Epic lays off 830 employees - 16% of its staff
by Lewis Packwood | Sep 29, 2023 | Gaming, News
Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite and Unreal Engine, has laid off 16% of its workforce after "spending way more money than we earn".
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Payday 3 | What happens when your live service game isn't live?
by Vikki Blake | Sep 29, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Opinions
As Payday 3 struggles with launch "day" woes, Vikki Blake wonders how long the live service bubble can survive.
Van Gogh Museum reveals Pokémon paintings
by Lewis Packwood | Sep 28, 2023 | Gaming, News
As its new Pokémon collaboration opens, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has shown off various Pokémon versions of Van Gogh's paintings.
Jim Ryan is stepping down as the head of PlayStation
by Lewis Packwood | Sep 28, 2023 | Gaming, News
Sony Interactive Entertainment boss Jim Ryan is set to retire in March next year, after nearly 30 years at Sony and four in his current role.
Far Cry 7 | Potential story details emerge
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 28, 2023 | Gaming, News
The upcoming Far Cry 7 will be about "rescuing the player's kidnapped family," according to Insider Gaming's sources.
Hyenas | Sega has cancelled Creative Assembly's multiplayer shooter
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 28, 2023 | Gaming, News
In a surprise move, Sega has confirmed that it has cancelled Creative Assembly's upcoming multiplayer shooter, Hyenas.
Sony allegedly ordered a statue-making company to "destroy" all its PlayStation merchandise
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 27, 2023 | Gaming, News
"Sony has told us to destroy all of our PlayStation merchandise," the statue-making company Gaming Heads alleges. This purportedly includes items customers have paid for.
EA has quietly delisted its FIFA games from digital storefronts
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 27, 2023 | Gaming, News
EA has delisted all of its FIFA games from Steam and Epic Games Store. A search on Steam now brings up EA Sports FC 24 as the first result...
The Talos Principle 2 gets a release date and a new trailer
by Lewis Packwood | Sep 27, 2023 | Gaming, News
Croteam's long-awaited sequel to its acclaimed 2014 puzzler The Talos Principle is due to launch in just over a month.
Greenfield is a story-driven puzzle-platformer with some beautifully surreal artwork
by Lewis Packwood | Sep 27, 2023 | Gaming, News
Developer Six Foot Giraffe has revealed Greenfield, in which you explore a forgotten island facility to unlock a dark mystery.
Final Fantasy XVI | The homogeneity of triple-A game design, and what it can learn from Baldur’s Gate 3
by Iain Mitchell | Sep 27, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Opinions
Final Fantasy XVI had its brilliant points, but it also hews closely to the constrictive staples of modern game design. Baldur’s Gate 3, Iain argues, offers a way forward.
Capcom boss thinks games are too cheap
by Lewis Packwood | Sep 26, 2023 | Gaming, News
Capcom chief Haruhiro Tsujimoto says: "Personally, I feel that game prices are too low."
Look at this glorious Dreamcast Christmas tree ornament
by Lewis Packwood | Sep 26, 2023 | Gaming, News
The new Dreamcast Christmas tree ornament from Hallmark lights up and plays tunes from Sonic Adventure.
Assassin's Creed Mirage contains "nostalgic" 2007 filter option
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 26, 2023 | Gaming, News
Fans of the original Assassin's Creed and its blue colour palette will be able to turn on a "nostalgic" filter in Assassin's Creed Mirage.
Timespinner 2 announced, features more lovely pixel art
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 26, 2023 | Gaming, Uncategorised
Five years on from the original, Timespinner 2 emerges with more Metroidvania action and gorgeous 16-bit style pixel art.
The 5 weirdest Japan-only Nintendo Famicom games
by Steven Tucker | Sep 26, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Guides
Ozzy Osbourne, Soviet leaders, and babies with magical rattles all feature in our list of the five weirdest Japan-only Famicom games ever made…
Yuzo Koshiro shooter Earthion is getting a physical Mega Drive and Genesis release
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 25, 2023 | Gaming, News
Earthion, the upcoming shoot-'em-up being developed by Yuzo Koshiro, will get a Mega Drive, Genesis and current-gen release by Limited Run Games.
The small print of the Activision Blizzard deal contains a requirement to support emulators
by Lewis Packwood | Sep 25, 2023 | Gaming, News
The deal whereby Ubisoft will handle the streaming of Activision games includes a clause insisting that Microsoft must 'support emulators'.
Steam Shmup Fest begins today
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 25, 2023 | Gaming, News
Starting today, 25 September, Steam Shmup Fest ushers in a week of discounts and demos related to anything involving shooting and explosions.
Developers cautiously welcome Unity’s drastically revised Runtime Fee charge
by Lewis Packwood | Sep 25, 2023 | Gaming, News
Unity has walked back many of its proposed changes, to the relief of many, but the issue of trust remains.
Hideki Kamiya is to leave PlatinumGames
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 25, 2023 | Gaming, News
Design legend and studio co-founder Hideki Kamiya is to leave PlatinumGames in October, the company has announced.
The final Famicom was made 20 years ago today
by Steven Tucker | Sep 25, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Guides
It's twenty years since Nintendo’s final Famicom was made in Japan. We look back at the differences between it and its western cousin, the NES.
New Lord of the Rings game, Tales of the Shire, coming in 2024
by Maria Lattila | Sep 22, 2023 | Gaming, News
Private Division and Wētā Workshop promise a new way to explore Middle-earth in a cosy new Lord of the Rings game, Tales of the Shire.
Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal close to being cleared by UK regulator
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 22, 2023 | Gaming, News, Uncategorised
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority previously blocked Microsoft's Activision deal, but it's now happy with a revised proposal.
Tom Clancy’s The Division 3 is in the works at Ubisoft
by Maria Lattila | Sep 22, 2023 | Gaming, News
Good news for the fans of the Tom Clancyverse - The Division 3 is now officially in the works at Massive Entertainment.
Crystal Dynamics | Layoffs reported at Tomb Raider studio as part of Embracer restructuring
by Lewis Packwood | Sep 21, 2023 | Gaming, News
Ten employees have been laid off at Crystal Dynamics as Embracer continues its drive to cut costs.
Intro sequences: a relic of the past, or a lost art to be redeemed?
by Jon Bailes | Sep 21, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Opinions
Games like Tekken and Silent Hill began with intro sequences that pulled you into their worlds. Jon Bailes mourns the loss of an 80s and 90s artform.
Glen Schofield, co-creator of Dead Space, leaves the studio behind Callisto Protocol
by Lewis Packwood | Sep 21, 2023 | Gaming, News
Following lower-than-expected sales of Callisto Protocol, Glen Schofield has departed Striking Distance Studios.
Unity and the enshittification of the games industry
by Lewis Packwood | Sep 20, 2023 | Gaming, Opinions
The whole Unity Runtime Fee saga is just a taste of how things are going to go. In short, expect to pay more for less.
Evil Dead: The Game | development ceases, Switch port killed
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 20, 2023 | Gaming, News
Evil Dead: The Game and its Switch port have met a grisly fate, as Saber Interactive announces there'll be no new content developed.
Truxton Extreme revives a classic Toaplan shooter for the modern age
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 20, 2023 | Gaming, News
Truxton Extreme is a modern take on Truxton, aka Tatsujin, and it's a modern shoot-'em-up developed by Toaplan's Masahiro Yuge.
Documents reveal that Microsoft's next-gen Xbox in 2028 will be a 'hybrid'
by Lewis Packwood | Sep 19, 2023 | Gaming, News
The Microsoft leak shows the company has plans for a 'next generation hybrid game platform' that will leverage cloud computing.
