Embracer Group is to split up into three companies
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 22, 2024 | Gaming, News
Following various cuts and divestments, troubled videogame firm Embracer Group is splitting into three separate companies....
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Golden Axe | Sega's classic fantasy brawler game is to become an animated TV series
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 17, 2024 | Gaming, News, TV
Classic arcade beat-'em-up Golden Axe is to become a 10-part animated TV series on Comedy Central....
GTA 6 publisher Take-Two cancels projects and sheds around 500 staff
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 17, 2024 | Gaming, News
Take-Two, the publishing giant behind the GTA series, is laying off hundreds of staff and cancelling projects in order to save costs....
Star Wars Outlaws | Players will have to pay extra to unlock Jabba mission
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 16, 2024 | Gaming, News
Ubisoft's single-player Star Wars Outlaws will have a season pass, meaning players will have to pay more money to unlock a Jabba the Hutt mission....
Sonic The Hedgehog | Keanu Reeves to play Shadow
by Jake Godfrey | Apr 16, 2024 | Gaming, News
The third Sonic The Hedgehog film is deep into production, and Keanu Reeves has joined the cast as Shadow....
Black Panther | EA's upcoming game will be a 'sandbox' that takes in cities and natural environments
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 15, 2024 | Gaming, News
An upcoming Black Panther game, in the works at EA's Cliffhanger Games, will be a 'sandbox' according to a job listing....
N64 | How Nintendo’s console quietly changed videogaming
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 12, 2024 | Feature, Gaming
The N64 was far from Nintendo’s most successful console, but it still managed to change the games industry forever....
Star Wars Outlaws | New story trailer emerges
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 09, 2024 | Gaming, News
The new trailer for Ubisoft's open-world Lucas-'em-up Star Wars Outlaws has emerged. Find out more about its plot and characters here:...
Sonic The Hedgehog | Knuckles TV series allows makers to "really do character studies" says producer
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 09, 2024 | Gaming, News, TV
Upcoming Sonic The Hedgehog TV spin-off Knuckles isn't just about a cartoon echidna; it's also a character study, according to its exec producer....
Batman | Footage from cancelled game that became Shadow Of Mordor revealed
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 04, 2024 | Gaming, News
Based on the Christopher Nolan era films, a Batman game was in development in the 2010s, only to be cancelled and turned into Shadow Of Mordor....
Westworld | Jonathan Nolan would "like to finish the story we started"
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 04, 2024 | Gaming, News, TV
Series co-creator Jonathan Nolan says he "100 percent" wants to finish the story of Westworld, which was cancelled after its fourth season in 2022....
Embracer Group sells Borderlands studio for $460m
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 28, 2024 | Gaming, News
The embattled Embracer Group has sold Borderlands studio Gearbox to Take-Two Interactive for $460m, it's been announced....
Baldur's Gate 3 | Dungeons & Dragons rights holder responds to Larian Studios' decision to move onto other projects
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 25, 2024 | Gaming, News
Despite being one of 2023's biggest hits, Baldur's Gate 3 will be Larian Studios' last Dungeons & Dragons game. Its rights holder has talked about...
Undawn | The $140m zombie survival game starring Will Smith that bombed while nobody was looking
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 22, 2024 | Gaming, News
Zombie survival game Undawn, despite a $140m budget and the starry presence of Will Smith, was such a sales disappointment that its maker is...
The Sims is going to be a movie, Kate Herron set to direct
by Dan Cooper | Mar 21, 2024 | Gaming, News
The long-running and hugely popular life simulator video game series The Sims is getting the movie treatment and there's some exciting talent behind...
Marathon | Bungie's shooter reboot gets a new director
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 20, 2024 | Gaming, News
Bungie's reboot of the 1994 shooter Marathon, due out in 2025, has suddenly acquired a new director after losing its original project lead....
Monopoly Go | Free-to-play mobile game spent $500m on marketing
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 19, 2024 | Gaming, News
Free-to-play mobile game Monopoly Go has been a huge success, but it took a marketing spend of $500m to get there....
Embracer sells developer and publisher Saber Interactive for $247m
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 14, 2024 | Gaming, News
Saber Interactive, which owns 3D Realms, 4A Games and more, has been sold by Embracer Group in a deal worth $247m...
Deliver Us Mars developer takes to social media to pitch five new projects
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 13, 2024 | Gaming, News
Seemingly desperate for support, Dutch developer KeokeN, of Deliver Us Mars fame, has made the unusual step of appealing to its social media followers...
Big-name industry figures mull the future of games consoles
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 11, 2024 | Gaming, News
An ex-EA boss and former head of PlayStation have pondered whether the cost of exclusive games hardware might spell doom for consoles....
Watch Dogs | Adaptation of Ubisoft hacker videogame still in the works, Sophie Wilde to star
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 11, 2024 | Gaming, News
Talk To Me breakout star Sophie Wilde is set to appear in Watch Dogs, a long-in-gestation adaptation of Ubisoft's hacking-based videogame series....
Warner Bros wants to make a game that is "a live-service where people can live and work"
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 06, 2024 | Gaming, News
In a planned response to a volatile videogame market, Warner Bros has talked about a Harry Potter live-service game where players can spend every...
Nintendo successfully has Switch emulator shut down
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 05, 2024 | Gaming, News
A court has ordered that the makers of a Switch emulator cease development, and give Nintendo $2.4m in damages....
Sweet Home | The Japanese horror that led to Resident Evil is available to watch for free
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 04, 2024 | Gaming, News
The film that helped birth the Resident Evil franchise, the 1989 Japanese horror Sweet Home is now watch online for free - in 4K. Hurrah!...
Naughty Dog | Senior artist behind The Last Of Us and Uncharted loses job after 18 years
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 01, 2024 | Gaming, News
In an emotional post on LinkedIn, Naughty Dog senior artist Santiago Gutierrez announces he's lost his job at Naughty Dog. "My heart is totally...
Embracer Group reportedly selling the studios behind Borderlands and Snowrunner game franchises
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 01, 2024 | Gaming, News
As part of its restructuring program, embattled giant Embracer Group is selling the studios behind Borderlands and the Snowrunner in multi-million...
Star Wars videogame cancelled as EA lays off 670 employees
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 29, 2024 | Gaming, News
Apex Legends developer Respawn has had its Star Wars first-person shooter cancelled, as publisher EA makes huge job cuts across its studios....
Paranormal Activity videogame announced
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 28, 2024 | Gaming, News
A new Paranormal Activity videogame, from the creator of The Mortuary Assistant, has been announced. It should be ready in 2026....
Tears Of The Kingdom was pirated 1 million times, Nintendo claims in new lawsuit
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 28, 2024 | Gaming, News
Nintendo is suing the creator of a Nintendo Switch emulator, and claims in its lawsuit that Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom was pirated over a million...
You can now smell your video games with the AI-powered GameScent
by Maria Lattila | Feb 27, 2024 | Gaming, News
GameScent is an AI-powered device which aims to make games more immersive by adding smells to your environment. More on that below.
Playstation to lay off 900 employees worldwide
by Maria Lattila | Feb 27, 2024 | Gaming, News
Sony has announced extensive layoffs at Playstation. The company is letting go 900 employees or roughly 8% of its workforce.
The Great Space Race | One of gaming’s most infamous early flops, 40 years on
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 27, 2024 | Feature, Gaming
Forget E.T. on the Atari 2600: for British computer owners, The Great Space Race was one of the 1980s’ most over-hyped commercial disasters. We take a...
