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. Unfortunately, he would leave late last year, with no …
Read More »Total sales for PlayStation’s PC ports have leaked
In an unfortunate case of ransomware, Insomniac Games have had a great deal of their internal documents leaked online. As part of this, concrete sales figures for the many PC ports of PlayStation titles have now been revealed. As shared by Reddit user ‘OrangeC-2003’, an internal document from February 2023 …
Read More »Leak reveals full sales history for Insomniac Games
In what has unfortunately become one of the biggest ransomware attacks in recent memory here in the games industry, Insomniac Games have had a boatload of internal documents and information leaked. While we will not address a majority of it for obvious reasons, one interesting leak detailed complete sales stats …
Read More »Bethesda shares 2024 roadmap for Fallout 76
While perhaps not quite as great of a redemption story as No Man’s Sky, Fallout 76 has for the past half a decade been slowly growing and improving – making it a far cry from what the experience was like back at launch. With the year coming to an end, …
Read More »Valve releases Steam’s 2023 year-in-review
2023 is nearing its end, and with just a few weeks left in the year, Valve has now released their 2023 Steam Year in Review, letting you take a look at all your gaming stats from the past 365 days. Available HERE and also on the Steam client homepage, 2023’s …
Read More »EA Refreshes Frostbite Engine with new logo
Game engines are an important tool required for video game development. While many have resorted to using licensed engines such as Epic Games’s Unreal Engine 5, EA is one of the many publishers to have created their own tech in the form of the Frostbite Engine. Being somewhat of a …
Read More »Game Awards winner Sea of Stars surpasses 4 million players
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, the studio has now revealed that over 4 million people have played Sea of Stars since its launch back in August. Making the announcement …
Read More »Bethesda reportedly turned down pitch by Obsidian for TES spin-off
In the decade since its release, many have deemed Obsidian Entertainment’s Fallout New Vegas to be one of if not the best entry in the Fallout series. Unfortunately, Bethesda deemed the game a failure due to it missing an arbitrary Metacritic score by a single point. Had this not been …
Read More »Kamiya left PlatinumGames because “I don’t think of games as products”
Back in December, the co-founder and face of PlatinumGames, Hideki Kamiya, announced that he had left the studio. Since then, Kamiya has opened up a YouTube channel where he has been rather candid about his current situation. Speaking to IGN, the co-founder has now explained exactly why he departed the …
Read More »Epic CEO claims “The end of these ridiculous 30% fees is near”
Last week, we reported on a statement from Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney in which he explained why Fortnite is not available on the Steam Deck. Sweeney has since made his position even clearer, suggesting that Steam’s 30% fees are to blame. In response to a Twitter post discussing the …
Read More »Fortnite’s TMNT crossover puts SF6 to shame
It has become commonplace for pretty much any and all live-service titles to crossover with other franchises – be it gaming or otherwise. That said, Fortnite’s collabs tend to be a cut above the rest, especially when it comes to the skins they sell. The latest crossover sees the Teenage …
Read More »Persona 5 series has sold 10 million copies
While the Persona series was a historically a relatively popular JRPG franchise, the 2017 release of Persona 5 put ATLUS on the map in a whole new way. Though the studio has been taking its sweet time with the inevitable Persona 6, the most recent entry has become a successful …
Read More »New Game+ comes to Spider-Man 2 early next year
Back in September – ahead of the game’s launch – Insomniac Games shared a bunch of details surrounding the many accessibility options available within Spider-Man 2. At the time, the team revealed that not all features would be available at launch. Now, we know when these are arriving – and …
Read More »Mortal Kombat 1 ‘Kross-Play’ launches in February
Ahead of the game’s release, back in September NetherRealm revealed to fans that the then-upcoming Mortal Kombat 1 would not include cross play – at least not at launch. With us now being a few months into the game’s lifecycle NetherRealm has revealed when MK1 will be getting the much-requested feature. …
Read More »Kojima partners with A24 for Death Stranding film
Late last year we reported that a film adaptation of Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding was in the works – though very few specifics were shared at the time. While the project still remains a relative mystery, Kojima has now announced a surprising partnership. In a press release published to their …
Read More »Death Stranding surpasses 16 million players
Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions took a big risk when they chose to develop Death Stranding: A delivery simulator with divisive gameplay and ‘frustrating’ mechanics. Despite this, the game managed to find its audience – and while it may have had a relatively slow start – Death Stranding has now …
Read More »Destiny 2 Legacy Collection is free on the Epic Games Store
Each week, Epic Games gives away a game or two to all those with an Epic Games account. As they have done for the past many years, the Christmas season sees the platform holder go all-out on offering titles for free. 2023’s Holiday giveaway begins with Destiny 2: Legacy Collection. …
Read More »GTA V added to PS Plus Extra
Each month, Sony updates its library of PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium titles, adding and removing games on a regular basis. In alignment with the recent announcement of GTA VI (and a new update to GTA Online), the PS5 remaster of 2013’s GTA V has now been added to the service. Making …
Read More »Minecraft FINALLY gets 4K support on Xbox
Despite being by far the best-selling game of all time with more than 300 million copies sold, Minecraft on consoles has fallen far behind when it comes to receiving any tech upgrades – so much so that on the latest and greatest Series X, the game was still limited to …
Read More »Epic CEO explains why Fortnite isn’t on the Steam Deck
Epic Games has spent the last few years making a massive name for itself, going from a ‘mere’ engine developer to one of the biggest game publishers around, releasing arguably the most popular game currently (Fortnite) and even opening up their own PC store. Despite this, Fortnite isn’t available on …
Read More »PlayStation’s 2023 wrap-up now available
With 2023 coming to a close, service providers have begun to premiere their end-of-year wrap-ups, giving users a look at fun and interesting stats for the past year. Available right now, PlayStation’s annual wrap-up is now live; gifting players a unique avatar. Making the announcement on the PlayStation Blog, the …
Read More »Disney gives hope for Knights of the Old Republic Remake
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is for many the best video game based in the Star Wars universe. Developed by Bioware, the 2003 RPG was announced to be getting a remake a couple years ago – before ultimately seemingly being canned. Despite this, hope lives on thanks to …
Read More »Xbox Year in Review goes live
As the year concludes, Microsoft (among many others) have published their annual Spotify-Wrapped-like experiences, letting you take a look back at all the games you played throughout the year – and any specific trends or patterns that you happened to engage with over the past 365 days. The Xbox 2023 …
Read More »There is a Tekken 8 demo on the way for PC and consoles
Ahead of its launch on the 26th of January, Bandai Namco have started to rev up the marketing engine for Tekken 8, showing off many of the title’s game modes and announcing an upcoming free demo. Announced via the PlayStation Blog, O’Dell Harmon Jr. – a Specialist for Content Communications …
Read More »Google reveals most searched games of 2023
2023 has undoubtedly been a massive year for gaming, in particular when it comes to the sheer number of high quality titles published on a constant basis. With the year coming to a close, Google has released its search statistics, showing the most popular games of the year. Published to …
Read More »Uncharted movie sequel confirmed by Mark Wahlberg
2022’s Uncharted film represented one of the first projects to come out of Sony’s PlayStation Productions subsidiary. Despite receiving middling critic reviews, it seems as though the film made enough money to warrant a sequel. While the Uncharted film was clearly developed with future entries in mind, the relative success …
Read More »Jedi: Survivor’s complete 1444-paged sheet music published online
A video game’s soundtrack is just as important as the game itself in many instances. Despite this, developers rarely give it the flowers it deserves – with many publishers just now beginning to release their game soundtracks to music services. It therefore comes as a massive yet welcome surprise to …
Read More »Free Radical officially announces studio closure
Back in November, it was reported that the Embracer Group-owned studio Free Radical would likely be shutting down, with a consultation said to be taking place ahead of the supposed closure. Unfortunately, it seems as though the TimeSplitters studio will indeed be closed, with the Free Radical now confirming this fact. …
Read More »Skull and Bones is Finally officially releasing in February 2024
Skull and Bones has had an incredibly turbulent development. After being delayed over half a dozen times and pushed back years beyond its initial release date, the multiplayer Ubisoft pirate game looks to finally, FINALLY be arriving early next year – with an official launch date having been announced at …
Read More »God of War Ragnarok sells 15 million copies in first year
During the 2023 Game Awards, Sony Santa Monica and Kratos made a surprising appearance, announcing a free rogue-like DLC in the form of God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla. Alongside the announcement, SSM revealed that the 2022 game has sold an impressive 15 million copies. Taking to the PlayStation blog to …
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