While the PC market has allowed for multiplayer games to be freely played online without any issues, all three console manufacturers offer subscription services for online play. Nintendo’s most recent service, the Nintendo Switch Online’s Expansion Pack has seemingly been performing well despite the initial controversy. The Nintendo Switch Online’s …
Read More »Dying Light 2’s first DLC has been delayed
Dying Light 2 released earlier in 2022 after many years of delays and uncertainty surrounding the sequel to 2015’s hit open-world zombie game. After struggling to get the title out the door initially, the team at Techland have now announced that they are delaying the first piece of post-launch DLC. …
Read More »Kirby 64 is Switch’s NSO Expansion Pack game for May
When Nintendo officially announced its Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) Expansion Pack service, adding Nintendo 64 and SEGA games, many were left wondering just how often it would be supported with new content. Currently, Nintendo is continuing its trend of releasing a new title each month – with Kirby 64 coming …
Read More »Square Enix recommends Balan Wonderworld “with confidence” despite Director disputes
Last month, one of the core creators of Sonic the Hedgehog and the ex-head of Sonic Team, Yuji Naka, took to Twitter in a surprise move, discussing the many problems with Naka’s most recent console release and placing much of the blame squarely on Square Enix. The publisher has now …
Read More »Call of Duty Mobile gains 150 million more players in one year
Just over one year ago we reported that Call of Duty Mobile had reached a major milestone, surpassing half a billion downloads since its launch in late 2019. Over the course of the past year, the free-to-play game has continued to balloon in popularity, now surpassing 650 million downloads. In …
Read More »Resident Evil Re:Verse may be releasing soon
2021’s Resident Evil Village was intended to release alongside a standalone multiplayer game known as Resident Evil Re:Verse. After a less-than-stellar beta period, the game was delayed to 2022. Now, almost 1 year later, Resident Evil Re:Verse may finally be releasing soon as the game has been re-rated in Europe. …
Read More »Breath of the Wild has outsold all other 3D Zelda games combined
2017’s The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild certainly rejuvenated a franchise which was beginning to feel somewhat stale at the time. This new and ambitious title paired with a brand new system made for the best selling Zelda game at the time. Now, it has outsold all other …
Read More »Studio behind LEGO Star Wars reportedly in trouble
The recent release and success of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga helped to elevate our thoughts when it comes to what exactly a licensed LEGO video game is – for the better. Despite all this success, the team behind this most recent LEGO game, TT Games, appears to be …
Read More »Pokémon sells 35 million in one year as Nintendo releases Fiscal report
The Pokémon franchise is the biggest media property of all time, bringing in a total of more than $110 Billion since its inception in 1996. Nintendo has now released their latest Quarterly Fiscal figures, revealing that the Pokémon franchise is doing better than ever. Nintendo recently released their latest figures …
Read More »EA’s FIFA games are now officially called EA Sports FC
Back in March we reported that the relationship between game publisher EA and the FIFA corporation had been deteriorating, with reports late last year suggesting that EA may in fact lose the FIFA license due to the two parties being unable to settle a monetary dispute regarding licensing fees. EA …
Read More »Nintendo announces new Indie World Direct
Nintendo was the first gaming company to popularise digital game showcases years before the global pandemic forced others to follow suit. One of the console manufacturer’s primary showcases is the Indie World Showcase – the newest entry of which will go live tomorrow. Making the announcement on Twitter, the official …
Read More »Stardew Valley is one of the best selling games of all time
As fans eagerly await the release of ConcernedApe’s new game – Haunted Chocolatier – many are continuing to purchase and play the indie studio’s previous title: Stardew Valley. Having released back in 2016, the farming game has only continued to get better and better, with this reflecting the game’s commercial …
Read More »Major Dreams update adds greater art style variety
Media Molecule’s Dreams is one of the most interesting games currently, offering a unique way to both develop and play games, films, shows, music and all other forms of media. The team at Media Molecule have been consistently updating the game, with this latest patch bringing a whole host of …
Read More »Nintendo may finally bring Twilight Princess and Wind Waker to Switch
The Legend of Zelda is one of Nintendo’s most prestigious franchises. Though the release of 2017’s Breath of the Wild somewhat reinvented the franchise, older entries in the series are still loved by millions. After more than 5 years on the market, the Switch may finally be getting The Legend …
Read More »Square Enix lost money on Outriders, latest figures suggest
Square Enix has not had a great year so far. After selling off a large part of the company for a relatively low price and the bad blood between the publisher and Balan Wonderworld creator Yuji Naka, it has now been revealed that one of the biggest Square games from …
Read More »MiHoYo confirms that Genshin Impact for Switch is still happening
Recently we reported that Genshin Impact has made more than $3 Billion on mobile alone since its launch in September 2020. Though the game is also currently available on PC and PlayStation, a Nintendo Switch version was promised long ago. As fans began to worry that the Switch port had …
Read More »Survival MMO The Day Before delayed by almost a year
The Day Before is a much-anticipated open-world survival MMO “set in a deadly, post-pandemic America overrun by flesh-hungry infected and survivors killing each other for food, weapons, and cars”. The game was originally intended to release next month, though it has now been pushed all the way back to March …
Read More »Genshin Impact has made over $3 Billion on mobile alone
While the mobile market is often forgotten, it continues to chug along as the single biggest video game sector. An example of this can be seen by none other than Genshin Impact, which has now officially made over $3 Billion on mobile alone. Genshin Impact is one of the biggest …
Read More »Summer Games Fest and Game Awards will come to IMAX theatres
As we move towards an all-digital future where anything is accessible at the click of a button from the comfort of your home, there is still space for the traditional way of doing things. In an exciting move by Geoff Keighley, the upcoming Summer Games Fest showcase will be viewable …
Read More »PREY and its DLC will be free on the Epic Games Store next week
Each week the Epic Games Store offers a number of free games to all those with an Epic Games account. From the 12th of may, users can get their hands on the much-loved first-person sci-fi game PREY, as well as the hand-drawn action-exploration game set in Norse mythology, Jotun...
Read More »Upcoming Xbox showcase will feature nearly every internal studio
Microsoft has spent the past few years greatly expanding its roster of first party studios through the acquisition of other well-established developers. It seems soon we will see the fruits of this labour as according to one industry insider, the upcoming Xbox games showcase will feature almost every single first-party …
Read More »WB reportedly trying to sell their studios again
Last year we reported that Warner Bros was looking to sell its games division. This never came to be, with the publisher later choosing to remain within the industry. It seems the latest round of acquisitions has sparked WB’s interest once again, as the publisher is reportedly looking to sell …
Read More »Activision blames poor COD sales on WW2 setting
The Call of Duty franchise is in an interesting position currently. Though still one of the biggest games of the year every year, the latest game – Call of Duty Vanguard – has seemingly failed to meet sales expectations, with Activision putting the blame on the game’s World War 2 …
Read More »Industry insider suggests Square Enix might be acquired by Sony
Video game companies are engaging in acquisitions left and right, with the most recent news being that Embracer Group will be acquiring a majority of the Western side of Square Enix. Now the focus has shifted to Square's Japanese side, with rumours suggesting that the publisher may be acquired by …
Read More »PS Now’s final-ever batch of games announced
Ahead of Sony’s revamped PlayStation Plus launch, which will be absorbing PlayStation Now into one unified service, the console manufacturer is continuing to flesh out their PS Now library. May’s PlayStation Now games have been announced – the final list of games to be added under this soon-to-be-absorbed service. Making …
Read More »Marvel Games reportedly lost Square Enix $200 million
Avengers Endgame released in 2019 to global fanfare and billions of dollars in profit. Since then, Marvel has partnered with a number of studios in an attempt to replicate this success in video game form. Unfortunately, it seems that for Square Enix, all the Marvel games did was burn $200 …
Read More »Netflix gives first look at Sonic Prime TV show
Sonic the Hedgehog is on a bit of a hot streak at the moment. With the Blue Blur’s latest film breaking records at the box office and the potential of both Sonic Origins and Frontiers being good Sonic games, Sonic fans are eating well in 2022. Netflix has now given …
Read More »May’s free PS Plus games are now live
Each month, Sony gives a number of PlayStation games away for ‘free’ to all those who are subscribed to the console manufacturer’s PS Plus service. For the month of May, you can now get your hands on a varied selection of quality titles – and FIFA. Available to add to …
Read More »Quantic Dream is trying to improve its studio’s culture following lawsuits
Quantic Dream was involved in a major public lawsuit which began back in 2018 following an expose by multiple French media outlets claiming that the studio suffers from a hostile workplace environment. Though the studio adamantly denied these reports during the trials, Quantic Dream has now released a statement showing …
Read More »Google redesigns Stadia’s storefront
Google’s game streaming service, Stadia, launched back in late 2019 with a solid enough gameplay experience backed by an unfortunately subpar storefront, lacking many of the most basic functionalities expected. Over time, Google has slowly improved Stadia, with the latest update overhauling the store’s design. As reported by 9to5Google, the …
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