, Lilith, Geralt of Rivia, Leon Kennedy, Mewtwo, Bayonetta, Arthas, Banjo, Prince Sidon, Eggman, Bo Jackson, Lloid, Wizard, Boss Galaga, and Lohse.
Fans of Street Fighter 6 are using the game's character creation tools to make real-world figures like Taylor Swift and Gordon Ramsey, as well as video game characters like Geralt of Rivera and Kratos. Some of these recreations are nearly uncanny, and the game has already broken Steam records for most concurrent players for a fighting game on the platform.
Fans of Street Fighter 6 are using the game's character creator utility to recreate famous video game characters, including Kratos, Lara Croft, and Geralt of Rivia. These creations can be downloaded and added to your own game. Fans on Reddit are also coming up with different creations, such as a replica of Thanos. It remains to be seen how these creations will evolve over time as more cosmetics are released and fans become more familiar with the tools.
Kylie Liya Page, the actor who played Seyka in Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores, revealed that Seyka's high ponytail was added to the game after the developers asked how she normally wears her hair. Page's personal style includes a haircut that works in the game's future primitive setting. The game has faced review bombing, leading to changes in Metacritic's policies.