During Gamescom last year, Supermassive Games revealed that they would be taking over the Little Nightmares series, announcing Little Nightmares III with a 2024 release window. In an update, the team have revealed that they need a bit more time – pushing the game back to some time in 2025. …
Read More »PS5-exclusive 3D platformer ASTRO BOT officially announced
While PlayStation have mostly moved away from mascots in recent generations, Team Asobi appear to be reviving the genre with its ASTRO BOT series. Following a PSVR1 game back in 2018 – and the excellent PS5 pack-in title Astro’s Playroom – Astro Bot looks ready to hit the mainstream with …
Read More »Live-Service FPS ‘Concord’ gets gameplay and release date reveal
Announced around this time last year with an incredibly vague teaser trailer, Sony’s first-party multiplayer live-service first person shooter ‘Concord’ has finally had its proper official introduction. Shown off during last night’s State of Play, we’ve now been given our first look at gameplay – as well as a release …
Read More »Silent Hill 2 Remake arrives in October
After going a decade without any new releases, Konami has finally returned to the Silent Hill franchise, with their first major title being the upcoming remake of the classic Silent Hill 2. Much of the pre-release marketing has been met with somewhat mixed results. Luckily, those looking forward to experiencing …
Read More »God of War: Ragnarök comes to PC this September
Sony has slowly but surely been bringing its first-party line-up of PS5 exclusives to the PC platform. During last night’s State of Play, the console manufacturer officially revealed that the next PS5 title coming to PC is none other than God of War: Ragnarök – set to arrive this September.
Read More »KitGuru Games: xDefiant is competing with MW3, not MWIII
With the most recent COD safely in its mid-life cycle, the launch of xDefiant comes perhaps at the perfect time to try and steal as many eyes away from Call of Duty as possible. While in many ways, xDefiant is indeed competing in the same space as COD gameplay-wise, one might argue that Ubisoft’s efforts have resulted in a product which feels as though it was designed to compete with Modern Warfare 3 (2011), not Modern Warfare III (2023) – and that’s not necessarily a bad thing...
Read More »KitGuru Games: Why GoT Hits Different – Sounds, Sensations and Subtleties
With Ghost of Tsushima recently landing on PC, I have been looking back at Sucker Punch’s 2020 PS4 swan song and analysing exactly why I think the game managed to stand out from the crowd of open world titles, with this analysis discussing the purposeful and creatively-dense sounds, sensations and subtleties of Ghost of Tsushima...
Read More »SEGA wants to make Persona, Sonic and Like a Dragon annual franchises
In recent years we have seen SEGA find a comfortable footing within the games industry, releasing an increasing number of highly-regarded games across multiple franchises. Now, the publisher looks set to try and capitalise on this streak of success by turning many of its most popular franchises into annual releases. …
Read More »COD Zombies veteran reportedly working on new IP for PlayStation
Jason Blundell is a well known name within the Call of Duty community. His reign as the head of COD Zombies at Treyarch had him oversee some of the series’ most successful entries. After departing the studio, Blundell founded Deviation Games and was working on a PlayStation exclusive. This never …
Read More »We might finally see Perfect Dark next month
With the current kerfuffle surrounding Microsoft’s surprising moves within Xbox – aka shutting down Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin – fans have begun to fear for Xbox’s many other studios and projects, including the self-described AAAA Perfect Dark reboot. Throughout its development we have heard conflicting reports on the game’s …
Read More »Sucker Punch could be working on more than just Ghost of Tsushima 2
The release of Ghost of Tsushima back in 2020 put PlayStation studio Sucker Punch Productions on the map, elevating them to the upper echelon of first-party PlayStation developers. While fans eagerly await the inevitable release of Ghost of Tsushima 2, it seems as though the studio might actually have multiple …
Read More »Persona series hits new sales milestone
Initially created as a spin-off of the Shin Megami Tensei series, Persona has become a successful franchise in and of itself, having more cache and accolades than the series it spun off from. As part of SEGA’s latest fiscal report, the publisher has revealed that Persona as a franchise has …
Read More »Mario Kart 8 Deluxe becomes the 2nd best-selling Nintendo game ever
The Mario Kart series has always been one of Nintendo’s most popular, with the arcadey racing franchise typically topping the charts for whatever system it releases on. It therefore comes as little surprise that the overwhelming success of the Switch has aided Mario Kart 8 in becoming Nintendo’s 2nd-highest selling …
Read More »Making Suicide Squad a live-service game was Rocksteady’s idea, not WB
One of the biggest financial flops of the year so far has been Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Developed by Rocksteady, the game was criticised for its live-service elements – costing publisher Warner Bros. over $200 million in losses so far. Interestingly, unlike most live-service flops, the idea to …
Read More »Fallout 4 topped UK sales charts in April as Bethesda promises new patch
Thanks to the critical and commercial success of Amazon’s Fallout TV show, we have seen an influx of players both old and new flock to pretty much all of the various Fallout titles – helping to push many of them to new heights. One such game was Fallout 4, which …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Sonic Mania available now on Netflix Games
In recent years Netflix has been pushing into the video games industry. Starting with pretty small titles, the streaming giant has slowly but surely been bringing an increasing number of big-named games to the service via mobile. The latest title to join Netflix’s gaming library is the excellent Sonic Mania …
Read More »Hi-Fi Rush breaks multiple Xbox records on Steam following studio closure
Over the past week we have seen a massive shift in the narrative towards Microsoft and Xbox, primarily stemming from the recent closure of 4 internal Bethesda studios including Tango Gameworks of Hi-Fi Rush fame. In protest of this decision, fans have flocked to Hi-Fi Rush – making it the …
Read More »Xbox to launch its own mobile game store in July
Microsoft has been making a lot of headlines in recent days following the announcement that they will be closing down 4 Bethesda studios including the much-loved Tango Gameworks. In amongst all this, the console manufacturer also revealed their plans to launch a standalone Xbox web app, allowing the $3 Trillion …
Read More »Vicarious Visions were working on a new Donkey Kong game at one point
Vicarious Visions is one of the more underappreciated Activision Blizzard studios, with the team responsible for the excellent Crash trilogy remake as well as Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 ultimately being reduced to a support studio for Blizzard. Not only had the team previously been working on a remake of …
Read More »Splitgate devs are teasing something new
Back in 2022, the excellent and much-loved free-to-play Halo/Portal-inspired FPS Splitgate was announced to be ceasing development, with the team at the time saying “in order to build the game fans deserve – and to build it in a way that isn’t trying to retrofit and live operate an existing …
Read More »Capcom are once again making another Resident Evil film
The Resident Evil series is one of the most acclaimed and well-loved in the video games industry, with a majority of the franchise’s mainline releases being both commercial and critical juggernauts. Unfortunately, Resident Evil has not fared as well in the film space. This does not appear to be stopping …
Read More »Hades 2 officially launches in Early Access
The full release for Hades put SuperGiant Games on the map back in 2020, winning multiple BAFTAs, Game Awards and more. Following the surprise announcement of a sequel back in late 2022, Hades 2 has now officially entered Early Access. It was already known that Hades 2 would launch in …
Read More »Cat Quest II is free on the Epic Games Store
Each week, those with an Epic Games Store account are privy to a number of titles for free. Right now, account owners can get their hands on the 3rd entry in the tower defense series Orcs Must Die! as well as the surpurrr-isingly excellent open-world action-RPG Cat Quest II. Available …
Read More »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 …
Read More »“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 …
Read More »THQ Nordic announces 2024 Digital Showcase
As they have done for a couple years now, publisher THQ Nordic is hosting its own online video game showcase. Set to go live on the 2nd of August, 2024’s THQ Nordic Digital Showcase will feature “new announcements, exciting updates on Gothic 1 Remake, Titan Quest II and much more.” …
Read More »New Starfield update announced, bringing 60fps and a whole lot more
Starfield launched in September last year to somewhat mixed reviews, with the perception surrounding the game being increasingly soured as time went on. That said, Todd Howard and the team at Bethesda Game Studios have been cooking a massive update – though one which arguably should’ve been available at launch. …
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn is leaving PlayStation Plus Extra
A couple years ago Sony revamped its PlayStation Plus subscription service with new tiers including PS Plus Extra – which serves essentially like Xbox’s Game Pass. Though day-one first-party additions are absent, a good number of PlayStation games have been added over time. Surprisingly, Guerrilla Games’ Horizon Zero Dawn is …
Read More »Ghostrunner 2, Tunic and more coming to PS Plus Essential
As they do each month, Sony gives away a number of titles to all those with a PlayStation Plus subscription. Available to keep forever and play as long as you are actively subscribed, May’s monthly PS Plus titles have now been revealed. Making the announcement on the PlayStation Blog, the …
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