In a game all about creation and interaction, it’s surprising that The Sims franchise has historically opted out of featuring any significant multiplayer features (save for The Sims Online). In the latest investor meeting however, EA’s CEO, Andrew Wilson, alluded to the fact that the next Sims title could feature …
Read More »More shake-ups at Sony occur, as SIE Japan Studio gets a new Studio Director
In the lead up to the PlayStation 5’s release, Sony appears to be going through a great deal of corporate restructuring. The latest announcement comes from Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Japan Studio, where Nicolas Doucet, the Creative Director and Producer of Astro Bot: Rescue Mission has been promoted to Studio Director. …
Read More »Nintendo dominates this week’s UK top-ten games chart
This year, video game chart tracking in the UK has changed quite a bit, with UKIE taking on the challenge and mixing physical and digital game sales when possible. So far, this has made the weekly 2020 charts quite interesting so far and this week, the top ten had another …
Read More »Flashpoint emulator will preserve thousands of games when Adobe Flash goes down
The writing has been on the wall for Adobe Flash for years now, with plans for it go offline officially at the end of this year. Many web games were made using Flash throughout the 2000s, which may have been lost at the end of this year if not for …
Read More »PlatinumGames hints at its next project, launching the #Platinum4 teaser site
It looks like PlatinumGames is gearing up for a busy 2020. The game studio is currently actively developing three different titles, but if its new teaser site is anything to go by, fans may soon hear of a fourth. The website four.platinumgames.com recently went live, and though it is currently …
Read More »Warcraft 3: Reforged officially has the lowest user-score on Metacritic
Towards the end of last week, fans began making their disappointment in Blizzard heard, giving Warcraft 3: Reforged an incredibly low 0.6 user score rating on Metacritic. Since then, the score has dropped again to 0.5, officially making it the lowest user-rated game on Metacritic. There is even talk of …
Read More »Steam sets new record for highest number of active users
Back in January 2018, we saw a new milestone hit on Steam, with 18.5 million users all online and using the platform at once. That record has remained in place for two years now but this week, it was finally broken, with Steam having its biggest day yet. The new …
Read More »A new Silent Hill film adaptation is in the works
The Silent Hill franchise is currently in an interesting position. Since the first game’s original release in 1999, the series has seen over a dozen titles released, including two film adaptations. Ever since 2014 however, when Hideo Kojima’s Silent Hills was announced via the P.T. ‘Playable Teaser’, and subsequently cancelled …
Read More »Apex Legends mobile is still in development, new details revealed
Although there's no confirmed release date yet, the handheld version of Apex Legends is inching closer than ever. New details regarding the mobile game have been revealed to the public, through EA's Q3 report. As per Dexerto, the first signs of the release of a handheld version of Apex Legends started …
Read More »Former Dragon Age director leaves Ubisoft after one year
Over the last few years, Ubisoft has been trying something new with the Assassin's Creed franchise, pushing the series into RPG territory. After the release of Assassin's Creed Odyssey, former Dragon Age and BioWare creative director, Mike Laidlaw, joined Ubisoft Quebec but now just over one year later, he is …
Read More »Nintendo hacker pleads guilty and faces time in prison as well as a $260,000 bill
Normally when we hear early details about new consoles or video games, it is just a case of word of mouth within the industry spilling out on to the web. In some instances though, more illicit means are used to gather information, as is the case with one California resident …
Read More »Discord cuts back on game launcher features to refocus on ‘core chat experience’
Discord is dialling back on some of its more ambitious platform features, looking to cut out anything that makes the app "too bulky" or takes away from the core chat experience.
Read More »Platinum Games to turn to Kickstarter to bring The Wonderful 101 to Switch and PS4
Just a few weeks ago, rumours began swirling about two more Wii U games set to join the Nintendo Switch library and get a second shot in the spotlight. Now, it appears that one of those games will be The Wonderful 101, Platinum Games' superhero action adventure. The Wonderful 101 …
Read More »Dota Underlords will leave Early Access this month
Over the last year, Valve has been working away on Dota Underlords as an Early Access title. Now, the game is ready for a full release, with the game set to leave Early Access this month, complete with new features, including a single-player component. Dota Underlords is leaving Early Access …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege gets dynamic resolution scaling and target frame rate lock
Rainbow Six Siege got a brand new PC feature recently, with Ubisoft adding Vulkan API support to the game, complete with an adaptive scaling option with its own frame rate lock so you can guarantee peak performance during gameplay. This update is available on both the Steam and uPlay versions of …
Read More »Bungie begins hiring for new non-Destiny project
Remember a couple of years ago when Bungie received a huge $100 million investment and trademarked a new game series? Well that project seems to be finding movement this year, as the studio begins expanding, seeking talent to help out with a brand new IP. Ever since leaving Microsoft and …
Read More »Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order exceeded EA’s sales expectations
EA has notoriously had controversial opinions when it comes to the value of publishing single-player only games and story-driven titles. That could start to change though, as Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is surpassing lofty sales expectations. Initially, EA was hoping to sell 8 million copies of Respawn's Star Wars …
Read More »Nintendo’s Breath of the Wild sequel apparently won’t be out in 2020
One of the biggest surprises from E3 2019 was Nintendo's announcement for a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. So far, all we've had is a short teaser and confirmation that the game is in the works. Rumours have risen expectations for a release date this …
Read More »Warcraft 3: Reforged gets one of the lowest Metacritic user scores of all time
The lowest user score in Metacritic's history?
Read More »Former BioWare and Naughty Dog developers team up for new sci-fi RPG
Early last year, Wizards of the Coast announced that it was forming a new game studio in partnership with former BioWare veterans. Now almost a year later, the studio has been officially unveiled as Archetype Entertainment, and their first game will be a sci-fi RPG. James Ohlen, formerly a BioWare …
Read More »Platinum Games may have been in talks to join Xbox Game Studios before new investment
Platinum Games has managed to remain independent for years now while delivering solid action games like Bayonetta and Nier Automata. Last year, the studio went on a fundraising spree to gain support for new projects. While it didn't come to fruition, the studio was apparently in talks to join Microsoft's …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII Remake gets a new story trailer
While the recent Final Fantasy VII Remake delay was a bit of a downer, Square Enix is swiftly lifting our spirits with a brand new trailer for the game. Better yet, the trailer acts as the debut for the remake's theme song, composed by Nobuo Uematsu. The trailer mostly features …
Read More »Nintendo squashes ‘Switch Pro’ rumours once again
There have been rumours surrounding a ‘Switch Pro' release since 2018 and so far, Nintendo has squashed them each time. With next-gen consoles coming this year, expectations for a Switch Pro in 2020 began to rise, but Nintendo says it is not happening. An additional Switch model did end up …
Read More »An updated AMD Raise The Game bundle is coming
AMD’s Raise the Game bundle was available with the purchase of selected AMD Radeon graphics cards during 2019 but officially ended on 31st December. AMD graphics card owners were still able to redeem bundle codes until 30th January 2020. A new Raise the Game bundle has been expected from AMD …
Read More »The ESA is revamping E3 and the media registration process to avoid data leaks
E3 has been in some trouble for a while now, with publishers losing interest and the number of attendees paving the way for very lengthy waiting lines for short gameplay demos. The situation reached new heights last year when the ESA leaked personal details of media attendants via a security …
Read More »Farming Simulator 19 is the latest free game from Epic Games Store
Another week, another free game on the Epic Games Store. Throughout the next six days, Epic will be giving away a digital copy of Farming Simulator 19 for free. The latest game coming from the Farming Simulator series is the most complete too. Built upon the success of Farming Simulator …
Read More »Google attempts to ease concerns with Stadia news update
This week, we observed growing concern and unease from Google Stadia users, with early adopters taking to forums to discuss a lack of updates, missing features and other issues. Google has seemingly taken notice, finally releasing a January update running down newer developments for the platform. On the latest Stadia …
Read More »Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary PC flight and Reach Forge mode are making progress
As part of the MCC December development update, we learned that good progress was being made on Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary for PC, with Halo 2 and 3 also not being far behind. Now, we’ve got another update, with Halo 1’s remaster to begin beta testing in February, as well as …
Read More »The Outer Worlds comes to Nintendo Switch in March
Obsidian put itself back in the spotlight last year with the successful release of The Outer Worlds. The game has been out on PC, Xbox One and PS4 for a while now but soon, the game will also be landing on the Nintendo Switch. Virtuos Games was the development partner …
Read More »Nintendo Switch surpasses SNES in lifetime sales
The Nintendo Switch has been surpassing expectations since it first launched in March 2017. It didn't take long for the console to surpass the Wii U in lifetime sales and now just ahead of the console's third birthday, the Switch has surpassed the SNES. During the Q4 holiday season of …
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