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Saber Interactive splits off from Embracer, taking the KOTOR Remake, 4A Games, 3D Realms, Slipgate Ironworks and other studios with them...

The Metro series has never been a blockbuster franchise, with the stealth-horror FPS games seeing a respectable amount of success relative to their popularity. That said, the latest entry in the series – Metro Exodus – has broken free of this niche in a massive way, having now officially sold …

Earlier this week, Deep Silver announced plans for a brand new Metro game. While this won't be the next major game in the series from 4A Games, it will be an exciting spin-off, bringing the tense world of Metro to VR for the first time. Metro: Awakening is an origin …

Since the release of Half-Life Alyx in 2020, we've not really seen a huge boost in high-quality and widely praised single-player VR titles. We could be heading towards another similarly big release soon though, with a new Metro VR game teased to be in the works.  Half-Life translated very well …

While we thought CD Projekt Red was done with Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay additions after the release of Phantom Liberty, it turns out that was not the case. Last week, the studio announced a surprise 2.1 update, promising some new highly requested fan features for PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5. …

The Metro series has never been a blockbuster franchise, with the games seeing a respectable amount of success relative to their popularity. That said, the latest entry in the series – Metro Exodus – seems to have broken free of this niche, as the game has sold over 8.5 million …

Recently, 4A Games made headlines after making extensive content creation tools available for Metro Exodus, setting things up nicely for the modding future of the game. Now, the studio is back in the news, as it seems a new Metro game is on the way and is already fully playable. 

Video game mods can help push titles to new heights, infinitely extending a game’s life cycle while also allowing for near endless kinds of content to be added. Typically, developers shy away from releasing modding tools for their games – with a decent selection of notable exceptions. Fortunately, Metro Exodus’ …

A couple of weeks ago we learned that the Yakuza series would be heading to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium in August. Today, Sony announced the full line-up of new PS+ games for the month, which includes much more than the Yakuza games. These games will be available to those …

We have seen dozens of studios, publishers, console manufacturers and more all take a stand against Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. One of the latest to do so is HumbleBundle, which is offering a new bundle with 100% of proceeds going to charity. HumbleBundle used to be known for their generous …

Ever since the game first came out, modders have been doing some amazing work with Cyberpunk 2077 – CD Projekt Red even ended up hiring some of them to help with development. This week, one of the most impressive mods for the game released, adding in a fully functional metro …

While we normally go into E3 with endless possibilities for announcements, some companies like to keep expectations in check ahead of time. For this year, Deep Silver and Koch Media have confirmed that we will not be seeing several major titles, including Dead Island 2.  Over on Twitter last night, …

Each week, the Epic Games Store offers a number of free titles to all those with an Epic Games account. This week, account holders can get their hands on the hex-based roguelike For the King, as well as the tense and atmospheric first-person shooter Metro: Last Light from now until …

It has been ten years since 4A Games first released Metro 2033 and since then, the studio has grown and improved. The most recent game in the series, Metro Exodus, will soon be getting updated for next-gen consoles and there is still more Metro to come in the future.  An …

Embracer Group, the parent company of THQ Nordic, has acquired a number of game studios this week, starting off with 4A Games – best known for the Metro series. Not only has 4A Games been acquired, but their new owners also confirmed that work on a fourth Metro game is …

Each month, Sony’s PlayStation Now game subscription service sees a number of new titles added. For the month of June, subscribers can stream or download Metro Exodus, Dishonored 2 and NASCAR Heat 4. These three titles are joining the over 800 others already available on the service, including games such …

Following the launch of Halo Reach on Xbox Game Pass yesterday, The company has announced the full line-up of games that will be adorning the service in December for PC. The titles joining the service include Metro: Last Light Redux, Farming Simulator 17, and Human: Fall Flat – among others. …

Windows 10 has been out for a few months and for the most part, people seem to like it. However, at the moment there are two systems for changing system settings, the classic control panel that we've grown familiar with over the years and the new ‘Settings' menu. Now as …

Microsoft is taking another step back from the ‘Metro' UI vision it had with Windows 8 and 8.1 by announcing that it will soon retire the tiled interface version of Skype, moving back to the regular desktop iteration of the messenger program. Users of the Skype metro app will be …

If you do not like modern graphics user interfaces of the latest operating, you will have to get over it because this is exactly how GUIs will look like going forward, according to a former Apple engineer. Flat is the new black. Millions of users have criticized Apple and Microsoft …

At present Microsoft Corp. only sells applications with Metro-style “modern” interface in its Windows Store, possibly to ensure that all the apps it sells are optimized for both PCs and tablets. However, starting next year the company will change alter its policy and will start sales of apps that do …

Microsoft made a monumental announcement this morning. No, it's not a revamped Windows 8, no the next Xbox isn't just around the corner. Microsoft has a new logo and it's inspiration is clearly Metro. The design language, not a shortening of another word. This is the first time Microsoft has …

Following the release of the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 and with many folks trying it and feeling terribly lost without their beloved Start Menu, a third party has come to the rescue and provided a free substitute that does its best to mimic the Start Menu as closely as …

Some fresh screenshots shared online of one of the latest builds of Windows 8 (8220) give one significant point of interest and difference in relation to past builds; that being in the way of our beloved Start Menu that has only had subtle changes over many years of Windows releases. …

Microsoft provided a brief overview on Tuesday of its Internet Explorer 10 web browser that will be a part of Windows 8. The details shared confirm that there will be two versions of it; a normal Windows application not unlike existing versions of IE, and a second “Metro-style” touch-friendly browser …

Alongside Windows 8 development, the next version of Microsoft Office (codenamed Office 15) is also right on track with a Technical Preview having just been distributed to a select group of customers under non-disclosure agreements for testing. PJ Hough whom is CVP of Development for Microsoft's Office Division said, “At …

Things look to be moving well for Microsoft's Windows 8 developer team with indication on a Windows developer build tracking site that the next Microsoft OS has just reached final pre-beta build (8189.0.winmain.120120-1830) status; another big milestone met in timely order. The next step in the works requires Microsoft's own …