The closest thing we might ever get to a new Dino Crisis game is coming in a few weeks, but I’m extremely skeptical

If you long for the days of Dino Crisis, blending survival horror with prehistoric creatures and Regina’s skin-tight body suit, then this upcoming title will likely be right up your alley.

Code Violet, described by developer TeamKill Media as “our spiritual successor to the legendary Dino Crisis, blending classic survival horror tension with ferocious prehistoric threats,” only recently started showing up on my social media, and today I found out it’s just a few weeks away.

I immediately perked up. Dino Crisis? Hell yeah. I still sometimes revisit the original PS1 classic on the PS5 via PlayStation Plus, and it’s a series that I wish Capcom would return to eventually. Unfortunately, the concept of this particular game sounds cool only until you delve a bit into the developer’s past, which is filled with some questionable titles that have been rated as quite mediocre.

TeamKill Media’s history of previously released games is tenuous, at best. The studio opened in 2016 and released its first title, Kings of Lorn: The Fall of Ebris in 2019 for PS4 and PC. It’s got Mixed reviews on Steam and a 3.01 rating on the PSN store.

Then came Quantum Error in 2023, a PS5 title that ended up as the fourth-worst game on MetaCritic that year, and a paltry 2.08 rating on PSN. The studio’s most recent game, Son and Bone, may have been its best, with a 3.51 score on PSN and a 7.3 user rating on MetaCritic.

This doesn’t exactly inspire the most confidence in Code Violet, although the concept (hot woman shooting dinosaurs) sounds exciting enough, and even story-wise, sounds somewhat interesting.

“In the 25th century, a cataclysm has left Earth uninhabitable, driving humanity’s survivors to Trappist 1-E,” the game’s description on PSN reads. “Facing extinction due to sterility, the Aion colony harnesses cutting-edge time-travel technology to abduct women from the past to be surrogates in a dark yet desperate bid to save mankind. But their mission conceals a sinister conspiracy. As Violet Sinclair, torn from your time, you awaken in the Aion Bioengineering Complex, swarming with ferocious prehistoric dinosaurs and hostile forces. Carefully manage your inventory, uncover Aion’s dark secrets, fight to survive, and escape during a chaotic evacuation protocol.”

A new gameplay trailer for the game, released yesterday, doesn’t really excite me much either, despite Violet’s myriad of skimpy outfits on display. But some in the YouTube comments seem to be quite interested, as one user so eloquently stated: “Guns, buns, and dinosaurs.”

Code Violet launches on PS5 on Jan. 10 at $49.99, so maybe you’ll be willing to give it a shot to kick off the year. I am not sold just yet, but I think I’d rather just keep on hoping for that Dino Crisis remake or reboot.

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The demand for certain items in ARC Raiders has gone up ever since the Cold Snap update launched, and it’s essentially due to do with the Flickering Flames project.

The Flickering Flames project is a new event where you have to complete five different levels. Every level requires you to commit certain items that you can find from the raids. One such item is the Film Reel, and this guide will help you find it easily.

Best locations to find Film Reels in ARC Raiders

You’ll need one Film Reel to complete the third level of the Flickering Flames project. Doing so will also net you 1000 Creds that can be put to good use. To find a Film Reel, you’ll want to look for areas that are marked as Residential on any map.

The best spot should be the Village on the Blue Gate map. This is where I had found it earlier during the ARC Raiders‘ launch week. However, I found it at the Grandioso Apartments after the project went live. The Buried City map has plenty of great Residential areas that you can loot. You can also find other items like the Frying Pan from this map.

Ultimately, it will all boil down to your luck, as the items don’t have a fixed location. If you’re on the Dam Battlegrounds map, you can try looking in the Ruby Residence buildings in the northwestern part of the map. This building also spawns plenty of keys that will allow you to access locked areas.

Once you have found the Film Reel, you can commit it from the project section of the Raider tab. The Film Reel is required to clear level 3, so you’ll need to clear the first two levels. However, there’s plenty of time left for you to finish the project before it expires in January.

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