Games

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
11 December 2024

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle bosses explain why PS5 launch was pushed to 2025
‘Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s staggered PlayStation 5 release next year is to ensure that the game’s initial launch on Xbox is a “great experience”, Xbox Studios boss Matt ...

Outriders
11 December 2024

Outriders dev People Can Fly axes ‘more than 120’ jobs in second round of layoffs this year
People Can Fly will be laying off “more than 120” employees in the studio’s second round of layoffs this year. The developer - which helmed the 2021 online RPG ‘Outriders’ - ...

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
10 December 2024

The Witcher 3 nearly included Cyberpunk 2077 crossover scene
‘The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’ almost included a crossover scene with ‘Cyberpunk 2077’. Dataminers of the 2015 RPG have found a work-in-progress script in the title that suggested CD Projekt Red ...

God of War: Ragnarok
10 December 2024

God of War art director joins Naughty Dog to work on the studio’s ‘next big thing’
‘God of War’ head Raf Grasseti has joined Naughty Dog for the studio's "next big thing". The developer - who had served as the 2018 title’s principal artist and the art ...

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
10 December 2024

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League ending after Season 4, Rocksteady confirms
Rocksteady Studios will be dropping support for ‘Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’ after its next season. After announcing Season 4 - which includes Deathstroke as a new playable character ...

Blue Protocol
9 December 2024

Bandai Namco’s canned MMORPG Blue Protocol reincarnated as Star Resonance
Bandai Namco’s cancelled MMORPG ‘Blue Protocol’ has been given a new lease of life through ‘Star Resonance’. The studio announced plans to pull support for ‘Blue Protocol’ in Japan and cancelled ...

Beyond Good and Evil 2
9 December 2024

Beyond Good and Evil 2’s slow development due to ‘passionate managers’ locking horns
‘Beyond Good and Evil’ (‘BGE’) series creator Michel Ancel has admitted the sequel’s troubled development is down to “passionate managers” disagreeing with one another. The upcoming game - which is a ...

Avowed
9 December 2024

Avowed dev Obsidian focused on finding ‘balance’ with RPG’s companions
Obsidian Entertainment has done all it can to find the right “balance” with ‘Avowed’s companions. The upcoming RPG will feature plenty of different characters that players can team up with on ...

The Mario and Luigi series was almost cancelled by Nintendo
6 December 2024

Mario and Luigi nearly shelved by Nintendo
The ‘Mario and Luigi’ series was almost cancelled by Nintendo. The RPG sub-franchise - which began with 2003’s ‘Superstar Saga’ - was first helmed by developer AlphaDream until the studio ...

Capcom is 'expanding on' ‘Monster Hunter World by bringing over the best aspects of the game to Monster Hunter Wilds
6 December 2024

Capcom ‘expanding on’ Monster Hunter World for upcoming Wilds
Capcom is “expanding on” ‘Monster Hunter World’ by bringing over the best aspects of the game to ‘Monster Hunter Wilds’. The upcoming action-RPG will be the sixth mainline instalment in the ...

Marvel Rivals 'definitelty isn’t coming to the [Nintendo] Switch'
6 December 2024

Marvel Rivals ‘definitely isn’t coming to Nintendo Switch’, game director insists
‘Marvel Rivals’ “definitelty isn’t coming to the [Nintendo] Switch”. The hero shooter - which was developed by NetEase Games and Marvel Entertainment - launched today (06.12.24) on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series ...

Kingdom Come: Delivernace I’ has received a new, earlier release date
5 December 2024

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II launch date nudged forward after being delayed to 2025
‘Kingdom Come: Delivernace II’ has received a new, earlier release date. The upcoming action-RPG - which is being developed by Warhorse Studios - was delayed to 11 February in August after ...

Predator: Hunting Grounds developer IllFonic has announced it will has laid off some staff as it 'realigns to a refined strategy'
5 December 2024

Predator: Hunting Grounds dev IllFonic announces layoffs as it ‘realigns to a refined strategy’
IllFonic has announced it has laid off some staff as it “realigns to a refined strategy”. The developer - which worked on 2017’s ‘Friday the 13th: The Game’ and ‘Predator: Hunting ...

Dragon Age: The Veilguard game director Corinne Busche has teased big changes could be coming to the series
5 December 2024

‘It's a franchise of reinvention’: The Veilguard director teases what’s next for Dragon Age
‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’ game director Corinne Busche has teased big changes could be coming to the series. The fantasy role-playing-game - which was developed by BioWare - only released in ...

FromSoftware has no plans to make 'Elden Ring 2'
4 December 2024

Elden Ring 2 not on the cards
'Elden Ring 2' is not in the works. Despite the massive success of FromSoftware's 2022 action role-playing game - which is one of the biggest-selling video games of all time - ...

XDefiant is being pulled just six months after its release
4 December 2024

Ubisoft's XDefiant has been axed
Ubisoft's 'XDefiant' has been culled already. The first-person shooter brought together various franchises from the 'Tom Clancy' universe and had attracted 15 million players, but due to "challenges", seemingly the recent ...

Iron Maiden will continue working with Navigator Games despite 'Legacy Of The Beast' coming to an end
4 December 2024

Iron Maiden's mobile RPG game is shutting down
Iron Maiden's 'Legacy Of The Beast' mobile game is coming to an end after eight years. The Bruce Dickinson-fronted heavy metal band launched the free-to-play dark fantasy RPG starring their mascot ...

New Nintendo Switch 2 accessories have revealed the company's next console will be considerably bigger than the original device
3 December 2024

Switch 2 accessories reveal bigger size for Nintendo's next console
New Nintendo Switch 2 accessories have revealed the company's next console will be considerably bigger than the original device. Listings for China's wholesale platform Alibaba have indicated the Switch 2 will ...

Former Sony Interactive Entertainment America CEO Shawn Layden thinks Sony was 'lucky and happy to have survived' the PlayStation 3 era
3 December 2024

Ex-PlayStation boss admits Sony was 'lucky and happy to have survived' PS3 era
Former Sony Interactive Entertainment America CEO Shawn Layden thinks PlayStation was "lucky and happy to have survived" the PlayStation 3 (PS3) era. The company's third-generation console had disappointing sales after it ...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is set to collaborate with Squid Game
3 December 2024

COD: Black Ops 6 to collaborate with Squid Game
'Call of Duty: Black Ops 6' is set to collaborate with 'Squid Game'. The first-person-shooter – which was published by Activision – is due to receive content based on the popular ...

Tencent has acquired a majority stake in Kuro Games
2 December 2024

Tencent acquires majority stake in Wuthering Waves dev Kuro Games
Tencent Games has acquired a majority stake in Kuro Games. As reported by Youxi Putao, the gaming juggernaut bought roughly 37 per cent of shares in the ‘Wuthering Heights’ developer from ...

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi refused to allow 'too many cooks' into the kitchen to work on the game
2 December 2024

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director refused to let the game be made by comittee
‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ director Naoki Hamaguchi refused to allow “too many cooks” into the kitchen to work on the game. The action-RPG - which was developed by Square Enix and ...

Marvel Rivals will be getting Wolverine, Black Widow, Iron Fist, Cloak and Dagger and Squirrel Girl as playable characters.
2 December 2024

Wolverine, Black Widow, and Iron Fist among heroes coming to Marvel Rivals
Wolverine, Black Widow, Iron Fist, Cloak and Dagger and Squirrel Girl are coming to ‘Marvel Rivals’. Publisher NetEase Games confirmed the five iconic heroes would be included in the character roster ...

CD Projekt Red’s vice president of technology Charles Tremblay has teased The Witcher 4 will be 'better' and 'bigger' than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077
29 November 2024

The Witcher 4 will be ‘better and bigger than Cyberpunk 2077’, vows CD Projekt Red tech boss
CD Projekt Red’s vice president of technology Charles Tremblay has teased ‘The Witcher 4’ will be “better” and “bigger” than ‘The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’ and ‘Cyberpunk 2077’. Earlier this week ...