Gaming — News — July 19th, 2024

10 Longest Video Games of 2024 [First Half]
Minigames are a common trend with this year's longest games.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

"Chk Chk Boom" Music Video Drops: Stray Kids Stans Ryan Reynolds & Hugh Jackman Star
Do you think Deadpool could make a good k-pop star?
July 19th, 2024 — Source

College Football 25 Hits 2 Million Players Before Official Launch
2.8 million people played College Football 25 through early sales and trials combined.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

Court documents reveal Steam profit margins and Valve employee counts
Valve has always had a surprisingly small number of employees, especially if you compare them to other major industry players like Epic Games, Activision, EA, Ubisoft, Take-Two and others. The company also has a policy that allows workers to move their desks between departments to join in on whatever projects most interest them. With that in mind, it may come as no surprise to learn that the Steam service is handled by less than 80 people.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

Exclusive: The Witcher's Original Comics From The '90s Will Finally Be Published In English
Dark Horse's The Witcher: Classic Collection launches early 2025, preorders available soon.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

Financial analysts quiz Ubisoft CEO on potential Star Wars Outlaws delay
Ubisoft has been really struggling to land a hit over the past couple of years. While the success of XDefiant has helped with the publisher's early 2024 financials, the company still took big hits on games like Skull & Bones and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Now, a recent gameplay preview for Star Wars Outlaws has financial analysts wondering if Ubisoft should delay the game.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

FTC criticises Xbox Game Pass price increases
"[This] is exactly the sort of consumer harm from the merger the FTC has alleged," it said
July 19th, 2024 — Source

FTC takes aim at Microsoft over Game Pass price increase
The FTC has spent much of 2024 building its case against Microsoft to get the Activision Blizzard acquisition overturned. This month, the FTC was provided with some ammo, as the regulator tells the US Court of Appeals that recent Game Pass price hikes break promises Microsoft made to get the acquisition approved in the first place.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

Jack Sparrow And His Pirates Of The Caribbean Friends Set Sail For Fortnite's Shores Today
The Cursed Sails Pass adds Captain Jack, while more pirates await in the Item Shop.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

Japan's mobile game installs and spending rose in Q1 2024
Video games continue to dominate all consumer spending on mobile, accounting for eight out of ten highest grossing apps
July 19th, 2024 — Source

Netflix Boss Says GenAI Could Be A Tool To Help Tell Better Stories, Humans Still Critical To Creative Process
"There's a better business and a bigger business in making content 10% better than it is making it 50% cheaper."
July 19th, 2024 — Source

Netflix Has 80+ Games In Development
But for now, Netflix's gaming business remains "quite small," the company says.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

No Man's Sky graphics ruined on your Mac after Worlds update? You're not alone
It may need some time.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

There are 11 more Steam Sales planned for 2024 -- here's all the dates
Valve has really ramped up the number of Steam sales it holds each year and as a result, the company also often reveals planned sales dates well ahead of time so gamers and game creators can be prepared. Over the rest of 2024, there will be 11 more Steam Sale events.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft delays The Division Resurgence and Rainbow Six Mobile
While Ubisoft has proclaimed zero plans to delay Star Wars Outlaws after a botched IGN gameplay reveal, the publisher is quietly delaying some of its other projects. The upcoming releases of Rainbow Six Mobile and The Division Resurgence are the latest in-development projects to be affected.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — July 18th, 2024

Battlefront 1 (2015) is the best-selling Star Wars game ever
With Star Wars: Outlaws set to release in just over a month, much discussion has been had regarding the upcoming licensed game and its contemporaries. With that, industry analysts Circana have now released the list of best selling Star Wars games of all time (in the US).
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Call Of Duty Fans Believe Bill Skarsgard's The Crow Is Coming To The Game
It looks like a collaboration with the Lionsgate film might be on tap.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Call Of Duty's New Season 4 BlackCell DLC Revealed
The new operator is called Reckoner, and the soldier has a "ghoul within."
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Every Barn Upgrade In Stardew Valley
Upgrading your barn unlocks new animals and special tools, if you have the materials for it.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Graft is the Next Project from BattleTech, Shadowrun Returns Developer
Harebrained Schemes released a brief teaser on Twitter, seemingly revealing a sci-fi city and a strange structure in space.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Longtime World of Warcraft leader John Hight named president at Wizards of the Coast
John Hight, a longtime exec at Blizzard Entertainment who led the Microsoft-owned gaming giant's World of Warcraft arm, has joined Hasbro subsidiary Wizards of the Coast as its new president.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Mass Layoffs Hit Mortal Kombat Developer NetherRealm
At least fifty people were reportedly impacted.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Path of Exile's Necropolis Won't be Added to the Core Game
Almost all its Uniques will be added to the Standard loot pool, but the Necropolis, Coffins and Allflame Embers are going away.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Overwatch 2's Next Hero is Juno, Arrives on August 20th
The latest Support for the hero shooter can speed-boost allies, glide through the air and call down an Orbital Ray to increase damage.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Sega Takes Legal Action Against Individual Accused of Harassing Employee
For "slander and extreme acts of harassment."
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Splitgate 2 Is Free-To-Play, Coming To Console And PC In 2025
Now you're thinking with portals.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Surprise! Overwatch 2 Is Getting An Adorable New Hero And She's Playable This Weekend
Support hero Juno--and her rocket-powered space boots--are finally making their Overwatch 2 debut.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft outperform targets as back-catalogue, digital, and bookings all increase in Q1 24-25
"In a selective market, we delivered a solid start to the year," says CEO
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — July 6th, 2024

Final Fantasy XIV Mobile Reportedly in Development by Tencent
According to leaker Kurakasis, Final Fantasy XIV Mobile is in development. This is reportedly part of the strategic partnership signed by Square Enix and Tencent around six years ago.
July 6th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — July 5th, 2024

Batman Ninja 2 Teaser Turns The Justice League Into Villains
Batman Ninja versus Yakuza League brings the Dark Knight and Robin back to feudal Japan to face some familiar foes.
July 5th, 2024 — Source

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has sold 8 million copies worldwide
Bandai Namco recently announced that Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has surpassed eight million copies sold worldwide. The development teams have teased upcoming content for the game to celebrate the milestone.
July 5th, 2024 — Source

Epic Games Store on iPhone rejected by Apple twice over button design, claims Fortnite maker
It's all a bit buttons.
July 5th, 2024 — Source or Source or Source

Former Rockstar employee sheds light on what happened to cancelled GTA 5 story DLC
A former Rockstar employee has shed some light on what happened to Grand Theft Auto V's planned story DLC. Joe Robino, who worked as a virtual cinematographer at Rockstar from 2010 to 2016, confirms something fans have thought for a long time -- story DLC was abandoned due to the success of GTA Online.
July 5th, 2024 — Source

Neil Gaiman Faces Sexual Assault Allegations
The acclaimed author denies the allegations but remains under investigation in New Zealand.
July 5th, 2024 — Source

Satisfactory Gets A 1.0 Release And Flushable Toilets In September
Flushed with success.
July 5th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Ubisoft's Watch Dogs film has started filming
The project, directed by Mathieu Turi and produced by New Regency, has been over a decade in the making
July 5th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — July 4th, 2024

Session: Skate Sim Crosses 2 Million Players
The next content drop adds Paris with locations like Place de la Republique and Le Trocadero et son esplanade. It's out on July 18th.
July 4th, 2024 — Source

Star Wars Outlaws has gone Gold
Star Wars Outlaws is the next major game from Ubisoft, taking fans of the franchise for the first time to an open world consisting of Tatooine, Cantonica, Toshara and more. Ahead of the game's official launch on the 30th of August, Star Wars Outlaws has reached a major developmental milestone -- having now gone Gold.
July 4th, 2024 — Source

The Watch Dogs movie has officially started filming
Back in March, we reported that a film based on Ubisoft's Watch Dogs IP was in development, directed by Mathieu Turi and starring Sophie Wilde. In a surprising announcement, the team have confirmed that the Watch Dogs movie is already underway, with filming having now started.
July 4th, 2024 — Source

Why Black Myth: Wukong is All Set to be One of the Biggest Games of 2024
Amongst the huddle of promising Soulslikes (or should we say action RPGs) releasing soon, titles such as Phantom Blade Zero, and Enotria: The Last Song, Black Myth: Wukong looks to be most eye catching and stands fair chance to be the action RPG frontrunner come the year's end.
July 4th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — July 2nd, 2024

Assassin's Creed Shadows Seemingly Features a Takedown Animation Cut From Assassin's Creed 3
Waste not.
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

Atari 50 Expanded Edition Preorders - Get Over 140 Games, Steelbook Case, Collectibles, And More
This new edition of Atari 50 includes 39 new games and additional content as well as a steelbook case and art cards for Switch collectors.
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

Call Of Duty's New Deep-Fried Weapon Is Clucking Weird
There's no shortage of exotic weapons in modern Call of Duty games, but a new "Extra Crispy" gun uncovered by dataminer RealityUK is easily the most absurd one yet for the franchise.
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

Cloud Imperium Games ordered to compensate former staff in disability discrimination case
Employment tribunal found the worker was wrongfully terminated following requests to work from home
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

Elden Ring Graceborne Mod Brings Bloodborne To The Lands Between
The Graceborne mod for Elden Ring is the closest thing yet to Bloodborne on PC.
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Demo And Okami Collaboration Are Out Now
Capcom released the demo for Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess and shared an Okami collaboration.
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

'Resident Evil 7: Biohazard' is now Available on iPhones, iPads and Macs
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is finally launching on iPhones, iPads, and Macs. It comes as Capcom's third Resident Evil game on Apple devices, after Resident Evil Village and Resident Evil 4 Remake, which are also free.
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft Needs to Cancel Assassin's Creed Shadows, According to a Group of Japanese Gamers
Assassin's Creed Shadows needs to be canceled by Ubisoft, according to a group of Japanese gamers.
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — June 29th, 2024

Dying Light 2 Tower Raid Open Beta Is Out Now, Introducing a Brand New Co-Op Experience
Techland has announced the release of the Tower Raid Open Beta for Dying Light 2 with game update 1.17. The Tower Raid introduces a brand new co-op experience to the first-person action/adventure zombie game, inspired by the VNC Tower mission from the campaign.
June 29th, 2024 — Source

Fortnite's Metallica concert showed how sprawling the game has become
The latest in-game event was just one part of a bigger moment for Fortnite, which included a new shooter mode called Reload.
June 29th, 2024 — Source

FromSoftware suggests Elden Ring perf issues could be down to... mouse software?
FromSoftware has cautioned players experiencing performance issues while playing Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, suggesting that the culprit may be related to third-party computer mouse software running in the background...
June 29th, 2024 — Source

The First Descendant FAQ: Release date, cross-play, microtransactions, and other questions answered
Here's everything you need to know about The First Descendant, a free-to-play looter-shooter that looks to rival Warframe and Destiny 2.
June 29th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — June 28th, 2024

Call of Duty Streamer Nickmercs Issues Statement on Twitch Ban
Violation of community guidelines.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Will Be More Authentically American, Dev Says
Cyberpunk 2077's sequel is currently in development at a Boston-based studio.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Diablo Immortal Is Getting A WoW Crossover, With Frostmourne As The Prize
The Shadow of the Frozen Throne event begins July 4.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Don't Nod Is Delaying Upcoming Game Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Out of 2024
Better late than never
June 28th, 2024 — Source

EA College Football 25's Best Teams Revealed, See The Top 25 Now
EA has released its own preseason rankings for the best teams in College Football 25.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Everything Announced at the Zenless Zone Zero 1.0 Special Program
Almost there.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

First Look At Marvel's Agatha All Along Series Shows A Quintet Of Witches
The Marvel TV show arrives this September on Disney+.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Game Dev Delays Its New Game To Avoid The Sequel To The Series It Used To Make
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage has been delayed to next year.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Genesis X Gran Racer Vision Gran Turismo Concept Unveiled
The Genesis X Gran Racer VGT Concept has made a stunning debut at the Busan International Mobility Show, signaling a new era in high-performance luxury mobility. As part of the Genesis Magma program, which focuses on pushing the boundaries of safety, comfort, and a cruisable driving experience, this concept car represents a significant step forward for the brand.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Hazelight Studios Will Seemingly Announce its Next Game at Gamescom
The studio behind A Way Out and It Takes Two seems to be teasing an upcoming announcement of its next project.
June 28th, 2024 — Source or Source

Konami Producer Would Love To Work With Hideo Kojima On Metal Gear Solid
Noriaki Okamura shares his admiration for Hideo Kojima's work on the Metal Gear Solid series.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Multiple Assassin's Creed Remakes are in the works according to Ubisoft CEOUbisoft has made it well known that it plans to go all out on Assassin's Creed over the coming years, with almost a dozen games in the works and a hub to play them all in. It therefore comes as little surprise that at least a couple of those games are set to be remakes.

June 28th, 2024 — Source

Stars Reach Q&A -- Raph Koster Dives Into Every Aspect of Its Sandbox MMO with a Fully Simulated Galaxy
Today, MMO fans finally have the pleasure of learning about Stars Reach, the next game envisioned by genre guru Raph Koster and his team at Playable Worlds, a studio founded in late 2019. Koster was the Lead Designer on the seminal Ultima Online, the Creative Director on Star Wars Galaxies, and the Chief Creative Officer on EverQuest II.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Still Holding Out Hope For Days Gone 2? "Time To Move On," Sony Dev Says
Pour one out for the Freakers.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft CEO confirms Assassin's Creed remakes are on their way
Black Flag seems like a certainty
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft CEO Denounces Online Attacks After Assassin's Creed Shadows Controversy
"We, at Ubisoft, condemn these hateful acts in the strongest possible terms."
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft Says It Plans To Release Multiple Assassin's Creed Remakes
Yves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft, says that the future of Assassin's Creed includes remakes of prior titles in the popular franchise. Guillemot says that this will allow Ubisoft to "e;revisit some of the games we've created in the past and modernize them; there are worlds in some of our older Assassin's Creed games that are still extremely rich."e;
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft's XDefiant reaches 11 million players | News-in-brief
CEO Yves Guillemot also said that he'd love to see the game, which released on May 21, as a "serious esport"
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Valve launches Steam Game Recording tool in beta
There are many solutions available for anyone who has asked themselves the question "how do I record what is happening on my screen?". Video recording is a recent addition to Windows' Snipping Tool, and Microsoft also includes a screen capture ability in the Xbox Game Bar app -- a versatile option that can be used to record more than just games.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Why Metal Gear Solid: Delta Snake Eater is Shaping Up to Be a Cracking Remake
Eat your heart out, Subsistence
June 28th, 2024 — Source

XDefiant Registered 11 Million Players in Five Weeks
We already knew that Tom Clancy's XDefiant had started off strong, with Tom Henderson reporting that it was Ubisoft's fastest game to reach 1 million players. Yesterday, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed to the Ubisoft blog that XDefiant registered around 11 million players since its launch five weeks ago.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

YouTube Suspends Monetization On Dr Disrespect's Channel
Dr Disrespect's YouTube channel has been demonetized as the fallout continues from his inappropriate messages to a minor.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — June 26th, 2024

Call of Duty Season 4 Reloaded Patch Notes For MW3 And Warzone Include Nerfs To Kar98k And C4
Here are all the big changes for Season 4 Reloaded.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Announced, Features "e;Brand New Look"e;
Frank West is making a surprise comeback with an upcoming comprehensive remaster of the original Dead Rising.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Dungeon & Fighter Mobile earns $270m in first month of China release
Nexon's title earned double that of Tencent's best-selling game Honor of Kings
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Elden Ring Movie? There Is "Interest," Dev Says
Hidetaka Miyazaki says From Software would need to "build a lot of trust and agreement" with a partner to make a good Elden Ring movie.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Elden Ring update makes Shadow of the Erdtree's difficulty spike more manageable
FromSoftware delivered the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion to Elden Ring fans last week, bringing in a brand-new land for players to explore and struggle in. While its critical reception has been as high as the original game's, making it the highest rated expansion ever released, some in the community has not found the expansion to be such a gem, even leading to mixed Steam user reviews.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Gets First Patch in Update 1.12.2
With some balancing tweaks.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Even FromSoftware agrees Elden Ring's DLC was too difficult
The developer has issued a patch.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Evo 2024 Is Officially The Largest Esports Competition Ever
Over 10,000 unique players have registered for the fighting game festivities.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Fortnite continues to lead engagement and revenue charts for May | Newzoo Charts
Ghost of Tsushima and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door debuted as the top earners on their respective platforms
June 26th, 2024 — Source

How King is using AI to speed up development of new Candy Crush levels
The firm has made level iteration 50% faster as a result of its playtesting bot
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Infogrames buys Surgeon Simulator franchise from TinyBuild
Atari relaunched Infogrames in April
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Live-Service Is A Better Model, According To Former Halo And Destiny Developer
"I think it allows you to make much, much, much better decisions overall."
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Madden NFL 25 Release Date, Trailer, Gameplay, New Commentary, And Everything We Know
It is officially (almost) Madden season.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Man Allegedly Traveled Hundreds Of Miles, Attempted To Murder Online Gaming Rival With Hammer
"It will be a long time before you play video games," a local sheriff said of the attacker.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

New studio 2weeks to focus on prototyping and bite-sized games
Founded by AAA veterans Brandon Dillon and Richard Foge
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Payday 3 Is Getting An "Offline" Mode That Still Requires An Online Connection, For Now
The new Solo Mode still requires you to be online to load in, but devs say it's a step towards a fully offline mode.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Resident Evil 1 is Now Available on GOG, Resident Evil 2 and 3 Coming Soon
The original survival horror classic has been re-issued on PC with a re-release on GOG.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Stellar Blade has sold 1 million copies according to CFO
Stellar Blade released earlier this year to a wave of success. The PS5 exclusive currently has a user score of 9.2/10 on Metacritic and was confirmed to have been a hit, with a PC port and even a sequel currently being considered. We now have more concrete figures on its success as according to the company's CFO, Stellar Blade has sold over 1 million copies.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Tekken lead speaks on the future of Soulcalibur
The Soulcalibur series was one of the most important in the early 3D fighting game space, with the 1998 console release of the second game in particular blowing up to become the 2nd-highest rated game of all time. In the years since, the franchise's popularity has ebbed and flowed, with the 2020s being particularly quiet. That said, according to the long-time head of fighting game rival Tekken "e;I don't think the fire of [Soulcalibur] has been extinguished."e;
June 26th, 2024 — Source

You Can Play the Cozy Grove Sequel and More Now on Netflix Games
Netflix subscribers can play all these games now.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — June 24th, 2024

Bioshock Unreal Engine 5 Imagining From Former Halo Infinite and Immortals of Aveum Artist Looks Incredible
A new Bioshock Unreal Engine 5 fan concept video has been released, featuring Bioshock-themed environment art within Epic's game engine.
June 24th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — June 23rd, 2024

Elden Ring New Mods Makes Shadow of the Erdtree’s Difficulty More manageable, Vastly Enhance Visuals
New Elden Ring mods were shared online in the past few days, making the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion's difficulty more manageable and improving the base game's visuals considerably.
June 23rd, 2024 — Source

This Week in Gaming (Week 26)
As we enter the last week of June and head towards darkness again in the Northern Hemisphere (remember, it's only six months until Christmas), we can look forward to another slow week of new releases. This week's major release is a remake of a puzzle adventure game from 1997. There's also a strategy game DLC, a shootout, a time travel adventure, some racing and some chasing to look forward to, if that's your kind of thing.
June 23rd, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — June 22nd, 2024

VKD3D Proton update improves OpenVR and Nvidia Reflex performance
It also fixes graphical errors in some shaders and games, including Senua's Sacrifice II and Arma Reforger.
June 22nd, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — June 21st, 2024

Banana devs push back against claims game is a scam
In recent weeks, a game simply titled 'Banana' has been topping the Steam charts and accruing hundreds of thousands of concurrent players. The game is simple, it shows a banana on the screen and all you do is click it as many times as you feel like. The game is clearly being used by bot farmers to try and cash out via the Steam marketplace. However, the developers behind Banana claim the title isn't a 'scam'.
June 21st, 2024 — Source

Destiny 2: The Final Shape Accolades Trailer Highlights Critical Acclaim
Available on consoles and PC, the expansion marks the end of the Light and Darkness saga as players gather to oppose The Witness.
June 21st, 2024 — Source

Elden Ring Creator Would Like to Make a JRPG, But It Wouldn't Be a Sequel to Enchanted Arms
Today, Elden Ring gets its first and only expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree. As part of an interview with Rolling Stone, game director and FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki took the opportunity to discuss some other games he'd like to make in the future.
June 21st, 2024 — Source

Elden Ring Reaches Nearly 600,000 Concurrent Players on Steam with Shadow of the Erdtree Launch
The expansion is available worldwide on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, and PC and has garnered universal critical acclaim.
June 21st, 2024 — Source

Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree Live-Action Trailer Invites Players Back
"Walk with us, and prove your worth."
June 21st, 2024 — Source

Embracer unveils its "human-centric" AI-powered game development ambitions
The company has laid off 1,500 people over the last year
June 21st, 2024 — Source

IO Interactive's mission to speed up game development | GI Sprint
The Hitman developer discusses the advantages of running its own tech and how it's looking to make games 'cheaper, faster and better'
June 21st, 2024 — Source

New Red Faction Game Was Canceled After Embracer Layoffs - Report
Mars barred.
June 21st, 2024 — Source

Star Wars: Outlaws Hands-On Preview: Dejà vu From a Long Time Ago
The tropes are strong with this one.
June 21st, 2024 — Source

The first iPhone game streaming service brings hundreds of licensed retro games
On June 27th, Antstream will launch in the App Store with over 1,300 retro titles from the Atari, Amiga, and Nintendo consoles.
June 21st, 2024 — Source

Today's XDefiant patch will bring Team Deathmatch to the game
Ubisoft's new shooter, XDefiant, officially launched in May and quickly drew in some players after some initial server issues. The game appears to be doing well, but fans have been asking for more game modes. In particular, the game's lack of Team Deathmatch mode has raised some eyebrows. Fortunately, as of today, XDefiant now has Team Deathmatch.
June 21st, 2024 — Source

Witcher Dev Says It's An Honor For Elden Ring's Shadow Of The Erdtree Expansion To Break Its Record
Witcher 3's Blood and Wine expansion was previously the highest-rated expansion for an RPG.
June 21st, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — June 20th, 2024

15 Best Gaming Trilogies Gamers Need to Experience
The trilogies considered for inclusion here have a thread running through them, and whilst some can be experienced as a standalone product, they're really part of an overarching picture portrayed across three entries.
June 20th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Amazon Games announce Throne and Liberty Open Beta
Amazon Games and NCSOFT have officially announced the launch of the highly anticipated MMORPG, Throne and Liberty, set to release on September 17, 2024. This free-to-play game will be available across multiple platforms, including PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, with cross-platform play enabled. The announcement has generated significant excitement among gaming enthusiasts worldwide, eager to explore the dynamic world of Solisium.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Bluepoint Games offers development update on their project
Bluepoint Games came out of the gate swinging this generation with the release of the excellent Demon's Souls Remake at the launch of the PS5. Since then, the team have been quiet, with little known aside from the fact that they are working on an 'original title'. While it has been years since this original statement, Bluepoint have offered a brief update on the game's status.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Elden Ring Boss Promises From Software Won't Lay Off Its Workers Like Other Video Game Companies
Despite the numerous video game studio closures and layoffs, Elden Ring's Hidetaka Miyazaki vows that his company won't follow the trend.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Release Times
The final countdown.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Embracer Group plans to use AI in game development
The move comes after the company laid off 1,500 employees over the past year.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Embracer Outlines Plans For AI And Acknowledges "Potential Risks"
The company noted that AI can produce "unethical, biased, discriminatory, or completely wrong results."
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Fallout Creator Tim Cain Reveals Involvement in Cancelation of Original Fallout 3
"I did the Hail Mary thing and went over there."
June 20th, 2024 — Source

GTA Online Bounty Hunting Update Gets Release Date, Trailer, And More
Maude Eccles is back in the trailer for GTA Online's next major update, Bottom Dollar Bounties.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Microsoft Now Issuing Redfall Refunds Following Arkane Austin Closure
Bite back.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Redfall: Bite Back Edition Refunds Reportedly Issued by Microsoft
Several players have reported receiving the full amount following the end of the co-op title's development and Arkane Austin's closure.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Shadow Of The Erdtree Launch Trailer Shows Several Elden Ring Bosses Waiting To Kick Your Tarnished Butt
If at first you don't succeed, then you're definitely playing a From Software game.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

This Dynamic Tomb Raider Statue Goes Back to Lara Croft's Gaming Roots
Celebrate the original Tomb Raider game with this awesome collectible.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Top 15 Extremely Difficult Bosses in Elden Ring
Here's 15 of the hardest bosses you'll encounter in The Lands Between.
June 20th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Gaming — News — June 17th, 2024

Alone in the Dark Studio Pieces Interactive Has Been Shut Down
The survival horror reboot performed below expectations where sales were concerned, Embracer Group revealed last month.
June 17th, 2024 — Source

Bethesda Doesn’t “Feel Like We Need” to Rush Next Fallout, Says Todd Howard
"I totally get the desire for a new kind of ‘mainline’ single-player game, but those things take time," said Howard in a new interview.
June 17th, 2024 — Source

Destiny 2: The Final Shape – Grandmaster Excision Coming on June 18th
Bungie is turning off catalyst progression, XP and leveling crafted weapons for the activity, but the reward is "totally worth it."
June 17th, 2024 — Source

Life is Strange: Double Exposure lets you choose the first game’s canon ending
The release of Life is Strange back in 2014 helped to revitalise the waning choice-based adventure format with an emotional and evocative story alongside interesting gameplay mechanics. Unlike many games in the genre, Life is Strange featured two wildly different endings – both of which were considered canon at the time. With the upcoming: LiS: Double Exposure seeing the return of Maxine Caulfield, the team have revealed that the sequel will take your final choice from the first game as canon.
June 17th, 2024 — Source

Mina the Hollower Has Grown “Larger Than Initially Anticipated”, New Gameplay Trailer Released
Yacht Club nears "completion of the initial pass on all level content", with the next phases involving balancing, polishing and more.
June 17th, 2024 — Source

Shovel Knight Sequel And Shovel Of Hope DX Are On The Way
Yacht Club Games announces Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope DX and reveals that a sequel is in the works.
June 17th, 2024 — Source

The U.S Is Monster Hunter Now’s Fastest Growing Region, Says Niantic
A beast in the making.
June 17th, 2024 — Source

Todd Howard Discusses Next Fallout Game And How Bethesda Is In No Rush To Make It
"We just want to get it right."
June 17th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Where to Preorder Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Deluxe Edition
All-Star 3DS XL & Knuckles.
June 17th, 2024 — Source

Wonder Woman Story Details Have Seemingly Leaked in New Online Survey
Diana will reportedly return to Themyscira to battle the sorceress Circe and make amends with Queen Hippolyta and her people.
June 17th, 2024 — Source

Yet Another Game Studio Is Shutting Down After Making A Good Game
Galvanic Games, the developer of Wizard with a Gun, is the latest game studio to shut down in 2024.
June 17th, 2024 — Source

Your Cozy Second Life in Welcome to Bloxburg Roblox Is Now “Free”
Welcome to affordable
June 17th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — June 16th, 2024

This Week in Gaming (Week 25)
After a couple of slow weeks of new game releases, we're finally back on track with a wealth of new game releases this week. We even have a AAA title, although some of you might disagree with it being such, mainly due to the blue aliens and there being four different editions of the game.
June 16th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — June 15th, 2024

Seven of the top ten most wishlisted games from Not-E3 are coming to Game Pass on Xbox and PC
That's over $450 worth of games in the top ten alone!
June 15th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — June 14th, 2024

25 Things Coming To Madden NFL 25
From multiple new commentary teams to expanded NFL Draft presentation and more, here are all the major changes coming to Madden 25.
June 14th, 2024 — Source

Assassin's Creed Infinity Gets A New Name
Here is the new name for the hub that hosts new Assassin's Creed content.
June 14th, 2024 — Source

Clockwork Revolution, Ace Combat 8, Squadron 42 and Gearbox's Next Game All Target 2025 Launch, According to Actor's Resume
The eagle-eyed folks at Reddit's GameLeaksAndRumours channel have spotted potential release windows for several games, including Clockwork Revolution, Ace Combat 8, and Squadron 42, on an actor's resume.
June 14th, 2024 — Source

Dragon Age Co-Creator Says Baldur's Gate 3's Influence Won't Be Felt For Years
BioWare and the Dragon Age team are big fans of Baldur's Gate 3; just don't expect to see more AAA titles like it soon.
June 14th, 2024 — Source

Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree Day-One Patch Will Add New Features To The Base Game
New features, bug fixes, and balance adjustments are coming on June 20.
June 14th, 2024 — Source

Norman Reedus Pays Tribute To The Walking Dead Canine Co-Star
Reedus mourns the loss of Seven, who portrayed Dog in The Walking Dead.
June 14th, 2024 — Source

Over 420,000 People Were Clicking A Banana Today
The free-to-play clicker game hit a new peak concurrent-player record.
June 14th, 2024 — Source

Fallout 76 Skyline Valley Expansion Has Arrived, Check Out The Patch Notes
The first-ever map expansion for Fallout 76 is now live; here's everything that's new in the latest patch.
June 14th, 2024 — Source

Lollipop Chainsaw RePop Reemerges With New Trailer, September Release
RePop promises to be the "definitive version" of the cult classic hack-and-slash game.
June 14th, 2024 — Source

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is coming to Steam in August
2024 marks the 35th anniversary of the Prince of Persia franchise. While Ubisoft had not released a new entry in years, the p0ublisher surprised many with the launch of the excellent metroidvania Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown back in January.
June 14th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Will Expand Farah's Character; Long Development Time Is Due to High Remake Bar
The brief appearance of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake during the Ubisoft Forward conference certainly made fans happy, since they got a commitment from the publisher on the release year: 2026.
June 14th, 2024 — Source

This Hot Toys Wolverine Collectible Is Going To Murder Your Deadpool Action Figures, Bub
Everyone's favorite mutant is getting the Hot Toys treatment.
June 14th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — June 12th, 2024

10 Steam Next Games That Are Going to Be the Next Big Thing
Ducks, Vikings, survival, and anything in between
June 12th, 2024 — Source

10 Unwanted Moves by Game Companies Only for Them to Change Their Minds
We're only including instances where the developer backtracks, but as you'll see not every U-turn restores lost goodwill.
June 12th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

A Metallica Concert Is Coming To Fortnite This Month
Plus, the band's impact will be felt across other Fortnite games, including Rocket Racing and battle royale.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

BioWare Explains Why Dragon Age: The Veilguard Is Not Open World
Being a linear, mission-based game is how BioWare is hoping to achieve the "best narrative experience."
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Black Ops 6 Dev Hopes Omnimovement System Becomes A Call Of Duty Standard
Not only that, but Treyarch's production director hopes other games might adopt the feature.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Black Ops 6 Zombies Features a Returning Map From World at War
Battery, is that you?
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Destiny 2: The Final Shape Review -- Reach The End of the Story in Your Own Way
The Final Shape is Destiny 2 - and arguably, Bungie - at its peak, delivering a satisfying end to the Light and Darkness saga.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Elden Ring Boss Says It's Okay To Use Guides For Shadow Of The Erdtree
From Software says using guides to play Elden Ring is perfectly valid.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Elden Ring Has Sold 25 Million Copies
FromSoftware's first expansion for the acclaimed open-world action RPG is out June 21st for Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, PC, and Xbox One.
June 12th, 2024 — Source or Source

First Paddington In Peru Trailer Has Danger, Excitement, And Marmalade Sandwiches
Paddington's story continues in a trek across the Amazon rainforest.
June 12th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Fortnite Festival Season 4 Adds Lots Of Metallica And A PvP Mode
After three seasons of pop music, Fortnite Festival is headbanging into Season 4.
June 12th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Iconic Perfect Dark Dev Says He "Would've Loved" To Work On The Reboot
But the man behind the GoldenEye 007 pause music isn't involved with the upcoming Xbox game.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Look At The Rock's Gnarly Elbow Injury From Latest Film
The former People's Elbow is pretty banged up.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Monster Hunter Wilds Story Co-Op Will Be More Seamless Than In Past Games
Capcom has taken in feedback from fans about the restrictions in story missions when it comes to cutscenes.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Monster Hunter Wilds Will Throw Way More Monsters At You
In an interview with GameSpot, Capcom stated that Monster Hunter Wilds will have more large monsters present at once than previous games.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Netflix moving games boss Mike Verdu to new role
Former EA and Facebook exec will remain leader of Netflix's games efforts until replacement is found
June 12th, 2024 — Source

No Current Unreal Engine 5 Can Run at Native 4K Resolution With Decent Performance Due to Engine Design
There's no current Unreal Engine 5-powered game that can run at native 4K resolution with acceptable performance, but that has nothing to do with developers but rather with how the engine is built.
June 12th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Prepare To Typo With FromSoft Word, The Dark Souls Of Typing
This Dark Souls-inspired game is merciless when it coms to typos oh crap.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Publisher Announces Major Layoffs Just After SGF Game Reveals
This layoff will affect over 205 employees.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

The Office Spin-Off Star Domhnall Gleeson Asked Steve Carell For Advice
Steve Carell, the star of the American version of The Office, says that his successor, Domhnall Gleeson, contacted him about the new show.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

The Physical Edition of Alan Wake 2 Is Up For Preorder, Out October 22
Show me the Champion of Light!
June 12th, 2024 — Source

The release date for the long-awaited return of a beloved Square Enix franchise has been announced
Journey to the Tree of Mana and protect humanity's future in Visions of Mana, coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC.
June 12th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

XDefiant surpassed 10 million players in under two weeks
Late last month after a great deal of hype -- and many internal delays -- Ubisoft's XDefiant finally released for all the world to play. Following the official reveal of the game's Season 1 update during the publisher's 'Ubisoft Forward' showcase, the team have now revealed that XDefiant has surpassed 10 million players in less than two weeks.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — June 10th, 2024

Assassin's Creed Shadows gives first look at gameplay ahead of Ubisoft Showcase
Last month, Ubisoft officially lifted the curtains on Assassin's Creed Shadows with a flashy cinematic teaser, giving us our first look at the world -- but no gameplay. While a full deep-dive is expected at Ubisoft's upcoming showcase, a hint of the game's new mechanics were shared during Xbox's Game Showcase.
June 10th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Avowed Continues to Have the Best Key Art Possible, Despite Not Having a Firm Release Date Yet
Mushroomcore aesthetics
June 10th, 2024 — Source

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 arrives Oct. 25, classic zombies returns
Microsoft and Bethesda did the same thing with Starfield before its launch in 2023, and this year the direct was nearly 30 minutes of new information and dev insights. This included gameplay details and even some footage as well as the launch date for the game.
June 10th, 2024 — Source

Destiny's Future Is Being Shaped by Its Past
The Final Shape brought an end to a conflict 10 years in the making, but Destiny 2's future is being weaved through lessons learned across that long journey.
June 10th, 2024 — Source

Deadpool And Wolverine Celebrates Best Friends Day With New Trailer
The latest trailer for Deadpool and Wolverine appears to introduce another character from the comics.
June 10th, 2024 — Source

Destiny 2 Adds Its First 12-Player Co-Op Activity To Close Out Its 10-Year Story
After surviving a grueling gauntlet of trial and error, Team Parabellum took down the Witness in Destiny 2: The Final Shape, unlocking a way for everyone to finish the fight against The Witness.
June 10th, 2024 — Source

Destiny 2: Codename Frontiers Announced for 2025
Codename Frontiers will make up Year 11 of the long-running franchise, though Bungie hasn't revealed what exactly it is.
June 10th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Destiny 2's Post-Final Shape Future Includes The Dreadnaught And A Tease Of Codename Frontiers
Bungie outlined what this year's episodes, its replacement for seasonal content, will cover in the aftermath of The Final Shape, in a video that teased an ongoing future for Destiny 2.
June 10th, 2024 — Source

House Of The Dragon Star Reveals Why He Never Watched Game Of Thrones
Aemond actor Ewan Mitchell says he didn't want the original show to inform his decisions "in any way, shape, or form."
June 10th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Ian McKellen Says He Would Consider New Lord Of The Rings Movie If He's Not Dead Yet
McKellen, who is now 85, says he believes every role he plays could be his last.
June 10th, 2024 — Source

Killing Floor 3 Trailer Unleashes Army Of Monsters
The Zeds are back and deadlier than ever in a new gameplay trailer for Killing Floor 3.
June 10th, 2024 — Source

MCU's Thunderbolts Is Trying To "Stay Away" From CGI As Much As Possible, Actress Says
Julia Louis-Dreyfus also speaks about how Marvel has made some "clunkers" over the years.
June 10th, 2024 — Source

Metal Slug Tactics Demo Out Now, New Gameplay Trailer Dives Deep On Combat And Upgrades
The turn-based strategy title will feature numerous RPG and roguelike elements.
June 10th, 2024 — Source

Now You Can Visit Animal Crossing's Aquarium In Real Life
The Animal Crossing: New Horizons aquarium is going on tour this summer.
June 10th, 2024 — Source

Obsidian Announces Avowed Release Date, Then Scrubs It From Blog Post
Remember, remember, the 12th of November.
June 10th, 2024 — Source

Perfect Dark finally gets its big re-reveal
First announced all the way back in 2020 via a cinematic teaser, the much-anticipated Perfect Dark reboot has not had the smoothest development, with Crystal Dynamics of Tomb Raider fame coming in to assist with development. Finally however, we have gotten our first proper look at the title, including gameplay.
June 10th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Phil Spencer on studio closures: "I have to run a sustainable business"
Microsoft Gaming boss said "now is the time for us to focus" but adds "we're doing the right thing" for those affected
June 10th, 2024 — Source

Resident Evil 7 Comes To Apple Devices Soon, With Resident Evil 2 In The Works
Resident Evil 7 on iOS will include the Not A Hero DLC.
June 10th, 2024 — Source

Second Magic: The Gathering Hatsune Miku Collaboration Set For Secret Lair Summer Superdrop
Digital Sensation is the second of four Miku-themed drops coming throughout 2024.
June 10th, 2024 — Source

Skate Dev Explains New Flick-It System And Its Ever-Changing City
The game will continue to change from season to season.
June 10th, 2024 — Source

Star Wars Outlaws Extended Gameplay Video Showcases A Stealthy Search For A Gunslinger
We got a much deeper look at Ubisoft's open-world scoundrel simulator at Ubisoft Forward.
June 10th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Star Wars Outlaws gameplay trailer shows off a life of intergalactic crime
There's going to be plenty of Star Wars this summer.
June 10th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Starfield's June Update Adds New Missions, Bounty-Scanning, And Creation Kit, But No Vehicles
The latest update to Bethesda's massive sci-fi RPG has a lot going for it, but it seems players will have to wait a bit longer for land vehicles to hit the game.
June 10th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

The Division 2 now includes its expansion free with the base game, so there really is no excuse not to try it now
Warlords of New York is now part of the standard edition of The Division 2, so new players will get all of the content regardless.
June 10th, 2024 — Source

This Game Is Like Ace Attorney For People Not Fun At Parties, Like Me
Pro Philosopher 2 uses a gamified argument system to address humanity's most contentious arena.
June 10th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Ubisoft Forward 2024: Here's when and how to watch it and what will and could be revealed
So, when does the event happen, how can you watch it live, and what do we expect to see shown at Ubisoft Forward? Here's the info you need now.
June 10th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

XDefiant Will Add Team Deathmatch Soon, With Search-And-Destroy Mode Coming Later
The free-to-play FPS will be highlighted at Ubisoft Forward later today as well.
June 10th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — June 9th, 2024

Atlas Fallen Gets Enhanced with Free Reign of Sand Update on August 6
Deck13 had promised new content and enhancements for its action RPG Atlas Fallen, and the German studio has now shared more details. The free Reign of Sand update is slated to launch on August 6, adding new voice acting by the talented Ben Starr (who played the protagonist in Final Fantasy XVI), a new area, new enemies, 25 new Essence Stones, new progression mechanics, quality of life improvements (chiefly to the camera, but also balancing and onboarding), the much-requested New Game Plus mode and a new difficulty mode called Nyaal's Nightmare.
June 9th, 2024 — Source

Dredge: The Iron Rig Expansion Launches on August 16th, Collector"e;s Edition Announced
Retailing for $11.99, the expansion introduces over 50 new fish, new fishing equipment and gadget tiers, and about 2-5 hours of playtime.
June 9th, 2024 — Source

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Could Be The Next Title That Gets Ported To Apple"e;s Macs; Compatibility With iPad, iPhone May Be Possible
After Assassin"e;s Creed Mirage, Ubisoft"e;s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is said to arrive for various Apple Macs, with one individual stating that the game could also be ported to the iPad and iPhone. Unlike various AAA titles that we have seen from the French video game developer, The Lost Crown takes a different approach in both gameplay and visuals.
June 9th, 2024 — Source

Starship Troopers: Extermination 1.0 Launches on October 11, Adding Single Player Mode and More
During Summer Game Fest 2024's IGN Live, Offworld Industries unveiled the 1.0 release date for Starship Troopers: Extermination. The 16-player cooperative first-person shooter game will launch on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X on October 11, nearly a year and a half after the May 2023 early access debut.
June 9th, 2024 — Source or Source

Gaming — News — June 8th, 2024

Blumhouse Gets It: Horror Works Best When Devs Play With Cinematography
Seeing things
June 8th, 2024 — Source

No More Room in Hell 2 Resurfaces 3.5 Years Later – Early Access Launch Slated for Halloween
In early 2021, Lever Games announced No More Room in Hell 2, a sequel to the popular 2011 Source mod. The game was meant to launch soon after that announcement, but it went dark for a long time.
June 8th, 2024 — Source or Source

Street Fighter 6 – M. Bison Arrives on June 26th, Classic Moves Revealed in New Gameplay
Despite his predicament, Bison is still a threat with moves like Psycho Crusher and some new offense, like Shadow Rise and Psycho Mines.
June 8th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Gaming — News — June 7th, 2024

15 Best Survival Horror Games You Need to Play [2024 Edition]
Survival horror continues to be one of the most popular genres in gaming, and here are 15 that deserve your time.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

15 Unlikely Gaming Announcements That Will be Met with Rapturous Excitement
As much as we've love to see them, these announcements have a slim chance of happening in the coming days.
June 7th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Banana Clicking Game Banana Currently More Popular Than Elden Ring, Call of Duty, Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam
No split-screen, though.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Borderlands 4 Might Not Be Announced At SGF After All
"I made a mistake and apologize."
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Civilization 7 Coming In 2025, Launching On PC and Console Same Day
Civilization 7 was officially revealed during Summer Game Fest, coming to PC and consoles in 2025.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Civilization 7 Will be 2K's Reveal at Summer Game Fest, Not Borderlands 4 -- Rumour
The leaker who previously claimed Borderlands 4 will be announced at the event is no longer sure that will be the case, while Civilization 7 was recently spotted on 2K's official website.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Destiny 2: The Final Shape Campaign Missions List And How Long To Beat
Here's a look at the missions you'll be playing in the Destiny 2: The Final Shape campaign.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Allows for Two Companions in Battle, Ability Wheel Confirmed
The ability wheel offers many "strategic possibilities" and "powerful combinations of abilities between players and their companions."
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Features Deeper Variety of Biomes, Companion Romances
BioWare general manager Gary McKay also teased that "the Dread Wolf is not the only god players need to be worried about."e;
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Title Reflects a "e;Really Deep Group of Companions,"e; Says BioWare GM
"It was most important for us to have a title that was authentic to the companions that are the heart of this adventure we've created."
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Total Game Size & Pre-Load Date Revealed
Can't miss a second
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Helldivers is slowing down its cadence of Warbond releases
There's no denying that Arrowhead Studios have been highly proactive in adding new content to Helldivers II. One of the main ways they have done so is through the release of premium Warbonds -- essentially battle passes which can be purchased with real money, or through in-game currencies. Fortunately for those who have struggled to keep up with the releases, Arrowhead has announced that they will be slowing down the cadence of Warbond releases.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Support Reportedly Scaled Back at Rocksteady Following Disastrous Launch
Will new playable characters be released?
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Yooka-Laylee Remaster Yooka-Replaylee Announced, First Gameplay Revealed
Coming to PC and consoles, it offers visual enhancements, new challenges, new Tonics, better controls, and a more responsive camera.
June 7th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Gaming — News — June 6th, 2024

GeForce NOW Library Gets Street Fighter 6 and XDefiant
Today, NVIDIA has announced that CAPCOM's Street Fighter 6 has joined the GeForce NOW library (as previously confirmed), allowing cloud users to enter the fray. The other major weekly additions to GeForce NOW are Ubisoft's free-to-play competitive first-person shooter game XDefiant, which registered strong numbers at launch, and the asymmetric multiplayer horror game Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game.
June 6th, 2024 — Source

GOG to Delete Cloud Saves Over 200MB in September
Move it or lose it.
June 6th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — May 31st, 2024

$400,000 Worth Of Stolen Playdate Handhelds Found Outside Random Restaurant
Panic shares pics of some "hot" Playdate handhelds that were stolen and then mysteriously returned.
May 31st, 2024 — Source

Activision awarded $14.5 million in lawsuit against Call of Duty cheat maker
EngineOwning must also hand its website to Activision
May 31st, 2024 — Source

Bungie confirms Sony error responsible for massive Destiny expansion leak
This week, Sony made the mistake of not checking its security properly, leading to a massive leak that allowed players early access to Destiny 2's upcoming expansion, The Final Shape. The entire story of the expansion, most cinematics, and even future seasonal content has all leaked. Now, Sony has officially commented on the leak.
May 31st, 2024 — Source

Call of Duty Cheat Maker Defiant in Aftermath of Court Ruling, Vows to Continue Releasing Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Cheats
Counter attack.
May 31st, 2024 — Source

Destiny 2 Starts Dungeons & Dragons Crossover Next Week
Bungie has announced a new Destiny 2 collaboration with Wizards of the Coast's Dungeons & Dragons franchise. As a celebration for D&D's 50th anniversary, starting on June 4 (release day of The Final Shape expansion), Destiny 2 players will find three Faerûn-inspired skins in the Eververse store: the Gold Dragon-themed Apex Draconic set for Titans, the Mind Flayers-themed Flayer's Dominion set for Warlocks, and the Displacer Beast's-themed Spectral Displacer set for Hunters.
May 31st, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

GTA Parent Company CEO Is Very Enthusiastic About Generative AI
"Generative AI will allow us to do a bunch of things more efficiently."
May 31st, 2024 — Source

Smart Gaming & Connect AI ASRock at COMPUTEX 2024
ASRock, a global leader in motherboards, graphics cards, gaming monitors, and small form factor PCs, is excited to announce its participation in the upcoming COMPUTEX Taipei 2024. AI has been a hot topic in the IT industry in recent years. ASRock keeps up with the trends, showcasing the latest AI solutions
May 31st, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — May 30th, 2024

Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Says Next Game Is Codenamed Excalibur, No Idea What It Is Yet
"We're trying to figure out what the hell it is."
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Destiny 2: The Final Shape Spoilers Have Reportedly Leaked, So You Might Want To Go Offline
Spoilers for The Final Shape have reportedly begun circulating online ahead of the expansion's release next week.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Hogwarts Legacy Summer Update Drops June 6, Includes Photo Mode
Hogwarts Legacy's upcoming summer update is coming in early June, and it includes a photo mode, a new quest, a respec option, and more.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Homelander finally arrives in Mortal Kombat next month
We've known about Mortal Kombat 1's DLC characters for a long time now, with leaks revealing guest characters like Homelander well ahead of the game's launch. Now all these months later, the Homelander DLC is finally arriving.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Introducing SCUF Nomad, Bringing SCUF's Innovative Performance and Functionality to Mobile Gamers
SCUF Gaming, proudly unveils its latest controller for mobile gaming, SCUF Nomad. This Made for iPhone Bluetooth controller brings performance features and ergonomics that SCUF has refined with competitive gamers to a mobile controller. Leveraging SCUF's many years of design expertise and history of competitive excellence with console and PC gamers, Nomad is crafted to provide a premium mobile gaming experience in a compact design that can be taken anywhere.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

New Fallout Games Are Being Planned, Todd Howard Says
Fallout 5 has already been discussed, and Howard says, "We're always planning."
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Preorder Evercade Alpha Street Fighter And Mega Man Arcade Cabinets At Amazon Before They Sell Out
The Evercade Alpha releases this November and is compatible with all existing Evercade cartridges.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Private Division Terminates Publishing Agreement for Bloober Team"e;s Project C
The survival horror IP will continue development, though Bloober Team is exploring "potential alternatives," like a possible new publisher.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown – What is Going On?
Price listings are posted, release date announcement may be imminent.
May 30th, 2024 — Source or Source

The Rogue Prince of Persia"e;s First Patch Goes Live Today, Fixes Performance Issues
Issues with saving, crashes and other bugs will also reportedly be addressed, with Evil Empire revealing patch notes soon.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — May 29th, 2024

6 of the 20 best-selling games of April 2024 in the US were Xbox titles, per Circana
Fallout 4, Sea of Thieves, and four other Xbox games made the top 20 best-sellers for April 2024 in the U.S.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Activision is awarded $14.5 million in a Call of Duty cheating lawsuit
The court also ordered the defendants, EngineOwning, to turn their website over to Activision.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Activision wins $15M in court case against cheat provider 'EngineOwning'
Earlier this week, a jury ruled against the operators of cheat-selling site, AimJunkies, awarding Bungie tens of thousands in damages and setting a precedent for future legal cases against those making and supplying cheats for online games. Now, Activision Blizzard has had its own court success, taking down EngineOwning.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Activision wins lawsuit against EngineOwning
Publisher was awarded $14.4 million in damages
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Alan Wake 2 DLC Reveal Seemingly Being Teased for Summer Game Fest
Alan Wake 2's first of two paid expansions, Night Springs, is scheduled to release at some point in 2024.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Amazon Games Lands Open-World Driving Game From Ex-Forza Horizon Devs
New AAA driving game is being spearheaded by team led by former Forza Horizon 5 creative director.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Amazon is publishing new open-world racer from former Forza developers
It has no title yet, but the game will be the first release from Maverick Studios.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Amazon signs debut title from Playground alumni Maverick Games
The unannounced driving title will be open world and narrative-led
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Amazon teams up with ex-Forza Horizon team for a new open-world driving game, and I'm already excited
Maverick Games was founded by some of the team that built Forza Horizon, and with Amazon on board this could be huge
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Season 4 Patch Notes Reveal Balance and Gameplay Changes
Hot streak.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

CD Projekt RED Aims to Increase the Cadence of Game Launches
CD Projekt RED reported the company's Q1 2024 financial results yesterday. The Polish company registered $57.89 million in consolidated revenues for the first quarter, while consolidated net profit came in at $25.50 million, a 44% improvement year-over-year. Most of those sales were driven by Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, which already sold over 5 million units in 2023.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

CoD: Warzone And MW3 Season 4 Patch Notes Detail Perk Changes And Bigger BR Matches
Season 4 brings a new battle pass, more maps, perks, and plenty of weapon balancing.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Developer behind Call of Duty cheats that were downloaded more than 72,000 times must now pay Activision a huge sum in damages
Activision has pursued legal action against EngineOwning for the last two years.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

EA Sports College Football 25: Release Date, Trailer, And Everything We Know
It's almost time.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree -- Everything You Need to Know
Here's everything you should know about FromSoftware's upcoming hotly anticipated expansion.
May 29th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Families of Uvalde shooting victims sue Activision over Call of Duty's role
Suit: Activision is "manipulating players' brain chemistry," ignoring "use by minors."
May 29th, 2024 — Source

GameSir Unveils Kaleid and Kaleid Flux Illuminated Game Controllers
GameSir, a World-renowned brand in gaming peripherals, is proud to announce the launch of its Kaleid and Kaleid Flux controllers. These amazing new wired game controllers are designed to enhance the gaming experience with their advanced features, vibrant illuminated LED strips, and high-quality, comfortable design.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue
Block your calendars for the first IRL Minecraft adventure!
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Mortal Kombat 1 Reveals Homelander Gameplay, Fatalities, and a First Look at Ferra
Milking it.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Rings Of Power Season 2 Introducing LOTR Fan-Favorite Character Tom Bombadil
For the first time ever, The Lord of the Rings' enigmatic Tom Bombadil will be portrayed in a live-action Tolkien adaptation.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Sony Pulls Neil Druckmann Interview, Citing "Significant Errors"
Sony removed an interview with Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann, stating that it didn't "represent his perspectives and values."
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Stranger Things' Gaten Matarazzo Shares His Creepiest Fan Interaction
Gaten Matarazzo reveals his extremely uncomfortable encounter with an older Stranger Things fan.
May 29th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Tarisland Free-to-Play MMORPG Launching Worldwide on June 21st
Level Infinite has today revealed the official launch date for Tarisland, the eagerly anticipated free-to-play fantasy MMORPG. With over 3 million pre-registered players, adventurers worldwide can mark their calendars for June 21st, 2024, when they can immerse themselves in the enchanting realms of Tarisland on both mobile and PC platforms. Alongside the launch date, key details of Tarisland's formidable final boss, the Blight Dragon, has been revealed.
May 29th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

US game spending experienced a 3% decrease in April | US Monthly Charts
Stellar Blade debuted at the top spot, while Sea of Thieves and Fallout 4 saw significant sales boosts
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Your Steam Library Dies With You
Valve says you can't pass down your Steam library to next of kin or loved ones in the event of your death.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

YouTube launches Playables gaming platform
The in-app arcade features a collection of over 75 games
May 29th, 2024 — Source

YouTube Takes On Mobile Gaming With Free Playables Catalog Launch
You go to YouTube to watch videos, but Google hopes you might want to play some games while you're there, too. A raft of online games within YouTube is being rolled out widely after being tested with YouTube Premium subscribers over the last few months.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — May 28th, 2024

Baldur's Gate 3 Director Believes A "Bit Of Crunch" Is Unavoidable With Game Development
Swen Vincke adds that Larian Studios improved in this area compared to their previous titles.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Black Ops 6 Reveal Trailer Provides First Glimpse At 2024's Call Of Duty
The first trailer for Black Ops 6 is out now, featuring real-world global political leaders.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Destiny 2: The Final Shape -- First Hands-On Impressions
Finishing this Fight
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Destiny 2: The Final Shape Story Trailer Sets The Stakes And Suggests A Fallen Zavala
Bungie drops an appropriately spooky trailer for the culmination of Destiny 2's 10-year story arc.
May 28th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Destiny 2: The Final Shape's Prismatic Subclass Avoids The Mistakes Of Strand In Lightfall
Unlike Lightfall, which held back Strand from players, you'll unlock the Prismatic subclass in the first mission of The Final Shape's campaign.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Destiny 2's Final Shape Brings New Depth To Its Missions And "Defragmented" World
Bungie provided a closer look into the Pale Heart of the Traveler ahead of Destiny 2's next expansion, and it's not all nostalgia and memories.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Diablo 4 - How To Masterwork Gear
Diablo 4 Season 4 introduces a new way to power up your gear, Masterworking.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Dragon's Dogma 2 Has Sold 3 Million Copies
Capcom's open-world action RPG is available on Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC and has received widespread acclaim from critics.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Parents and victims of Uvalde school shooting sue Activision
Lawsuit claims gunman bought gun after using it in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Rainbow Six Siege Fans Shower Ubisoft With Boos Over $10 Monthly Subscription Service
Over the weekend at the BLAST R6 Manchester Major, Ubisoft announced its upcoming R6 Membership, which elicited a round of boos from those in attendance. Ubisoft unveiled the new membership plan during the company's reveal of the roadmap and plans for Y9S2 - Operation New Blood.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Rainbow Six Siege's New Subscription Service Draws Criticism From Fans
The $10 a month subscription isn't winning over players.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Rainbow Six Siege Fans Boo $9.99 A-Month Membership Announcement
Retreat.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Rainbow Six Siege revamps the new player experience with Operation New Blood
Ubisoft has officially announced the next Operation for Rainbow Six Siege. The long-running shooter will be getting new content as part of Operation New Blood, which will include two new Operators for the game, designed to be replacements for the 'Recruit' character.
May 28th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Resident Evil Zero and Code Veronica Remakes Reportedly in the Works at Capcom
With Resident Evil 9 waiting in the wings.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Silent Hill Showcase Promises Game News, Film Update, And More This Week
More Silent Hill information is coming soon.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Tango Gameworks had two unannounced projects in the works before shutdown
In a shocking move recently, Microsoft opted to shut down one of its most promising studios, Tango Gameworks. The studio shipped Hi-Fi Rush just last year to great critical acclaim, but the studio did not have any 'greenlit' projects underway at this point in time, so Microsoft opted to pull the plug as it readjusts its portfolio in the wake of the costly Activision Blizzard acquisition. Now, it has come to light that Tango Gameworks actually had two games in development prior to closing down.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Tarisland, Tencent's WoW-Like F2P MMORPG, Is Out on June 21
Today, Tencent's Level Infinite publishing label announced the global release date of Tarisland. The free-to-play fantasy MMORPG looks a lot like Blizzard's World of Warcraft and, indeed, was first unveiled right after that game went offline in China (though it will return shortly, thanks to the new agreement between Microsoft, Activision, and NetEase).
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft adds an egregious subscription to one of its most popular games and the players are not happy
Rainbow Six Siege is getting a premium subscription model despite being nearly nine-years-old, and its players have reacted exactly how you'd expect.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — May 27th, 2024

Evil Empire's Prince of Persia roguelite launches to positive reviews
Ubisoft surprised us all when it announced that it had teamed up with indie studio and Dead Cells' developer, Evil Empire, to work on a new roguelite game in the Prince of Persia series. Dead Cells is one of the highest-rated modern rogue-style games, so now we get to see that expertise applied to Ubisoft's famous and long-running series.
May 27th, 2024 — Source or Source

FIFA 2K25 expected to release later this year
EA's long-term partnership with FIFA came to an end last year, with EA dropping the official FIFA branding for future football games. Moving forward, EA will be releasing EA Sports FC, leaving FIFA to find a new development partner. Many of us had expected EA's biggest rival in the sports games arena, 2K Games, to pick up the license and now, that deal has reportedly been made official.
May 27th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — May 25th, 2024

AAA Games Are in an 'Awkward Middle Ground' Right Now, Says XCOM's Jake Solomon
Gaming in general and AAA gaming in particular are going through a rough patch. While 2023 was a stellar year when it came to well-received AAA releases, the constant rise of game budgets (with Marvel's Spider-Man 2 rumored to have cost $300 million to make) is literally eating into the margins of publishers and developers alike.
May 25th, 2024 — Source

Meta and Activision face lawsuit by families of Uvalde school shooting victims
The companies exposed the shooter to the weapon he used, the lawsuit alleged.
May 25th, 2024 — Source

XDefiant Is Reportedly the Fastest Ubisoft Game to Reach 1 Million Players
The free-to-play first-person shooter game XDefiant is reportedly doing big numbers already. According to Tom Henderson, the game has become the fastest ever made by Ubisoft to surpass one million unique players. In fact, it has already managed to break through the three million unique player milestone.
May 25th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — May 24th, 2024

Ace Combat 8 is Probably Bandai Namco's Next Large Scale Project -- Rumor
The reported Chronicle project is in development with support from ILCA (which is working on the next Ace Combat) and ORCA.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

AMD FSR3 with frame generation launches on Xbox Series X/S and PS5 consoles with Immortals of Aveum
Frame Generation enters gaming consoles through FSR3 update for Immortals of Aveum "e;The Immortals of Aveum"e; is among the first PC games to feature AMD FSR3 (FidelityFX Super Resolution 3). This technology includes an updated upscaling algorithm and introduces optional frame generation technology.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

Bungie Offers First Clip Of Keith David As Zavala In Destiny 2 Expansion
Keith David is taking over the role of Commander Zavala from the late Lance Reddick in Destiny 2's next expansion, The Final Shape.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

Diablo 4 Season 4 gets its first patch — now we'll no longer be broke (for gold)
Patch 1.4.1 notes just dropped with some welcome bug fixes and balancing changes
May 24th, 2024 — Source

Immortals of Aveum Gets New AMD FSR 3 Features on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S in Latest Update
Immortals of Aveum is getting a boost in visual fidelity and performance on all platforms thanks to its latest update.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Avowed Previews to Go Live on June 10 -- Rumour
Both games are also expected to be shown off at the Xbox Games Showcase a day prior, on June 9.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

New Genshin Impact trailer teases Natlan nation coming soon
Genshin Impact developer HoYoverse has just released details for patch 4.7, the game's next major update, as well as a teaser that shows a preview of the newest nation coming to the game, Natlan. The teaser is brief, but it shows off plenty of sweeping landscapes and grass-covered mountainous terrain that's slightly reminiscent of areas like Mulgore in World of Warcraft.
May 24th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Gaming — News — May 23rd, 2024

Atari acquires Intellivision brand and over 200 games
Amico games console not included but still in development
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

Atari Buys Ancient Rival Intellivision, Insists The Amico Is Still Coming
The company known as Atari announced that it purchased the Intellivision brand, and that the long-delayed console is still coming.
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

Atari just bought Intellivision, putting an end to the very first console war
The deal does not include the long-delayed Amico system.
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

Activision confirms Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 via full-page newspaper ads
Microsoft-owned Activision has officially announced the title of the next game in its hit Call of Duty shooter series, and it did so in a fairly old-fashioned medium.
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

Alone In The Dark Reboot Starring Marvel And Star Wars Actors Comes Up Short
Embracer says the game had "softer-than-expected performance."
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Confirmed by Activision
It's official.
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Official Comms Now Activated - Worldwide Reveal Announced For Sunday, June 9 [Latest Comms Update: May 28]
Previously, Operators in the Urzikstan AO uncovered a 9MM Daemon Handgun with markings of particular interest. Starting on May 29, squads dropping into Urzikstan are wise to thoroughly inspect any ground loot for signs of this weapon returning.
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Announced, Worldwide Reveal Set For June 9
The next Call of Duty game is expected to release this fall.
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Has Been Officially Announced
After days of recent teases, Activision has formally announced this year's Call of Duty game, titled Black Ops 6.
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 officially announced
Following on from numerous leaks in recent weeks, Activision has now officially announced this year's Call of Duty. As you would expect, previous leaks were indeed accurate, with Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 set to release this year.
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Officially Confirmed to be 2024's Entry in the Franchise
Hints have been dropping for a while, but today Activision officially announced this year's entry in the mega-blockbuster CoD franchise -- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. No subtitle like 2020's Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, they're keeping it simple.
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

Destiny 2: The Final Shape Is Overhauling 19 Exotic Armor Pieces
Triton Vice, Mantle of Battle Harmony, and Khepri's Horn are going to be better than ever next month.
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

Here's Everything Returning MultiVersus Players Will Receive When They First Log In
Player First Games is offering a bounty of perks to those returning to its platform fighter.
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

MultiVersus Director Criticizes Dataminers For Being Spoilsports
"A lot of the air is sucked out of the room."
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

MultiVersus Looks To Return With A Bang After Risky Hiatus
The Warner Bros. platform fighter is hoping its absence makes players' hearts grow fonder.
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

The Acolyte Was Inspired By This Iconic Star Wars Game
Leslye Headland reveals which Star Wars video game character inspired her work on The Acolyte.
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Lets You And Your Friends Cross Chainswords--Or Join Them
Space Marine 2's PvP and PvE offerings will keep you busy long after the campaign is done.
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

WWE Is Expanding Summerslam To Two Nights In 2026, Following Wrestlemania's Lead
Summerslam just became the hottest nights in wrestling.
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — May 21st, 2024

Diablo 4 Patch Significantly Reduces Cost Of Transmuting Masterwork Materials
The gold cost of transmuting your higher level materials into lower level ones has been reduced by orders of magnitude.
May 21st, 2024 — Source

Elden Ring DLC Trailer Delves Into More Story Details
As we approach Shadow of the Erdtree's June 21 launch date, From Software has decided to tease more of the DLC's story.
May 21st, 2024 — Source

Final Fantasy 9 Remake is Real, Final Fantasy 10 Remake is Not -- Rumour
A prominent leaker has said that though the rumoured Final Fantasy 9 Remake is indeed in the works, the alleged remake of its successor isn't real.
May 21st, 2024 — Source

GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit returns in September
The 2024 event takes place in a new venue: The Royal Institution
May 21st, 2024 — Source

How the Dreamcast almost bankrupted Nvidia before a Sega executive saved the company
"His understanding and generosity gave us six months to live"
May 21st, 2024 — Source

IGN Buys Gamer Network Sites, Layoffs In Progress
Eurogamer, GamesIndustry.biz, Rock Paper Shotgun, and more sites are now under the IGN Entertainment banner.
May 21st, 2024 — Source or Source

Microsoft Has Reportedly Already Greenlit Hellblade 2 Developer Ninja Theory's Next Game
On to the next one
May 21st, 2024 — Source

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 Review - Hell And High Water
Hellblade 2 is perhaps the most visually remarkable Xbox title to date, but is ultimately undermined by its emphasis on fidelity over story and gameplay.
May 21st, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — May 17th, 2024

2K Games may officially reveal BioShock 4 in June
Take-Two provided a number of updates yesterday as part of its quarterly earnings report. We now have a more solid timeframe for when Grant Theft Auto 6 will be out, and the folks over at 2K Games are preparing to reveal the next game in one of its "e;biggest and most beloved"e; franchises.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

2K Will Reveal The Next Iteration Of One Of Its 'Biggest And Most Beloved Franchises' At SGF
2K will reveal the next iteration of one of its biggest franchises at Summer Game Fest. Fans online are already speculating what it could be, considering some of 2K's biggest franchises are prime for a new game.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

A Total War Star Wars Game Is Reportedly In Development
There are reportedly three new Total War games in development.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Airship Syndicate's Wayfinder shifting from free-to-play online to premium single-player game
Changes coming with upcoming Echoes update following the title being dropped by publisher Digital Extremes
May 17th, 2024 — Source

CoD: Warzone And MW3 Season 4 Release Date And Details
An iconic rifle returns, a new battle pass, and more with the upcoming Season 4 update.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Dauntless, Fae Farms Studio Announces Cancellation of all Unannounced Projects, Layoffs Reported
More than 100 employees at Phoenix Labs have reportedly been affected by the cancellation of projects.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Disgraceful degradation | This Week in Business
A Stop Killing Games petition draws a response from UK Parliament and grocery store coolers with TV screens give us a metaphor for the games industry
May 17th, 2024 — Source

EA Sports College Football 25: Check Out The First Gameplay
The first year back for EA's college football series look like an authentic take on the sport.
May 17th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Elsewhere Entertainment is a New Activision Studio Working on a AAA Narrative-Focused Game
The new studio features talent that has worked on major titles including The Last of Us, The Division, The Witcher and Destiny, among others.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Fortnite Teases Fallout Crossover Ahead Of Post-Apocalyptic Chapter 5 Season 3
War never changes, but Fortnite changes about every three months.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

GTA 6 Sales Not Affected by Launch Window, Take-Two CEO Believes; Expects Game to Move Consoles Aplenty
GTA 6 sales likely won't be affected by the game's launch window, according to Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

GTA Parent Company Explains Why It Just Canceled Games
Take-Two is opting to move ahead with only the games that have the best chance to succeed commercially.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Hades 2's First Patch Adds Major Quality-Of-Life Improvement
The majority of changes in Hades 2's first patch were implemented thanks to player feedback, Supergiant says.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Killing Floor 3 Gets First Dev Diary For The Franchise's 15th Anniversary
Watch Killing Floor veterans dish on what's changed since the first game.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Let's Not Pretend We're Mad the New Assassin's Creed Shadows Samurai Isn't Asian
It does nothing for Asian representation to have another samurai hero.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

"Next Iteration" Of Big 2K Games Franchise Will Be Revealed At Summer Game Fest
Borderlands 4? BioShock? Carnival Games?
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Neuralink Just Released the Game Used to Test Its Experimental Brain-Computer Interface
"Don't go easy on me."
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Phoenix Labs hit by another round of layoffs
Studio has entered a period of restructuring, over 140 workers affected according to former employee
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Player1 reportedly lays off staff, closes down Insomnia Gaming Festival
25-year-old UK esports event was scheduled to return in September, sales of tickets to RuneFest postponed
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Take-Two confirms Grand Theft Auto 6 releasing 'Fall' 2025
Take-Two's quarterly earnings call just wrapped up last night and it brought about some unexpected Grand Theft Auto 6 news. Rockstar already announced that the game was planned for 2025 with the reveal trailer, but now the release window has been narrowed down further.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

The 15th Anniversary Cape
Get a special cape and today's Character Creator item
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Total War: Star Wars in the Works at Creative Assembly -- Rumour
A Star Wars spinoff is reportedly one of three Total War games that Creative Assembly has currently got in development.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft's XDefiant has one huge advantage over Call of Duty
I'm still not convinced it's going to be enough to topple the king of shooters, though.
May 17th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Why Piracy Fears are Keeping Some Researchers from Accessing the Games They Need
Academics want to research games from wherever they are, but the ESA is fighting back.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — May 14th, 2024

Call Of Duty Patch Notes Reveal Bug Fixes, Changes, Weapon Tuning, And More
Call of Duty is getting patched up.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Crimson Desert Rumored to Launch Early Next Year Following Gamescom Demo
Crimson Desert might be nearing its release window at long last. The game was originally announced by Pearl Abyss (the South Korean developer behind Black Desert) at G-Star 2019 alongside DokeV and PLAN 8.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Dead By Daylight Dungeons And Dragons Crossover Detailed, Castlevania Collaboration Teased
Roll for initiative… or else.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Dead By Daylight Eighth Anniversary Stream: 2v8 Mode, New Co-Op Standalone, And More
Behavior has big plans for Dead by Daylight's latest milestone.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Dead by Daylight x Dungeons and Dragons Chapter Out on June 3rd, Castlevania Chapter Announced
A new 2v8 mode is also in the works, with eight Survivors facing off against two Killers. It will receive a new livestream in July.
May 14th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Diablo 4's Massive Loot Reborn Update Is Live, Season 4 Patch Notes Released
Better loot, and more ways to upgrade it, have come to Blizzard's ARPG.
May 14th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Former XCOM Developers Form New Studio, Midsummer Studios
The studio has begun teasing its first title, which will be a narrative-focused life simulation game.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Helldivers 2"e;s Latest Patch is Live, Fixes Crashing Issues
The minor patch doesn't add anything new to the game, but helps with stability and brings other miscellaneous fixes for known issues.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

HoYoverse Had Its Concept Art Leaked Again, and The Victim Was Zenless Zone Zero
Idols and Vtubers could also fight against the Hollow
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Madden NFL 25 Release Date, Early Access Info, Deluxe Edition, And More Reportedly Leaked
Here are some early details on the next Madden game.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Metal Gear Solid Rex Model Kit Up For Grabs At Amazon For Unusually Low Price
This Metal Gear model kit is imported from Japan and is typically only available from third-party sellers.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

PlayStation 5 surpasses Xbox One in lifetime sales but still misses Sony's revised yearly target
It was also revealed that Helldivers 2 is Sony's fastest-selling PlayStation game of all time
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Resident Evil 1 Remake is in Development – Rumor
The original Resident Evil might be getting a new remake in line with Capcom's more recent remakes.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Roaring Kitty's Return Sends GameStop Stock Surging
Keith "Roaring Kitty" Gill, who helped spur GameStop and AME stock to unlikely heights in 2021, returned online after a three-year absence.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Square Enix Facing Hard Times With Massive Share Price Drop Following Concerning Financial Results
Better materia combinations might help.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Square Enix Has Cancelled Unannounced Games as Part of New Business Strategy
The unannounced cancelled projects didn't seem to align with Square Enix's new mid-term business strategy, and accounted for losses over the last financial year.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Success Can't Save Your Favorite Game Studios Anymore
The closure of Tango Gameworks adds a new wrinkle to 2024's game industry troubles.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

The former Ubisoft dev who wants to bring back the golden age of JRPGs
We talk to CEO Emma Delage about the community's hunger for JRPGs, and why Kickstarter could be a viable path for Studio Camelia's debut project
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Two Decades Later, the Original Splinter Cell is Still a Masterpiece
They don't make games like this anymore.
May 14th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Valheim: Ashlands Update is Out Now
The latest Valheim update brings with it a host of new features, including the new Ashlands biome, enemies, and equipment.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Watch Devs Intentionally Break Their Games By Multiplying A Number By 1,000
Sometimes a little intentional chaos in game development can have hilarious results.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

XCOM"e;s Jake Solomon Q&A – Building a Narrative-Driven Life Sim Game at Midsummer Studios
Today, former XCOM and Marvel's Midnight Suns designer Jake Solomon announced the foundation of Midsummer Studios, a small indie company established with the help of several industry veterans who worked on games like Civilization (Will Miller) and The Sims (Grant Rodiek). This startup has already raised $6 million from investors like Transcend Fund, Tirta Ventures, Betaworks Ventures, 1Up Ventures, F4 Ventures, Krafton, and Day Zero Productions.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — May 13th, 2024

Apple looks set to lose latest court battle with Epic Games
The US judge who ordered Apple to allow developers to sell apps outside of the official App Store has sharply criticized the way the iPhone maker has responded.
May 13th, 2024 — Source

ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces ROG Tessen Mobile Controller
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced availability of the ROG Tessen Mobile Controller. The Tessen is the only foldable mobile controller currently available on the market, and it features programmable rear paddles, additional rubber support pads for phone-case compatibility, mechanical switches for the face buttons and D-pad, plus console-grade joysticks to provide gamers with a combination of ultimate portability and superb control.
May 13th, 2024 — Source

Eternal Strands is Looking Like an Intriguing Mix of Your Favorite Games
Yellow Brick Games' upcoming Eternal Strands feels like a compelling experience, and it might just end up being a surprise hit.
May 13th, 2024 — Source

Helldivers 2 With The Right Mod Looks Like The Ultimate Star Wars Game
Anakin, my allegiance is to the Republic. To managed democracy!
May 13th, 2024 — Source

Marvel Rivals Developer Apologises for Non-Disparagement Clause in Closed Alpha Access Contract
According to the Marvel Rivals closed alpha contract, players weren't allowed to criticise the game or even make satirical content based on it.
May 13th, 2024 — Source

Sorry, There's Probably No New Sly Cooper Game Coming Soon
Sucker Punch seems to be working on something else.
May 13th, 2024 — Source

Square Enix embarking on "aggressive multiplatform strategy" as profits drop 70%
Following disappointing financial year, company unveils three-year plan targeting long-term growth
May 13th, 2024 — Source

Square Enix Reveals Aggressive Multiplatform Target Plans With Catchy New Name
Square Enix is rebooting and awakening.
May 13th, 2024 — Source

Square Enix"e;s New Medium-Term Business Plan Involves Multiplatform Releases, Better Allocation of Development Resources
Square Enix has announced a new business plan that it will put into effect over the next three years.
May 13th, 2024 — Source

Steel City Interactive raises £15m in funding
Indie studio is preparing for the full release of its boxing game Undisputed
May 13th, 2024 — Source

The Legend of Zelda Master Sword Replica Preorders Quickly Sold Out At Amazon
It's dangerous to go alone, so you might want to consider taking this replica of the iconic Master Sword from The Legend of Zelda with you on your travels!
May 13th, 2024 — Source

Why PUBG Is Bringing Back Its Original Map--Warts And All
The PUBG that took the video game industry by storm in 2017 is coming back for a limited time with the Erangel Classic event. Officially known today as PUBG: Battlegrounds, the battle royale that birthed a frenzied race to dominate the genre is looking to its storied past unlike ever before.
May 13th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — May 11th, 2024

Capcom announces 7th consecutive year of record high profits
One of the reasons Microsoft claimed to have shut down Tango Gameworks -- among others -- is due to the stagnating nature of the video games industry, with Xbox President Sarah Bond stating that the "industry isn't growing". In the wake of this, Capcom have now released their latest fiscal earnings report, announcing their 7th consecutive year of record high profits.
May 11th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — May 10th, 2024

Call Of Duty 2024 Release Window, Black Ops Rumors, Game Pass, And Everything Else We May Know
The next Call of Duty game is coming this year, and here's what's been rumored and reported so far.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Capcom reports record profits for seventh year running
Street Fighter 6 was the publisher's biggest seller of the year at 3.3 million units, while Dragon's Dogma 2 sold 2.6 million
May 8th, 2024 — Source

COD Adds Absurd New Character Skins In Latest Patch
Meet Wubz and Friendz, and everything else new in the latest patch.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

EA is prototyping in-game ads even as we speak
'We have teams internally in the company right now,' said CEO Andrew Wilson.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

EA wants to place ads in full-price games, again
Just what everyone wants
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Fallout 76 players are sending nukes at Phil Spencer for recent studio closures
Xbox finds itself embroiled in yet another PR debacle this week, as Fallout 76 players enact an unconventional form of protest. Earlier this year, the gaming community was stirred by Microsoft's decision to release former exclusives on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms. Now, Microsoft's recent announcement of the closure of four Bethesda studios, notably Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, has triggered a unique response from fans.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Fallout 4's First Patch Since Next-Gen Update Will Add New Graphics And Performance Settings
Sounds like fixes for Fallout 4's lackluster next-gen update are on the way.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Hi-Fi Rush Is Still Getting A Physical Edition By Limited Run
Despite the closure of Tango Gameworks, Limited Run has confirmed that Hi-Fi Rush will still get a physical release.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Like a Dragon, Persona, and Sonic the Hedgehog Will Become Annual Franchises for Sega -- Rumor
Each will reportedly see "new titles, remakes and remasters, DLC expansions and other media," including crossovers and collaborations yearly.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Lords of the Fallen Publisher CI Games Lays Off 30 More Staff in Yet Another Round of Job Cuts
Lords of the Fallen developer unaffected.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Manor Lords' First Major Patch Revealed and Released for Open Testing
Bullseye.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Microsoft is launching its mobile game store in July
Microsoft will launch its own mobile game store in July, the company announced at the Bloomberg Technology Summit on Thursday.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Microsoft Set To Launch Mobile Games Store This July
Microsoft announced that it will open a mobile games store to compete with Apple and Google in July.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

One Of The Best Digital Board Games For Switch Is Getting A Physical Video Game Release
The Wingspan Special Edition releases on July 31, but preorders are now open.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has cost WB $200 million
Rocksteady launched its live-service focused game, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, back in February to negative reviews. Since then, the number of active players has plummeted and the game's first 'season' of post-launch content has done nothing to move the needle.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

The Rogue Prince of Persia is delayed because Hades II is a juggernaut
The roguelike from the Dead Cells developers will still hit early access this month.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

The ROG Ally X Handheld Is A Mid-Gen Refresh
The next version of the console will be the ROG Ally X.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

The Rogue Prince of Persia Early Access Delayed to Later in May
The arrival of Hades 2 has prompted a delay, with a new release date to be announced on May 13th, but it also means more polish.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

The Rogue Prince Of Persia Has Been Slightly Delayed, Thanks Partly To Hades 2
If you come for the king you better not Artemis.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns is Out Now, Brings Contra-Themed Characters and Weapons
Operation Guns brings 2 new stages, a new adventure, 11 new characters, and 22 new weapons to Vampire Survivors.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Warner Bros. CEO cites Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice sales performance for Q1 losses
David Zaslav called it a "disappointing release" as it took a hit of $200 million for the quarter
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — May 8th, 2024

15 Brand New Co-op Video Game Games of 2024 to Look Forward
Co-op enjoyers have no shortage of promising games to look forward to.
May 8th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

All These Years Later, Wolfenstein: The New Order is a Blast to Play
Wolfenstein: The New Order is almost 10 years old at this point, but it continues to remain an exhilarating ride through and through.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Bye-bye bots: Altera's game-playing AI agents get backing from Eric Schmidt
Autonomous, AI-based players are coming to a gaming experience near you, and a new startup, Altera, is joining the fray to build this new guard of AI agents.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Court rules against Activision Blizzard in $23.4M patent dispute
Activision plans appeal, says it uses different network tech in its games.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Dataminers uncover massive character roster for Marvel Rivals
Marvel has not had much success with its AAA games so far, with titles like The Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy failing to meet sales expectations. However, the company has found great success in the free to play market with games like Marvel Snap and other mobile-focused titles. The next big Marvel game is an unlikely one, a new Overwatch-inspired shooter.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Devolver co-founder says large-scale game dev "crushing under its own weight a little bit"
Nigel Lowrie discusses the publisher's continued focus on small-to-mid-sized games, and competing with live service titles for players' time
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Reportedly Due Out This Financial Year
BioWare set to reveal all this summer.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

EA believes over 50% of its development processes will be "positively impacted" by gen AI
Publisher also points to potential challenging times ahead for EA Sports FC and Apex Legends
May 8th, 2024 — Source

EA Plans to Release Two Unannounced Titles Before March 31, 2025
One of the unannounced titles is believed to be Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, which is getting a showcase this summer.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Generative AI Will Allow Bigger, More Immersive Worlds, Says EA, and Developers Were 'Hungry' for It
Ever since last year, generative AI has been on everyone's lips as it promised to disrupt most industries. The highly tech-based games industry is, of course, no exception.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Hades 2 has surpassed original game in 24 hours
After a longer wait than anticipated, Hades 2 officially launched into Steam Early Access this week. Supergiant's big sequel is getting off to a hot start too, garnering over 100,000 players at launch.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — May 7th, 2024

Activision to pay $23.4m for patent infringement
Acceleration Bay's legal battle with the Call of Duty maker ends after eight years
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Alan Wake Dev Cancels Multiplayer Game Before It Was Even Announced
Codename Kestrel, formerly known as Vanguard, is now canceled entirely.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Angry Birds Mystery Island: Exclusive Trailer and Premiere Date Reveal
The show introduces new hatchling characters Mia, Rosie, Buddy, and Hamylton.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks have been shut down
Microsoft is making big cuts three years after purchasing ZeniMax Media.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Every Partner Announced for IGN Live (So Far)
More partners are being revealed each day!
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Diablo Immortal's New Tempest Class Is A Water-Bending Warrior-Priest
The way of water.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Fallout 5 -10 Ways It Should Improve on Fallout 4
It may be years away, but whenever it arrives, Fallout 5 needs to improve on its predecessor in several areas.
May 7th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Game Of Thrones Prequel Spin-Off Gets A New Title And Other Key Details
The number of episodes and director of the first three episodes have been revealed.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Helldivers 2 Patch Notes: Weapon Balance, Crash Fixes
Helldivers 2's new patch is out, and it fixes various crashes in the game, as well as rebalancing weapons and enemies.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Here's How Many Marvel Movies And Shows To Expect Each Year Moving Forward
Bob Iger addresses the new slowdown in production for Marvel Studios movies and TV shows going forward.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

How Persona 5 Dev's New Game, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Changes Combat And Relationships
Metaphor: ReFantazio will be available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on October 11, 2024.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Media Molecule's Next Game Will be More of a Game Than a Creative Tool -- Co-Founder
Media Molecule co-founder Mark Healey spoke about his time at the studio on the heels of his departure.
May 7th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Microsoft Closes Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks and Other Studios Amidst Sweeping Cuts
Hi-Fi and low lows.
May 7th, 2024 — Source or Source or Source or Source or Source

Redfall Development Has Ended, Servers to Remain Online
Those who purchased the Hero Pass with the Bite Back Edition or upgraded to the latter are "eligible to receive the value of the upgrade."
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Redfall Won't Get Promised DLC, All Updates Are Done
Redfall's servers will stay online but the game will get no further updates.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Remedy Entertainment Announces That Kestrel Has Been Cancelled
Codename Kestrel was cancelled while still in its concept stages after being announced back in November 2023.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Return to Monkey Island comes to Apple Arcade in June
Where Cards Fall will also be available for the Apple Vision Pro on May 30.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Rocksmith+ Will Be Coming Soon to Steam
Rocksmith+ has been available on Ubisoft Store for some time now, and the French gaming giant has announced that it would be coming to Steam as well.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Seeing is believing: Observation of migrasomes
Migrasomes, novel organelles first reported by Professor Li Yu' s team in 2015, are vesicular structures with diameters ranging from 0.5 to 3 micrometers that form on the retraction fibers at the rear of migrating cells. These structures contain various biomolecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids, along with numerous small vesicles, each approximately 50 nanometers in diameter.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

The New Batman Game Announcement Feels Like a Slap in the Face for Arkham Fans
The game itself may very well turn out to be cool, but WB Games' handling of the franchise has been shocking, to say the least.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

The Witcher 3 REDkit Mod Tools Get May 21 Release Date
The Witcher 3 modding tools are currently only slated for the PC version of the game.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

The Witcher's Freya Allan Hopes Fans Give Liam Hemsworth A Chance
Freya Allan praises her new co-star, Liam Hemsworth, who is taking over the lead role of The Witcher in Season 4.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — May 3rd, 2024

Apex Legends Season 21's Alter Was Not An Easy Character To Add To The Battle Royale
Apex Legends Season 21 adds Alter to the playable roster, a tiefling-looking trickster who can move through solid objects.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Apex Legends Solos Returns in Season 21, Despite Respawn Saying It Would Never Happen
Respawn is preparing to reverse course and bring back an Apex Legends mode that the developer said would never return.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Apex Legends' New Upgrade System Makes Balancing Heroes Easier
Now that each legend has a skill tree of abilities, Respawn has more avenues in which to tinker with each hero's kit.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Elden Ring Director isn't Ruling Out a Sequel
However, FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki does reaffirm that Shadow of the Erdtree is the first and last expansion for the game.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Everything To Know About Apex Legends Season 21: New Legend Alter, Map Makeovers, And Solos Mode
Season 21 is jam-packed with new content for players to enjoy--and some major game-changers, including a massive change to Newcastle's kit.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

GamesIndustry.biz welcomes Hannah Potter as senior account manager
New addition to the team will help grow leading B2B site's digital and event portfolios
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Halo Infinite Is Getting Its Own Version Of Helldivers 2 Thanks To Forge Creators
Helldivers, meet Helljumpers.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Redfall's two DLC heroes are still MIA a year later
Customers paid an extra $30 over the base game's $70 for content that's looking more like vaporware.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Riot Claims New League of Legends Anti-Cheat Software Is Not Bricking PCs After Community Outcry
"[W]e have not confirmed any instances of Vanguard bricking anyone's hardware."
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2's Pre-Launch Marketing Campaign Kicks off in Earnest Next Week
"It all starts next week as we optimize leading up to launch and beyond," says VP of Xbox marketing, Aaron Greenberg.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

SteamWorld Heist 2 Deep Dive Trailer Outlines Combat, Jobs, and More
Crewmates can change their Job with different weapons. Completing missions keeps those skills active when switching to another Job.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Take-Two Interactive Has Reportedly Laid off "Vast Majority" of Private Division Staff
Recent reports revealed that the company had shuttered two Private Division studios in the form of Intercept Games and Roll7.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

The app store standoff is a chance to reshape mobile game discovery | Opinion
Metacore CEO Mika Tammenkoski says recent litigation against Google and Apple shows the mobile market is in need of a revolution
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

The most popular games from last year were over 7 years old, with Starfield being the only new franchise to break the top 10
Monthly active user data shows how difficult it really is for new IPs to break onto the gaming scene.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Unreal Engine 5 NvRTX Branch Has Been Updated with Experimental ReSTIR GI Support
NVIDIA has announced an update to the NvRTX branch of Epic's Unreal Engine 5. The major new feature is the addition of experimental support for ReSTIR Global Illumination, the ray tracing algorithm first discussed by NVIDIA researchers in the seminal paper Spatiotemporal Reservoir Resampling for Real-Time Ray Tracing with Dynamic Direct Lighting released at ACM SIGGRAPH 2020.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

"Vast majority" of Private Division's staff reportedly being laid off
2024 has been a terrible year for devs in the video games industry, with each new day spawning news of another round of lay-offs or studio closure. Following the report that Roll7 and Intercept Games are both being shut down by Take-Two, a new leak has revealed that the holding company is also laying off a "vast majority" of said studios' publisher 'Private Division'.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

What's Going On With Batman Games? | Spot On
The Dark Knight is finally returning--but only on Meta Quest 3. Is the golden age of Batman video games truly over?
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Why Apex Legends' Broken Moon Map Changes Took Longer Than Usual
Respawn is destroying the central landmark of Broken Moon to make room for the new Quarantine Zone.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

xDefiant finally gets release date and year-one roadmap
XDefiant has had an interesting development. Published by Ubisoft, the upcoming free-to-play first-person shooter has been received with a great deal of positivity during its many public server testing periods. Despite this, the game has suffered from development issues, leading to a bunch of delays. Finally however, xDefiant is set to be released onto the world later this month.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — May 1st, 2024

Belka Games reduces staffers by 20%
CEO says that the firm will focus on "new hits and prepare for the next stage of growth"
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Disney Dreamlight Valley: All A Day At Disney Star Path Duties
These can be tricky, but we've got you covered.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Disney Dreamlight Valley: How To Unlock Daisy
Donald's sweetheart arrives!
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Dragon's Dogma 2 was the best-selling game of March 2024 in the US, per Circana
Capcom's long-awaited RPG is already the third best-selling game of the year in the U.S.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Fallout 4 Mods That Remove Next-Gen Update Are Surging In Popularity
Following some issues, PC Fallout 4 players are opting to download mods that remove the game's recent next-gen update.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Hasbro is Working on a AAA G.I. Joe Snake Eyes Game from the Makers of Batman: Arkham Asylum
Hasbro-owned studio Atomic Arcade is trying to do "something similar" with G.I. Joe as what its leadership did in the past with Batman: Arkham Asylum.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Indika Review - The Devil Makes Three
Indika is a gorgeous psychological adventure that grapples with religion and the many difficult themes associated with it.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Live service, subscriptions and F2P: A new reality for console gaming
Ampere Analysis' Piers Harding-Rolls breaks down the biggest changes in business models across the console space, and what this means for developers and publishers
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Kerbal Space Program 2 Developer Intercept Games Has Reportedly Been Shut Down
A Washington State WARN notice suggests that Intercept Games has been shut down as part of ongoing Take-Two Interactive layoffs.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

No Rest for The Wicked Early Access Hands-On -- Extreme Potential
Despite having released only two games, the two entries in the beautiful Metroidvania series Ori, Austrian developer Moon Studios is rightly considered among the top studios founded in the 2000s
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Overwatch 2 Patch Buffs Damage Role Passive, Nerfs Orisa and Venture
Damage dealers will reduce passive healing by 20 percent instead of 15, while Orisa's Fortify and Javelin Spin are less potent.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Studio behind 'Deliver Us the Moon' and 'Deliver Us Mars' lays off all staff
Matthew Wilson 1 week ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — April 30th, 2024

Assassin's Creed Mirage comes to iPhone and iPad in June
Apple has been working to get AAA game studios to support iOS with ports of major titles. So far, we've seen games like Resident Evil Village, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Death Stranding and No Man's Sky releasing for iPhones and iPads. Now, Ubisoft is bringing Assassin's Creed Mirage to Apple's mobile devices.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Deliver Us Mars Developer Lays Off Entire Studio, Will Attempt To Rebuild
A Kickstarter for Deliver Us Home is coming soon.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Epic Confirms Fortnite Will Return to iPads, but Only in the EU
iPad users outside the EU must continue streaming Fortnite via a browser on a cloud gaming service.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Marvel Rivals Trailer Reveals Tokyo 2099 Map
Featuring a blend of futuristic and traditional Japanese environments, a giant multiversal rift in the sky, and more.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

New Tarkov-Style FPS Gray Zone Warfare Is Out Today On Steam Early Access
Escape from Lamang Island.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Square Enix Incurs $140 Million Losses Due to Project Cancellations
The company says it intends to be "more selective and focused in the allocation of development resources" going forward.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Square Enix Is Rethinking How It Approaches Games, And It's Coming At A Huge Cost
Square Enix is rethinking its approach to game development.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Square Enix Has Seemingly Canceled Some Games In An Effort To Be 'More Selective And Focused'
Square Enix, the company behind last year's Final Fantasy XVI and this year's Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, has seemingly canceled some in-development games, taking on some big losses as a result. As for why, the company is aiming to be more selective about its projects moving forward.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Todd Howard May Have Teased Two Unannounced Fallout Projects
The Fallout director seemed to tease some of Bethesda's unnanounced Fallout projects in a recent interview.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, and More Coming to Game Pass in May
Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2, Just Cause 4 Reloaded, Eiyuden Chronicle Rising, Ghostlore, and many other titles are also leaving on May 15th.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — April 29th, 2024

Honkai: Star Rail Version 2.2 Will Introduce Two New Characters And A Whole Lot More
Called Then Wake to Sleep, the update will arrive May 8.
April 29th, 2024 — Source

Manor Lords Sells Over 1 Million in a Day, Hits Highest Ever Steam Player Concurrents for a City Builder
And here's what's planned for the next patch.
April 29th, 2024 — Source

Resident Evil 9 internally delayed according to leaker
DuskGolem is well known within the leaker community, offering a ton of details on future Capcom releases -- in particular Resident Evil. Previously claiming that there were 5 separate RE titles in the works, the leaker now revealed that one of these (Resident Evil 9) has been delayed internally, though a different title could be announced in the interim.
April 29th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — April 26th, 2024

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Remnant II and Horizon Forbidden West get Intel XeSS
The list of games supporting Intel XeSS keeps growing, with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Remnant II, and Horizon Forbidden West being the latest titles to support Intel's upscaling technology.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

BlizzCon has been cancelled again this year
BlizzCon made its grand return in 2023, after a four year hiatus. Unfortunately, it looks like the event is on the ropes once again, with plans for BlizzCon 2024 being scrapped.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Cities: Skylines II patch brings DLSS support
Last week, we reported on the current troublesome state of Cities: Skylines II. Though the devs warned players ahead of launch, the 2023 title has been and continues to be plagued with all manner of performance issues – leading to a recent apology from the devs and publishers. Promising to do better, the first of these all-important patches has now gone live, bringing much needed DLSS support.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Dragon's Dogma 2 Gets New Update with Gameplay Tweaks and Bug Fixes
As promised earlier, Capcom has released a new Dragon's Dogma 2 patch for PC and consoles, and while it does not bring any performance improvements to the game, which still lacks NVIDIA DLSS 3 support, it brings some much-needed gameplay tweaks and fixes.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Manor Lords Surpasses 150,000 Concurrent Players Upon Early Access Launch
Slavic Magic and Hooded Horse's medieval city-building RTS recently launched for Steam in early access.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Resident Evil 9 May Have Been Internally Delayed – Rumour
Though originally planned for 2025 as per prior leaks, the survival horror title may have been pushed back, with another Resident Evil game potentially being released before it, it's claimed.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

The major Minecraft 1.21 update now has a name, but it's a bit smaller than we expected
The Minecraft 'Tricky Trials' update is official, and it's bringing a ton of adventure-focused features to Minecraft this year.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Why Honkai: Star Rail Players Have Stuck With The Game For A Year--And What Needs To Change
HoYoverse's turn-based RPG proves that even an award-winning formula has room to grow.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — April 24th, 2024

Amazon Prime's Fallout Had More Than 5 Million Views in its First Full Week
The 8-episode series racked up more than 2.5 billion minutes of collective watch time across all viewers.
April 24th, 2024 — Source or Source

Boosted by the Fallout TV Show, Fallout 76 Sees Over One Million Players in a Single Day
Bombshell.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Fortnite finally adds Guitar controller support
Last year Epic Games surprised many when they quadrupled the scope of their Fortnite Battle Royale game, adding a LEGO building mode, a racing mode, and the Guitar Hero-esque Fortnite Festival. As part of Fortnite Festival's 3rd Season, Guitar controllers are now supported.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

The ESA Doesn't Want Libraries To Preserve Old Games Online
The Electronic Software Association is once again caught up in the video game preservation debate.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Unreal Engine 5.4 is Now Available With Improvements to Nanite, AI and Machine Learning, TSR, and More
Unreal Engine 5.4 is here, and it's packed with new features and improvements to performance, visual fidelity, and productivity that will benefit game developers and creators across industries. With this release, we're delivering the toolsets we've been using internally to build and ship Fortnite Chapter 5, Rocket Racing, Fortnite Festival, and LEGO Fortnite.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Valheim's Most Challenging Biome Yet Enters Public Testing
Valheim players can now test themselves against the punishing Ashlands.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — April 22nd, 2024

2XKO (AKA Project L) Is Coming to Evo Japan With the New Character Illaoi
H.P. Lovecraft would be proud.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

7 Days to Die is finally leaving early access after 12 years
When a game enters early access, it might take a long time to reach version 1.0. Most games take less than two years to achieve that, but there are a few that extend way beyond that. 7 Days to Die is one such game, as it's finally leaving early access after 12 years.
April 22th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

7 Days To Die Is Finally Leaving Early Access After A Decade, Will Receive New Console Port
The old console version will be delisted, with a new, more expensive version set to take its place.
April 22th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

After Embracer Group's acquisitions and subsequent troubles, the company is splitting into three oddly-named entities
Embracer's latest attempt to sort out its business sees it split up its studios and IPs into three better organized groups.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and Other Fallout Games Surge in Popularity, Put Pressure on Mod Site NexusMods
Lifegiver.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Fallout Resurgence is Causing Issues on Popular Modding Portal
The resurgence of the Fallout games is seemingly causing issues with popular modding portal Nexusmods.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Call Of Duty Now Lets You Play As A Dinosaur In MW3 And Warzone
The CODasaurus operator bundle is available in the in-game shop.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Dead Space Remake's Japanese Ban Confuses EA Exec After Stellar Blade Rating Released
Dead Space is banned in Japan.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic And The Force Unleashed Are Back As Cool Collectible Toys
You can add Darth Revan, Lord Starkiller, and a homicidal R2D2 to your collection with these new Hot Toys figures.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Rod Fergusson on the highs and lows of working on Diablo 4, plans for the future of PTR, improving microtransactions — and unicorns
Welcome to Part 2 of our exclusive interview with Rod Fergusson on Diablo 4 development
April 22th, 2024 — Source

The Witcher 4 development is ramping up, Cyberpunk sequel in 'early stages'
CD Projekt Red confirmed that The Witcher 4 was ramping up, with more resources being dedicated to the project now that Cyberpunk 2077 development has wound down. At this point, the new game is being "intensively worked on", and work on Cyberpunk 2 at CDPR's new US studio is also in the early stages.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — April 19th, 2024

Fallout 76 Map Is Getting Bigger Thanks to the Addition of Skyline Valley (Shenandoah National Park)
All the new players will certainly be glad to hear that Bethesda is already testing a new big update on the Public Test Server. This update, accessible via Steam for those interested in the test phase, is set to make the first map expansion to Fallout 76 since its launch.
April 19th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Officially Announced With Gameplay Trailer
More realistic than ever.
April 19th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Squirrel with a Gun Interview -- Weapons, Open World, Progression, and More
Game director Dan DeEntremont speaks with GamingBolt about Dee Dee Creations' upcoming open world action game.
April 19th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — April 17th, 2024

Ant-Man and the Wasp Star Asked To Be Killed Off In Quantumania
Even before Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Michael Douglas wanted his character, Hank Pym, to go out with a bang.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Astropulse: Reincarnation Announced by Renowned Former Blizzard Artist
Prepare for short films, comic books, and graphic novels alongside the game.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Aims To Retain The "Whole DNA" Of First Game
Many of the team currently working on the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel worked on the original game or Phantom Liberty.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Exodus Interview -- Narrative Director Drew Karpyshyn Talks Time Dilation and Player Choice
Karpyshyn speaks with GamingBolt about how Exodus' central narrative hook will enable long-term choice-and-consequence mechanics.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Fallout Fans Are Convinced a Brotherhood of Steel Airship Confirms One of Two Canon Endings From Fallout 4
While the showrunners behind the Fallout TV show have insisted none of the endings of previous games are considered canon, at least in terms of a jumping off point for the show itself, eagle-eyed fans reckon the Brotherhood of Steel airship seen in the series suggests one of two endings from Fallout 4 is now canon.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Fans Find Ruby And Emerald Weapon Cameos
Some intense boss battles might await us in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy's next entry.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

'GTA 6' publisher lays off 5 percent of workforce, cancels games
Take-Two's CEO had previously said they had "no current plans" to cut staff.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Hasbro Hopes Next Baldur's Gate Game Is Here Before 2050
"We're going to take our time and find the right partner, the right approach, and the right product."
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Hasbro is "Talking to a Lot of Partners" About the Future of Baldur's Gate
"We certainly hope that it's not another 25 years, as it was from Baldur's Gate 2 to 3," says Hasbro's Eugene Evans.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

I played the alpha for World of Warcraft's next big expansion — here are my thoughts on the biggest changes
Delves, Hero Talents, and the Earthen dwarves take center stage in World of Warcraft: The War Within.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Jack Black Seemingly Confirms He's Playing Steve In Minecraft Movie
This will be the third classic video game character he's brought to life on the silver screen.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Mortal Kombat 1 Adds Ermac In Latest Patch
The new patch not only adds the new DLC fighter, but also includes balance tweaks and fixes for almost every fighter on the roster.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

New Call Of Duty DLC Is All About Weed, Turns Enemies Into Joints
One of Call of Duty's most out-there DLC packs has arrived.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Sea of Thieves hits 40 million players on Xbox and PC ahead of PlayStation launch
Rare's pirate adventure game Sea of Thieves has been a massive hit for Microsoft's gaming ecosystem. Launched in 2018, the title has slowly seen millions upon millions of players across Xbox consoles and PC over the years. Now, that number has reached a whopping 40 million, six years after the game's release.
April 17th, 2024 — Source or Source

Stellar Blade versus Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice -- Here's How They Are Similar and Different to Each Other
Head-to-head. It's Sekiro vs Stellar Blade. Find out of the differences here.
April 17th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

World of Warcraft: The War Within 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition Unveiled
It will include an art book, a statue, and a collectible pin, on top of everything included in the upcoming expansion's Epic Edition.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

WoW's New Expansion Destroys Everyone's Favorite Floating City, And Maybe Kills A Major Character Too
Another iconic Azerothian city is in ruins.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

World of Warcraft's Next Expansion Will Kick Off by Wrecking Yet Another Beloved In-Game Location
Please stop wrecking beloved Azerothian landmarks!
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Yars Rising revives a 40-year-old Atari game as a modern metroidvania
Yes, you read that right.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — April 15th, 2024

Call of Duty Zombies YouTuber Points Out A Possible Multiverse Plot In MWZ
"We Will Be, One."
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Content Warning Crosses 1 Million Units Sold
The co-op horror title launched for Steam in early access earlier this month, and was free to claim for the first 24 hours after its release.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Destiny 3 is Not a Destiny 2 Revamp or DLC -- Rumor
Codenamed "Payback," the sequel has reportedly been in development since The Witch Queen, though "heavily in the background."
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Destiny 2: Into the Light's Pantheon Features Up to Eight Raid Bosses in a Gauntlet
Those brave enough to defeat the Pantheon can Adept raid and Exotic weapons alongside Deepsight versions of raid weapons.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Epic Games claims Apple violated court order with alternative fees
Apple is sneakily violating a court's order that mandates the iPhone maker must allow alternative payment methods, Epic Games has claimed. The Fortnite developer called on a federal judge to hold Apple in contempt of court.
April 15th, 2024 — Source or Source

Ex-Blizzard Boss Suggests Players Should Be Able to Tip the Devs of Special Games
"I know most will dislike this idea..."
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Fallout 4, 3, and New Vegas Are Enjoying Significant Boosts in Player Engagement on Steam
Thanks to renewed widespread interest in the franchise driven by the Amazon TV series' success, multiple Fallout titles are seeing boosted player numbers.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Fallout 76 Hits A New Concurrent Player Record On Steam
The Amazon Prime TV series seems to have served as a stimpak for the action-RPG.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Fallout London Creators Forced to Delay Hotly Anticipated Mod Out of Fear Fallout 4's Next-Gen Update Will Break It
"Bethesda. Bethesda never changes."
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Hollow Knight: Silksong Rated in Australia
This follows recent ratings in North America and South Korea, potentially indicating an imminent release.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Shark action-RPG Maneater has sold over 14 million copies
Tripwire Interactive is an indie studio known best for their work on the Killing Floor franchise. That said, in 2020 the team released a unique action-RPG where you play as a shark trying to get revenge on a fisherman who killed her family -- Maneater. This unique concept seems to have resonated with players, as the game has sold a whopping 14 million copies.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Star Wars Outlaws' season pass will include Jabba the Hutt mission
Star Wars Outlaws got a brand new story trailer and release date just last week. Alongside this, pre-orders for the game also went live, along with the first details about the game's planned season pass. If you were hoping to bump into Jabba the Hutt during Outlaws, then you best be willing to pay up for some extra DLC.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — April 12th, 2024

Avalanche Studios devs have reached a contract agreement in bid to unionize
This seems like a... just cause.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Baldur's Gate 3's Astarion And Narrator Are Open To Appear In More D&D Games
Neil Newbon and Amelia Tyler hope they aren't done with their characters just yet.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Dragon's Dogma 2 Best Magick Archer Build And Skills
How to get the most from this powerful hybrid vocation.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Dragon's Dogma 2 Best Mystic Spearhand Build And Skills
Here are the ins and outs of DD2's fast, but fragile spear vocation.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3's Story Might Already Be Done
Rebirth was made in three years.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Fortnite Elements Event Adds Avatar Powers, Aang Skin, And More
Water, earth, fire, and air can all be mastered in this new event.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Just Cause Developer Avalanche Commits to Collective Bargaining Agreement With Swedish Unions
But it won't take effect for another year.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

KitGuru Games: Seven promising indie games to look out for in 2024
Many gamers are burnt out on Triple A gaming at the moment, in no small part thanks to increasing costs and monetisation schemes, not to mention the industry's obsession with 'live service'. Fortunately, there are many fantastic games coming out all the time from independent developers, but with thousands of games releasing on Steam each year, finding those gems can be a bit of a task.
April 12th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Indie game studio Possibility Space shuts down, CEO blames leaks to reporter
It's the second studio in the past month to be closed by CEO Jeff Strain.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Overwatch 2 Season 10 Roadmap Revealed, Mirrorwatch Starts April 23rd
Other upcoming content includes a new Hanzo skin for the OWCS Dallas Major, a Porsche collaboration, a rework to Wrecking Ball and more.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

RKGK Is An Anime Inspired Graffiti Action Platformer Coming This Year
At the Triple-i Initiative earlier this week, Gearbox Publishing and developer Wabisabi Games unveiled RKGK. Sporting an eye-popping art direction that blends anime and graffiti art influences, this promising-looking action platformer is coming this year.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Possibility Space Shuts Down, Founder Blames Leaks
The studio abruptly shut down today.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Slay the Spire 2 is Developed on Godot Engine
Mega Crit shifted away from Unity (used to develop the first game) after the latter announced a controversial install-fee policy.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

So you binged the Fallout show, but you aren't ready to leave the wasteland? Head out on your own Vault Dweller adventure on the Cloud with GeForce NOW or Amazon Luna.
The wastelands of Fallout are now available via the cloud with NVIDIA GeForce NOW and Amazon Luna.
April 12th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Ubisoft is deleting The Crew from players' libraries, reminding us we own nothing
The company is pulling licenses from paying customers now that the servers have shut down.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Gets New Level as Part of Latest Free Update
The new level in Warhammer: Vermintide 2 pits players against a new threat in a remote whaling village.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — April 11th, 2024

20 years of the BAFTA Games Awards
We speak to the organiser behind the prestigious awards about how they have evolved over time and the role they have played in bringing the best games to a wider audience
April 11th, 2024 — Source

All Apex Legends Players Are Getting Free Apex Packs After Account Issues
It's free real estate.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Arcade1Up Golden Tee 35th Anniversary Arcade Cabinet Revealed, Preorder Now
The Arcade1Up 35th Anniversary Deluxe Arcade launches on May 9, but preorders are now open at Best Buy.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix Fixes Further Short Rest Issues, Crashes
Us is again the cause for players being unable to Short Rest, but the latest hotfix addresses this while tackling other bugs.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Bethesda's Todd Howard Responds To Possibility Of Elder Scrolls TV Show Coming Next
After Fallout, could other Bethesda games get spun into TV shows?
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Borderlands Director Is Aiming For The Film To Be As Magical As Star Wars And Indiana Jones
Eli Roth wanted to channel the adventurous charm of some of his favorite movies in Borderlands.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Dead Space Series on Ice Again, Motive Conceived Ideas for New Entry -- Rumor
Electronic Arts allegedly decided this last Spring after sales of the first remake felt short of the publisher's expectations.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Call of Duty sees a new peak player count on Steam following a free trial for Multiplayer and the launch of Season 3
Nearly 167,000 Steam players joined Warzone and MW3 following the return of Rebirth Island in Season 3.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Command & Conquer invades European March charts as sales improve | European Monthly Charts
EA Sports FC 24 reclaims No.1 from Helldivers 2
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Dead Space 2 Remake reportedly scrapped following poor sales
The Dead Space franchise has had a bit of a tough go. While the first game was well received, with many praising the game's atmosphere and tone, its sequels saw increasingly reduced fanfare. After a decade of silence, EA returned last year with an equally well-received remake of the first entry. Unfortunately, it looks as though the franchise is dead once again.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

EA Motive Reportedly Wanted To Make a New Dead Space Game, Not Another Remake
Putting the "dead" in Dead Space.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

EA Says There is "No Validity" to Dead Space 2 Remake Rumor
Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb reaffirms that a remake was "definitely planned", though it's reportedly no longer under consideration.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Fallout Shelter Adds Content From The TV Series, See It Here
The Fallout mobile game gets a crossover with the TV show.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Helldivers 2 Super Destroyer Spaceships Get Even More Upgrades
Bigger explosions, deeper pockets.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Heroes Creator Plans New Revival Series - Report
Tim Kring is reportedly planning to bring Heroes back for a second revival series called Heroes: Eclipsed.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Intel Offers Star Wars Outlaws Game Bundle with 14th Gen Core Processors
Intel has partnered with Ubisoft to include Star Wars Outlaws as a bundled game with certain 14th Gen Core processors. This promotion applies to a range of Intel's products, such as desktop processors sold at retail, desktop systems equipped with these processors, and laptops that utilize the 14th Gen Core HX-series mobile processors.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

It looks like Destiny 3 is on the way
While Destiny 3 felt like a certainty at one point, after splitting off from Activision, Bungie made the decision to double down on Destiny 2 with years of extra content. At this point, it seemed that Destiny 2 would not be replaced anytime soon, even after its upcoming expansion, The Final Shape, which ends the series' first major story arc. However, credible leaks now suggest that Destiny 3 may be back on the table.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Palworld Arena Update Release Date Was A Mistake
The update is not coming in the summer.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Prime members can play Fallout 3 and New Vegas on Luna for the next six months
Fallout 4 is also getting a big update for consoles, timed to promote the new TV adaptation.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Ravenswatch -- Third Chapter Unveiled with New Trailer, Out on April 22
Developer Passtech Games has also announced that the game has been played by more than 450,000 players.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game Trailer Debuts on April 22nd
A short ten-second teaser showcases the Baggins' home in the iconic region with a scarecrow hinting at potential farming elements.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

The Dark Knight Rises: Nolan Brothers Initially Disagreed On The Villain Role
Jonathan Nolan wanted to explore the possibility of having Riddler be the villain.
April 11th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

The Mists of Pandaria Remix is the Best Thing That Has Happened to Retail WoW in Years
Mists of Pandaria: Electric Boogaloo.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

The Rogue Prince of Persia -- Platforming, Weapons, Boss Fight, and More Showcased in New Gameplay
Watch the initial portion of Evil Empire's upcoming rogue-lite, which outlines the Prince's various abilities and combat prowess.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

The Rogue Prince of Persia is a Standalone Game, Not Connected to Previous Entries
The rogue-lite title's story involves the Huns invading the Prince's kingdom, seemingly due to the latter recklessly goading them.
April 11th, 2024 — Source or Source or Watch Video

Ubisoft: "If there is no value in gen AI for creatives, it is not going to be adopted"
We speak to the team behind Ubisoft's NEO NPCs on the potential and challenges around player-facing gen AI
April 11th, 2024 — Source

V Rising -- Legacy of Castlevania DLC Gets its First Gameplay Trailer
Check out some combat against Simon Belmont in the latest trailer for V Rising - Legacy of Castlevania.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — April 10th, 2024

A new Prince of Persia game is coming from the studio behind Dead Cells
Wait, didn't one just come out?
April 10th, 2024 — Source

Dead Space 2 Remake is on the Shelf Due to First Game's Lackluster Sales -- Rumor
Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb says it was "in pre-production", but it's now on the shelf so the team can focus on Iron Man and Battlefield.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

Destiny 3 Reportedly in Development Under Codename "Payback" -- Rumor
The sequel will reportedly not have classes, allowing players to choose any ability. It's unknown if Destiny 2 loot will carry over.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

EA No Longer Working On Dead Space 2 Remake - Report
The first Dead Space remake reportedly didn't sell well enough.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

Palworld Adding Arena Mode That Looks Like PvP
Pocketpair has announced the Palworld Arena, and it's coming this year.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time Remake Might Be Going Through A Remake Of Its Own - Report
The game continues to experience development woes.
April 10th, 2024 — Source or Source

Slay the Spire 2 Announced, Early Access Starts In 2025
The sequel to the popular deckbuilder debuted with a cinematic trailer.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

Star Wars Outlaws Won't Feature Freeform Space Travel Between Planets; Reputation System Detailed
Following the release of the Star Wars Outlaws story trailer, the launch date announcement, and the opening of pre-orders, Game Informer also published the latest digital issue with plenty of new info on the upcoming game.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

The EA Play subscription service is getting more expensive
The increase also impacts the Pro tier.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

The Rogue Prince of Persia Announced, Enters Steam Early Access on May 14th
Developed by Dead Cells' team Evil Empire, the rogue-lite action platformer sees the Prince questing to save Persia from an invading army.
April 10th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

The Rogue Prince Of Persia Builds On Dead Cell's Formula, Puts A Heavier Emphasis On Wall Running
The comic book art style lends the game a unique flair that helps pull it away from comparisons to Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

The Rogue Prince Of Persia From Dead Cells Dev Announced, Launching In May
Ubisoft has announced a new Prince of Persia game, and it's out in mid-May.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

WoW Might Make Leveling A New Character Fun Again With Mists Of Pandaria Remix Event
It's not Mists of Pandaria Classic, but it sounds pretty darn close.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

Your EA Play Subscription Is Increasing In Price In May
The website already reflects the new price.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — April 5th, 2024

Call Of Duty's Matchmaking Secrets Revealed: Here's How It Actually Works
Activision has released a deep-dive on how Call of Duty matchmaking makes sure each player gets the best possible ping.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Company Of Heroes Dev Relic Suffers Layoffs After Going Independent From Sega
41 employees were seemingly affected.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Deadpool Creator's Avengelyne Teams With Margot Robbie And Olivia Wilde - Report
Rob Liefeld's '90s bad-girl comic Avengelyne will be produced by Margot Robbie and directed by Olivia Wilde.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Disney World Planning Largest Magic Kingdom Expansion Ever As Part Of $60 Billion Effort
Disney World is growing in a big way.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Dragon Quest Producer Steps Down Due To Repeated Delays Of Next Mainline Title - Report
Dragon Quest XII was teased back in 2021.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Dragon's Dogma 2 Modders Say To Hell With It, Let's Just Remove Dragonsplague
A new remedy.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road Hands-on with Scribing and Q&A with Rich Lambert
Earlier this year, ZeniMax revealed Elder Scrolls Online had registered over 24 million accounts since its launch. The game is also closing in on $2 billion in customer spending. It was nominated for a BAFTA award last year, and the studio says it is the largest cross-platform RPG on consoles.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

'Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice' Studio Has No Plans to Support VR for Upcoming Sequel
Ninja Theory, the studio behind award-winning VR-supported game Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017), says there are currently no plans to bring its upcoming sequel to VR.
April 5th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Hollow Knight Silksong Has Re-emerged, But What About Other 'Missing' Games? | Spot On
Hollow Knight Silksong has shown some proof of life, but there are a whole load of other games that are still MIA.
April 5th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Footage Of Monolith's Canceled Nolan Batman Game That Became Shadow Of Mordor Appears Online
Gameplay and screenshots from a canceled Batman game set in the universe of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy and developed by Monolith Productions have leaked online. The leaked footage and images, which were posted on Twitter by Dageekydude with information learned from DidYouKnowGaming, Andrew4586 on Twitter, an internet archive, and some developer portfolios, showcase a game that reportedly eventually became Monolith's Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, nemesis system and all.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Former Prytania CEO issues statement on Crop Circle closure, says project was "uninvestable"
Annie Delisi Strain says current state of the industry was main reason for shut down and "stands by these decisions"
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Life Is Strange Devs Reportedly Found Hidden Nazi Symbols During Development
Nazi symbols kept mysteriously appearing inside Life is Strange during development.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

New System Shock Remake Update Gives A New Ending And Female Protagonist
A plethora of other features are coming too.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Relic Entertainment Lays off 41 Workers Following Sega Split
Company of Heroes and Age of Empires 4 developer Relic Entertainment recently announced that it is splitting from parent company Sega.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Roblox Boss Talks Teens Making Money On The Game, Disputes Exploitation Claims
The "majority" of those making money are 18 or older, Roblox says.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) receives new dedicated server browser, mod launcher, and other features from fans
EA launcher and Frosty mod manager no longer required
April 5th, 2024 — Source

The Elder Scrolls Online's 10th Anniversary roadmap revealed
The Elder Scrolls Online is turning ten years old and Zenimax plans on celebrating the milestone. Ahead of the game's next major expansion in June, Bethesda has now revealed the 10th Anniversary roadmap, giving us a peak at all future ESO updates coming over the next year.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — April 4th, 2024

15 Big Games Launching in April 2024
It may not offer as many high-profile titles as in previous months, but April still has plenty of potential big games to look forward to.
April 4th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

A16Z Games to invest $75m for accelerator program
This year's program will run from July 29, 2024 and provide investment, mentorship, and support for early games startups
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Amazon's Prime Gaming titles for April include Fallout 76 and Chivalry 2
There's around a dozen new games for members to play.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Atari Acquires the Rights to RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
Atari will pay Frontier Developments $7 in exchange for the rights to the classic theme park construction and management sim.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Does a stuttering console space offer an opportunity for others? | Opinion
With Xbox pushing towards third-party, and PlayStation and Nintendo braced for a fallow year, the door is open for disruption in the games market
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Dwarf Fortress Game Devs Reveal What's Next For Them After The Game's Sudden Success
It's not a bad purchase, either.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Fallout 5 Release Timing, Platforms, Story Teases, And Everything Else We Know So Far
The next entry in Bethesda's long-running RPG series is in the works now, but don't expect to be playing it soon.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Five months and 2,000 hooks later, Denuvo DRM has been cracked for Hogwarts Legacy. The man behind it shares his process.
An intricate look into the villainous PC protagonist Denuvo
April 4th, 2024 — Source

FTC Temporarily Denies ESRB Application For Face Scan Tech
The application was denied without prejudice meaning the ESRB can apply again.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Ghostrunner Is Free On Epic Games Store This Week
Hack and slash your way to the top in this cool cyberpunk action game, this week's Epic Games Store freebie.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Hearthstone Battlegrounds Season 7 Launches April 16 With Co-Op Duos Mode
The popular auto-battler mode in Hearthstone will let you partner up with a friend or stranger to take on other teams of two.
April 4th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Helldivers 2 Major Order says if we liberate all Automaton-held planets, we'll wipe them out "once and for all" — but I don't buy it
Liberate Tibit, Durgen, and Maia, and we'll (supposedly) beat the bots for good.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Insiders claim we'll be getting our first look at Gears 6 soon
We've been hearing rumours about The Coalition's development plans for quite some time now. While a small, new IP was in development at one point, this was scrapped to focus all efforts on the next Gears of War game. Now, the time to reveal Gears 6 might be just around the corner.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Jobs Roundup: April 2024 | Dinosaur Polo Club appoints Amie Wolken as CEO
Update: Nintendo of America hires Gio Corsi, Room 8 Group promotes Julien Proux
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Ninja Theory co-founder leaves studio ahead of Hellblade 2 launch
Ninja Theory co-founder, writer and director, Anteem Antoniades, has left the studio, ahead of the highly anticipated launch of Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2.
April 4th, 2024 — Source or Source

Roblox Studio Head: Play-to-Earn Isn't Child Labor, It's a Gift
Stefano Corazza has some thoughts about those accusations.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Palworld Adds First Raid Boss As Pocketpair Teases "Massive" Summer Update To Come
In case the normal Bellanoir isn't hard enough, there's also an extreme-difficulty version.
April 4th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

The Crush House Lets You Run A '90s Reality Show In A Barbie-Style Dream House
Just don't talk to the cast, apparently.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft confirms Forward event during Summer Game Fest 2024 | News-in-brief
The developer's showcase will take place on June 10 live from Los Angeles
April 4th, 2024 — Source

We might be getting our first look at the Splinter Cell Remake soon
Earlier this week, Ubisoft announced plans for its next summer showcase. We are already expecting to see updates for titles like Star Wars Outlaws, XDefiant, Assassin's Creed Red and Prince of Persia, but it would seem that Splinter Cell fans now also have reason to be excited.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — April 2nd, 2024

AI in gaming dominated GDC 2024, and some of it actually won this skeptic over
I'm not eager for our AI future, but some uses for it did impress me at GDC.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Bill Burr, Who Once Jokingly Mocked Star Wars Fans, Says Mandalorian Was A Career Highlight
"Star Wars fans are cool as hell."
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Bill Skarsgård Goes Completely Feral In Boy Kills World Red Band Trailer
Skarsgård and H. Jon Benjamin are the body and mind of a deaf-mute man out for revenge.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

COD Warzone Mobile's launch failed to live up to its predecessor
Announced back in 2022, Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile had been a long time coming, with the title amassing over 50 million pre-registrations. Finally however, the game released last month -- and while Warzone Mobile is solid, it has failed so far to live up to its predecessor financially.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

D&D Games Might Go Beyond Faerûn; Invoke's Next Game May Have PvP Modes
Despite a few canceled games (such as the titles in development at Hidden Path and Otherside Entertainment), Wizards of the Coast is still betting heavily on the D&D brand for its video gaming division.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Destiny 2 Into The Light To Add Raid Boss-Rush Mode, Skippable New-Player Onboarding
A new high-level PvE activity, "Pantheon," is coming with the Into the Light content drop in Destiny 2, along with adjustments to new player onboarding as well.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Discord Relents On Shunning Ads With A Rewards Program For Gamers
When a platform introduces new advertisements, those ads can often be somewhat intrusive and drive users away. Discord is looking to avoid that, though, with its new advertising scheme, that will help boost the platform's revenue.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Dragon's Dogma 2 Guide -- All Riftstones Locations
Here's where you can find all Riftstones in Dragon's Dogma 2.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Dragon's Dogma 2 Sales Hit 2.5 Million 11 Days After Launch
Franchise sales now over 10 million.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source or Source

Eternal Strands is an upcoming fantasy game from former BioWare and Ubisoft team members
Yellow Brick Games, a game studio that was first launched in 2020, has finally and officially announced its first title. It's called Eternal Strands and it's going to be an action-adventure game with Unreal Engine 5-based graphics.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Helldivers 2's Murder-Bot Armies Just Got A Devastating Upgrade
We're going to need a bigger hellbomb.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Horror Co-Op Game Content Warning Is A Surprise Hit Thanks To Free-To-Keep Promotion
An April 1 promotion gave out the Lethal-Company-like game for no cost.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

How Helldivers 2's Terminids Compare To Real Insects, According To An Expert
Here's what we can learn about real-life insects from our battles against the Terminid scourge.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Joker 2 Trailer Date Announced, Poster Out Now
"The world is a stage," DC says.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

LA Noire And Bully Free For GTA+ Members This Year Along With Millions In GTA Online Cash
GTA+ subscribers already get Red Dead Redemption and classic GTA games as part of their membership.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

My Hero Academia Season 7 Gets May 2024 Release Date
Crunchyroll will also premier My Hero Academia: Memories, a four-episode event that will recap the entire show.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Some Of The Best Destiny 2 Exotic Missions Are Returning In Into The Light
You'll be able to earn Whisper of the Worm and Outbreak Perfected the old-fashioned way again when Into the Light launches.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Square Enix Appoints Key Developers as New Executive Officers
Including Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi, Octopath Traveler producer Tomoya Asano, and others.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Surprise Steam Hit Content Warning Garnered 6.2 Million Downloads in Free Period
With a player peak of more than 200,000.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

The Witcher 4 Won't Just Retread the Last Game, Adding New Features and Mechanics
During CD Projekt RED's annual earnings call, The Witcher 4 (codenamed Polaris) came up several times, albeit as no surprise. New Joint CEO Michał Nowakowski told investors (and any fans that might be listening, of course) that they can expect The Witcher 4 to go beyond simply retreading the massive success of the third installment thanks to the addition of new gameplay features and mechanics.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft hit with another wave of layoffs
Reorganisation of global publishing and Asia-Pacific divisions has resulted in 45 redundancies
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — March 29th, 2024

12 Things to Do in Dragon's Dogma 2 After Completing the Game
There's plenty of reasons to keep playing even after you've hit the credits in Dragon's Dogma 2.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Activision Blizzard investigates hacking campaign linked to cheat software
Cheating isn't worth it at this price
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Activision is reportedly looking into the malware stealing its users' login credentials
TechCrunch says the malware seems to affect people using third-party tools, like Call of Duty cheats.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Activision: Enable 2FA to secure accounts recently stolen by malware
An infostealer malware campaign has collected millions of logins from users of various gaming websites, including players that use cheats, pay-to-cheat services.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Beware, cheaters: Malware campaign targets Call of Duty players using third-party apps
It is safe to say that most players have cheated in a game at least once in their lifetime. Cheating can be innocent -- you are not hurting anyone when tricking the NPCs in Grand Theft Auto by using unlimited ammo and health. In the end, those cheat codes were built into the game for a reason.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Baldur's Gate Dev Talks Appeal Of AI But Not As A Replacement For Human Developers
Artificial intelligence systems will simply help Larian "do more stuff," Swen Vincke says.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

CD Projekt Red starts The Witcher 4 in earnest, shifting two-thirds of its resources to preproduction
It previously projected having 400 Witcher crew members by end of summer; it just hit 403
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Cyberpunk 2077 And Witcher Mobile Games Could Come In The Future, CD Projekt Says
"The answer is yes, we are considering such a move," CD Projekt joint CEO Michał Nowakowski said.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Ex-COD Dev's New Shooter XDefiant At Ubisoft Delayed
Former Infinity Ward boss Mark Rubin is leading the development of the shooter XDefiant, and now it's been delayed beyond March.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Embracer Group Doesn't Plan To Buy New Studios Yet Following Mass Layoffs
Don't expect to hear about new studios being embraced for quite a while.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Gearbox Hit with Layoffs Following Acquisition by Take-Two Interactive
Within hours of news breaking that Gearbox had been sold by Embracer Group, several staff members were informed they were being laid off.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Grand Theft Auto 6 Delay Concerns Are Overblown, Says Schreier
A few days ago, Kotaku published a report suggesting Grand Theft Auto 6 may be delayed to late 2025 or even 2026. We didn't report on it because it seemed ephemeral rather than substantial, which Bloomberg's Jason Schreier (formerly of Kotaku himself) has now confirmed.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Grand Theft Auto 6 Delay Reports Are "Overblown", it's Claimed
Journalist Jason Schreier says there's "no indication that anything significant has changed" where the game's launch plans are concerned.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Halo And COD Support Dev Lays Off 25 People, Citing "Unprecedented Challenges"
This was Certain Affinity's first big layoff event in the company's 17-year history.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Our 16 Favorite Games from PAX East 2024
Get these games on your radar ASAP.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Season 1 is Live, Faces Backlash for Lackluster Story Content
Players must also grind the same missions to unlock The Joker, though there's also an option to pay $10 for instant access.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

The Witcher 4 Has More Than 400 People Working On It, Full Production Begins This Year
More than two-thirds of CD Projekt Red is working on the next Witcher game.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

The Witcher, Cyberpunk 2077 Developer is Considering Licensing IP Out for Mobile Games
CD Projekt has revealed that it is in the process of looking into potentially licensing out its IP to smaller studios for mobile games.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — March 28th, 2024

Company Of Heroes Developer Relic Entertainment Is An Independent Studio Again
Sega has sold Relic Entertainment and has cut 240 jobs from its European division and several studios.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Don't Nod restructures around three genres
RPG, narrative adventure, and action adventure named as three pillars, firm clarifies reshuffle didn't result in layoffs
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Dragon's Dogma 2 Is Getting DLC But Only If You Really Want It
The voice of the people.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Earthblade, The Next Game From The Makers Of Celeste, Has Been Delayed
Celeste and Towerfall developer Extremely OK Games has announced its next game, Earthblade, has been delayed. The fantasy platformer was scheduled to launch sometime this year but has now been pushed to an undetermined window.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Guild Wars 3 Greenlit by NCSoft, But Don't Get Too Excited Yet
Fellow South Korean website Inven actually transcribed the whole investor (as spotted by MassivelyOP) meeting and, as it turns out, Acting Chairman Park Byeong-moo specifically mentioned Guild Wars 3. So, it's official now.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Here's How Much Cyberpunk 2077 Has Earned So Far
Sales started strong in 2020 but dropped in 2021 before rebounding in 2022 and 2023.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Following Baldur's Gate 3, WotC And Hasbro Are Investing $1 Billion In Their AAA Game Ecosystem
As my friend group's forever DM, I'd love to have more D&D games so that I can actually be a player sometimes.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Honkai Star Rail 2.2 New Husbando Character Will Bring Western Movies Back On Trend
"If you're gonna shoot, shoot. Don't talk."
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Judge Refuses To Dismiss Robert Kirkman's Walking Dead Lawsuit
Much like the zombies on The Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman's profit participation lawsuit against AMC will keep on walking.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Layoffs Hit Sega Europe, Total War Developer Creative Assembly and Sonic Dream Team Developer Hardlight, Sega Sells Relic Entertainment
"Change is necessary..."
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Life Is Strange Dev Announces New Focus On These Specific Genres
Don't Nod has seven projects currently in development.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Marvel Rivals Announced: An Overwatch Clone Is Perfectly Timed
The real heroes are joining the fray.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Sega sells off Relic Entertainment and undergoes job cuts
Relic Entertainment has been under the SEGA umbrella for years now, producing games like Company of Heroes and Dawn of War, while also offering development resources for partners like Microsoft. Now, Relic is transitioning, splitting off from SEGA to become an independent studio.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Sega sells Relic and will cut 240 jobs across UK studios
Creative Assembly, Sega HARDlight and Sega Europe will be impacted by the changes
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Spyro 4 reportedly in development at Toys For Bob
Toys For Bob have had an interesting few weeks. Following the completion of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, the studio announced their intentions to go independent. Microsoft obliged, though are still working with Toys For Bob on their next game. According to one insider, this game is Spyro 4.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

The Witcher 4: Polaris in Full Swing as CD Projekt Devotes Bulk of Its Efforts to Development
The development team grows from about 330 developers to 403.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Thunderful selling Headup for €500k
Headup founder and CEO to buy back studio
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Yellow Brick Games leaves publisher to self-publish debut title
Studio's CCO says decision is "a leap of faith" but an "opportunity to reach out directly to players"
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — March 27th, 2024

3rd Rock, OpenSim's second-oldest grid, is shutting down
3rd Rock Grid, the second-oldest grid in OpenSim, will be shutting down soon.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

5 Ways Ghost of Tsushima is Better Than Rise of the Ronin
Sucker Punch's open world epic stands head and shoulders above the most recent game that takes inspiration from it.
March 27th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

15 Live Service Games That Were Complete Failures
With this feature, we take a look at 15 live service games that failed to capture an audience in the long run and were eventually deemed a failure.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Building Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom From The Bones Of BotW Was Harder Than You Would Think
Developers on Tears of the Kingdom have explained how starting with Breath of the Wild's map wasn't as easy as you would think.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Call of Duty's David Vonderhaar on stepping out of his comfort zone with new studio BulletFarm
The Treyarch veteran tells us why he joined NetEase's latest AAA studio and what he plans to do differently
March 27th, 2024 — Source

No Man's Sky's 27th Major Update, Orbital, Is a Big One
Halcyon days.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Complete Intel: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Call Of Duty: Warzone, And Call Of Duty: Warzone: Mobile Season 3: Everything You Need To Know
The gigantic Season 3 drop is almost here, including six Core 6v6 maps, in-season Zombies mission and Rift explorations, and the return of Rebirth Island! Four new weapons, eight Aftermarket Parts, and full Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile integration make this the biggest season ever seen! Leave no friend behind on April 3.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Ex-COD Dev Says "You Can Only Do So Much" With Such A Big Series
"You can't demolish the things that people like about it."
March 27th, 2024 — Source

GameStop Confirms More Layoffs, Share Price Tumbles After Sales Slide
GameStop's revenue is heading the wrong direction but the company is profitable again.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

GameStop Cuts Jobs Amid 'Unsustainable' Sales Decline
Shares on track for biggest decline in nine months.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Homeworld 3 is getting a ton of changes from player feedback before its May 13 release
In February, developer Blackbird Interactive decided to once again delay the release of the long-awaited space-based RTS game sequel Homeworld 3, from March 8 to May 13.
March 27th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Is GameStop Doomed? Retailer Cuts Jobs As Physical Sales Viewed As Unsustainable
In a recent 10-K filing with the the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), games retailer GameStop said it was putting in place "initiatives to reduce headcount" as part of a "strategic plan to achieve profitability." Separately, GameStop reported $1.79 billion in fourth quarter revenue for its fiscal 2023, compared to $2.23 billion the same quarter a year prior.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Judas: Gameplay Overview of BioShock Creator's Next Game
If it's gameplay you seek, you've come to the right place...
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Ken Levine Has No Plans To Retire But Hopes To Make Judas Follow-Up Faster
"I have no interest in retiring.
March 27th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Ken Levine Says 2K Really Pushed For BioShock To Have Two Endings
"I don't think those endings were super great."
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Pepper Grinder Exclusive Gameplay Shows Off The Many Ways To Grind
Sure, you've got an enormous drill, but what if you could also shoot out of a cannon?
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Popularium secures $2m seed funding for next game by Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield
Co-founder and former Xbox Live manager Arka Ray tells us debut game Chaos Agents will "push the boundaries of innovation of game design and economics"
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Sega of America workers have ratified their union contract
Employees overwhelmingly voted for the measure last year.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Star Wars Outlaws might be releasing much sooner than we thought
While Star Wars Outlaws was expected to launch in early 2024 at one point, the game was delayed to later in the year. However, the game may still arrive well before the holiday season, with recent developments indicating a release date announcement is coming soon.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Tell Me Why Studio Don't Nod Says Seven Games in the Works, Four of Them Unannounced
Don't Nod says it is reorganizing around RPGs, narrative adventure, and action adventure branches.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

This Adorable Kirby Car Plush Won't Be Available For Long
The Kirby Car Mouth Plush has limited availability and is temporarily out of stock, but Amazon is still letting you place orders.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

V Rising's Castlevania Crossover Challenges You To Kill Simon Belmont Next Month
V Rising will let players test their vampiric might against Simon Belmont next month.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — March 25th, 2024

3 Body Problem Bosses And Rosalind Chao Tease What Really Happened to Wenjie
What really went down at the Red Coast Base?
March 25th, 2024 — Source

As The Elder Scrolls Turns 30, Bethesda Issues Brief The Elder Scrolls 6 Update
There are early builds!
March 25th, 2024 — Source

ONE PIECE Music Symphony 25th Anniversary World Tour Announced!
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of "One Piece" with a live orchestrated performance of its beloved music. Los Angeles and Paris shows include special appearances by composer Kohei Tanaka and Singer Hiroshi Kitadani! (We Are!)
March 25th, 2024 — Source

Colin Farrell Promises The Penguin TV Show Is "Really Twisted"
Farrell will spotlight the crime lord's rise to power in the new spin-off series.
March 25th, 2024 — Source

Dragon's Dogma 2 Update Will Soon Add A Critical Feature That Somehow Wasn't There At Launch
Additional graphics settings are also coming soon.
March 25th, 2024 — Source

Microsoft Reportedly Reaches Agreement With Crash Bandicoot Dev Toys for Bob for New Game
"Keep your horns on..."
March 25th, 2024 — Source

Next Mass Effect's Development Team Leads Are "Trilogy Veterans," Says Project Director
The next instalment in BioWare's acclaimed sci-fi RPG series is currently in pre-production.
March 25th, 2024 — Source

Resident Evil 9 Could Be An Open-World Game - Report
Capcom has not announced the next mainline entry.
March 25th, 2024 — Source

Spyro Developer Toys For Bob's Next Game Will Reportedly Be Funded By Microsoft
Now an indie studio, Toys for Bob is reportedly going back to its roots for its next game.
March 25th, 2024 — Source

The Legend Of Zelda Movie Director: "It's Got To Feel Like Something Real"
Wes Ball has been dreaming about making a film with Link for years.
March 25th, 2024 — Source

We Finally Know WoW Subscription Numbers Thanks To A Blizzard GDC Talk
Blizzard said Shadowlands saw "historically high" numbers of players leaving the game, but subscriptions are now trending upwards.
March 25th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

World of Warcraft returns to growth with over roughly 7 million players in the lead-up to the 'The War Within' expansion
World of Warcraft may have over 7 million subscribers and growing — a sign that the 20-year-old MMORPG still has a long life ahead of it.
March 25th, 2024 — Source

xDefiant delayed again as insiders speak out
Call of Duty has had a stranglehold on the casual multiplayer FPS market ever since Battlefield's popularity fell to the wayside. One possible COD-killer is the highly-praised xDefiant from Ubisoft. Having been delayed multiple times over the course of its development, an insider has now revealed the game's internal struggles.
March 25th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — March 22nd, 2024

Activision Blizzard's ex-CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly wants to buy TikTok
He's pitched the idea to potential partners including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, The Wall Street Journal reports.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Cozy Hobbit Game Tales Of The Shire Gets New Teaser
Tales of the Shire's new teaser is infuriatingly short, but it gives our first look at the game's character art.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Destiny 2's The Final Shape Collector's Edition Is A 10-Year Nostalgia Trip That Might Turn Tragic
The Final Shape CE calls up fond memories of the original Destiny and leans on lore characters, rewarding longtime fans, but recent story events make it feel more pointed.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Dragon's Dogma 2 Microtransactions, Including Optional $2 Appearance Change, Aren't Going Over Well
Dragon's Dogma 2 players are also unhappy with the game's poor performance on PC.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Hasbro Is Teasing Its Next Big D&D Game, Talks What It Learned From BG3's Success
Hasbro's head of game studios says Baldur's Gate proves the importance of taking the time to get things right.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Larian is Planning a "Very Big RPG" to "Dwarf" Baldur's Gate 3, but Doesn't Have the Tech to Build it Yet
"I don't know what the specs are on the next gen [of gaming systems] yet, but I hope that it's going to bring us closer," says CEO Swen Vincke.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

One Piece Creator Is Taking A Short Break, Will Figure Out What The One Piece Is
"That's going to keep me quite busy, I'll have you know."
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

PSA: Don't Try To Pry Your Destiny 2: The Final Shape Collector's Edition Open Like Me
The Tower has what appears to be a secret compartment and--surprise--you don't need to rip it open with a screwdriver, apparently.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Report: Overwatch 2 devs received 0% of profit-sharing bonuses this month
In August 2023, the team was told that it should not receive bonuses due to the game's financial shortfalls
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Resident Evil Creator Shinji Mikami Founds Kamuy Inc, His New Post-Tango-Gameworks Studio
Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami has had a long and winding road through the industry, starting at Capcom, before jumping to short-lived offshoot Clover Games, then PlatinumGames, and then his own Bethesda-backed studio Tango Gameworks. Mikami stepped away from Tango in the past year, leaving it in the capable hands of protege John Johanas, and it was unclear what his next step would be.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Resident Evil, The Evil Within Creator Establishes New Studio, KAMUY
Shinji Mikami -- the creator of Resident Evil, The Evil Within, and more -- has established a new independent studio, it has emerged.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

See Rumored James Bond Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson's Impressive Gun Skills
But can he handle a martini?
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

The Inexplicably Confusing Upgrade System In Disney Speedstorm Is Finally Being Overhauled
At the start of Season 7, the convoluted blend of upgrade materials will be replaced with a single currency type.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft at GDC: How "Assassin's Creed Mirage" Grew from DLC to Full Game
Assassin's Creed Mirage was envisioned as an homage to its franchise—a celebration of how it began and what it accomplished between 2007's Assassin's Creed and 2023's Mirage. Beginning as an idea for a DLC expansion that would take Eivor to the Middle East, it grew into a standalone prequel starring Basim, the enigmatic Hidden One from Valhalla.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — March 21st, 2024

Backbone One's Second-Generation Controllers Make A Small But Convenient Change
You can finally use a Backbone One without needing to slip your protective smartphone phone cover off.
March 21st, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — March 20th, 2024

Advancements in NPC Interaction: Ubisoft's Integration of Generative AI for Enhanced Realism
Ubisoft's Paris R&D team, in collaboration with Nvidia's Audio2Face and Inworld's Large Language Model (LLM), has been conducting experiments with generative AI to redefine player interactions with Non-Player Characters (NPCs) in video games.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Alan Wake Dev Gives Update On Its Many Upcoming Games, Takes A Hit On Rebooted Project
Alan Wake 2 has not recouped its development costs and changes to Remedy's free-to-play game led to millions in impairment charges.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Amy Hennig's new Marvel game leads off Epic's State of Unreal | GDC 2024
Lego, Fall Guys, and Rocket Racing additions to UEFN announced alongside new features for core engine
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Apex Legends hacker said he hacked tournament games 'for fun'
On Sunday, the world of video games was shaken by a hacking and cheating scandal.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

At the Game Developers Conference, the Games Industry Really Needed a Good Scream
Over 50 developers met today for a coordinated group scream to lament the state of the industry.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Bungie's Matter Cancelled in 2020, Senior Leadership Expected to Leave in 2026 -- Rumor
A MOBA-like title codenamed Gummy Bears also exists but is currently in a "holding pattern" due to ongoing uncertainty within Bungie.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Call Of Duty: Warzone Mobile Could Be CoD's Missing Link
Q&A: We speak with Call of Duty boss Chris Plummer about the upcoming launch of Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Diablo 4 Will Soon Let You Trade Legendary And Unique Items (But Not The Very Best Ones)
Big changes are coming to items in Diablo 4's Season 4 update.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Destiny 2: The Final Shape Underperfoming Could Lead to More Layoffs at Bungie -- Rumor
"Something will need to happen to curb costs unless The Final Shape does so well to cover the gap and people can move to Marathon."
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Trailer Reveals How It's A "Genuine" Budokai Tenkaichi Sequel
"One of our goals was to preserve the essence of what made the Budokai Tenkaichi series so popular."
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Everything Announced at State of Unreal 2024: Amy Hennig Reveals Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, New Tools Coming to UEFN, and More
State of Unreal 2024 was pretty epic.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

First Photos Of Beetlejuice Sequel Hint At Death Of Charles Deetz
We have our first look at the Beetlejuice sequel and someone is missing from the photos.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Fortnite Adds A First-Person Mode Later This Year
Fortnite Person Shooter
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Fortnite Players Can Now Make And Publish Their Own Lego Games
Check out these three new Lego Islands that show off the possibilities.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

GOG gets into cloud gaming with Amazon Luna partnership
You'll soon be able to stream GOG games anywhere with Luna-compatible devices.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Helldivers 2 Patch Addresses The Game's Exploding Mech Problem
Democracy just got a fresh patch.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Hyper Light Breaker | New Gameplay Today
Hyper Light Breaker is not a sequel to Hyper Light Drifter in the traditional sense, but it does take place in the same world, which is all we needed to hear to be excited.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Marathon Classic "Coming Soon" to Steam, Community Project Gets Bungie's Blessing
Aleph One, a community project, has worked on an "open source continuation of Bungie 's Marathon 2 game engine" for several years. Bungie's classic 1990s trilogy—consisting of Marathon, Marathon 2 and Marathon Infinity—is natively supported on the Aleph One platform (on macOS, Windows, and Linux).
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Marvel 1943: Rise Of Hydra Game Revealed With A New Trailer Featuring Captain America And Black Panther
The new Marvel game from Amy Hennig and Skydance Media takes players to Paris during the Axis occupation.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Marvel 1943: Rise Of Hydra Is Skydance's Captain America/Black Panther Game Arriving Next Year
Skydance New Media's mysterious World War 2 Marvel game has a title: Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra. It also has its first trailer and a release window.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Officially Unveiled, Launches 2025
Developer Skydance New Media has released a new trailer that showcases in-game Unreal Engine 5 footage for the action-adventure title.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Max Payne 1 and 2 Remake Has a Similar Budget to Alan Wake 2, Fully Funded by Rockstar
The remake, alongside Control 2 and Condor, will advance to the next stage of production before July, Remedy says.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

More than half of US gamers say publishers need to stamp out harassment in games
53% of men and 57% of women believe companies are not doing enough, according to new Deloitte study
March 20th, 2024 — Source

New VR company VRAL Games launches | GDC 2024
Announces first title developed by Italian indie Funny Tales
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Overwatch 2 Season 10 Features Limited-Time Clash Trial, New Map Coming in Season 11
The new Push map is in Runasapi, Perui. A Colosseo rework is also coming in Season 11, with other maps set to receive updates.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver's Trailer Goes AllIn On Being Zack Snyder's Star Wars
There's still one more movie to go.
March 20th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Remedy revenue drops 22.2% to €33.9 million in 2023
Developer attributed decline to "increased investments" in projects including Control 2 and Max Payne remakes
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Remedy Says Alan Wake 2 Has Recouped Most of the Investment; Studio Plans More Regular Sequels for AW, Control
Today, Remedy released its latest quarterly report for the period between October and December 2023. Despite the successful launch of Alan Wake 2, which was the fastest-selling game ever made by the studio even launching in a highly competitive release window, Q4 2023 marked a decrease in both revenue and profitability compared to 2022 due to significantly increased investments in the other game projects and to the impairment charge cost (€ -7.2 million) related to the reboot of the free-to-play Project Vanguard, from now on known as Kestrel.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Remedy Wants a "More Regular Cadence of Sequels" for Alan Wake and Control
The studio wants to grow both franchises to have "an ability to generate revenues and profits at a high level."
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Respawn Responds To Apex Legends Players Being Hacked Mid-Game During Recent Tournament
The Apex Legends developer says it is currently working to address the issue.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Roblox unveils new AI-powered creation tools | News-in-brief
Players and developers can access the Avatar Auto Setup and Texture Generator tool
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Rollerdome gets one million players | News-in-brief
The Roll7 developed shooter hits the user count under two years after launching
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Stardew Valley Hits New Peak Concurrents Record On Steam Thanks To Update 1.6
Stardew Valley has seen a massive spike in concurrent players on Steam after the release of update 1.6, which adds a ton of new content.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft exploring AI NPCs to enhance in-game conversations
Ubisoft's Paris studio is experimenting with generative AI to enhance NPC interactions in video games, aiming to create more authentic conversations beyond pre-determined dialogue trees. This project, known as NEO NPC, is a collaborative effort combining artistic and scientific expertise to ensure that human creativity remains central to the development process.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

UK gaming start-ups have increased by 22% in 2023
The uptick in companies was driven by layoffs that hit the market sector
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Weird West Developer's Next Game is Seemingly a Retro Sci-Fi FPS RPG
WolfEye Studios boss Raphael Colantonio has dropped new teases of what the team's next game is going to be.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

X-Men '97 Is Inspected Frame-By-Frame To Ensure It's '90s Accurate
The Disney+ series' producer pays attention to detail to balance HD animation and '90s nostalgia.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — March 18th, 2024

Apex Legends Esports Final Delayed After Hackers Added Cheats In-Game
Unwanted aid.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Apex Legends Global Series Tournament Abandoned After Pros Hacked Mid-Match
"I got aimbot!"
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Apex Legends RCE Hack Forces Respawn to Postpone NA Finals
Respawn's Apex Legends has suffered a significant RCE (remote code execution) exploit that was used maliciously to inject cheats in the machines of streamers who were participating in the Apex Legends Global Series tournament.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Apex Legends Streamers Hacked During ALGS Tournament, And The Suspected Cause Is Ironic [Update]
The ALGS North American regional finals were disrupted over the weekend when two competitors appeared to have cheat software remotely installed on their PCs by hackers.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

As Helldivers 2 players report mystery blue laser beams and Illuminate sightings, its director is gaslighting again: "Blue beams aren't real, they can't hurt you"
This article has been flagged as "Illuminate propaganda" by the Ministry of Truth.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Aspyr's Battlefront Classic Collection reportedly used modder's work uncredited
Fans were already quick to notice the AI upscaling used for Aspyr's recent Battlefront: Classic Collection remasters, with this being seen as the main culprit for the game's massive 70GB+ install size. As it turns out, the launch versio
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Balatro Sells a Million Copies in One Month
"Balatro," the latest indie game sensation published by Playstack has reached a significant milestone by selling one million copies in its first month. This achievement highlights the game's widespread appeal and the enthusiastic response from the gaming community. "We're incredibly grateful for the support and enthusiasm from players worldwide," says Harvey Elliott, CEO of Playstack.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Bit Reactor and Respawn's Star Wars Strategy Game is Using Unreal Engine 5
The strategy title will also launch simultaneously on consoles, a recently published job ad suggests.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Call Of Duty: Warzone Mobile Launch Event Details Free Ghost Operator Skin And More
The Operation: Day Zero event will follow the launch of Warzone Mobile.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Cyberattack gifts esports pros with cheats, forcing Apex Legends to postpone tournament
Virtual gunslingers forcibly became cheaters via mystery means
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Dark and Darker is returning via the Epic Games Store and may come back to Steam too
Ironmace, the developer behind the fantasy dungeon crawler Dark and Darker, has announced that they are preparing to reintroduce the game to a wider audience after it was removed from sale on Steam in April 2023. This time around, the game will be releasing on the Epic Games Store.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Dunkey's publishing company Big Mode has announced its first game
We've seen a few big streamers and content creators go on to work directly in games. One of the most popular gaming YouTube channels, Dunkey, set up his own publisher back in 2022, called Big Mode, with plans to shine a light on and bring hidden-gem indie games to market. Now, almost 18 months later, Big Mode's first game has been announced.
March 18th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes' Physical Switch Release Has Been Delayed by a Month
In North America and EMEA, the upcoming RPG's physical version will now launch in May, a month after the game's release.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves Gets Early 2025 Release Window In New Gameplay Trailer
SNK has released a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming fighter, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, revealing it's due out in "early 2025" as well.
March 18th, 2024 — Source or Source

GOG Partners Up with Amazon's Luna Cloud Streaming Service
Soon, you'll be able to play your favorite games from GOG, like the Witcher series or Cyberpunk 2077, on multiple devices of your choice. We're teaming up with Amazon Luna cloud gaming service to give you even more ways of enjoying your titles, while still keeping our mission of DRM-free gaming. Let's dive into it and take a look at how it works!
March 18th, 2024 — Source or Source or Source

Hackers attack Apex Legends players in live tournament
Unofficial sources recommend that players in the Global Series tournament change their passwords or even perform a fresh OS install.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Hackers cause EA to postpone Apex Legends pro gamer tournament
Footage shows surprised players being granted cheats like aimbot.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Halo Co-Creator Doesn't Have 'Anything Positive To Say' About EA After It Shuttered His Studio
EA closed Ridgeline Games as part of its recent mass layoffs.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Harry Potter Actor Says Adult Fans Of The Series Need To "Grow Up"
"If your balls have dropped, then it's time to forget about it. You know, go on to other things."
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Helldivers 2 Players Are Convinced The Game's Third Faction Has Secretly Arrived
I want to believe.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Marvel Studios Blade Movie Loses One Of Its Stars
Aaron Pierre is probably best known for Old, but he will voice Mufasa in the upcoming prequel to The Lion King.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

New AAA studio Muddy Robot launches
Company aims to "empower developers to take risks"
March 18th, 2024 — Source

New Report Shows Startling Number of Game Devs Using AI
AI isn't the future of game development, it's already here.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Playtron's wildly ambitious gaming OS aims to unite stores, lure "core casuals"
Headed by former Cyanogen CEO, it's a Linux OS that might not be fully open.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Sci-Fi Puzzle Platformer Planet Of Lana Hits PlayStation And Switch Next Month
Developer Wishfully and publisher Thunderful have revealed Planet of Lana is coming to PlayStation and Switch. More specifically, the cinematic sci-fi puzzle platformer that hit Xbox and PC last May is set to hit PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch next month on April 16.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Stardew Valley Players Can Finally Chug Down Some Mayonnaise Soon
Down the hatch!
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection reportedly used modder's work without credit
Aspyr previously acknowledged featuring the mod in the game's trailer as a "mistake that made it into the final cut"
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Star Wars: The Acolyte Gets Official Release Date And Poster, Trailer Comes Tomorrow
We'll finally get our first look at the upcoming Disney+ Star Wars series The Acolyte this week.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Stellaris is getting a new expansion soon
Stellaris has stood the test of time as one of the most popular space-based 4X strategy games on PC. Development isn't slowing down in 2024 either, with the new Machine Age expansion set to launch very soon.
March 18th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Valorant datamine reveals plans for multiplatform release
After spending years in the competitive PC FPS space with little to no competition, Counter Strike found an equal in the form of Valorant; the latest title from League of Legends makers Riot Games. Having grown over the course of the past few years on PC, Riot Games look set to bring Valorant to more PC platforms -- as well as consoles.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

WWE and Peacock Drop Trailer For Bray Wyatt Documentary
The documentary about the former WWE Champion will premiere on Monday, April 1.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty officially surpasses 5 million players
Back in March of last year, Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja released Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty -- an open world souls-like which managed to break records for the publisher, cementing this brand new IP as an undeniable success. Following a year's worth of post-launch support, the game has now reached a new milestone: surpassing 5 million players.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — March 15th, 2024

Breaking Bad Cast Reunites In The Best Way
Watch Walter serenade Mike to Frank Sinatra.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

CCP Games' Carbon Development Platform going open source
Devs will have the option of creating using the game engine or selecting the blockchain technology for a product
March 15th, 2024 — Source

CoD's New Warhammer Mode Is Better Than You Might Expect, Even For Non-40K Fans
Season 2 Reloaded brings Space Marines to Call of Duty multiplayer in a very satisfying LTM.
March 15th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Reaches 1 Million Sales
The Vampire Survivors-like title launched last month on Steam Early Access, with its first content update coming next week.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor's First Update Releases Soon After Hitting 1M Sold
The Vampire Survivors-inspired spin-off is receiving a new biome soon.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

Embracer Reportedly Set To Sell Star Wars: KOTOR Remake Dev Saber Interactive In $500 Million Deal
Last month, we learned that Embracer Group, the company behind the closure of Saints Row studio Volition Games and layoffs at companies like Black Forest Games and Eidos-Montreal, was reportedly set to sell Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake developer Saber Interactive. The deal apparently carried with it a $500 million price tag, according to a Bloomberg

report.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

Game-sized Dark Souls 3 mod Archthrones just got a demo release you can play now, and it's the coolest fan-made project I've ever seen
The biggest Dark Souls mod ever is now available to try.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

Lightyear Frontier early access review: Get in your mech, besties — we're going farming
Farming alien planets on the fringes of space is fantastic with friends.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

Minecraft Now Has a Subscription Service
Marketplace Pass.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

Overwatch 2 Developer Update Set for March 19th, Includes Season 10 Details
Game director Aaron Keller will be on hand to discuss future updates coming to the free-to-play hero shooter before its next season.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

Palworld Developer Pocketpair is Open to Considering Acquisition Offers
However, CEO Takuro Mizobe says the studio is not currently engaged in any such talks with Microsoft.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

Palworld Developer Responds To Microsoft Acquisition Rumors
Pocketpair also reveals that its looking to bring "Pokemon with guns" to other platforms.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

Palworld Had a Budget of Just $6.7 Million, Made "Tens of Billions of Yen" in Profit
CEO Takuro Mizobe says Pocketpair intends to remain a small studio: "Big-budget triple-A games are not for us.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

Saber Confirms Continued Work On "A Number Of Titles" Including Space Marine 2
The Saber Interactive COO did not specify if any other titles had been canceled.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

The Next X-Men Relaunch Will See Marvel's Mutants Rise From The Ashes
Hated, feared, and hunted, the outlaw X-Men are still determined to be heroes.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

Twitch is ending its pandemic-era Prime Video watch parties
Apparently people aren't too nostalgic for the days of hiding inside.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — March 14th, 2024

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A Dungeons & Dragons Life Sim Is Being Made By Disney Dreamlight Valley Devs
The project will be a hybrid of "survival, life-simulation, and action-RPG," according to Gameloft.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and GeForce RTX 4080 selected for Counter Strike 2 tournament
Counter Strike 2 tournament prepares for 'flawless technical exectuon' thanks to AMD & NVIDIA hardware PGL chooses AMD Ryzen and NVIDIA GeForce to power the tournament. Image source: Valve/HardwareUnboxed The upcoming e-sport event called PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 will be powered by AMD CPU and GeForce GPU.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Apex Legends Developer Respawn Hit By EA Layoffs
EA recently announced it would lay off around 670 people from its studios.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Apple in Trouble Again As Epic Games Brings A New Lawsuit To The Company Over App Store Commission
It seems like Apple and Epic Games are not going to be playing nicely after all. The game developer and publisher have just gone ahead and filed a new lawsuit against the iPhone maker. This time, the company is being accused of not complying with the court order issued in 2021.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Ascendant Infinity Gets First Gameplay Trailer, Featuring Neon-Drenched, '80s-Infused Mayhem
A 3v3v3v3 shooter, Ascendant Infinity tasks you to adapt on the fly to evolving events and objectives in each match.
March 14th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora's Latest Patch Claims Fixing of FSR 3 Artefacts & FPS Tracking
A new patch for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora deployed on March 1, bringing more than 150 fixes and adjustments to the game. Title Update 3 includes technical, UI, balancing, main quest, and side quest improvements, plus additional bug fixes. To provide players with an improved experience, the development team, led by Massive Entertainment, listened to feedback from the community while working on Title Update 3.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Behaviour Interactive snaps up Fly Studio
The multimedia company of 25 will join the games firm to create new immersive experiences
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Deep Rock Galactic devs really want to collab with Helldivers
Helldivers II has taken the live-service space by storm since its release last month -- so much so that other studios are now approaching the team at Arrowhead publicly requesting to collaborate in some form. One such studio is Ghost Ship Games of Deep Rock Galactic fame; who streamed Helldivers II to get Arrowhead's attention.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Destiny 2: Into The Light Kicks Off In April With Two Months Of New Story Content
The new Destiny 2 update will be free to all players.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is Free on the Epic Games Store
Eidos Montreal's latest major title in the acclaimed immersive sim series is available to claim for free on the storefront until March 21st.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Is Free To Claim This Week On The Epic Games Store
You can get 2016's Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and the puzzle game The Bridge for free on the Epic Games Store right now.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Dungeons & Dragons Survival RPG Life Sim in the Works at Disney Dreamlight Valley Dev
Bring a plus one.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Embracer Group And Saber Interactive Part Ways In Deal Reportedly Worth $500 Million
Saber Interactive will be taking 3D Realms and several other studios with it, while Embracer will apparently continue to publish Metro games.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Embracer sells a big chunk of Saber Interactive in a deal worth around $500 million
As a result, Embracer says it's no longer operating in Russia.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Former Mandalorian Star Gina Carano Stands Firm Against Disney In Legal Battle
In a new interview, the MMA fighter talks about her fight against Disney following her 2021 termination.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

GeForce Now gets nine more games this week
Nvidia continues its tradition of GeForce Now Thursdays, with a new wave of games being confirmed. This week, The remake of Star Ocean 2, Star Ocean: The Second Story R, is headlining, with indie hits like Space Engineers and older major titles like Deus Ex: Mankind Divided also making appearances.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

GTA Online Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid - All Getaway Vehicle Options
You have three options when it comes to delivery vehicles in the Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid, so here's what they are.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

KeokeN Interactive Reveals Prototypes for 5 Projects in Hopes of Landing Publishing Deals
The developer says it has pitched 5 games to 40 publishers in over 200 pitch meetings over the past two years, but has failed to land a deal so far.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Halo Infinite Gets Maybe Its Most Horrifying Cosmetic Yet
It's a real eye-opener.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

NVIDIA Reveals Star Wars Outlaws, Black Myth: Wukong, and NARAKA: Bladepoint Are All Getting DLSS 3 and RTX
Today, NVIDIA shared various announcements ahead of next week's Game Developers Conference. To begin with, one of the most anticipated games slated in 2024, Ubisoft Massive's Star Wars Outlaws, will feature NVIDIA DLSS 3 integration, ray traced effects, and Reflex.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

NVIDIA GeForce Now Goes Heavy on Sci-Fi Additions
The stars align this GFN Thursday as more top titles from Ubisoft and Square Enix join the cloud. Star Wars Outlaws will be coming to the GeForce NOW library at launch later this year, while STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R and PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo are part of eight new titles joining this week. Additionally, four other games are getting NVIDIA RTX enhancements, all arriving at next week's Game Developers Conference.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown roadmap revealed
For over a decade, Ubisoft had pretty much ignored the Prince of Persia franchise in favour of Assassin's Creed. That said, released almost two months ago, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown reinvented the franchise as a metroidvania to great success. After promising future free updates, the team have now shared their roadmap.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Resident Evil 4 Remake celebrates 7 million copies sold
One of the biggest games of 2023 was the long-awaited remake for Resident Evil 4. Released in March, the title is nearing its 1 year anniversary. Ahead of this, Capcom have revealed that RE4 Remake has already sold 7 million copies.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Rocket Launch Sends Ship To Space In Bid To Get Back To Moon, Explodes On Re-Entry
NASA applauded the achievement.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Ryzen 7800X3D hailed as a 'game changer' for esports
One of Counter-Strike 2's first major esports tournaments is set to kick off soon. For each esports tournament, a lot of thought is put together into the setups the players will be using to ensure that all competitors can play the game at the highest frame rates and fidelity settings available. For CS2's first major, players will be utilising PCs powered by AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Saber Interactive Splits From Embracer In $247m Deal, Takes 38 Games With It
As previously reported, Saber Interactive, the studio working on the KOTOR Remake and Space Marines 2, has split from its corporate overlord Embracer Group. But now we know a lot more about how the split will involve Beacon Interactive. Saber Interactive is taking 38 games that are still under development and will also be joined by many other teams and studios.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Saber Interactive Splits From Embracer, Taking 38 Video Game Projects With It
Aspyr to do better.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Sea of Stars to get 3-player couch co-op update
Sea of Stars is an indie RPG from Sabotage Studio -- the team that brought you 2018's excellent retro action-platformer The Messenger. Launching to near-universal acclaim last year, Sea of Stars ultimately went on to win 'Best Indie Game' at the 2023 Game Awards. That said, the title looks set to get even better with a surprise couch co-op update.
March 14th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered Demo Confirmed for PAX East
The remastered third-person shooter will be playable at PAX East later this month, from March 21 to 24, it's been confirmed.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection launches with broken multiplayer and minimal servers
There was plenty of buzz when Aspyr announced plans to launch the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, bringing back the original two games with full online multiplayer. Unfortunately, the game's launch today has not gone as planned, swiftly garnering negative reviews due to major issues.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Edition debuts to stuffed servers, angry players
Players eager to revisit all-time shooters met with age-old launch issues.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic -- Remake Has "Some Time Left" Until Launch, Embracer Suggests
Embracer Group recently confirmed that it's continuing development on "a previously announced AAA game based on a major license."
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Is Back On, According To Patty Jenkins
Stay on target.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Tribes 3: Rivals Enters Early Access, Roadmap Revealed
Class and weapon balancing, the Plasma Gun, new maps, new class abilities and other potential new weapons are coming this year.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft Roadmaps Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Post-Launch Content
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is beckoning players back to Mount Qaf starting on March 20, when a free content update will bring new modes and other content to the critically acclaimed, Metroidvania-inspired action-adventure. More updates will follow in spring, summer, and beyond, introducing more modes, challenges, and paid story-driven DLC.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Unicorn Overlord Debuts on Top of Japanese Charts with Over 74,000 Copies Sold
Unicorn Overlord's physical Japanese launch sales are more than twice as high as what developer Vanillaware's previous game, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, managed.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

"You a—holes": Court docs reveal Epic CEO's anger at Steam's 30% fees
Unearthed emails show the fury that helped motivate Epic's Games Store launch.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — March 11th, 2024

Call Of Duty: MW3 And Warzone Trailer Shows Off New Skins For Warhammer 40,000
Here's what Space Marines look like in Call of Duty.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Dark Souls 2's Greatest Strength Is The Way It Abandons Soulsborne Norms
Dark Souls 2 has, since shortly after release, been an odd duck in the franchise. It is the only From Software game in the Souls lineage that Hidetaka Miyazaki did not direct. Bloodborne, which came out the following year, stole its thunder (though it is hard to argue unfairly). By the time Dark Souls 3 rolled around, its predecessor's reception had distinctly cooled.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Dragon's Dogma 2 Players Create Incredible And Nightmarish Characters
Fans have created characters from God of War, Lord of the Rings, Pokemon, Breaking Bad, and more.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

GTA 5 Now Lets Players Do Something They've Almost Never Been Able To Before
All aboard!
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Hearthstone Helped Popularize Loot Boxes, Then Weathered The Backlash
The digital CCG borrowed the blind box aspect of its physical counterparts, and stuck with it even as the industry rushed to distance itself from randomized loot.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

How Hearthstone's 10 Year Celebration Unpacks Its Zany History--And Readies Fans To Make More
Hearthstone's next expansion pays homage to some of the game's most popular and beloved cards. We talked with Blizzard designers about how it all came together.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Overwatch 2 x Cowboy Bebop Skins Showcased in New Gameplay Trailer
Cassidy, Sombra, Mauga and Ashe will get paid Legendary skins, while Wrecking Ball's is free by completing in-game challenges.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Ori Sales "Around" 10 Million Copies Across All Platforms Globally, Moon Studios Co-Founder Reveals
Ori sales are "around" 10 million copies worldwide across all platforms, Moon Studios co-founder Thomas Mahler has revealed.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Ori Series Has Sold "Around" 10 Million Units
Ori and the Blind Forest and its sequel have collectively sold around 10 million units, according to Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler
March 14th, 2024 — Source

PUBG Getting Destructible Environments And Switching To Unreal Engine 5
PUBG is changing things up.
March 14th, 2024 — Source or Source

Raikou Bolts In With Pokemon Sleep's Newest Event
Pokemon Sleep's Raikou Research event adds Raikou to befriend, new items to earn, special weekly missions to complete, and more.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Writer Has Great Reaction To Oscar Loss
The Sony sequel was nominated for Animated Feature Film.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

The Finals Season 2 Will Add Some Truly Game-Changing Hacker Abilities
Portals, anti-gravity cubes, and the ability to erase walls will open up all kinds of possibilities.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — March 8th, 2024

Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball Manga Creator, Dies At 68
The most influential artist of his generation passed away last week.
March 8th, 2024 — Source or Source

Apple Reinstates Epic Games EU Developer Account, Paving the Way for Alternative App Store
Apple today reversed a decision to shut down Epic Games' developer account in the European Union, and the account has now been reinstated.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Apple relents, reinstates Epic Games developer account
Epic Games can release Fortnite in the EU and open an App Store rival after Apple restored the company's developer account. This came as the European Commission was starting an inquiry into why the account had been cancelled.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Call Of Duty's New Finishing Move Continues Turning The Game Into Looney Tunes
Take a look at the newest finisher, which is called "Kong's Knuckle Slamwich."
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Exclusive: Peloton preps graphic adventure games for Tread and Bike [Gallery]
Following the success of Lanebreak, Peloton is preparing to launch a few more games for its Tread and Bike devices and these are unlike anything you could imagine for exercise equipment.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Helldivers 2 Was February's Best-Selling Game in the UK
Suicide Squad and Skull and Bones entered the monthly charts at No. 4 and No. 8 respectively, seeing disappointing sales.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

From Epic to the EU, Apple is all about the drama | Opinion
Pulling Epic's developer account is the latest twist in a melodrama where Apple seems content to play the villain -- but the European Commission is a much more dangerous foil
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Indie Dev Hits Out at Warner Bros. Discovery Over 'Incredibly Disappointing' Decision to Delist Their Adult Swim Game
"It makes me sick..."
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Moonlighter Dev's Lego-Inspired Cataclismo Gets Flashy Gameplay Trailer, July Release Date
Build back better in the RTS this July.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Nvidia's GeForce Now streaming gets G-Sync and day passes
Gamers can now try out the more expensive tiers starting at $4 a day, and (some) Windows and Mac machines get variable refresh rates.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Overwatch 2 Is Offering A Porsche You Can Actually Afford
Overwatch 2 is getting a Porsche event in Season 10, which features a D.Va skin designed after the Macan Electric.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Sea Of Thieves Is Adding A New Loadout Weapon For The First Time Since Launch
Several new weapons have come to the game, but this will be the first to be added to the ship's armory since 2018.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

The U.S. Express Joins Paul Heyman And Bull Nakano In 2024's WWE Hall Of Fame Class
Mike Rotunda and his tag team partner--and brother-in-law--Barry Windham, will be inducted in this year's class.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Valve's strange history of talent acquisitions | This week's gaming news
The operator of Steam has a habit of devouring talent and titles.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — March 4th, 2024

Apex Legends' Inner Beast Event Features New Octane Heirloom, Prey-Tracking LTM
The event is set to go live just one day after its announcement.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

EA's Star Wars Strategy Title is "Unaffected" by Recent Layoffs, Says Bit Reactor
The developer reveals, "We are still hard at work, and our game was unaffected by last week's news." It will revealed "As soon as it's ready."
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Epic Games' Tim Sweeney calls out Apple's 'bitter griping' after its EU fine over anticompetitive practices
"Denial is a river that flows through Cupertino!," said Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, a notorious Apple critic who also sued the tech giant for anticompetitive practices, in a post on X, weighing in on today's news of the European Commission's historic €1.84 billion fine against the iPhone maker.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Performance Mode Will Have Its Graphics Improved via Patch
Square Enix released the hugely anticipated action RPG Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth last Thursday, garnering widespread critical acclaim. Our Kai Powell gave it a perfect score:
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Former Bungie Composer Marty O'Donnell Announces Nevada Congressional Run
O'Donnell was fired from Bungie in 2014.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth versus Final Fantasy 16's Combat -- Which Game Comes Out on Top?
Both games excel in the combat department, but which one does it better?
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Nintendo and Yuzu developer settle lawsuit for $2.4m
Tropic Haze discontinues support for the emulator and hands over its site to the Mario Maker
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Remake and Luigi's Mansion 2 HD News Coming Soon -- Rumour
A known leaker seems to be hinting at imminent updates from Nintendo on the two upcoming Switch titles.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Star Wars Strategy Game Still Alive Following Mass Layoffs at EA
"We are still hard at work..."
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Virtua Fighter Reboot Features Modern Art Style, New Characters, Crossplay, and Rollback Netcode -- Rumor
Quest Mode is reportedly returning "in a new way", and there's a focus on competing with modern fighters like Tekken and Street Fighter.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — March 1st, 2024

Balatro runs into rating trouble
Poker-based roguelike removed from some regional console stores as publisher says PEGI rating was changed from 3+ to 18+ overnight
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Baldur's Gate 3 Wins NAVGTR GOTY; Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Hi-Fi Rush Win 7 and 6 Prizes, Respectively
The National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) has Sourceannounced the winners for its 23rd annual awards program, with Baldur's Gate 3 once again winning the most coveted Game of the Year prize.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Call Of Duty Crossover With Warhammer 40,000 Is Confirmed
The Space Marines are coming to Call of Duty: MW3 and Warzone.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Devs Reportedly "Pretty Confident" it will Launch Later this Year
2024 is set to be a pretty big year for RPGs, with the likes of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Dragon's Dogma 2, and Avowed all queued up to launch, but what about Dragon Age: Dreadwolf? There have been a number of hints that BioWare's latest may be nearing completion, but when might we actually get our hands on it?
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Still Set For 2024 Release - Report
EA is internally confident on its release window.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Genshin Impact 4.5 Special Program: All Codes and Announcements
Free Primogems are always welcome.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

GTA Online's Next Raid Involves Chicken Slaughter House And Crooked Cops
The Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid arrives in GTA Online on March 7.
March 1st, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

GTA Online Announces Its Next Update: The Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid
The chickens have come home to roost.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Latest Fortnite Event Has Big Hole Forming In The Map
Something's trying to break through, but what is it?
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Ori Dev's No Rest For The Wicked Hits Steam Early Access April 18
Moon Studios looks to evolve the action-RPG genre with No Rest For The Wicked.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Persona 6 Will be Semi-Open World and Feature "More Fluid" Social Links -- Rumour
A known leaker has revealed potential new details on the next mainline instalment in Atlus' Persona franchise.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Street Fighter 6 Crowns Its First Millionaire Winner At Capcom Cup
Unsponsored player Uma took the tournament by storm to win one of the biggest prize pools in fighting game history.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

The Last Of Us Season 2 Actress Discusses "Palpable" Chemistry With Bella Ramsey
Isabela Merced has said she is "beyond" excited to appear in Season 2.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Toys for Bob Goes Indie But Will Still Likely Partner with Microsoft
Out of the blue, Novato-based game developer Toys for Bob announced it is going indie, splitting from Activision and Microsoft. The brief announcement message says this is a move to 'return to roots' and be a nimble studio once again.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Video Game Release Dates: The Biggest Games of March 2024 and Beyond
Release the games.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — February 28th, 2024

1v1 Me On Shipment, Coward
New Modern Warfare 3 playlist update brings back an iconic 1v1 playlist.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

10 Unforgettable Video Game Moments
Games are capable of telling emotionally charged narratives, and here are 10 of the most emotional moments in all of gaming.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

After Almost 7 Years, the Sequel To Limbo & Inside Has Surfaced
The development of the third game is not inside limbo after all.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Alan Ritchson Auditioned For Thor Based On His Looks Alone Because "Nobody Cares About Acting"
Chris Hemsworth ultimately got the part.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Battlefield Narrative Director Confirms Departure from EA
Ridgeline Games' founder Marcus Lehto says he "left EA on my own accord" and it was a "very tough decision for me to make.'
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Call of Duty: Black Ops Creator Founds BulletFarm, a New AAA Studio Funded by NetEase
Today, NetEase announced the foundation of a new AAA remote-first (albeit with headquarters in Los Angeles) game development studio called BulletFarm, led by Call of Duty: Black Ops Designer David Vonderhaar.
February 28th, 2024 — Source or Source

EA Sports F1 24 is officially announced
Electronic Arts has announced the upcoming release of EA SPORTS F1 24, scheduled for May 31, available on platforms including PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via the EA App, Epic Games Store, and Steam. The new title allows players to engage in Time Trial challenges using the latest 2024 vehicles, enhancing the connection to the forthcoming F1 season.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Ex-Call of Duty Dev David Vonderhaar Heading New Studio With New AAA Game
New studio, new ideas, new game.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Ex-Call of Duty: Black Ops Dev David Vonderhaar Reemerges With New First-Person Co-Op Game
Studio BulletFarm backed by NetEase.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Former CoD: Black Ops Boss Announces New Game That Is "Outside My Comfort Zone"
David Vonderhaar, who spent 19 years working on Call of Duty, has announced his next game.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Hearthstone Whizbang's Workshop Card Reveal: Dr. Boom's Explosive Return
A series of Warrior cards for the new Whizbang's Workshop expansion is a new take on Dr. Boom's minions, with a bunch of mechs that are packed with high explosives.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Japan's Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Physical Release Accidently Swapped Disc Labels
It is currently unknown if the error was duplicated in the West.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Jeffrey Wright Wants The Batman 2 To Examine Commissioner Gordon's Private Life
"The Batman wears his cowl but, in some ways, Gordon wears a mask too."
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Monster Train's Successor, Inkbound, Is Leaving Early Access Soon
Indie studio Shiny Shoe has announced that Inkbound will be leaving early access with new character classes, an additional questline, extra worlds to explore, and more.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

NetEase Announces BulletFarm -- New AAA Studio Led by Call of Duty Veteran David Vonderhaar
The remote-first studio is working on a new first-person title focused on co-op set in an original universe developed on Unreal Engine 5.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Next Battlefield Game Will Have A Free-To-Play Battle Royale - Report
The game is reportedly coming out in October 2025.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Nvidia GeForce Now To Introduce Ads To Its Free Tier
Ads will not interrupt gameplay on the cloud gaming service, but will display as free users wait in the queue.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Remedy Entertainment gains control of Control franchise from 505 Games
The publishing rights to Control are now held by developed Remedy Entertainment.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Remedy Secures Its Connected Universe By Taking Control Of Control
Remedy Entertainment is betting big on its future.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Sonic Superstars Hasn't Sold Well Because it Launched Close to Super Mario Bros. Wonder, According to Sega
"The timing of the launch coincided with competing titles in the same genre, and it has been short of the initial forecast," Sega says.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Texas Chain Saw Massacre Fans Torn Over Gun Media Partnering With Black Tower Studios
This could go one of two ways...
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft Says Skull and Bones Has 'Record Player Engagement', but Fails to Announce Sales
Skulduggery.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — February 27th, 2024

Enotria: The Last Song Launch Will Be Moved due to Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree
Just nine days ago, Italian independent developer Jyamma Games revealed that its debut project, Enotria: The Last Song, would launch on June 21.
February 27th, 2024 — Source

Here's The Email Sony Sent To 900 PlayStation Workers Being Laid Off
Sony's PlayStation division joins a growing list of tech related companies that are trimming their budget at the cost of its employees. The tech giant shared an email it sent to its PlayStation employees where the company announced it will send some 900 workers packing.
February 27th, 2024 — Source

Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Guerrilla, and Firesprite Hit with Layoffs
"These decisions have been extremely difficult, but they are necessary, and I think it's important to be transparent," says PlayStation Studios boss Herment Hulst.
February 27th, 2024 — Source or Source

Sony Shuts Down Blood & Truth Studio, Lays Off Staff In Horizon Call Of The Mountain Studios
Sony is closing PlayStation London, the studio behind Blood & Truth, and laying off staff in the studios behind Horizon Call Of The Mountain.
February 27th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — February 26th, 2024

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Players Rise 200% Upon Skull and Bones' Release
A rising tide raises all boats.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Denounces Threats As Game Passes Huge Milestone
A Larian Studios executive notes "a few bad eggs" can cause havoc for the RPG's community.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Battlefield Studio Loses Master Chief Creator
Ridgeline Games loses its director.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Christopher Nolan Didn't Write Dark Knight's Most-Quoted Line, Didn't Understand It
"I read it in his draft, and I was like, 'All right, I'll keep it in there, but I don't really know what it means.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Elden Ring Fans Left Scratching Their Heads Over Miyazaki's Undiscovered Secret Tease
Rise, tarnished.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Producer Stuck Around To Retain Original Creator's Series Connection
Yoshinori Kitase also felt like he was still forming his own vision as a creator.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Fortnite Leak Points To Avatar: The Last Airbender Crossover Event
Could the Aang gang learn more about metalbending with snipers and shotguns?
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Official Elden Ring Book Tells the Story of Two Co-Workers Who Become Friends Through the Game
How novel.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Rainbow Six Siege Sequel Would Be a "Mistake" and Isn't Planned, Reveals Director
Rainbow Six Siege's sequel dreams have been dashed by the title's director, as he believes pushing out one would be a mistake.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Supermassive Games Will Reportedly Lay off About 90 Employees
The studio confirmed it's entering "a period of consultation, which we anticipate will result in the loss of some of our colleagues."
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Supermassive to cut staff by 90
Update: Studio issues statement following reports of layoffs at the company
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Until Dawn Dev Supermassive Games Is Cutting Jobs
Supermassive Games is the latest studio to enact layoffs.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Until Dawn, Dark Pictures Anthology developer Supermassive Games is laying off 90 staff
Around 26% of the workers at horror-focused studio Supermassive Games are being laid off.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Until Dawn Developer Supermassive Games Laying Off Almost 30% Of Workers
It goes on and on.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Why new fan blog "Final Fantasy VIII is the Best" is the best
A love letter to a bygone era of personal blogs and fan sites.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — February 24th, 2024

Microsoft teams up with the world's biggest developer to bring Age of Empires to mobile
Microsoft announced back in 2022 that will bring Age of Empires to mobile. However, the Redmond-based company didn't provide any additional details regarding a possible launch.
February 24th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — February 23rd, 2024

2024's Most Underrated Game is Getting Free DLC Soon
Athra flows especially well through free content.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Activision Says It Banned Over 6,000 Call of Duty Accounts Because of Cheating Reports
Thousands more to go.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Baldur's Gate 3 Cross-Platform Mod Support Is Coming This Year
Baldur's Gate 3 is getting cross-platform official mod support this year, Larian Studios confirmed.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Call of Duty Ranked Play and Zombies modes temporarily disabled to fix a progression issue that reset player progress (Update)
A hot fix for the overnight progression issues has been released, but Ranked Play modes remain disabled.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Experience Peak Street Fighter in the Capcom Cup X
Capcom Cup X - the official world tournament that will determine the best player in Street Fighter 6 and win $1 million of the $2 million prize pool - is nearly here. For those interested in the best team, the Street Fighter League: World Championship 2023 will also take place during the event to answer that very question!
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Isn't Out Yet But Fans Are Already Obsessing Over Tifa
She's trending.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

FTC Files Microsoft Complaint over Activision Blizzard Layoffs
Despite Microsoft's $68.7 billion purchase of video game company Activision Blizzard closing last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is renewing its scrutiny of the biggest acquisition deal in U.S. history.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Helldivers 2 Increases Server Cap To 700,000 Players, But It Might Not Be Enough
That's going to be one big liber-tea party.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source or Source

Helldivers 2 raises its server capacity to gear up for another crazy weekend, but will it be enough?
Arrowhead braces Helldivers 2 for the masses ahead of what's sure to be a very busy weekend.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was the best-selling game of January 2024 in the US, per Circana
Despite weaker reviews, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 leads the U.S. sales charts for a third month in a row.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Mario versus Donkey Kong Remake Debuts on Top of Japanese Charts with Over 61,000 Units Sold
Without digital sales included, this is the second-biggest launch for a Mario versus Donkey Kong game in Japan to date.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Microsoft Finalizes $69 Billion Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The deal was able to be closed after concerns by U.K. regulators were addressed.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Minecraft Movie Star Says It's "Pretty Magical" And "So Lifelike"
Danielle Brooks also jokes that she's signed on to make Minecraft movies until the end of time.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

NieR: Automata Has Sold Over 8 Million Units in 7 Years
Today is the seventh anniversary of the launch of NieR: Automata in Japan, so PlatinumGames took some time to celebrate the occasion with a blog post. The studio also revealed that the game has now surpassed eight million units sold to date.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Skull and Bones Has Less Than 1 Million Players -- Rumor
Ubisoft's long-delayed title reportedly had around 850,000 players, including those who tried the free eight-hour trial.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Steam's Latest Hit Game Is All About Screwing Around With Poker's Rules
The game has hit a sales milestone.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Suicide Squad Thrown Under the Bus by WBD Brass who Say it's "Fallen Short of Expectations"
After many years of development and delays, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League finally launched earlier this month and it turns out folks' concerns about the game were largely well-founded. Reviews weren't great and it didn't seem like people were rushing to play the co-op live service game.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source or Source or Source

Tekken 8 January's Top New Premium Game; Palworld Most Played on PC, 3rd Most Played on Xbox
The former NPD Group (now named "Circana") has released its full North American sales data for January, and it seems like it was a pretty solid month for the industry, although direct comparisons are difficult because five weeks, including the first few days of February (up until February 3 to be exact) were reported on this time around.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Tekken 8 Was January's Best-Selling New Release in the US
Other new titles like Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Persona 3 Reload, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown also debuted in the latest top 20.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — February 19th, 2024

A tough week for games consoles | Microcast
Latest episode available now, discusses how Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo are approaching the many challenges they currently face
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Activision reportedly laying off more than 130 people from Ireland branch
Update: The layoffs were already included in the previously announced round of 1,900 cuts across Microsoft
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Bandai Namco Has Cancelled Five Unannounced Games
The Japanese company has attributed this to 21 billion yen impairment losses incurred due to an unnamed underperforming game, which is likely Blue Protocol.
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Cal Kestis Actor Cameron Monaghan Would Want to Play Him on Live Action Only with the 'Right' Project
Respawn Entertainment introduced a new beloved character to the Star Wars universe with Cal Kestis, the protagonist of the acclaimed Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor action/adventure games.
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Capcom Considering "Price Review" for Future Titles Due to "Rising Development Costs"
Dragon's Dogma 2 is Capcom's first title priced at $70, but it may not be the last, based on recent statements by the publisher.
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Dragon's Dogma 2 is Considered a "Million-Selling" Title, Says Capcom
The open-world action RPG launches on March 22nd for Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC, with a demo reportedly set for the coming weeks.
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Early Kemuri Art and Details Revealed, Will be Non-Linear but Not a 'Vast Open World' - Fan Fest 2024
New behind-the-scenes video reveals Ikumi Nakamura's vision for beautiful new action game.
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Fallout New Vegas Fred Durst Mod Resurfaces 7 Years After It Was Lost — and Fred Durst Himself Approves
Keep rollin'.
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth -- 13 New Details You Probably Don't Know
With its release right around the corner, here, we go through a few more details you should know about Square Enix's upcoming action RPG.
February 19th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 May Be Four Years Away
While the second installment of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, Rebirth, is mere days from launching on PlayStation 5, fans are already wondering about the status of the next game in the remake project, Part 3.
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Helldivers 2 players are sitting AFK to avoid server capacity queues, but Arrowhead is readying the boot
You'll soon be kicked out of orbit if you idle for too long in Helldivers 2.
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Honkai Star Rail Leaks Unveils a New Colorful Boss for Version 2.1
I don't make deals that don't pay off...
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Investors on the state of video games: "We are investing, but the bar is so much higher"
Experts talk candidly about the sharp downturn in video game investment, and when things might improve
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Monster Hunter Series Tops 97 Million Units Sold
Capcom's action RPG franchise sold an additional 2 million units during the quarter ending December 31.
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Skull and Bones has the lowest Metacritic user score of 2024 so far
Not what Ubisoft was hoping to see
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Star Wars Jedi Actor Explains Conditions Under Which He'd Play Cal Kestis in a Live-Action Project
"...in the right context then, yeah, absolutely."
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — February 16th, 2024

Activision Blizzard Accused By Call Of Duty Pros Of Illegal Esports Monopoly
Two pro Call of Duty players are seeking $680 million in damages.
February 16th, 2024 — Source

Don't hold your breath for an iPhone Xbox Game Pass Cloud Gaming app
No Xbox Game Pass on the App Store, for now, anyway.
February 16th, 2024 — Source

Embracer CEO says layoffs are "something that everyone needs to get through"
Lars Wingefors also addressed the company's contribution to overinvestment that led to this situation
February 16th, 2024 — Source

First-Person Star Wars Mandalorian Game In The Works At Respawn - Report
Respawn enjoyed success with its Star Wars Jedi series and could be making another Star Wars game.
February 16th, 2024 — Source

Here Are The Winners Of The 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
The 27th annual D.I.C.E. Awards took place yesterday. While it doesn't have the mainstream flashiness of the Game Awards, D.I.C.E. is a more industry-focused (and arguably more prestigious) event that honors the best games and creators of the last year. It is hosted and judged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) along with votes from over 30,000 industry experts, developers, and studios.
February 16th, 2024 — Source

Microsoft Was Considering Bringing Gears and Next Doom to Rival Platforms, Tom Warren Says
Microsoft is said to have been considering the idea to bring other major franchises to rival platforms, including the Gears of War, the next Doom, and Flight Simulator.
February 16th, 2024 — Source

New Collectibles for D&D, Naruto, Berserk, and More Now on IGN Store
Check out this week's exciting new products.
February 16th, 2024 — Source

One of the largest Esports organizations is suing Activision for monopolistic practices with the Call of Duty League
OpTic is suing Activision, debating a monopoly with the Call of Duty Esports league.
February 16th, 2024 — Source

ZA/UM reportedly preparing to lay off devs
An alleged expansion to Disco Elysium is also said to have been cancelled
February 16th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — February 14th, 2024

Empowering play for all: The path to true accessibility in games
Natalie Burns and Ameliane Chiasson share their insights on how to tackle the challenges facing the games industry when it comes to accessibility
February 14th, 2024 — Source

Experience A Comic-Con You Cannot Escape With The Comic-Con Cruise
Comic-Con International is kicking off a new four-night cruise in 2025, which will include convention mainstays like Felicia Day, Warwick Davis, and George Takei.
February 14th, 2024 — Source

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Demo's Visuals Will Look Better After Update
The update will also carry over to the full game.
February 14th, 2024 — Source

Forget Tony Stark And Captain America, Bill And Ted Are The Best Time Travelers In Movie History
In a genre filled with people who tragically can't figure out how non-linear causality works, Bill and Ted deftly navigate mind-blowing temporal problems with ease, even 35 years later.
February 14th, 2024 — Source

French Ubisoft workers on strike over salary
Update: Almost 700 workers joined the picket line following failed annual negotiations on wages, union STJV says
February 14th, 2024 — Source

'Konami is Responsible' For Silent Hill 2 Remake Trailer Backlash, says Developer
Silence is golden.
February 14th, 2024 — Source

Madame Web Ending Explained And How It Could Connect To Spider-Man And The MCU
Madame Web is a part of Sony's Marvel side universe, but does it actually have any concrete ties to other Marvel movies?
February 14th, 2024 — Source

Madame Web's Spider-Women Have Some Great Ideas For Their Superhero Team Name
Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O'Connor, and Isabela Merced play a trio of future Spider-People in Marvel's Madame Web.
February 14th, 2024 — Source

Marvel's Thunderbolts Release Date Has Been Moved Up By Two Months
Thunderbolts will now hit the big screens on May 2, 2025.
February 14th, 2024 — Source

MLB The Show 24 Features First-Ever Female Player
Toni Stone broke barriers in 1953 for the Indianapolis Clowns.
February 14th, 2024 — Source

Princess Peach: Showtime! Trailer Reveals Four More Transformations
Nintendo has revealed the Figure Skater Peach, Dashing Thief Peach, Mermaid Peach, and Might Peach transformations.
February 14th, 2024 — Source

Silent Hill 2 Remake Dev Responds to Controversial Combat Trailer, Insists It Was Handled by Konami
"It's not the spirit of what used to be."
February 14th, 2024 — Source

Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Update Extinguishes Infinite Burning Damage Exploit
Rocksteady has also eliminated the Toyman and Gizmo experience points exploits in this patch.
February 14th, 2024 — Source

Suikoden Creator and Eiyuden Chronicle Lead Yoshitaka Murayama Has Died
Due to complications with an ongoing illness.
February 14th, 2024 — Source

Warzone Urzikestan Has A Secret Bunker Filled With The Undead
Secrets point toward Treyarch's next game.
February 14th, 2024 — Source

Yoshitaka Murayama, Creator Of Suikoden And Eiyuden Chronicle, Has Passed Away
His death was announced via a statement on his studio's website.
February 14th, 2024 — Source

Ys X: Nordics Making Its Way To The West Later This Year
The game launched in Japan in September 2023, and now it's headed west.
February 14th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — February 12th, 2024

A Remake Is On The Way For This Game From 2021
Sword of the Necromancer is getting a remake.
February 12th, 2024 — Source

Apex Legends Season 20 Patch Notes Include Major Changes To Ranked, Crafting, And Legends
Touted as the biggest update since the game first launched, Season 20: Breakout is reworking nearly every aspect of the game, from EVO Shields to Legend abilities.
February 12th, 2024 — Source

Earth Defense Force 6 Western Launch Delayed to the Summer
The third-person action shooter, already out in Japan, was set for launch in the West this spring but will now release this summer. That's for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. There is no launch planned for Xbox or Nintendo Switch.
February 12th, 2024 — Source

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Has An Almost Shot-For-Shot Recreation Of An Infamous Flashback
Gaming's greatest heel turn gets faithfully created in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
February 12th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Former Dead Cells Lead Designer Blasts Motion Twin for End-of-Support Announcement
"The official statement is total marketing bulls***, the way this situation happened is on a whole different level," says former Motion Twin co-founder Sebastien Benard.
February 12th, 2024 — Source

Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire's Kaiju Partnership Was Inspired By Lethal Weapon
They're not too old for this crap.
February 12th, 2024 — Source

'I've Never Seen It This Bad:' Game Developers Explain the Huge Layoffs Hitting Riot, Epic, and More
An estimated 10,000 game workers lost their jobs in 2023 alone.
February 12th, 2024 — Source

Nightingale Preview -- Everything You Need to Know Ahead of the Early Access Launch
With only eight days left before the early access launch of Nightingale, their debut survival crafting game, Inflexion Games invited media to a remote presentation that served to recap what the game will be all about while also sharing some new details.
February 12th, 2024 — Source

Nightingale's Survival Aspects Are Familiar, But Its Strange Worlds Hold A Lot Of Promise
A series of Victorian, magic-inspired alternate dimensions await to be explored in Nightingale, and their unexpected landscapes and creatures have me intrigued.
February 12th, 2024 — Source

Overwatch 2 Season 9 Patch Notes Overhaul Competitive, Add Co-Op Event And New Skins
Overwatch 2's Season 9 patch brings changes to its competitive mode, adds a co-op event and a new multiplayer mode, balance changes, Valentine-themed skins, and more.
February 12th, 2024 — Source

Puzzle Game Fans Should Definitely Check Out The Latest Humble Bundle
Keep your gray matter in peak thinking condition with these terrific puzzle games.
February 12th, 2024 — Source

Skull and Bones Review
This seafaring RPG has a great foundation, despite feeling like a live-service first draft.
February 12th, 2024 — Source

The Star Wars Prequels Have Held Up Pretty Well, Darth Vader Says
Star Wars actor Hayden Christensen feels vindicated when he sees how beloved the prequel trilogy is today.
February 12th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — February 9th, 2024

Dead Cells Updates Are Coming To An End After Five Years
The studio is moving on to new adventures.
February 9th, 2024 — Source

'Florida Joker' Says He's Not Suing Rockstar Over GTA 6 Anymore, but Does Want to Be Paid to Voice the Character
"You're all still out of your goddamn nuggets."
February 9th, 2024 — Source

Florida Joker Abandons GTA 6 Lawsuit But He Still Wants A Voiceover Role In The Game
"Let me voice the character, let me go to the meet-and-greets when the game is released."
February 9th, 2024 — Source

Fortnite Cowabunga Event Brings New TMNT Weapons, Skins, And Quests
It's a pizza party in Fortnite with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and you're invited.
February 9th, 2024 — Source

Genshin Impact creator sues cheat makers (plus, a new playable Geo Character is coming in March)
3,000 years ago, when we played "Age of Empires II", sometimes we'd just type "how do you turn this on" and a Shelby Cobra car, equipped with a machine gun, appeared out of the blue. That's very helpful, especially when your opponents are stuck in the Tool or the Bronze Age with horse carriages, bows and arrows to defend themselves.
February 9th, 2024 — Source

GTA 6 May Not Be Coming As Soon As Expected
The next GTA game might have shifted on Take-Two's release calendar.
February 9th, 2024 — Source

GTA 6 Trailer "Broke The Internet" Despite Leak, Take-Two CEO Says
"We couldn't be happier or more excited," Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick says.
February 9th, 2024 — Source

Helldivers 2 Devs Address Why The Co-Op Shooter Needs Such Aggressive Anti-Cheat Tech
Cheating can still affect players' enjoyment, according to developer Arrowhead.
February 9th, 2024 — Source

If you've spent Premium Credits in The Division 2 and didn't get your items, don't panic, a fix is on the way
You might think you've just lost your money, but don't worry.
February 9th, 2024 — Source

Jagex Once Again Changes Owner -- CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments Bought It from Carlyle
Jagex, the game developer and publisher headquartered in Cambridge known mostly for RuneScape, is once again changing ownership. The company has been the target of several private investment groups in the past few years, starting with Insight Venture Partners (2012-2016), then Hongtou (2016-2020), Macarthur Fortune Holding (2020-2021), and The Carlyle Group since 2021.
February 9th, 2024 — Source

Nexon's revenue grew by 20% in 2023
The publisher attributed its record-breaking revenue in part to the releases of Dave the Diver and The Finals
February 9th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — February 7th, 2024

A Huge Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Update With New Game Plus Launches In March
Insomniac will reveal more details at a later date.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

A Quiet Place: Day One Trailer Reveals The Day The Aliens Came To Earth
The prequel movie arrives in theaters this June.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

Another Round Of Layoffs Hits 2K Games
Visual Concepts has been affected again.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Free Trial to Launch Alongside Season 2
Weapons free.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Free Trial Lets You Try Some Of The Season 2 Content
The multiplayer and Zombies modes are free February 8-12.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

Call Of Duty: MW3 Zombies Players Shouldn't Expect Any New Perks Or Enemy Types
Ouch. It's more bad news for MW3 Zombies fans.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

CoD: Warzone And MW3 Season 2 Patch Notes Detail Major Health Changes And Weapon Balancing
The second season of MW3 adds new DLC weapons, more maps, and Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

Counter-Strike 2 Update Adds Gun Game, Finally Shows The Stun Gun Some Love
The fan-favorite Arms Race mode has officially returned.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

Disney And Epic Games Announce Partnership For Games And Entertainment Universe Connected To Fortnite
Epic Games and The Walt Disney Company have announced a new collaboration that will result in the joint creation of an all-new games and entertainment universe. Alongside the partnership, The Walt Disney Company is investing $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

Disney's Epic $1.5 billion bet on gaming, Pixel Fold 2 leaks, and more
Disney is already a behemoth in the movies & TV space, but now the company wants a slice of the gaming pie. The company has announced plans to collaborate with Epic Games to bring Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and other content and characters to Fortnite and other games and experiences powered by Epic's Unreal Engine.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

Enshrouded Is Like Multiplayer Skyrim--And Makes My Group Feel Like The Fellowship Of The Ring
Lots of survival games have interesting worlds to explore, but Enshrouded makes interesting questing its major focus.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

Enshrouded Lets Players Upvote Potential New Features
Developer Keen Studios also dropped a new tips and tricks video for new players.
February 7th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

EVO 2024 Lineup Revealed, Super Smash Bros Dodges Lineup
Throw yourself in the ring.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

Ex-Call of Duty Dev Reveals How Activision Tried to Convince Infinity Ward Staff to Stick Around After Firing the Studio's Founders
"Just take the money and get over it."
February 7th, 2024 — Source

Final Fantasy 8's Director Would Make One Big Change To The Game If It Ever Got Remade
Final Fantasy 8 director Yoshinori Kitase would give the infamous Junction system a rework in a hypothetical remake.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

Fortnite's JokeNite Brings Standup Comedy To Game, Produced By Trevor Noah
Fortnite's comedy club JokeNite brings comedians to an island for players to vote for and watch.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

Granblue Fantasy: Relink Review - Smooth Sky Sailing
Great action sequences and a lean story highlight an RPG adventure that doesn't overstay its welcome.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

How To Unlock The Ninja Vest In Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Season 2 adds a new perk vest for stealth and throwing equipment, and here's how you unlock it.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

NBA 2K Developer Visual Concepts Hit with Layoffs
The developer has been hit with a second round of layoffs in the space of a few months, and has let go an undisclosed number of employees at its Austin studio.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

Overwatch 2 Season 9 Trailer Teases Competitive Overhaul And Cowboy Bebop Crossover
The Overwatch 2 Season 9: Champions trailer shows off some of the new content coming on February 13 and teases a future crossover with Cowboy Bebop.
February 7th, 2024 — Source or Source

Spider-Man 2's delayed New Game+ mode is coming on March 7
There will be new suits to collect.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

The FTC Isn't Happy About Microsoft's Plan To Lay Off Activision Workers
In the U.S., the FTC was involved in a courtroom battle with Microsoft, which eventually ended in favor of the software giant. Following the go-ahead from the court, Microsoft eventually completed the acquisition for a staggering $68.7 billion, despite the FTC's appeal against the ruling.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft Highlights "Skull and Bones" Accessibility Features
Skull and Bones, launching on February 16, will transport players to the Indian Ocean during the Golden Age of Piracy, where they'll battle ships in fast-paced naval combat, plunder ports, and take on contracts to grow their Infamy and eventually rise to the top as a pirate kingpin. It's a co-op open world pirate action RPG, where players can do everything from hunting crocodiles and harvesting jute fiber to battling ghost ships and sea monsters.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — February 5th, 2024

Apex Legends Lead Writer Confirms Season 20's Ties To Titanfall, Teases New Animated Series
In honor of Apex's 5th anniversary, GameSpot sat down with lead writer Ashley Reed to learn how she keeps the game's story straight--and what kind of lore is in store for Apex in 2024.
February 5th, 2024 — Source

Apex Legends Season 20 Launch Trailer Hints At New Legend Abilities And Ties To Titanfall 2
Season 20: Breakdown features some curious details, including one related to Titanfall 2 protagonist Jack Cooper.
February 5th, 2024 — Source

Apex Legends Season 20 Removes EVO Shields, Adds Legend Upgrades, Ranked Changes, And 120 FPS For Console
Here's everything we know about Apex's explosive new season, which features the game's biggest update since it launched in 2019.
February 5th, 2024 — Source

Fanatical Charity Bundle Includes 26 Games For Only $15
Get great games like Vampire Survivors and OlliOlli World at a great price while supporting charity with this bundle deal.
February 5th, 2024 — Source

Homeworld 3 War Games Demo is Available Now Until February 12th
The limited-time demo features four maps, different Fleets to unlock and various Artifacts, with progress carrying over to the game.
February 5th, 2024 — Source

How To Get Persona 3 Reload On Steam Deck Running Much Better
With the default settings enabled, the frame rate in certain areas can be borderline unplayable, but there's a way to improve that.
February 5th, 2024 — Source

Kingsman Director's Spy-Thriller Argylle Starts Slow At Box Office
Apple's previous theatrical release, including Killers of the Flower Moon and Napoleon, also disappointed at the box office.
February 5th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Paradox Arc Announces "Darfall" Publication Deal
Paradox Interactive, a publisher and developer of deep and strategic games for cerebral players, has announced their collaboration with SquareNite to publish Darfall, a roleplaying strategy game with settlement-building mechanics that will be released in Early Access in 2024 under the Paradox Arc publishing initiative.
February 5th, 2024 — Source

Palworld Dev CEO Said Server Fees Could Bankrupt The Company, Has to Stay Up "No Matter What"
Burning $5,7 million just to pay the server this year.
February 5th, 2024 — Source

Rumors Swirl That Xbox Exclusives Are Coming to PlayStation & Nintendo
Microsoft doesn't believe in exclusives.
February 5th, 2024 — Source

See First Images Of Canceled Game Of Thrones Prequel Blood Moon
HBO spent $30 million on the pilot and never released it--now we're seeing the first footage.
February 5th, 2024 — Source

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Wins Grammy, Beating Out Stray Gods
A Force to be reckoned with.
February 5th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

The Backlash For Silent Hill 2's New Trailer is Heavy but Justified
Konami just never learns, do they?
February 5th, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — February 2nd, 2024

Apple Arcade FAQ: Two new games for February
Apple's game subscription service features carefully curated games with no ads or in-app purchases.
February 2nd, 2024 — Source

"Bye-Bye Gardevoir!": Pokemon Go Player's Gardevoir Missing for 200 Days and Counting
Will they ever reunite?
February 2nd, 2024 — Source

Ex-Microsoft HR VP reveals why most executives don't take pay cuts to prevent massive layoffs
Here's why pay cuts for top executives at Microsoft won't stop massive layoffs from happening.
February 2nd, 2024 — Source

Netflix Added These Titles to Its Game Library in January
You can play these titles and others with a Netflix subscription.
February 2nd, 2024 — Source

Pokemon Enthusiast Crafts Real-Life Rotom Appliances
Be honest, which one are you using first?
February 2nd, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — February 1st, 2024

Amazon Prime Members Can Grab 8 Free Games This Month
It's a good month for fans of retro arcade games.
February 1st, 2024 — Source

Data.ai: Genshin Impact hits $5bn faster than any other mobile title
The MiHoYo RPG hits the sales figure in under four years after launching
February 1st, 2024 — Source

FFXIV Is Getting Too Easy, and One Feature Could Fix It All
Saving the world is getting easy.
February 1st, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — January 31st, 2024

15 Big Games Releasing in February 2024
This month sees the launch of several big titles, from massive RPGs to re-releases and remakes. Check out 15 of the most noteworthy titles.
January 31, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

A Suicide Squad Spoiler Is Not Going Over Well With Some DC Fans
"Not angry or outraged or anything. Just sad."
January 31, 2024 — Source

Activision Finally Pulls Back the Curtain on Call of Duty Skill-Based Matchmaking — and It's Going Nowhere
"Players tend to quit matches or stop playing if they're getting blown out."
January 31, 2024 — Source

Call of Duty: MW3 Season 2 Trailer Reveals New MP Maps And Zombies Mode
The Season 2 trailer has arrived for MW3 and Warzone.
January 31, 2024 — Source

Cities: Skylines II toxicity and more layoffs | This week's gaming news
This week's headlines, now in video form!
January 31, 2024 — Source

Cyberpunk 2077 2.11 patch brings Performance Core prioritization mode to CPUs
In the latest update, Cyberpunk 2077 introduces the "Hybrid CPU Utilization" feature within the Performance tab. This innovative mode offers gamers with Intel hybrid CPU configurations the ability to make a critical choice regarding their gaming experience—whether to utilize all available CPU cores or prioritize the swiftest CPU cores.
January 31, 2024 — Source

EA "Really, Really Happy" With Apex Legends And Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Event
The collaboration has been controversial with fans because of the perceived high cost of items.
January 31, 2024 — Source

ESL FACEIT Group, Intel® and Acer Expand Strategic Partnership Across Premier Counter-Strike and Dota 2 Competitions
Upcoming Intel® Extreme Masters, ESL Challenger, DreamLeague, and ESL One competitions will be covered under the renewed partnership which expands to include ESL Pro League
January 31, 2024 — Source

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Persona 3 Reload, and More Exciting Games Coming in February
Keeping track of all the latest video games coming out is an increasingly complex task, what with multiple PC storefronts, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, mobile, and more to keep track of, but don't worry, I'm here to help. Every month I'll be running down the games you need to be keeping an eye on, from the big triple-A headliners, to the intriguing indies you might overlook.
January 31, 2024 — Source

GameSpot lays off portion of staff
Job cuts at Fandom gaming outlet come almost exactly a year after last round of layoffs
January 31, 2024 — Source

Gran Turismo Sport Servers Have Gone Offline
Modes like Open Lobby, Sport Mode, Seasonal Events and Community are no longer available, and players can't purchase add-ons.
January 31, 2024 — Source

Microsoft reportedly hits Activision Blizzard's esport division with mass layoffs
Last week, Microsoft announced it would lay off 1,900 team members from its gaming division. This week, as part of those job cuts, new reports claim that a large number, perhaps a majority of team members, in Activision Blizzard's esports division lost their positions. There's no word on just how many team members were laid off.
January 31, 2024 — Source

Next Battlefield Game Not Arriving Until 2025 At The Earliest
EA takes a new entry in the FPS franchise for this year off the table.
January 31, 2024 — Source

Mobile studio Order of Meta raises $3.3 million
The funding round led by GEM Capital will go towards debut title Cargo Hunters
January 31, 2024 — Source

Palworld Dev Warns Of Mobile Game Scams
There is no official version of Palworld for iOS and Android.
January 31, 2024 — Source

Palworld On Game Pass Getting Dedicated Servers And Other Optimizations
Microsoft is stepping in to support Pocketpair to help make Palworld the best it can be on Game Pass.
January 31, 2024 — Source

Palworld Success Continues as It Reaches More Than 19 Million Total Players
Another massive update for Pocketpair's monster catcher.
January 31, 2024 — Source

PDP Riffmaster Guitar Revealed, Just For You Fortnite Festival Metalheads
PlayStation and Xbox players can bring the thunder to Rock Band 4 as well with the Riffmaster.
January 31, 2024 — Source

Sega of America to lay off 61 employees
A WARN notification filed in California confirms the layoffs due in March
January 31, 2024 — Source or Source

Spec Ops: The Line Delisting Reason Revealed, Director Comments On Removal
The culprits are expired licenses.
January 31, 2024 — Source

SF6 and RE4 continue to drive Capcom results
Revenues are up 33% through the first nine months of the company's fiscal year
January 31, 2024 — Source

The Finals Introduces New Limited Time Mode In The Latest Update
Here's everything you need to know about the 1.6.0 update.
January 31, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

The Witcher Remake Developer Will Remove Parts That Are "Bad, Outdated, or Unnecessarily Convoluted"
Meanwhile, Fools Theory wants to highlight "the parts that are great, should be retained, or are direct key pillars that can't be discarded."
January 31, 2024 — Source

The Witcher Remake Will Remove "Simply Bad" And Outdated Elements
Gaming has changed a little bit in almost 20 years, after all.
January 31, 2024 — Source

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness Available on Battle.net Store
The kingdom of Stormwind lies in ruins. The greatest strategists of the Alliance and the Horde race towards a terrifying clash as war continues to rage across Azeroth. It's up to you to defend this world and its people...or crush these pitiful weaklings and claim their realm for the Horde! You can now add 1995's Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness and its expansion, Beyond the Dark Portal, to your catalog of games right from the Battle.net Shop.
January 31, 2024 — Source

Xbox revenues up 49% following Activision Blizzard acquisition
Microsoft's Q2 results show initial impact of $68.7 billion deal, including record monthly active users
January 31, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — January 29th, 2024

A new Deus Ex game was reportedly canceled amid Embracer's crisis
Developer Eidos confirmed the 'difficult decision' to lay off 97 employees.
January 29, 2024 — Source

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero's First 24 Characters Are All Goku And Vegeta
I can't wait to play as... Goku
January 29, 2024 — Source

Blizzard's New President Is Johanna Faries, A Former Call Of Duty Franchise Manager
Blizzard Entertainment has selected Johanna Faries as its new president following Mike Ybarra's departure from the studio last week alongside news that Microsoft was laying off 1,900 employees across its Xbox, Activision Blizzard, and ZeniMax teams. Faries worked for the National Football League for 12 years before working at Activision starting in 2018, as reported by Bloomberg.
January 29, 2024 — Source

Blizzard's New President Previously Oversaw Call Of Duty
Johanna Faries' previous job titles include vice president of marketing strategy and fan development at the NFL.
January 29, 2024 — Source

Canceled Call of Duty "NX1" Gameplay Looks So Great it Will Make You Sad
Call of Duty Canceled Warfare
January 29, 2024 — Source

CoD: Warzone's Fan-Favorite Fortune's Keep Resurgence Map Returns In Season 2
The popular Warzone map is revealed for Season 2.
January 29, 2024 — Source

Deus Ex Game Canceled Amid Embracer's Ongoing Cost-Cutting, Report Says
Eidos Montreal is also undergoing layoffs, according to a report.
January 29, 2024 — Source

Eidos Montreal Lays off 97 Employees
"The global economic context, challenges of our industry and Embracer's comprehensive restructuring have finally impacted our studio," the developer says.
January 29, 2024 — Source

Embracer Group Cancels New Deus Ex Game In Development At Eidos-Montreal, Lays Off 97 Employees
Embracer Group has canceled a new Deus Ex game in development at Eidos-Montreal, according to a new Bloomberg report. Alongside this cancelation, Eidos-Montreal, which is the studio behind 2021's Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and both Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, has revealed it is laying off 97 employees.
January 29, 2024 — Source or Source

Enshrouded Attracts Over a Million Players Only Days After Launch
Greetings, Flameborn! In just four days, Enshrouded has attracted over a million players! We are completely blown away by its success and the overwhelmingly positive reception.
January 29, 2024 — Source or Source

Genshin Impact Reveals the Roaring Gaming's Character Demo
I got the eye of the lion!
January 29, 2024 — Source

How Destiny 2 Finally Got A Dungeon Where You Get Trapped In A Literal Dungeon
The products discussed here were independently chosen by our editors. GameSpot may get a share of the revenue if you buy anything featured on our site.
January 29, 2024 — Source

Johanna Faries Announced as New President of Blizzard Entertainment
Today, the following email was delivered to all Blizzard employees by Johanna Faries, the new President of Blizzard Entertainment: "Dear Blizzard, though my official first day with you all is February 5, I want to let you know immediately that it is an honor to join you next week in this new capacity. I do so humbly and in awe of all that Blizzard has stood for and delivered to the world for over thirty years. Today also brings some mixed emotions. The loss of talented teammates in recent days is hard to hold side-by-side with the immense excitement I feel about joining Blizzard - and building on the momentum you've created for Blizzard's next chapter.
January 29, 2024 — Source

Gameplay of Canceled Call of Duty Codenamed NX1 Leaks Online
Failed to launch.
January 29, 2024 — Source

German state proposes ban on loot boxes
Bremen parliament has requested State Senate push for new restrictions at a federal level
January 29, 2024 — Source

Never-Before-Seen Canceled Call Of Duty Game Surfaces In Leaked Video With Gameplay Footage
Future Warfare never materialized.
January 29, 2024 — Source

Nexon preliminary injunction against Dark and Darker dev is dismissed
Update: Nexon confirms preliminary ruling shared by Ironmace, lawsuit will proceed
January 29, 2024 — Source

No, Your Call Of Duty Matchmaking Conspiracy Theory Isn't True, Activision Insists
Activision discusses one of Call of Duty's hottest topics in its latest blog post.
January 29, 2024 — Source

Palworld Isn't The Only Survival Game Climbing Up The Steam Charts
Enshrouded has attracted over 1 million players in just four days.
January 29, 2024 — Source

Suicide Squad Makes A Welcome Change To How Battle Passes Usually Work
"We don't want the game to feel like a life commitment."
January 29, 2024 — Source

Suicide Squad Servers Taken Offline After Campaigns Auto-Completed
Deluxe Edition players got the game early.
January 29, 2024 — Source

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Pulled One Hour After Deluxe Edition Launch Due to Bug
Boomerang.
January 29, 2024 — Source

Warcraft Movie Director's New Film Created In Unreal Engine 5
Duncan Jones is back with a new movie, and it was made using Epic's video game engine.
January 29, 2024 — Source

You Can Now Have Resident Evil's Leon Fight Goku In Tekken 8
It's possible via the game's extensive customization options.
January 29, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — January 26th, 2024

AMD ends support for Radeon Link mobile streaming app
The iOS and Android remote play app will not be supported in future versions of AMD Adenalin.
January 26, 2024 — Source

Apple opens App Store to cloud gaming services worldwide
Apple has opened up its App Store to allow cloud gaming services. This means that services like GeForce Now, Xbox Cloud Streaming, and others — which previously were only accessible on iOS via a web browser — will be able to offer native apps.
January 26, 2024 — Source

Apple opens the door for Xbox, Nvidia game streaming on iPhones
A reversal of official policy means that Xbox Game Pass and GeForce Now apps should be coming very soon.
January 26, 2024 — Source

Blizzard Entertainment's Odyssey Was Reportedly Cancelled Due to Engine Troubles
It's been reported that the game initially started work on Unreal Engine, before shifting to the internal engine Synapse, which also proved to be a troublesome toolset.
January 26, 2024 — Source

Blizzard's Survival Game Reportedly Canceled Over Engine Issues After 6 Years Of Development
Blizzard Entertainment's survival game, which it informally announced in 2022, was reportedly canceled over engine issues during its six years of development, according to a new Bloomberg report. This report follows yesterday's news that Microsoft is laying off 1,900 employees across its Xbox, Activision Blizzard, and ZeniMax divisions.
January 26, 2024 — Source

Dev Patel's Monkey Man Gets A Vicious First Trailer
Patel makes his directorial debut about a man in a fight club who dons a monkey mask.
January 26, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Everything Announced at the Honkai Star Rail 2.0 Special Program
Onward to The Land of Dreams.
January 26, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Fortnite's Item Shop Won't Stop Being Weird
Spanning many months, Fortnite's in-game store has displayed some head-scratching behavior, and the cause is unknown.
January 26, 2024 — Source

Krafton, Striking Distance Sued by Former Employee for Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination
A former employee says she was assaulted at a Striking Distance party after The Game Awards 2022.
January 26, 2024 — Source

Mass Effect 2's Human Reaper Was Dumb And I'm Sad We Didn't Get More Of It
Mass Effect 2 concluded with a race of ancient sentient robots trying to make a giant robot man by turning regular humans into a paste and I want to understand literally any part of that.
January 26, 2024 — Source

Microsoft Cuts 1,900 Gaming Jobs After Activision Buyout, Cancels Blizzard Survival Game
Microsoft is laying off 1,900 employees from its gaming division, or roughly 9% of its workforce, mere months after finalizing its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Microsoft isn't only limiting its maneuvering to personnel, as it's also cancelling a survival game project that Blizzard had been working on for several years.
January 26, 2024 — Source

Mortal Kombat 1 Has Sold 3 Million Units
The fighter reached a new milestone after Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav confirmed nearly 3 million sold last November.
January 26, 2024 — Source

Ruiner developer Reikon Games reportedly lays off more than half its staff
Sources suggest around 60 to 70 people were let go earlier this week
January 26, 2024 — Source

Sega Announces Launch of "Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth"
Experience an epic emotional drama. Two larger-than-life heroes brought together by the hand of fate, or perhaps something more sinister...Ichiban Kasuga, an unstoppable underdog who's no stranger to crawling up from rock bottom, and Kazuma Kiryu, a broken man facing down his last days.
January 26, 2024 — Source

Stardew Valley Fans Will Love This Delightful New Farming Sim With A Shopkeeping Twist
Get cozy!
January 26, 2024 — Source

Stephen A. Smith Chooses His Starter Pokemon
TAke a look, y'all.
January 26, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — January 24th, 2024

Activision updates Call of Duty code of conduct to combat toxicity
The firm also clarified its rules regarding cheating, as well as the progress of its new voice moderation system
January 24, 2024 — Source

Bethesda Is Offering One Lucky Person A Chance To Win A Real-Life Custom Starfield Spacesuit
Space, the final fashion frontier.
January 24, 2024 — Source

Call Of Duty's Latest DLC Operator Is Firecracker From The Boys, And She's Here Soon
Firecracker will premiere in Call of Duty before the TV show.
January 24, 2024 — Source

Esports are messy in 2024 | This week's gaming news
This week's headlines, now in video form!
January 24, 2024 — Source

Grand Theft Auto trilogy reaches 18m downloads on mobile
Netflix says the games are "our most successful launch to date in terms of installs and engagement"
January 24, 2024 — Source

Karl Urban Wraps Mortal Kombat 2, Hypes It Up
Urban plays Johnny Cage in the much-anticipated sequel.
January 24, 2024 — Source

People Can Fly reduces its workforce
The studio will lay off more than 30 employees, including 20 developers from Project Gemini
January 24, 2024 — Source

Pixel Art Five Nights at Freddy's Game Revealed
"No need to keep it all hush-hush."
January 24, 2024 — Source

Squid Game Season 2 Confirmed For Release In 2024
Season 2 is on the way, and it's coming this year.
January 24, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Streamers who rely on Twitch Prime Gaming subs are getting a slight pay cut
The company is also changing some of its other monetization features including expanding the Partner Plus program.
January 24, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — January 22nd, 2024

5 Important Details Confirmed for Indiana Jones and The Great Circle
There are some important things to know about the Indiana Jones game.
January 22, 2024 — Source

Games industry leaders braced 'for up to two years of pain'
2024 will be a year of closures, warn senior bosses
January 22, 2024 — Source

Half of Game Developers Work at Studios Already Using Generative AI: Survey
Only a handful of those studios have policies in place that guide the use of generative AI.
January 22, 2024 — Source

Palworld Community "Taking Precautions" Over Pokemon Mod That Is Likely "Very Illegal"
Palworld's modding community is more than a little worried about Nintendo's lawyers.
January 22, 2024 — Source

Pokemon GO Raid Hour for Wednesday, January 24th, 2024
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokemon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates.
January 22, 2024 — Source

'Pokemon with guns' Palworld sold an insane 5 million copies this weekend
The indie survival crafting-monster hunting fusion game is a surprise smash, despite launching on the Xbox Game Pass for free.
January 22, 2024 — Source

Talofa Games secures $6.3m in funding round
The studio aims to continue engineer and support its mobile title Run Legends
January 22, 2024 — Source

The Day Before Is Now Well and Truly Dead, 45 Days After It Came Out
Tomorrow never comes.
January 22, 2024 — Source

The Witcher 4 Won't Use AI To Replace Workers When Production Ramps Up This Year
CDPR doesn't believe that AI tools can help its employees, not replace them.
January 22, 2024 — Source

Wccftech's Most Anticipated Strategy and Simulation Games of 2024
Strategy and simulation games remain my go-to genres whenever I pick up the latest Atari console or turn on my rig to see the Windows XP startup. The reason is and always will be simple: I like to keep my brain ticking along, slightly delaying the decay that would lead to dementia. I am in my mid-thirties now; it's just a ticking time bomb; were this the middle ages, I would be the village elder. So, I will stave off this decay for another year with multiple roles of general, businessman, or village elder.
January 22, 2024 — Source

WWE 2K24 Celebrates 40 Years of WrestleMania with 2K Showcase of the Immortals and Forty Years of WrestleMania Edition
Today, 2K announced WWE 2K24, the newest installment of the flagship WWE video game franchise developed by Visual Concepts, will be coming soon for PlayStation 5 (PS5), PlayStation 4 (PS4), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. As he burns a path through WWE in an effort to claim world championship gold and fulfill his destiny, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes will be featured on the Standard Edition cover.
January 22, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — January 19th, 2024

Call of Duty Developer Explains What Went Wrong With Warzone's Busted Season 1 Reloaded Update
Court-martial.
January 19, 2024 — Source

COD Dev Reveals Why S1 Reloaded Update For Modern Warfare 3 And Warzone Was Broken
Raven Software explains what went wrong and apologizes for it.
January 19, 2024 — Source

Dead by Daylight Developer Behaviour Interactive Has Laid off Around 45 Employees
"Changing market conditions necessitated adjusting the scope of several Behaviour projects," the company says.
January 19, 2024 — Source

Halo Infinite Is Done With Seasons, Doubling Down On Free Operations Instead
Lots of free content is coming, including the armor worn by Spartans in Halo Wars.
January 19, 2024 — Source

Halo TV Show Made A "Huge Mistake" With Master Chief Having Sex With Makee, Star Says
"I don't write the scripts. I only give my opinion. It wasn't listened to."
January 19, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Halo TV Show Star Doubles Down On Why It Was Right To Remove Master Chief's Helmet
"If you don't agree with the helmet coming off in the show, you don't like our show."
January 19, 2024 — Source

Here's What The Great Circle Is In The Indiana Jones Game
The game's title is based on a real-life phenomenon.
January 19, 2024 — Source

Indiana Jones And The Great Circle - Platforms, Release Date, And Everything We Know
The next Indiana Jones game is shaping up to be an authentic slice of globetrotting action.
January 19, 2024 — Source

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Limits New Game Plus Access to Digital Deluxe and Ultimate Editions
Sega, I don't have infinite wealth to spend.
January 19, 2024 — Source

Palworld Has Sold Over A Million Copies And Its Servers Can't Keep Up
The game has hit a million players in only eight hours.
January 19, 2024 — Source

Palworld Is Currently Steam's Best-Selling Game, Passes 350,000 Concurrent Users
Palworld is out now on PC and Xbox and it's doing very well.
January 19, 2024 — Source

Remedy and Rockstar's Trademark Dispute Has Already Been "Resolved Entirely and Amicably"
"The legal filing was simply an initial formality, and Remedy and Take-Two continue to work together in partnership," a Remedy rep has said.
January 19, 2024 — Source

The Last of Us Voice Actor Confirmed to Star as Indiana Jones in The Great Circle
Troy Baker will Become Indiana Jones in the Latest Video Game Adaptation
January 19, 2024 — Source

UC Berkeley Is Offering A Class That'll Help You Get Good At Fighting Games
Now, I have to apply to UC Berkeley.
January 19, 2024 — Source

Wccftech's Most Anticipated Shooter Games of 2024 -- New Names in Town
2024 looks fairly similar to last year for shooter games fans in that there are very few big names on the list. We still don't know exactly what id Software and The Coalition are doing, while DICE's next Battlefield isn't launching any time soon. There will be a new Call of Duty game, of course, but it's hard to get too excited about it after Modern Warfare III.
January 19, 2024 — Source

WoW Just Had Its First On-Screen Kiss, And It's Between Azeroth's Definitive Power Couple
It only took 20 years.
January 19, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Gaming — News — January 16th, 2024

Call Of Duty: MW3 Trailer Shows Off New Rio MP Map
Watch the new trailer for Season 1 Reloaded's upcoming Rio map.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Diablo 4 Season Of The Construct Will Let Players Customize Their Own Death Robot
You'll need your Seneschal Construct companion to help survive the season's trap-filled Vaults.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Everyone Involved With Superman Legacy Is A "Perfect Nerd" For The Material, Lois Lane Actress Says
"Every single person involved in this production is such a perfect nerd for Superman."
January 16, 2024 — Source

GDC Awards 2024 Nominations Are Unsurprisingly Dominated by Baldur's Gate 3 and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Today, the organizers of the Game Developers Conference have announced the nominations for the GDC Awards 2024. To the surprise of nobody, Larian's Baldur's Gate 3 and Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom have dominated them, achieving seven nominations each.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Goth Fashion And Medieval Castles Are Coming To The Sims 4
The kits are set to go on sale later this week.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Martha Is Dead Becomes the Latest Video Game to Get a Film Adaptation
Currently in "active development."
January 16, 2024 — Source

Nintendo to donate and offer free repairs in light of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake
In the late afternoon on January 1st of this year in the Noto Peninsula region of Japan, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the region. As relief efforts take place in the area, Nintendo of Japan is donating ¥50 million to the Red Cross and providing free repairs for their products for those affected by the disaster.
January 16, 2024 — Source

OneXPlayer X1 is a Nintendo Switch-inspired 3-in-1 handheld gaming PC with Meteor Lake and a 120Hz 1600p display
It was demoed running Cyberpunk 2077 at over 60FPS
January 16, 2024 — Source

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: How To Catch and Evolve Misdreavus
Too spooky for Halloween.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Rockstar Games' Parent Company and Remedy Entertainment Are in a Trademark Dispute Over "R" Logo
Remedy Entertainment revealed a new logo last April, displaying a stylized "R", though Rockstar Games' parent company Take-Two Interactive is none too pleased about that.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Square Enix Used AI Tools In Upcoming Shooter Foamstars
Square Enix has confirmed that it used the AI tool Midjourney.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Stalker 2 Has Been Delayed Again, "Final" Release Date Slated for September
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl has suffered numerous delays over the past few years, which is more than understandable considering the conditions under which the game is being developed.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Stalker 2: Heart Of Chornobyl Has Been Delayed To September
Developer GSC Game World has shifted the game from a Q1 to Q3 release date so that it can iron out several technical issues.
January 16, 2024 — Source

The Best Berserk Anime Series Is Coming To Blu-Ray Soon, Preorders Live Now
Prepare to join the Band of the Hawk once again when the 1997 Berserk anime series arrives on Blu-ray in March.
January 16, 2024 — Source

The Office Might Come Back, But Not In The Way You Think
Greg Daniels is reportedly moving ahead with a new version of the show.
January 16, 2024 — Source

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Has Grossed Nearly $100m Revenue
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners series has earned nearly $100m in revenue since its debut.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered now available for pre-order on eShop
As announced on Nintendo of America's official Twitter today, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered is now available for pre-order on the Nintendo eShop.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft director says gamers need to start 'feeling comfortable' with not owning games
In a rather eye-opening interview conducted by GameIndustry.biz, Ubisoft's director of subscriptions Philippe Tremblay made a rather bold statement about what the company expects from its revamped Ubisoft+ subscription service. More than access to titles on demand and even offering Ultimate Editions for no extra cost, Tremblay is looking at shifting the customer perspective around owning games outright.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft Exec Says Gamers Need to Get 'Comfortable' Not Owning Their Games for Subscriptions to Take Off
Let's get physical.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft Executive Says Gamers Have Been Slow in Getting Comfortable with Not Owning Their Titles
Yesterday, Ubisoft announced some changes to its subscription services, Premium and Classics. GamesIndustry.biz had the opportunity to interview the company's Director of Subscriptions, Philippe Tremblay, who noted that gamers are still clinging to physically owning their games, unlike music or movie fans
January 16, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft Introduces BattleCore Arena, Formerly an Indie Dev Project
Today, Ubisoft announced that BattleCore Arena, a free-to-play competitive platform shooter, is under development at Ubisoft Bordeaux and coming to PC via Ubisoft Connect and Steam. Playing as a spherical core, players will enter multi-tiered maps and contend with gravitational forces as they roll, dash, jump, and double-jump to outmaneuver their opponents with physics-based movement.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft renamed its subscription service and added a new one focused on classics
The Multi-Access and PC Access tiers have been combined to create Ubisoft Plus Premium.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft Revamps Subscription Service, Wants To Get Players Comfortable Not Owning Games
Ubisoft is renaming and retooling its Ubisoft+ game subscription plans, with one of the highlights being access to a vast catalog of classic games like Far Cry 6 and Rainbow Six Siege on PC for a relatively low monthly price.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft says gamers should just accept not owning their games
Exec says, physical and digital ownership is on the way out just like CDs and DVDs
January 16, 2024 — Source

Ubisoft Wants You To Become More Comfortable With Not Owning Your Games
Ubisoft envisions a consumer shift happen in gaming, similar to how streaming changed how people listen to music and watch movies.
January 16, 2024 — Source

What to make of Valve's recent fan project takedowns
A series of recent removals tells a complicated story
January 16, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — January 15th, 2024

Certain Affinity's Halo Battle Royale Has Been Cancelled -- Rumour
Leaks have previously claimed that Certain Affinity was working on a battle royale Halo experience codenamed Tatanka
January 15, 2024 — Source

Dawnwalker Is The Name Of An Upcoming Dark Fantasy RPG By Former CD Projekt Red Devs
In February 2022, former designers from CD Projekt Red announced the formation of a new studio called Rebel Wolves. The team revealed its first project would be, unsurprisingly, an RPG, and today, we learned a couple more details about the game, including its title.
January 15, 2024 — Source

EA Targeting Industry Leading Destruction Effects with Next Battlefield
Electronic Arts in Canada is actively recruiting for a VFX Director position at its Ripple Effect studio—the job listing implies that the ideal candidate will be set to work on the next mainline Battlefield title.
January 15, 2024 — Source

Elden Ring Fans Ravenous For Shadow of the Erdtree Announcement After Backend Steam Update
Tinfoil hats out.
January 15, 2024 — Source

Embracer Group's Lost Boys Interactive Has Laid off "a Sizeable Portion" of its Workforce
The Gearbox Entertainment-owned studio, which has previously provided development support on Tiny Tina's Wonderlands and Diablo 4, employed over 400 people prior to layoffs.
January 15, 2024 — Source

GameStop's NFT Marketplace Closes Next Month
Almost two years to the day after it was announced.
January 15, 2024 — Source

GTA 5 Actor Ned Luke Calls Out 'Bulls**t' AI Chatbot That Uses His Voice
"Absolutely nothing cool about ripping people off."
January 15, 2024 — Source

Naughty Dog is Working on a New IP, Developer's LinkedIn Suggests
Illuminator and story artist Colin Lorimer's LinkedIn page states he is "currently helping develop Naughty Dog's latest IP."
January 15, 2024 — Source

Overwatch 2 Director Admits "Self-Heal Change Was a Mistake" To Calm Livid Fans
Everyone is Wolverine now.
January 15, 2024 — Source

The Unannounced Halo Battle Royale Has Reportedly Been Canceled
There was a Halo battle royale?!
January 15, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — January 13th, 2024

Ubisoft's Project U 'Massive' Co-Op Shooter to Host Closed Test in Early February
Remember Ubisoft's Project U? The renowned game developer and publisher first confirmed this project back in September 2022, opening Closed Beta registrations right away and sharing preliminary PC system requirements.
January 13, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — January 12th, 2024

Activision Backtracks On Controversial New Call Of Duty: Warzone Feature After Backlash
The new way to "win" in Warzone will now be a dedicated mode and not part of the main Warzone experience.
January 12, 2024 — Source

CoD: Warzone's Controversial Covert Exfil Feature Delayed After Community Backlash
Covert Exfil and the Weapons Case will return.
January 12, 2024 — Source

Hackers Have Sucked the Fun Out Of Among Us and Pushed Players Away
Would you put up with it?
January 12, 2024 — Source

How To Play Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Early
Get a three-day headstart on this excellent metroidvania Prince of Persia game by signing up for Ubisoft+.
January 12, 2024 — Source

Nothing About Final Fantasy XVII Has Been Decided Yet; Yoshi-P Would Like to See a Younger Generation Work on It
Nothing has been decided regarding Final Fantasy XVII yet, but there's a very good chance it will be a very different game from its predecessor, judging from some recent statements.
January 12, 2024 — Source

Seth MacFarlane Claims Epic 'Didn't Have the Budget' to Create Peter Griffin's Actual Body in Fortnite
Humanity's greatest mystery might finally have an answer.
January 12, 2024 — Source

Seth MacFarlane Had No Idea What Fortnite Was Before Peter Griffin Crossover
MacFarlane gave more details on why Peter is buff.
January 12, 2024 — Source

Naughty Dog Announces The Last of Us Part 2 Documentary
Grounded 2 is a BTS documentary for The Last of Us Part 2
January 12, 2024 — Source

The Last of Us: all the news about the video game franchise turned TV series
The Last of Us has caught our attention ever since the game's launch on the PlayStation 3 in 2013, but the cordyceps-infested franchise has only continued to grow since then. While The Last of Us Part II came out on the PlayStation 4 in 2020, the first game's remake launched on PlayStation 5 in 2021. The second part of the game is also getting the PS5 treatment, with a remastered version due out on January 19th, 2024.
January 12, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — January 11th, 2024

Audio Radar gives hearing impaired gamers a fair shot
Audio Radar translates 7.1 surround sound output into visual cues to help hearing impaired gamers compete.
January 11, 2024 — Source

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 1 Reloaded — Ranked play, a new map, and another crossover with The Boys
Sledgehammer Games continues the tradition of midseason refreshes as MW3 and WZ get a fresh slate of content.
January 11, 2024 — Source

CD Projekt Red Teases Project "Orion" - Cyberpunk 2077's Sequel
CD Projekt Red released the final chunks of post-launch content for their blockbuster action role-player last autumn—Cyberpunk 2077 was handsomely padded-out with a significant Update 2.0 as well as the well received Phantom Liberty campaign expansion.
January 11, 2024 — Source

Rebel Wolves Recruits The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077 Veteran as Creative Director
The studio has also confirmed its AAA dark fantasy action RPG has entered the alpha stage, and that more details will be revealed later this year.
January 11, 2024 — Source

Overwatch 2 Offers A Quicker Way To Play This Weekend Only
Faster captures speeds, payloads, and respawn times are all included in the new mode.
January 11, 2024 — Source

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Has A Character That's Voiced By A Text-To-Speech Program
The issue should be fixed by late January or early February.
January 11, 2024 — Source

Review Roundup For Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown
Metroidvania magnificence.
January 11, 2024 — Source

Title for Bethesda's Indiana Jones Game from MachineGames Possibly Discovered
The title for Bethesda's upcoming Indiana Jones game from developer MachineGames might very well have been discovered.
January 11, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — January 10th, 2024

Amid Huge Profits, Amazon To Eliminate "Several Hundred" Jobs At Prime Video And MGM
Prime Video and MGM also underwent cuts in 2023.
January 10, 2024 — Source

Call Of Duty: MW3 Season 1 Reloaded Includes The Boys MP Event
Supes return to Call of Duty for MW3's midseason update.
January 10, 2024 — Source

Call Of Duty: Warzone Adds Another Way To "Win"
You no longer have to survive until the end of the match to win.
January 10, 2024 — Source

Co-op Control Spinoff Could be Titled FBC: Firebreak, New Trademark Filing Suggests
Remedy Entertainment announced back in 2021 that it was working on a co-op multiplayer spinoff set in the Control universe, codenamed Condor.
January 10, 2024 — Source

Game Developers Will Need To Disclose AI Use On Steam
Players will be able to report illegal use of AI.
January 10, 2024 — Source

Game on: UK campus looks to turbocharge esports
Rows of super-powerful computers fill a classroom in northeast England, their LED-lit keyboards, mice and headsets washing the space in a futuristic blue glow.
January 10, 2024 — Source

Latest Overwatch 2 Patch Breaks Support Hero In A Hilarious Way
Activision Blizzard has temporarily removed Illari after the new patch gave her infinite ammo
January 10, 2024 — Source

Minecraft Legends Development Is Ending
Mojang will no longer develop new content for the game, which was released less than a year ago.
January 10, 2024 — Source

Minecraft Legends Won't Receive Any More New Updates
The final Lost Legend, Snow versus Snouts, will go live later this month, while all players can claim the free Bright-Eyed Hero skin.
January 10, 2024 — Source

Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown - Where To Preorder Ahead Of January 18 Release
Preorder now to unlock early access and unique character skins.
January 10, 2024 — Source

SAG-AFTRA Signs Agreement To Allow Devs To Use A.I. Voices In Games
Last September, SAG-AFTRA union members voted yes to authorize a video game strike. Reasons why included a desire for better wages, increased safety precautions, and protections around exploitative uses of artificial intelligence.
January 10, 2024 — Source

Sega Appoints Shuji Utsumi as New President, CEO, and COO of Sega America and Europe
Utsumi had been serving as co-COO of Sega of Japan and the boss of its game contents and services umbrella since his return to the company in 2020.
January 10, 2024 — Source

Sony And Honda's Electric Car Can Display Your Fortnite Fandom On Front Bumper
The vehicle named Afeela apparently will offer different displays between the headlights.
January 10, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

The Dark Souls Trilogy Compendium Sounds Like A Must-Have Book For Fans
Across its 480 pages, you'll find in-depth details about all three games, as well as illustrated maps and every line of dialogue.
January 10, 2024 — Source

Twitch Is Laying Off 500 Employees In Latest Round Of Job Cuts
Twitch could be going through another round of layoffs.
January 10, 2024 — Source or Source

Will Ospreay On Assassin's Creed Entrance Gear, Leaving NJPW, And His AEW Goals
AEW star Will Ospreay talks to GameSpot about his wrestling evolution.
January 10, 2024 — Source

WoW: Dragonflight Season 4's Best Endgame Items Will Be Determined By Community Vote
Blizzard is "trying something new" for Dragonflight's swan song.
January 10, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — January 9th, 2024

Lethal Company Update Adds Weekly Challenge Moons, Enemy Changes
The Challenge Moons feature several random elements and increased scrap, with the highest profits uploaded to leaderboards.
January 9, 2024 — Source

Marvel's Echo Wasn't Supposed To Be The MCU's First TV-MA Show
Echo is a "new beginning" for the MCU, according to the producer.
January 9, 2024 — Source

Palworld Launches Into Early Access on January 19
Gotta catch 'em all?
January 9, 2024 — Source

Palworld Release Date Announced, Will Bring Its Gun-Wielding Pokemon Lookalikes To Game Pass Day One
Pals can be used as food, factory fodder, weapons, or sacrifices in the upcoming multiplayer survival game.
January 9, 2024 — Source

Pedro Pascal Broke His Arm But The Last Of Us Season 2 Is Unaffected, It Seems
Pascal fell down some stairs and broke his left arm, with surgery slated for later this month.
January 9, 2024 — Source

Razer Is Making A Haptic Feedback Gamer Cushion, Plus Lots Of Other Cool Stuff
Project Esther, high-tech gaming laptops, and stylish furniture are some of the CES 2024 highlights from Razer.
January 9, 2024 — Source

Razer's Biggest Announcements At CES 2024 - New Blade Laptops, High-End Gaming Chair, And More
Preorders for the new RTX-powered Blade 16 gaming laptop and other devices are now live.
January 9, 2024 — Source

Sony Gives Update On God Of War And Horizon TV Shows
The Netflix and Prime Video shows are moving ahead.
January 9, 2024 — Source

Succession Star Brian Cox Recapped the Story of Tekken and the Internet Is Delighted
"Why do these fathers and sons keep throwing each other off cliffs?"
January 9, 2024 — Source

Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Is Ambitious But Conflicted
After playing about five hours of Suicide Squad during a hands-on preview session, we came away feeling that Rocksteady's third-person shooter live-game has cool ideas that sometimes work against each other.
January 9, 2024 — Source

Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Will Tell DC Stories "You Probably Never Thought" Would Be In A Game
At a recent preview event, Rocksteady wouldn't talk about its endgame plans for Suicide Squad, but developers did discuss their vision for its live-game future.
January 9, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — January 8th, 2024

Apex Legends Final Fantasy VII Cosmetics Cost More Than A Nintendo Switch
Apex Legends latest cross-over event costs a ton of money to get all everything.
January 8, 2024 — Source

Baldur's Gate 3 Director Figures Out Act 1 Of Next Game
It's not a tease or announcement.
January 8, 2024 — Source

Call of Duty Adds Insert Coin Mastercraft Bundle to MWIII
A new tracer pack includes a funny Easter egg that Call of Duty fans will easily recognize.
January 8, 2024 — Source

CoD: Warzone And MW3 Season 1 Reloaded Release Date And Details
Here's what to expect with the Season 1 Reloaded update for MW3 and Warzone.
January 8, 2024 — Source

Hogwarts Legacy Has Sold Over 22 Million Units
The open world action RPG sold 2 million units across all platforms during the December Holiday season, WB Games has revealed.
January 8, 2024 — Source

Hogwarts Legacy Sells 22 Million Copies, "Series" Of Other Harry Potter Games In The Works
Hogwarts Legacy could finish 2023 as the No. 1 best-selling game in the US.
January 8, 2024 — Source

"It'll be Quite Some Time" Before Larian Studios Talks About its Next Game
Larian Studios boss Swen Vincke is at work on his next project, but he says we won't be hearing about it for a while yet.
January 8, 2024 — Source

Magic: The Gathering maker admits it used AI-generated art despite standing ban
One artist says he is "done" with the company after controversy.
January 8, 2024 — Source

Steam Keeps Getting Bigger, Yet Again Breaks User Records
The numbers just keep going up.
January 8, 2024 — Source

Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Still An Arkham Game At Its Core, According To Rocksteady
Rocksteady says that its new supervillain co-op game doesn't fit any particular genre label.
January 8, 2024 — Source

Tech Moves: Activision names new CTO; HP exec leaves F5 board; Athira medical chief departs
Tatarchuk, based in the Seattle region, will oversee top-level technology goals for all Activision games, including the Call of Duty franchise.
January 8, 2024 — Source

Unity Software Laying Off 25 Percent of Staff Amid 'Company Reset'
Huge shakeup mirrors layoffs across the games industry.
January 8, 2024 — Source

Wizards of the Coast will adjust generative AI policy for 'Magic' following controversy
Blaming an unspecified "vendor," Wizards of the Coast has admitted that generative AI was used to create a marketing image it posted earlier this month. Now it's offered a mea culpa, while also reasserting its stance against the use of AI art in its products.
January 8, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — January 7th, 2024

Fan-built remake of Warcraft 2's Horde campaign launches as Chronicles of the Second War: Tides of Darkness
A team of modders have remade the Horde campaign from Warcraft 2, and it's now available to download.
January 7, 2024 — Source

Starfield is Already One of NexusMods' Most Popular Games, Even Before Official Mod Support's Arrival
Official mod support for the space RPG arrives sometime this year, but the game's modding community is already quite active.
January 7, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — January 6th, 2024

Change Is On the Horizon: How Rust's 2024 Roadmap Will Be a Complete Overhaul
Buckle up, great updates are on the way!
January 6, 2024 — Source

Star Citizen Offers $48,000 Exclusive Pack for Players to Purchase
You'll have to spend a ton of money on this in-game offering in Star Citizen.
January 6, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — January 5th, 2024

NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for January 6
Everything you need to solve 'Connections' #209.
January 5, 2024 — Source

Wizards Of The Coast Repeats Anti-AI Stance, Fights Accusation Against Latest Magic The Gathering Promo
The image is promoting new cards for Magic: The Gathering.
January 5, 2024 — Source

Gaming — News — December 29th, 2023

10 Big Games in January 2024
A fresh year is upon us, which means several new games to feast upon. Check out some of the biggest new releases in January.
December 29, 2023 — Source or Watch Video

Diablo IV GM Says Overpowered Builds Can Be Really, Really Fun, and Won't Be Fixed Until Later
Diablo IV was discussed thoroughly by franchise General Manager Rod Fergusson (formerly head of the Gears of War franchise at The Coalition) in a recent interview with the YouTube channel Electric Playground Network.
December 29, 2023 — Source

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Preview -- Going Metroidvania Was the Right Move
Making this new entry of the series play like a metroidvania was a smart choice.
December 29, 2023 — Source

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's Writers on Giving Cal a Scene-Stealing Counterpart
Respawn's Danny Homan and Cole Swaney discuss the creation of Bode Akuna and his evolution throughout the story of Jedi: Survivor.
December 29, 2023 — Source

The 10 Biggest Gaming Stories Of 2023
With the year almost behind us, it's hard not to look back at 2023 with conflicted feelings. It was a fantastic year for gamers at home with great tentpole releases from PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo, and some excellent indies, too. For years to come, we will all likely argue that 2023 was one of the best -- if not the best -- year for games. But it was also a terrible year for the people who make games, with more than 10,000 developers laid off, studios closed, and more.
December 29, 2023 — Source

Zenless Zone Zero Unveils Anby's Character Demo & She's Ready to Shock the Battlefield
The Thunderbolt Silhouette is here.
December 29, 2023 — Source or Watch Video

Gaming — News — December 28th, 2023

Steam Announces Best Steam Games of 2023
Steam has announced the full list of Best of Steam games for this year across several categories. The list does not include a lot of big surprises but it is nice to see that some indie games also made it to the list. Categories include Top Sellers, New Releases, Most Played, Early Access, Steam Deck, Controller, and VR.
December 28, 2023 — Source

Steam Reveals Its Best-Selling and Most Played Games of 2023
Check out the top games on PC, Steam Deck, VR, controller, and much more.
December 28, 2023 — Source

The Trials And Tribulations Of An Acquisition: A Look At Microsoft's Journey To Purchase Activision Blizzard
Xbox's first-party studio lineup in 2017 consisted of five studios and a publishing arm: Rare, Turn 10, 343 Industries, The Coalition, Mojang Studios, and Xbox Game Studios Publishing. Today, six years later, Microsoft owns more than 50 studios, thanks to various acquisitions over the years.
December 28, 2023 — Source

Gaming — News — December 27th, 2023

Best Of 2023: Cocoon's Culmination Of Spheres Was One Of This Year's Most Enchanting Moments
Cocoon's final moments feature the most spellbinding puzzle solving moments in recent memory, making it a standout experience in 2023.
December 27, 2023 — Source

Game Informer Reader Vote 2023 Results
This year represented one of the most difficult game of the year discussions we've had in some time; 2023 was overflowing with fantastic games. But our opinions are not the only ones (you can read Game Informer's top 2023 10 list right here).
December 27, 2023 — Source

Game Informer's Best Of 2023: Editors' Personal Top 10 Lists
We've already published our staff-wide list of the best games of 2023, but every editor had a few games they wish could have received some praise. This is where we have the opportunity to shout out some of those games.
December 27, 2023 — Source

GTA 5 Source Code Leak: A Year After Rockstar Hack
The online appearance of the Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA 5) source code marks a significant event following a hacking incident by the Lapsus$ group targeting Rockstar Games over a year ago, resulting in the theft of corporate data. Various digital platforms, including Discord, a dark web site, and a Telegram channel known for distributing previously stolen Rockstar data, have been observed hosting links to the source code.
December 27, 2023 — Source

Here Are The Top Performing Steam Games Of 2023
Valve has released its annual "Best Of" list highlighting the top-performing games on Steam measured by gross revenue and player engagement.
December 27, 2023 — Source

Gaming — News — December 26th, 2023, 2023

Best Of 2023: Disney Dreamlight Valley's Simple Gameplay Hides A Complex Storyline
Between running errands for Donald and Goofy, Disney Dreamlight Valley takes players to some dark places.
December 26, 2023 — Source

Grand Theft Auto 5 Source Code Leaked a Year After Rockstar Games Hack
An unknown group leaked the source code of Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA 5) to the web. The group posted the source code up for downloads through media such as bit torrent. There is a dedicated Telegram channel for GTA leaks, in which the admin, who goes by "Phil," posted leaks to the alleged GTA 5 source code files, including screenshots of its root folder.
December 26, 2023 — Source

Purported GTA 5 source code distributed on Telegram - data spill comes a year after the Lapsus$ Rockstar smash and grab
Rockstar Games is having a tough time dealing with leaks by Lapsus$.
December 26, 2023 — Source

Starfield will end 2023 with a 'Mostly Negative' Steam rating: "A game that has an excess of nothingness"
Despite galactic levels o
December 26, 2023 — Source

"Whether a company loses a factory in a fire or millions of files in a cybersecurity incident it may be material to investors" A new SEC rule went into effect requiring public companies to report cybersecurity incidents in 4 days
The SEC is dramatically increasing regulation on cybersecurity, and nobody seems to be talking about it.
December 26, 2023 — Source

Gaming — News — December 24th, 2023

Ubisoft apparently stopped a 900GB data breach
It's not clear yet how much, if anything, the hackers got.
December 24, 2023 — Source

Ubisoft reportedly stopped hackers from stealing 900GB of data in a breach this week
Screenshots of the company's internal tools were shared online.
December 24, 2023 — Source

Gaming — News — December 22nd, 2023

Hello Neighbor Label TinyBuild Lays Off Entire Versus Evil Publisher Staff
TinyBuild, the games label behind the Hello Neighbor series, has laid off the entire staff of Versus Evil, an indie publisher under the TinyBuild umbrella, just days before the holidays. This news comes from various former Versus Evil employees on Twitter.
December 22, 2023 — Source

Insomniac Addresses Ransomware Hack, Marvel's Wolverine Development Will Continue As Planned
Earlier this week, ransomware group Rhysida released more than a terabyte of data it illegally obtained by hacking Marvel's Spider-Man 2 developer, Insomniac Games. The hacked data comprised of more than 1.3 million files, for a total of 1.67 terabytes of data, including information about Marvel's Wolverine, future Insomniac Games titles, release schedules, private employee information like tax and employment forms, internal studio messages, and more.
December 22, 2023 — Source

Insomniac finally responds to hack that leaked 'Wolverine' game and more
The hack exposed millions of files including personal employee information and a playable build of Wolverine.
December 22, 2023 — Source

Insomniac Games Issues Statement on Ransomware Hack and Leaks
Marvel's Wolverine is in "early production" and will "no doubt greatly evolve through development, as do all our plans."
December 22, 2023 — Source

Insomniac Games says it is "saddened and angered" about the recent cyberattack and data leak
Earlier this week, 1.67 terabytes of data from Sony-owned Spider-Man 2 game developer Insomniac Games was leaked on the internet by the ransomware group Rhysida. The data included code and content from the developer's upcoming next game, Wolverine.
December 22, 2023 — Source

Insomniac Games Shares a Message Regarding the Cyberattack: 'Like Logan... Insomniac Is Resilient'
The team also gave a heartfelt thanks to all who have supported them during this time.
December 22, 2023 — Source

Insomniac Responds To Massive Hack Of Wolverine And Employee Data
The PlayStation studio is 'saddened and angered' by the recent ransomware attack
December 22, 2023 — Source

Insomniac says it's 'saddened and angered' by massive leak of 1.3 million files
'Like Logan...Insomniac is resilient.'
December 22, 2023 — Source

Longtime gaming leader Jordan Weisman on his new AI-driven game development platform
Veteran Seattle-area game designer Jordan Weisman might be most famous for co-creating the tabletop games BattleTech, Shadowrun, MechWarrior, and Earthdawn. In 2011, Weisman co-founded the Seattle game studio Harebrained Schemes, which was acquired by Swedish firm Paradox Interactive in 2018 before going independent earlier this year.
December 22, 2023 — Source

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Online is Seemingly in the Works -- Rumour
Evidence emerging from the recent Insomniac data breach seems to be pointing to an upcoming multiplayer mode for the superhero title.
December 22, 2023 — Source

Remedy's Greatest Hits: The Music That Made The Games
If you liked We Sing, you're gonna love these.
December 22, 2023 — Source or Watch Video

Starfield Played By 13 Million Players and Bethesda Promises Updates Every Six Weeks Next Year
Bethesda has released its "end of the year update" for Starfield, as well as shared some statistics from the game, including the fact that it has been played by 13 million players. In addition, Bethesda has also promised updates every six weeks, starting in February next year.
December 22, 2023 — Source

The Day Before Servers Shutting Down on January 22nd, 2024
Publisher Mytona extends its "gratitude for the community's support" but must shut down the project due to no development team.
December 22, 2023 — Source

The Day Before Servers to Shut Down in January, Steam Issuing Automatic "Proactive" Refunds
Earlier this month, the once-highly-anticipated The Day Before launched and quickly crashed and burned in dramatic fashion. As many had begun to suspect, the project was essentially a fake -- rather than the open-world zombie MMO promised, developer Fntastic delivered a limited extraction shooter filled with cheap purchased assets and not a lot of fun. Fntastic promptly announced they were shutting their doors, and Steam delisted the game and begun offering refunds to those that asked.
December 22, 2023 — Source

The Last Of Us Is GameSpot's 2023 TV Show Of The Year
HBO's adaptation of the Last of Us video games was the breakthrough series of 2023.
December 22, 2023 — Source

The Marvel Cinematic Universe's Downward Spiral Kicked Into High Gear In 2023
After an unprecedented run of successes, Marvel has been stuck in one long stumble.
December 22, 2023 — Source

Ubisoft says it's investigating reports of a new security breach
Ubisoft is investigating whether it suffered a breach after images of the company's internal software and developer tools were leaked online.
December 22, 2023 — Source

Various Video Game Stories from the Week of December 18
It is the final Friday before Christmas, which means it is time to go through the news that has collected this week, and the various holiday sales and events have begun or very shortly will. This includes the Steam Winter Sale 2023, which started just yesterday and is going until January 4. Obviously there are a host of games on sale to check out, new and old, with a range of discounts. You can also vote for this year's Steam Awards and check out your year in review, if you wish.
December 22, 2023 — Source

Gaming — News — December 21st, 2023

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is stepping down at the end of the year
Activision Blizzard Chief Executive Bobby Kotick will leave his post at the end of December, bringing his 32-year tenure at the gaming giant to a close.
December 21, 2023 — Source

Elden Ring "Symphonic Adventure" goes on tour, coming to Europe in 2024
An immersive audio experience retelling Tarnished's journey in the Lands Between
December 21, 2023 — Source

Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown | New Gameplay Today
We recently got a chance to play the first three hours of the upcoming Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and chat with the developer Ubisoft Montpellier about the game's development. You can find our full written feature on the game in the most recent issue of Game Informer magazine, but for a taste of all we learned about the game, join Kyle Hilliard and Marcus Stewart for a look at the game's opening, first boss, and few sections from later in the game.
December 21, 2023 — Source or Watch Video

Gaming — News — December 19th, 2023

1.67 TB Insomniac Games files are reportedly leaked online by ransomware group
The Sony-owned game developer Insomniac Games has been hit by a cyberattack. Cyber Daily reports that a ransomware group that calls itself Rhysida has reportedly posted over 1.67 terabytes of data on the dark web, which include more than 1.3 million files from Insomniac's servers.
December 19, 2023 — Source

Activision May Let Microsoft "Leapfrog" Dated PlayStation Pillars Admits Sony in Leaked Doc
Sony fought Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard tooth and nail, dragging their rivals in front of every regulator in the world, but now that the deal is all tied up, Team PlayStation has remained largely mum on the subject. That's to be expected -- they don't want to come off as sore losers -- but it seems behind the scenes Sony is still very concerned about what Microsoft's big purchase could mean to them.
December 19, 2023 — Source

CoD: MW3 And Warzone Holiday Event Includes Deadly Snowball Fights, Killer Zombie Santa
Christmas comes to Call of Duty.
December 19, 2023 — Source

GTA 6: Could Actor From GTA 5 Also Be In The New Game? Ned Luke Weighs In
Who knows if I even am in it, or not?"
December 19, 2023 — Source

Insomniac Games Hacked By Ransomware Group, Resulting In 1 TB Of Leaked Game Info And More
Last week, ransomware group Rhysida revealed it had hacked Marvel's Spider-Man 2 developer, Insomniac Games. It posted images to prove the validity of its claim, demanding 50 bitcoin -- roughly $2 million -- from Sony within seven days or it would leak what it had discovered, as reported by CyberDaily. Sony did not comply with the demand and now the group has released more than a terabyte of hacked data pertaining to Insomniac Games.
December 19, 2023 — Source

Insomniac Games hackers leak Wolverine footage, Spider-Man 2 details, 12-year release schedule
A data dump to rival the GTA VI leak
December 19, 2023 — Source or Source

Insomniac Suffers Devastating Leak After Ransom Demands
Details on Insomniac's upcoming games, business relationships, and employee records are now online.
December 19, 2023 — Source

Magic: The Gathering Formally Bans the Use of Generative AI in 'Final' Products
The statement comes after Dungeons & Dragons found itself embroiled in an AI art controversy this summer, and recent mass layoffs at parent company Hasbro.
December 19, 2023 — Source

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Had a Total Budget of $315 Million
Leaked Insomniac documents also reveal projected budgets of $305 million and $385 million for Marvel's Wolverine and Marvel's Spider-Man 3 respectively.
December 19, 2023 — Source

Nickelodeon Asked Seth Rogen To Not Milk The Milking Jokes in TMNT: Mutant Mayhem
But in general, the screenwriter said the company was "so supportive" of their vision for the animated flick.
December 19, 2023 — Source

PSA: Marvel's Wolverine Spoilers Are Spreading After Insomniac Hack
Gameplay and details about the PS5 exclusive have leaked online.
December 19, 2023 — Source or Source

The MCU Should Replace Jonathan Majors' Kang With Gugu Mbatha-Raw's Ravonna Renslayer
Ravonna Renslayer is ready for her moment in the spotlight.
December 19, 2023 — Source

WoW: Dragonflight Will Receive Warbands, New Heritage Armor Quests Ahead Of The War Within
Blizzard's content roadmap for World of Warcraft in 2024 has been revealed.
December 19, 2023 — Source

Zack Snyder "Of Course" Would Be Interested In Making A Fortnite Movie
Snyder also says he tried to get Rebel Moon skins in Fortnite.
December 19, 2023 — Source

Gaming — News — December 18th, 2023

10 Best Early Access Games of 2023
There're some great Early Access titles that released in 2023.
December 18, 2023 — Source

Activision Blizzard Will Pay $54 Million To California After Settling Lawsuit
More than two years later, California's lawsuit against Activision Blizzard is over.
December 18, 2023 — Source

Activision To Settle Discrimination Suit For $54 Million
'We are committed to ensuring fair compensation and promotion policies,' said a company spokesperson
December 18, 2023 — Source

Amazon And Games Workshop Finalize Deal For Warhammer 40,000 Adaptations
"A further announcement will be made in due course."
December 18, 2023 — Source

Dead Space Creator Glen Schofield Can't Wait To Share Details On His "New And Exciting" Project Soon
The former Striking Distance CEO has been busy lately.
December 18, 2023 — Source

EA's Frostbite Engine Receives New Logo and Rebrand
The logo is about "the collaborative relationships transforming Frostbite from within," emphasizing smoother edges and "more fluid shapes."
December 18, 2023 — Source

Huge Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Spoilers Are Online, So It's Time To Mute Some Words
A social media and YouTube sabbatical might be in order.
December 18, 2023 — Source

James Gunn Confirms DC Universe Expansion With Arkham Asylum Series
The DC boss sheds light on Matt Reeves' involvement in the growing DC Universe.
December 18, 2023 — Source

Obsidian Allegedly Pitched A Fallout: New Vegas-Type Game For The Elder Scrolls
The proposal was rejected, however.
December 18, 2023 — Source

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Has Gone Gold
Ubisoft Montpelier's 2.5 side-scroller launches worldwide on January 18th for all platforms. A free demo goes live on January 11th.
December 18, 2023 — Source

Sea of Stars Surpasses 4 Million Players
Sabotage Studio's acclaimed retro RPG is available on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
December 18, 2023 — Source

Gaming — News — December 15th, 2023

Elden Ring's Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC Could Release Sooner Than Expected, Leak Suggests
A new expansion is rumored to be coming in 2025 too.
December 15, 2023 — Source

God of War: Ragnarok -- Valhalla -- How to Unlock Sanctuary Barriers
God of War: Ragnarok — Valhalla may be a roguelite take on the formula of the base game, but many are the mechanics seen in the main adventure that made the jump into the expansion with a couple of tweaks.
December 15, 2023 — Source

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Revisited | Replay
With Grand Theft Auto VI set to take players back to Vice City (albeit in contemporary times), we decided it was a good time to take another look back at the series' first spin on South Florida. Join Kyle Hilliard and Marcus Stewart as they dive right into the middle of Tommy Vercetti's rise to power and stay tuned for the reveal of our next Super Replay.
December 15, 2023 — Source or Watch Video

Mobile Ports of GTA Trilogy Receiving Praise A Day After Release
Mobile versions got it right.
December 15, 2023 — Source

Gaming — News — December 14th, 2023

Arkane Dev Reveals First Look At Marvel's Blade Concept Art
Marvel's Blade was one of the most exciting reveals from the Game Awards. Not only is it the first proper video game adaptation of the beloved Marvel character, but it's being made by Arkane Lyon, developers of games like Deathloop and the Dishonored series. That said, the reveal trailer isn't that long, and fans are understandably hungry for more.
December 14, 2023 — Source

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora New Disk Cache Enabler Mod Brings Improved Performance
A new Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora mod released today promises to bring performance improvements on a variety of system configurations while also making the game playable on a mechanical hard drive.
December 14, 2023 — Source

CoD: Modern Warfare 3 Patch Notes Include A Change To The Ghost Perk
Here's everything that changed in the latest update for multiplayer and Zombies.
December 14, 2023 — Source

Fallout 4 next-gen patch is delayed until 2024
The update will boast higher frame rates and 4K resolution, among other features.
December 14, 2023 — Source

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — Definitive Edition Comes To Netflix And Mobile Today
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — Definitive Edition didn't launch in the greatest state, but after months of fixes, the game has been deemed ready to launch on mobile devices. The remasters of the series' defining trilogy are now available on iOS, Android, and Netflix.
December 14, 2023 — Source or Watch Video

GTA 3, Vice City, And San Andreas Now Available Free Through Netflix
Alternatively, you can buy them outright on mobile for $20 each.
December 14, 2023 — Source

GTA 6 Trailer Features A Fun Red Dead Easter Egg
Last seen in Vice City.
December 14, 2023 — Source

Hideo Kojima And A24 Are Teaming Up To Create A Death Stranding Film Universe
A24 is ready to bring Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding to life.
December 14, 2023 — Source

Marvel's Blade Concept Art Reveals Paris Under Siege From Vampires
Welcome to the city of bites in Marvel's Blade.
December 14, 2023 — Source

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 New Game Plus And Other Features Delayed To 2024
The new update will come in early 2024.
December 14, 2023 — Source

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 New Game Plus, Audio Descriptions Delayed To Next Year
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is one of the biggest successes of the year, but it launched missing a few features present in Insomniac's two prior Spidey games. The biggest omission was New Game Plus, but Insomniac assured fans it would come in an update to the game before the end of the year. Unfortunately, the developer won't be able to hit that deadline, as it posted this update on social media yesterday.
December 14, 2023 — Source

Star Wars' Kylo Ren Wasn't Originally Supposed To Be Redeemed, Says Adam Driver
His arc as originally envisioned was the opposite of Darth Vader's, thus becoming more evil with each film in the sequel trilogy.
December 14, 2023 — Source or Watch Video

The Crew Servers Will Shutdown In March 2024
The Crew (1) is one of my all time favourite racing games, it was a proper open world racer with the entire USA as your playground. It featured many hours of activities, great zero to hero progression, a simple but enjoyable story (which is lacking in racing games) and strong vehicle customisation. Both of its paid DLC were brilliant and even offered free features, especially with the Wild Run DLC.
December 14, 2023 — Source

Total War Dev Apologizes Amidst Community Backlash, Drops Price Of Total War: Pharaoh
"We see the confusion, frustration, and the distrust of us across the community and honestly, it breaks our hearts," Creative Assembly vice president Roger Collum said.
December 14, 2023 — Source

Ubisoft is killing off a game millions have bought thanks to one of gaming's worst trends
The always online game was never a good idea and this is why.
December 14, 2023 — Source

Watch Dune Stars 1v1 In Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 On Rust With Knives Only
Timothee Chalamet and Austin Butler duke it out inside Call of Duty.
December 14, 2023 — Source or Watch Video

Wow, Looks Like The Busted GTA Trilogy Is Better On Mobile
The Definitive Editions of GTA III, Vice City, and San Andreas look better than ever according to fans
December 14, 2023 — Source

Zelda Movie: Percy Jackson Star Discusses If He Would Be Interested In Playing Link
14-year-old Walker Scobell has shared his thoughts on if he'd want to be in the movie.
December 14, 2023 — Source

Gaming — News — December 12th, 2023

5 Best Mods for Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader
Modding the Imperium.
December 12, 2023 — Source

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Season 1 Free Access
Play Multiplayer in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III for FREE between December 14 and December 18. Drop into a variety of classic maps, plus the new Season 1 Meat map, three Ground War maps, War mode, Modern Warfare Zombies, and more.
December 12, 2023 — Source or Source or Source or Source

E3 Has Been Cancelled Permanently
"We know it's difficult to say goodbye to such a beloved event, but it's the right thing to do given the new opportunities our industry has to reach fans and partners," the ESA says.
December 12, 2023 — Source

Epic Games Wins Shocking Upset In Google Monopoly Trial
Shady payments and deleted records resulted in the jury siding with the Fortnite maker
December 12, 2023 — Source

Game studio shuts down just days after launching anticipated MMO
Declared a financial failure, the game studio Fntastic shut down four days after The Day Before's early access launch.
December 12, 2023 — Source

Insomniac Games Hacked By a Ransomware Attack, Data Surrounding Marvel's Wolverine Surfaces Online
Insomniac Games, the famous studio behind the highly successful Marvel's Spider-Man franchise and many other titles, has been reportedly hacked by the Ransomware operator Rhysida.
December 12, 2023 — Source

Skull and Bones Closed Beta Test Announced For This December
Only a few days after getting a release date for Skull and Bones Ubisoft has given us another date this time for the release of the game's closed beta. As said before in this article the game is now set to release on February 16th but first, we now get a closed beta that will begin on December 15th and last until the 18th.
December 12, 2023 — Source

The Division 2 story DLC has been delayed, and it's going to be a long wait
We won't be playing the next expansion any time soon.
December 12, 2023 — Source

Gaming — News — December 11th, 2023

Epic v. Google: everything we're learning live in Fortnite court
The future of Google's app store is at stake in a lawsuit by Fortnite publisher Epic Games. Epic sued Google in 2020 after a fight over in-app purchase fees, claiming the Android operating system's Google Play store constituted an unlawful monopoly. It wanted Google to make using third-party app stores, sideloaded apps, and non-Google payment processors easier — while Google said its demands would damage Android's ability to offer a secure user experience and compete with Apple's iOS.
December 11, 2023 — Source

Fortnite Hits Over 7.6 Million Concurrent Players After Lego Fortnite, Rocket Racing Launches
Developer Epic Games also introduced Fortnite Festival as well last week.
December 11, 2023 — Source

Fortnite's Three New Games Are Not Modes And Are Here To Stay, Epic Confirms
"Fear not, Lego Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival are here to stay--with regular updates."
December 11, 2023 — Source

Halo Infinite Campaign DLC Isn't in Active Development, Community Director Confirms; Focus on Multiplayer
Those hoping for Halo Infinite Campaign DLC will be disappointed to learn that 343 Industries is focusing on the game's multiplayer.
December 11, 2023 — Source

Pour one out for Starfield's 'pet rock' bug, now patched thanks to a new update
Your spacefaring companion has drifted off to another corner of the cosmos.
December 11, 2023 — Source

The Best Game of 2023
Celebrating the very best this year had to offer.
December 11, 2023 — Source

The Day Before Studio Shuts Down Days After Disastrous Launch
The Day Before has "failed financially," studio Fntastic says in a statement.
December 11, 2023 — Source

The No. 1 Top-Trending Game In The US For 2023 On Google Might Stupefy You
People searched for Hogwarts Legacy quite a bit.
December 11, 2023 — Source

Thrasher Revealed, Follow-Up To 2016's Thumper
The game will come out next year.
December 11, 2023 — Source or Watch Video

Witchfire Interview -- Early Access Launch, Future Plans, and More
Adrian Chmielarz, Creative Director and Co-Founder of The Astronauts, speaks with GamingBolt about the studio's dark fantasy roguelike shooter.
December 11, 2023 — Source

Gaming — News — December 8th, 2023

Against the Storm Exits Early Access, Out Now on Steam and PC Game Pass
With update 1.0 now available, Eremite Games will stop with bi-weekly updates and focus on long-term plans, including new content.
December 08, 2023 — Source

Apparently Skull and Bones Will Release On February 16th
With last night's game awards came many great and exciting announcements for lots of upcoming games like the teaser for Hideo Kojima's new game, Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga and many others but one you might not have heard about partly because you don't believe it, but Ubisoft gave a release date for Skull and Bones.
December 08, 2023 — Source or Watch Video

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Unobtainium Ultra High Settings Can Bring An RTX 4090 To Its Knees At 4K Resolution
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is setting out to be the modern-day Crysis, as its secret Unobtainium ultra high graphics setting can make even an RTX 4090 GPU struggle.
December 08, 2023 — Source

Destiny 2 Season Of The Wish Story Catch-Up: What's Up With Riven, The Ahamkara, And The Dreaming City?
It's been a long time since the Forsaken expansion came out and Guardians killed Riven--but now the raid boss is back and working with us. Here's everything you need to know.
December 08, 2023 — Source

Difficulty Of Diablo 4's Abbatoir Of Zir Event Is "Pretty Excessive," So It's Getting A Major Nerf
Enemies in the event will do up to 20% less damage after an upcoming hotfix.
December 08, 2023 — Source

Hideo Kojima Unveils New Game Called OD
Kojima Productions has just unveiled their next game called "OD", and while details are thin on the ground, given Kojima's history of misdirection and confusion with his game reveals, and the games themselves, there's no way of knowing what we're really in for with this one.
December 08, 2023 — Source

Legend Of Zelda Producer Won't Say If Link And Zelda Are Dating, Is "Up To Player's Imagination"
Nintendo's Eiji Aonuma says the development team doesn't want to spell things out.
December 08, 2023 — Source

Marvel Settles Lawsuit With Spider-Man Co-Creator Steve Ditko's Estate
The Ditko estate has settled with the entertainment company.
December 08, 2023 — Source

Marvel's New Blade Game Won't Be Discussed For A While
Arkane is going to "stay silent for a while."
December 08, 2023 — Source

Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Under Fire Again as FTC Files to Unwind Merger
The FTC isn't giving up on its fight against Microsoft's recent acquisition of Activision Blizzard, this time around appealing to a federal court.
December 08, 2023 — Source

Rocket League Won't Be Phased Out After Rocket Racing Launch In Fortnite
Epic said it plans to grow the games "side-by-side."
December 08, 2023 — Source

SEGA Revives 5 of Its Classic IPs: Golden Axe, Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, and Streets of Rage
SEGA made a big splash at The Game Awards 2023 by finally giving its fans what they've been clamoring for over a decade: the revival of five of its classic, most beloved IPs, as reported a while ago.
December 08, 2023 — Source

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Is Getting A Post-Launch Offline Mode
You won't need to be online to take down Superman if you don't want to.
December 08, 2023 — Source

The animated VTuber Ironmouse won Content Creator of the Year at the Game Awards
This year at the Game Awards, the coveted Content Creator of the Year award went to Ironmouse, a fan-favorite VTuber. It marks the first time that an animated character has won the award, showing how expansive the streaming world can be.
December 08, 2023 — Source

The Day Before Enters Early Access to Over 10,000 Overwhelmingly Negative Reviews
The Day Before's Early Access launch has seen quite a few players complaining about the game's various bugs and false premise.
December 08, 2023 — Source

The FTC is reportedly looking into Microsoft's $13 billion OpenAI investment
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has shared similar sentiments.
December 08, 2023 — Source

The UK's competition regulator is reviewing Microsoft's links to OpenAI
The CMA wants to see if the partnership is a 'merger situation' that impacts competition.
December 08, 2023 — Source

Ubisoft Announces February 2024 Release Date for Skull and Bones
During The Game Awards 2023, Ubisoft announced that the pirate-themed game Skull and Bones is set for release on February 16, 2024. The most recent delay occurred in October when Ubisoft moved the launch to the first quarter of 2024. This timeframe has now been confirmed with the specified release date. Alongside this announcement, Ubisoft released a new gameplay trailer detailing various aspects of the game's mechanics.
December 08, 2023 — Source

Windblown Is The Next Game From Dead Cells Developer Motion Twin
As a Leaper, you'll have to battle back against some uninvited gusts in Windblown.
December 08, 2023 — Source

Gaming — News — December 6th, 2023

Ark Dev: "The Servers Are Ass, They Run Like Ass, And Their Stability Is Ass"
"It's going to be improved," Studio Wildcard founder says.
December 06, 2023 — Source

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora review: A gorgeous but generic experience
It was 14 years ago that Ubisoft first let gamers enter James Cameron's sci-fi universe with Avatar: The Game. Movie tie-in games like that have all but died out since then, but all these years, and another movie, later Ubisoft is taking another crack at it with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Round two isn't a tie-in like last time either, with Division veteran studio Massive Entertainment taking the reins of the project as lead developer for a full-fledged, AAA, open-world adventure that's canon to the movie universe but follows its own storyline.
December 06, 2023 — Source

Baldur's Gate 3 Is GameSpot's Game Of The Year 2023
Here's what makes Baldur's Gate 3 our choice for the best game of the year.
December 06, 2023 — Source

CoD: Warzone And MW3 Season 1 Patch Notes Detail Weapon Balancing, New Maps, And QoL Changes
The first season of MW3 brings a new battle pass, DLC weapons, and more operator skins.
December 06, 2023 — Source

GTA 6 Trailer Helps Tom Petty Song Surge 37,000% On Spotify
Quite a few people listened to the song "Love Is A Long Road" after the GTA 6 trailer came out.
December 06, 2023 — Source or Source

MSI and Ubisoft Join Forces! Unlock Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora for Free with MSI Product Purchase
MSI, a leading gaming hardware brand, is thrilled to announce the partnership with Ubisoft, a renowned game publisher. Excitement abounds as MSI and Ubisoft collaborate once again to present gamers with an unmatched experience in the highly anticipated game — Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
December 06, 2023 — Source

Red Dead Redemption 2 Actor Is "Certain" Red Dead 3 Will Happen
That said, don't expect Red Dead Redemption 3 anytime soon.
December 06, 2023 — Source

Review Roundup For Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora
Yes, there are countless Far Cry comparisons.
December 06, 2023 — Source

The Day Before Dev Issues Bizarre Statement Ahead of Early Access Launch: "Please Don't Accuse Us of Scamming"
"We didn't take a penny from anyone," Fntastic says, while also saying the game is not an "asset flip".
December 06, 2023 — Source

The First Hours Of Ubisoft's New Avatar Game Are Gorgeous, Fun, And Empty
Good news Far Cry Primal fans, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is (sort of) the sequel you always wanted
December 06, 2023 — Source

The FTC and Microsoft will do battle again today in appeals court over Activision Blizzard
On October 13, just hours after getting approval from UK regulators, Microsoft officially closed the deal to purchase Activision Blizzard for $69 billion. However, the US Federal Trade Commission, who tried and failed to get a preliminary injunction in the courts to stop Microsoft from completing the deal earlier this year, signaled it would not stop its opposition for the purchase.
December 06, 2023 — Source

Gaming — News — December 5th, 2023

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Gets A Few More Forgotten Classics Today
Double Dunk, Maze Craze, and Warbirds Lynx are just a few of the games coming to the Atari time capsule collection today.
December 5, 2023 — Source

F1 And EA Sports WRC Company Codemasters Suffers Layoffs
More layoffs are hitting the UK games industry.
December 5, 2023 — Source

Fallout TV Series Doesn't Have Nods To Buggy Bethesda Games, But Could In Season 2
"We talked about it a great deal," the showrunner says.
December 5, 2023 — Source or Watch Video

Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer arrives early, but the game won't until 2025
The series returns to Vice City with its first female protagonist since the top-down days
December 5, 2023 — Source or Source

GTA 6 Is Already Gunning For The Throne Of BTS On YouTube
The first GTA 6 trailer is breaking records, and if it can earn another 40 million views, it'll dethrone a record set by Korean music sensation BTS in 2021.
December 5, 2023 — Source

GTA 6 Is Scheduled For 2025, But Rockstar Has A History Of Delays
Rockstar has delayed many of its previous Red Dead and GTA games dating back to 2007.
December 5, 2023 — Source

GTA 6 Trailer Is Filled With Big Butts, And One GTA 5 Voice Actor Has Definitely Noticed
He dislikes big butts and he cannot lie.
December 5, 2023 — Source

Nightingale Kicks off Registrations for Stress Test Slated for Early 2024
Players can sign up for Nightingale's stress test through the game's Steam page.
December 5, 2023 — Source or Watch Video

Rockstar Games Confirms Release Platforms for GTA 6
Console players win.
December 5, 2023 — Source

Sonic Dream Team, The Apple Arcade Exclusive 3D Sonic Game, Is Out Now
Gotta go fast, Apple Arcade subscribers!
December 5, 2023 — Source

Gaming — News — December 4th, 2023

Call of Duty and Cyberpunk 2077 Getting More NVIDIA RTX Love
NVIDIA is celebrating 500 games and applications being part of the RTX ecosystem, and Activision has a large set of feature announcements for the RTX ecosystem. To begin with, Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1: Urzikstan debuts with DLSS 3 Frame Generation support on December 6th. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III adds full ray tracing and DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction feature to all online multiplayer lobbies from December 6th.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Call Of Duty: Warzone Trailer Shows Off Upcoming Urzikstan Map
Watch the official launch trailer for Warzone's Urzikstan.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Cowboys, Gangsters, And Austin Powers: The 25-Year History Of Rockstar Games
On the eve of its silver anniversary, we're taking a look at the long and storied history of Rockstar Games.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Crysis 4 Dev Provides Development Update — "We Have a Great Team Working on it"
Crytek confirmed in January last year that it had started development on a fourth instalment in the shooter franchise.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.1 Features Sightseeing Binoculars, New Cyberware, and More
The new update offers improvements to other bosses, more interactions with vendors at establishments and many other changes.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Teaser Highlights Thedas, Full Reveal Coming Summer 2024
Treviso, Rivain, and Weisshaupt are teased with ominous narration in a brief new trailer for the upcoming action RPG.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Full Reveal Coming Summer 2024, As BioWare Teases Key Locations
BioWare's next RPG is still a ways off.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Everything Is GTA 6 Now, As The Games Industry Hops On The Rockstar Hype Train
All of a sudden, a lot of game companies have fallen in love with using a familiar color gradient for big announcements.
December 4, 2023 — Source

F1 Developer Codemasters Suffers Round of Layoffs
Staff at risk.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Grand Theft Auto 6 Reveal Trailer Will be 1 Minute and 31 Seconds Long
As per the metadata for the game's announcement trailer, which is set to premiere tomorrow, it will be 91 seconds long.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Grand Theft Auto 6 TikTok Leak May Have Come From Rockstar Employee's Son — Report
The call is (reportedly) coming from inside the house!
December 4, 2023 — Source

Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer runtime leaks — If it were any longer, our hearts might explode from pure GTA bliss
At almost 90 seconds, the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer should have plenty of exciting scenes.
December 4, 2023 — Source

GTA 6 leaks: Release date, rumors, and more
Here's everything we know so far about Grand Theft Auto VI
December 4, 2023 — Source

'GTA 6' trailer: How to watch it
Watch gaming history in the making.
December 4, 2023 — Source

GTA 6 Tweet Breaks Records With 1.9 Million Likes So Far
Grand Theft Auto 6 is already breaking records, and it's not even out yet.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Halo Infinite's King Of The Hill Twist On Firefight Co-Op Arrives On December 5
Firefight is being added to Halo Infinite as part of the December update.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Halo Infinite's new Firefight PvE mode is my favorite yet, and I can't wait to jump back in
Halo's premier co-op wave defense mode is back, and boy oh boy is it good.
December 4, 2023 — Source

"Last Big" Cyberpunk 2077 Update Launches December 5
CD Projekt Red will shift gears to focus on the RPG's sequel.
December 4, 2023 — Source

New Dungeons & Dragons Game Is A Multiplayer Co-Op Adventure From The Makers Of Payday
Starbreeze is trying its hand at sword-and-sorcery.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Outcast: A New Beginning Arrives March 2024
Guess who's back.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Overwatch 2 Season 8 Introduces A New Tank Hero And Weapon Skins
Overwatch Season 8: Call of the Hunt adds a new tank, a beast hunter-themed battle pass, and weapon skins.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Overwatch 2 Season 8: Call of the Hunt Launch Trailer Showcases Battle of the Beasts Mode
A new Premium Battle Pass, Weapon Skins, and a new Tank hero, Mauga, are all coming on December 5th with the latest season.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Payday 3 Developer Starbreeze Announces Dungeons & Dragons Co-Op Multiplayer Game
Mind flayed.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Project Baxter Announced by Starbreeze — Co-op Dungeons and Dragons Title Launches in 2026
The Unreal Engine 5 title will be available for "all major platforms" with cross-play support and a games-as-a-service model.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Rockstar Hid The GTA 6 Trailer Date In An In-Game T-Shirt And Almost No One Noticed
It's a numbers game.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Rockstar's GTA 6 Trailer Release Date Announcement Was So Huge Other Developers Are Parodying It
GTA the trend setter.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Sega Teases 'New Era, New Energy' Game Awards Announcement, Fans Think It's Virtua Fighter
Fighting talk.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Starfield Has Now Had Over 12 Million Players, Phil Spencer Says
"A tremendous hit."
December 4, 2023 — Source

Starfield Surpasses 12M Gamers But Can It Match Skyrim's 12-Year Run? Xbox Boss Sounds Off
Microsoft's Head of Gaming, Phil Spencer, recently commented about the desire Xbox and Bethesda Game Studios have for Starfield to be a hit similar to Skyrim during an interview at CCXP23 in Brazil. "Skyrim is such an amazing hit from Bethesda Game Studios, and talking to Todd Howard and the team, really what they wanted to do as people who love space and space exploration, is give them that same opportunity" said Spencer.
December 4, 2023 — Source

The Game Awards 2023: How to Watch and What to Expect
One of the biggest nights of the year in the world of video games is almost here.
December 4, 2023 — Source

War Is Coming In House Of The Dragon Season 2 Trailer
It appears the Targaryens are never ever getting back together.
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Yes, Fortnite Feels Different With Chapter 5, And Epic Is Listening To Feedback
The developer acknowledges it "took us a few days to get used to" the movement changes.
December 4, 2023 — Source

Gaming — News — December 1st, 2023

8 Of Apple's Biggest Mistakes With iTunes
Launched in 2001 as a revolutionary solution to the chaos of music piracy, iTunes quickly became the epicenter of digital media consumption. It ushered in a new era, transforming how people buy, organize, and enjoy their favorite songs. However, as the years rolled on, iTunes wound up entangled in a web of missteps that left users scratching their heads and, at times, questioning Apple's once unassailable design prowess.
December 1, 2023 — Source

Alan Wake 2 Seemingly Getting New Game Plus This Month
Alan Wake 2 developer Remedy Entertainment has seemingly revealed that a New Game Plus mode will be added to the game in December 2023.
December 1, 2023 — Source

Banishers Q&A — DON'T NOD Talks Improving on Vampyr, UE5 Switch (w/o Lumen or Nanite); DLSS 3 Support Possible
French developer DON'T NOD may be most renowned for its adventure games (Life is Strange, Tell Me Why, Twin Mirror, Harmony: The Fall of Reverie), but its first game, Remember Me, was actually an action/adventure game like the upcoming Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden.
December 1, 2023 — Source

EA Is Making An Awesome New Innovation Open-Source
The publisher is hoping to make it so more people than ever can enjoy games
December 1, 2023 — Source

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 BP Brings 2 Extremes in Bizarre Crossover
Hey Lois look, I'm in Fortnite.
December 1, 2023 — Source

Capcom Wants to Make More Resident Evil Remakes, Resident Evil 4 Producer Says
"For us, as people who love past titles, we are very happy that people in this era can play the games, so we would like to continue to do so," says Yoshiaki Hirabayashi.
December 1, 2023 — Source

Destiny 2 — Warlord's Ruin Dungeon is Now Live
Venture to an ancient fortress to take out some Scorn that possess Ahamkara artifacts, with new armor sets and weapons to earn.
December 1, 2023 — Source

Early 2024's Game Launches Are Coming Into Focus
It looks like a great year ahead for fans of real-time strategy, roguelite driving, and action-packed homages to Starship Troopers.
December 1, 2023 — Source

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Trailer Shows Anya-Taylor Joy Shredding Through Wasteland
Get a first look at the next Mad Max movie.
December 1, 2023 — Source or Watch Video

House Of The Dragon Season 2 Unveils First-Look Posters Ahead Of Upcoming Trailer
HBO's Friday tweet confirms the release of a "75-second" trailer, intensifying anticipation for the unfolding drama.
December 1, 2023 — Source

Path of Exile 2 Beta Release Date & When Does Path of Exile 2 Come Out?
It's still a long way to Path of Exile 2.
December 1, 2023 — Source

Remedy Teases New Game Plus For Alan Wake 2 This Month
An announcement could be imminent.
December 1, 2023 — Source