Bayonetta 3 Developer Hopes to Give Update On the Game In 2021

Bayonetta 3 continues to be the game that many Nintendo fans are clamoring to hear more about. After over three years of silence, no major information on the upcoming action game has been divulged outside of its initial reveal trailer. Luckily, if everything ends up panning out properly this year, this trend should be changing.

In a new interview that has recently come about, PlatinumGames’ Hideki Kamiya talked about Bayonetta 3 a bit and teased fans with when they might finally learn more. Kamiya was asked about the status of some of Platinum’s current projects to which he then brought up the third installment in the action series. “Well, I suppose... we’ve been working on new stuff like Bayonetta 3, not that I can say too much,” Kamiya said. “But I hope we can give an update during the year.”

Kamiya went on to say that he also hopes that Platinum can update fans on some unannounced projects that the studio has in the works as well. He acknowledged that he probably shouldn’t have even mentioned this latter point, but he still threw it out there all the same. “The point is – I’m trying to do a lot of stuff this year,” he explained.

Even though there still isn’t much to go off of here in regards to Bayonetta 3, it’s at least good to know that the game is reaching a point where those in charge at Platinum are entertaining the idea of showing off more to the public. Obviously, developers around the world have surely had a much harder time with their work over the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have played a part in why there still has been nothing shown off of the game recently.

If any updates do come about on Bayonetta 3, it seems likely that we’ll hear more in a Nintendo Direct presentation. At the moment, Nintendo hasn’t announced any plans to hold one of these showcases yet in 2021. That said, Nintendo’s last Direct occurred all the way back in October so we might be in line to get one soon.

Hitman 3 Launch Trailer Released

Hitman 3 developer IO Interactive has today released the launch trailer for the upcoming assassination video game. The title, which is scheduled to release for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Google Stadia, PC, and even Nintendo Switch later this week, sees Agent 47 back in action once again for the conclusion to the World of Assassination trilogy of video games. As with most launch trailers, it's basically a montage of various gameplay moments set to a killer soundtrack.
 

"Hitman 3 is the dramatic conclusion to the World of Assassination trilogy, taking players around the world on a globetrotting adventure to sprawling sandbox locations, with Agent 47 returning for the most important contracts of his career," the developer said of the new title when it was first announced. "Supported by his Agency handler, Diana Burnwood, Agent 47 joins forces with his long-lost friend Lucas Grey. Their ultimate mission is to eliminate the partners of Providence, but they are forced to adapt as their hunt intensifies. When the dust settles, 47 and the world he inhabits will never be the same again."

As noted above, Hitman 3 is scheduled to release for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Google Stadia, and PC later this week on January 20th. The video game will also release for the Nintendo Switch via cloud-streaming technology. In addition to completely new stages, players will also be able to import locations from the two previous World of Assassination games, Hitman and Hitman 2. That means there will be over 20 possible locations within the video game with all of Hitman 3's next-gen improvements baked in. You can check out all of our previous coverage of the upcoming video game sequel right here.

Call of Duty: Warzone Leak Reveals Details on Massive New Map

A new Call of Duty: Warzone leak sheds light on a massive new map reportedly coming to the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC game soon. According to the leak, there's a new map coming to Warzone soon, and it will be 8x8. What does this mean? Well, the game's current is a 9x9 map, but only 6.5x7 of it is playable. According to the leak, all 8x8 of the map is playable, which means it will be substantially bigger than Verdansk, and this likely means it will support up to 200 players.

 All of this information comes the way of ModernWarzone, who also reveals some other details pertaining to the map's locations. For example, the new map will reportedly have a Zoo POI, which looks like it may be a remaster of Zoo from Call of Duty: Black Ops' Escalation DLC based on early images.

Meanwhile, there will also be a POI called weather station, which is close to another POI called Ski Slopes. It's not clear what this location will be, but it could be Summit from Black Ops considering its proximity to Ski Slopes.

Unfortunately, for now, this is where the details end. Of course, everything here should be taken with a grain of salt, not only because nothing here is official, but because even if it's all accurate, it's also subject to change. ModernWarzone is one of the most trusted sources in the Call of Duty community when it comes to leaks, rumors, reports, and every other type of unofficial information, but that doesn't change the fact that none of this comes from Activision or Raven Software.