Misc News Roundup

Ultra SFIV uses PS3 fight sticks on PS4, Witcher 3 graphics called out, updated FFXV demo, new Dragon Quest VIII scenarios, more Capcom HD ports, M. Bison in SFV, Kinect still counts, and Witcher 3 benchmarks, all inside after the jump!

Ultra Street Fighter IV on PS4 Supports PS3 Sticks

Fight sticks from the PlayStation 3 will be supported on the full HD port of Street Fighter IV for Sony's PlayStation 4, using the open source driver project started by SkullGirls developers.
Source: Gematsu

Witcher 3 Developers Talk About Graphics Disparity

Citing the fact that an early PC build of the game shown was a highly polished vertical slice, CD Projekt Red believes that concerned players saying the rest of the game doesn't look as good are not getting the full context. "This demo was built specifically to run in as high fidelity as possible. It didn't have the game's full open world to contend with, and that helped boost the visuals." said co-founder Marcin Iwinski.
Source: GameSpot

Updated FFXV Demo Coming

Episode Duscae 2.0 will be launching in early June, bringing updates in performance and gameplay, and attempting to address as many of gamers' top 15 complaints as possible.
Source: GameSpot

New Dragon Quest VIII Scenarios Revealed

"Dhoulmagus' Past" will explore the earlier years of the game's ultimate villain, and "The Hero's Childhood" will likely follow the protagonist from a child to the decision to become one of his kingdom's knights.
Source: Gematsu

Capcom Bringing More HD Remasters

Capcom will be focusing on some HD remasters, bringing past titles up a notch on current gen systems. With Devil May Cry 4, DMC, and Resident Evil already under their belt, which game series could be next?
Source: IGN

M. Bison Coming to Street Fighter V

The latest fighter announced for Street Fighter V is one of the top villains of the series, M. Bison. He joins Ryu, Charlie, and Chun Li as characters already confirmed for Capcom's fighting game.
Source: Eurogamer

Xbox Keeping Up With Kinect

Phil Spencer reveals his desire to continue pushing the Kinect as an exciting way to interact with future Xbox One games. "We'll continue to build functionality to make it a valuable part of the ecosystem," said Spencer.
Source: GameSpot

Digital Foundry Benchmarks Witcher 3

Witcher 3's performance is compared across three systems, the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Each has their strengths, check out the differences to see which version you want to go for (if that type of thing matters to you!).
Source: Eurogamer

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