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31 October 2024

Ex-Arkane boss bashes Microsoft for closing studio

Former Arkane Austin president Raphaël Colantonio has hit out at Microsoft for shuttering the studio. The company announced it would be closing the developer alongside ‘Wraithborne’s Alpha Dog and ‘Hi-Fi Rush’ ...

31 October 2024

Marvel’s Wolverine director leaves game for Xbox’s Perfect Dark reboot

‘Marvel’s Wolverine’ creative director Brian Horton has reportedly left the project and joined the team working on Xbox’s ‘Perfect Dark’ reboot. According to industry insiders, the developer hasn’t been working with ...

31 October 2024

Black Ops 6 launch is the ‘biggest Call of Duty release ever’ as it pushes series past 500M sales

‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ has propelled the series to half a billion global sales. Publisher Activision Blizzard has revealed the newly-released first-person-shooter - which was developed by Treyarch, Infinity ...

30 October 2024

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a 'return to what made BioWare great', says EA boss

Electronic Arts (EA) CEO Andrew Wilson has praised 'Dragon Age: The Veilguard' for being a "return to what made BioWare great". Ahead of the role-playing-game's release tomorrow (31.10.24), the publisher's boss ...

30 October 2024

Apex Legends 2 not happening, says EA boss

Electronic Arts (EA) CEO Andrew Wilson has said a second 'Apex Legends' won't be made. The battle-royale - which was developed by Respawn Entertainment – has seen "lower player engagement" ...

30 October 2024

Concord studio shuttered by Sony after game proves to be unmitigated disaster

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) will be closing Firewalk Studios after 'Concord's disastrous launch. After the hero-shooter was only able to attract a measly 25,000 players upon its release last month, publisher ...

29 October 2024

COD: Black Ops 6 to receive Nuketown map and new game mode this week

Treyarch has announced it will be adding the Nuketown map and a new game mode to ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ this week. With the first-person-shooter having only released last ...

29 October 2024

Baldur’s Gate III dev praises Dragon Age: The Veilguard for being ‘binge-worthy Netflix series’

Larian Studios director of publishing Michael Douse has praised ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’ for being the “first ‘Dragon Age’ game that truly knows what it wants to be”. The developer ...

29 October 2024

Bungie’s sci-fi shooter Marathon is ‘on track’ after ‘aggressive’ playtests

Bungie has confirmed development on its sci-fi extraction shooter ‘Marathon’ is still “on track”. The studio had gone nearly 18 months without providing any updates on the title - which is ...

28 October 2024

VP candidate Tim Walz outlines his gaming history as he plays Madden and Crazy Taxi on Twitch

U.S. Vice President candidate Tim Walz has shared his long and extensive gaming history over a Twitch stream. The presidential hopeful, 60, revealed he had been an avid gamer in his ...

28 October 2024

YouTube launching shopping affiliate programme in India

YouTube is launching its shopping platform in India. The video-sharing website allows creators to promote their products through their affiliate programme and are now thrilled to be launching it in a ...

28 October 2024

Amazon boss steps down

Amazon's grocery chief has stepped down. Tony Hoggett has been at the helm of the tech giant's grocery brand for just over two years and replaced the famous Just Walk Out ...

28 October 2024

Google releases new watermarking AI text tool

Google has released its watermarking artificial intelligence (AI) text tool. The technology giant's SynthID is a tool developed by Google DeepMind, the firm's AI laboratory. In a post on its blog dedicated ...

28 October 2024

Xbox still committed to ‘bringing great games to more people on more devices’

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has emphasised Xbox is still committed to “bringing great games to more people on more devices”. The company first brought some of their exclusive titles to PlayStation ...

25 October 2024

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown failed due to Ubisoft mismanagement, says BG3 chief

Larian Studios director of publishing Michael Douse has blamed Ubisoft’s mismanagement of ‘Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown’ for the game's disappointing sales. While fans enjoyed the action-adventure when it released ...

25 October 2024

Overwatch 2 receiving 6v6 matches as Blizzard tests new modes

Blizzard Entertainment will be bringing 6v6 matches back to ‘Overwatch 2’ for two new modes. In July, the studio discussed bringing the feature to the 2022 hero shooter after it had ...

25 October 2024

COD: Black Ops 6 cost as much as ‘a major motion picture blockbuster’

Activision CMO Tyler Bahl has revealed ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ cost as much “as a major motion picture blockbuster”. The gaming industry has seen development and marketing costs balloon ...

25 October 2024

Disney reportedly set to announce major AI initiative

Disney is reportedly set to announce a major AI initiative. The multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate is said to be gearing up to "transform its creative output" with its latest ...

25 October 2024

Spotify to increase advertising for free users

Spotify is reportedly planning to increase its advertising in an attempt to increase revenue. The streaming giant currently offers a free service to users who are willing to have commercials interrupt ...

24 October 2024

Ex-PlayStation boss says closing Japan Studio ‘wasn’t necessarily a surprise’

Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has admitted the closure of Sony’s Japan Studio “wasn’t necessarily a surprise”. As the Japanese games market continued to be volatile, the industry juggernaut effectively disbanded ...

24 October 2024

Ubisoft confirms new Rayman game and says its in ‘early stages’ of development

Ubisoft has confirmed it is working on a new ‘Rayman’ game. The platforming icon - which hasn’t received his own title from the studio since 2015’s ‘Rayman Adventures’ - was recently ...

24 October 2024

Helldivers 2 could ‘hypothetically’ launch on Xbox, dev suggests

‘Helldivers 2’ could “hypothetically” come to Xbox, the game’s community manager Thomas ‘Twinbeard’ Petersson has said. The third-person-shooter has only been playable on PlayStation 5 and PC since its launch in ...
23 October 2024

The Wolf Among Us 2 update after claims sequel could be shelved

'The Wolf Among Us 2' is still in development seven years after it was first announced. Telltale Games has rubbished reports claiming the sequel is in peril, with claims the team ...

23 October 2024

Sports Interactive makes final decision on Football Manager 24 update after FM25 delay

Sports Interactive won't be giving 'Football Manager 24' a current season update after delaying 'FM 25'. The developer recently confirmed the new title won't be making its original release date in ...