Games

20 October 2024

Halo Infinite’s cancelled battle royale mode ‘could have been a game changer’, former dev says

‘Halo Infinite’ reportedly could have gotten a battle royale mode. The 2021 shooter - which was developed by Halo Studios with support from Certain Affinity - was heavily rumoured to have ...

20 October 2024

Ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden says there’s a ‘collapse of creativity’ in games industry

Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden thinks there is a “collapse of creativity” in the games industry. The 63-year-old businessman - who was President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide ...

20 October 2024

Bloober Team reveals new sci-fi horror game Cronos: The New Dawn

Bloober Team has announced its next horror game ‘Cronos: The New Dawn’. The title - which is being developed by the ‘Silent Hill 2’ studio - will be a brand-new sci-fi ...

20 October 2024

Phantom Blade Zero’s foreign themes ‘an advantage rather than a barrier’ to global players, says dev

‘Phantom Blade Zero’s producer Liang Qiwei has insisted the game's foreign themes are “an advantage rather than a barrier” to global players. The upcoming RPG - which is being developed by ...

20 October 2024

COD Black Ops 6 will have the most varied campaign ever, says lead dev

‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ will have the most varied campaign in the franchise, Raven Software associate creative director Jon Zuk has promised. The upcoming shooter - which was developed ...

4 October 2024

Red Dead Redemption and Mario + Rabbids creators form new studio Day 4 Night

‘Red Dead Redemption’s lead designer Christian Cantamessa and ‘Mario + Rabbids’ creator Davide Soliani have formed a new studio called Day 4 Night. The company - which received funding from Krafton ...

4 October 2024

Rainbow Six Vice President Cameron Lee leaves Ubisoft

‘Rainbow Six’ Vice President Cameron Lee has reported exited Ubisoft Montreal. The executive joined the shooter franchise’s team two years ago following a stint as Vice President of Production at Activision, ...

4 October 2024

Space Marine 2 boss reveals why the game succeeds while other big-budget titles fail

Saber Interactive CCO Tim Willits thinks ‘Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2’ is successful because the title stuck to the franchise’s “core pillars” of gameplay. The third-person-shooter - which was developed by ...

3 October 2024

Konami says remaking MGS1 would be harder than MGS3: Snake Eater

Konami has admitted remaking the first ‘Metal Gear Solid’ (‘MGS’) game would be much more difficult than the upcoming ‘Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater’ remake. The studio is due to ...

3 October 2024

Assassin’s Creed Shadows ‘co-op mode in the works’

Ubisoft is reportedly developing a co-op mode for ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’. According to Insider Gaming, the mode - which is codenamed ‘LEAGUE’ and is set to release at some point after ...

3 October 2024

Starfield is ‘the best game Bethesda’s ever made’, says game design lead

‘Starfield’s design lead Emil Pagliarulo thinks the title is “the best game [Bethesda Softworks] has ever made”. While the developer accepted the sci-fi RPG isn’t “everyone’s cup of tea”, Pagliarulo argued ...

2 October 2024

Lords of the Fallen 2 enters full development, CI Games confirms

A sequel to ‘Lords of the Fallen’ is officially in full development. According to the latest financial report from CI Games - the title's publisher - the upcoming RPG is due ...

2 October 2024

Epic Games ‘financially sound’ after laying off 830 employees

Epic Games is now “financially sound” after it let go of 830 staff members, CEO Tim Sweeney has said. The company - which is behind the battle royale favourite ‘Fortnite’ - ...

2 October 2024

Palworld coming to mobile through Krafton’s PUBG Studios

‘Palworld’ developer Pocketpair has signed an agreement with Krafton to bring the game to mobile platforms. The monster-taming title released Xbox and PC in January - with it also recently launching ...

1 October 2024

Hi-Fi Rush 2 was in development when Krafton bought Tango Gameworks

Tango Gameworks was actively developing a second ‘Hi-Fi Rush’ title when Krafton bought the studio. The publisher acquired the company in August after former owner Microsoft announced it would be ...

1 October 2024

CD Projekt Red ‘accepts and understands’ continued backlash against Cyberpunk 2077

CD Projekt Red “accepts and understands” the continued backlash against ‘Cyberpunk 2077’. The action-RPG was heavily criticised for being plagued with glitches and having poor performance across last-gen platforms in particular ...

1 October 2024

Final Fantasy XVI Xbox port teased by Square Enix

Square Enix wants to release ‘Final Fantasy XVI’ on Xbox. The action-RPG launched last year on the PlayStation 5 and recently became playable on PC via Steam and the Epic Games ...

1 October 2024

The rise of the female gamer

In many circles, gaming was traditionally assumed to be a male domain, with the early days of computer play dominated by images of men playing violent shoot-em-ups and sports games. ...

30 September 2024

Horizon 3 ‘might be a ways off’ as dev Guerrilla Games focused on live-service title

A third ‘Horizon’ game “might be a ways off” because developer Guerrilla Games is reportedly working on an online game in the series. The developer has so far released the two ...

30 September 2024

Death Stranding 2 won’t get exact release date ‘due to unforeseen circumstances’

‘Death Stranding 2: On the Beach’ can’t get an exact release date yet “due to unforeseen circumstances”. The upcoming action-adventure game - which is being developed by Kojima Production and is ...
30 September 2024

Astro Bot dev finds it ‘difficult to comment on’ absence of Square Enix characters

‘Astro Bot’ developer Team Asobi finds it “difficult to comment” on why there are no Square Enix characters in the game. The platformer is famed for including plenty of cameos from ...

27 September 2024

EA Sports FC 25: The beautiful game just got better

Another new football season is upon us and that means another new football video game instalment, 'EA Sports FC 25' is ready to kick off. The game formerly known as 'FIFA' ...
27 September 2024

The Day Before dev Fntastic hopes to return with new co-op game Escape Factory

Fntastic is looking to return with a new co-op game ‘Escape Factory’ after the botched launch of ‘The Day Before’. The infamous title was met with fierce criticism when it ...

27 September 2024

‘StarCraft is not dead at Blizzard’, says Jason Schreier

Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier has claimed Blizzard Entertainment is working on a new ‘StarCraft’ game. The sci-fi franchise has’t been seen since 2017’s ‘StarCraft: Remastered’ - which was only yesterday (26.09.24) confirmed ...