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....
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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.Â
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.Â
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...
Until Dawn studio Supermassive Games to lay off around a quarter of its staff
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 26, 2024 | Gaming, News
Supermassive, the British studio behind such horror hits as Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology, is to lay off around 90 staff, citing...
Nintendo Switch 2 won't emerge until March 2025 at the earliest, suggests report
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 26, 2024 | Gaming, News
The Switch 2 could be arriving even later than previously thought, with a new report suggesting it's being pushed back past March 2025....
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League | "Fallen short" of expectations, says Warner Bros
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 23, 2024 | Gaming, News
Weeks after its release, live-service videogame Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League has "fallen short" of Warner Bros' expectations, one executive...
Borderlands movie the first in a cinematic universe, says Gearbox Software boss
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 23, 2024 | Gaming, News
In the wake of the new trailer this week, Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford has said Borderlands is merely the start of a 'cinematic universe'....
Nintendo Direct | World Of Goo 2 and a new Pocket Card Jockey among the modest announcements
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 21, 2024 | Gaming, News
February 21st's Nintendo Direct didn't offer anything earth-shattering, but it's lovely to see World Of Goo and Pocket Card Jockey back....
Xbox boss Phil Spencer denies that future consoles will be all-digital
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 21, 2024 | Gaming, News
Following rumours that Xbox consoles are set to abandon physical media, boss Phil Spencer has said "Our strategy does not hinge on people moving...
Star Wars | Respawn reportedly making a Mandalorian videogame
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 19, 2024 | Gaming, News
Respawn, maker of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, is reportedly making a first-person Mandalorian videogame based next....
Embracer Group | Firm cancelled 29 games in the second half of 2023
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 16, 2024 | Gaming, News
Between July and December 2023, Embracer Group cancelled 29 unannounced games, as confirmed by the firm's latest financial report....
Silent Hill 2 | Developer blames publisher Konami for remake's combat trailer
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 14, 2024 | Gaming, News
The combat-heavy trailer for the Silent Hill 2 remake didn't "capture the spirit of the game," says Bloober Team boss Piotr Babieno, implying that...
Immortals Of Aveum | $85m shooter's slow sales point to a wider problem in the games industry
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 13, 2024 | Gaming, News
Despite decent reviews, the 2023 shooter Immortals Of Aveum was an $85m sales disappointment. A new report places it into a broader industry context....
Nintendo Switch 2 | New console will "enhance" original system's games, report claims
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 12, 2024 | Gaming, News
The Nintendo Switch 2 will not only be backwards compatible with the original Switch, but will "enhance" those older games, a report suggests....
GTA 6 publisher "seeking perfection" as it looks to cut costs elsewhere
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 09, 2024 | Gaming, News
Publisher Take-Two is making plans for "cost reduction" across the company, but maintains that it isn't thinking about rushing GTA 6 to release to...
Disney invests $1.5bn in Epic Games, announces new "entertainment universe" Fortnite project
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 08, 2024 | Gaming, News
Epic Games is getting a $1.5bn cash injection from Disney, as the two companies announce a new "entertainment universe" connected to Fortnite....
Live service games are the future, a new report suggests
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 05, 2024 | Gaming, News
Some 95 percent of videogame developers are working on some form of live service game with regular updates, a new survey indicates....
Hideo Kojima working on a Metal Gear Solid-esque stealth game
by Maria Lattila | Feb 01, 2024 | Gaming, News
Hideo Kojima, the busiest man in gaming, is working on a new project, titled Physint and it seems very Metal Gear Solid -like. More here.Â
Silent Hill 2 remake gets a combat-heavy trailer
by Maria Lattila | Feb 01, 2024 | Gaming, News
The first gameplay trailer for the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake was unveiled at the Playstation State Of Play event.Â
Death Stranding 2 trailer | Hideo Kojima’s sequel now called Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
by Maria Lattila | Feb 01, 2024 | Gaming, News
Norman Reedus returns as Sam in the gameplay trailer for Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding 2: On The Beach. Take a look.
Until Dawn confirmed for Playstation 5 and PC for later this year
by Maria Lattila | Feb 01, 2024 | Gaming, News
Supermassive’s horror game Until Dawn has been confirmed for a Playstation 5 and PC release later in 2024.Â
Embracer Group | The giant that has changed the videogame industry, for better or worse
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 31, 2024 | Feature, Gaming, News
Did Embracer Group get too big, too soon? We chart the rise and financial turmoil of one of the videogames industry’s giants....
Deus Ex game cancelled, 97 staff cut at developer Eidos Montreal
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 30, 2024 | Gaming, News
A Deus Ex videogame sequel has been cancelled by the Embracer Group, with 97 staff also laid off at developer Eidos Montreal....
Microsoft lays off 1,900 jobs across Activision Blizzard and Xbox teams
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 25, 2024 | Gaming, News
Three months after it purchased Activision Blizzard, Microsoft has laid off 1,900 staff across multiple areas of its video game business....
Free-to-play rhythm-action game simultaneously announces its global launch and closure
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 25, 2024 | Gaming, News
Japanese rhythm-action game Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 gets global launch and closure dates announced - all in the same tweet....
Palworld | The Pokémon Company releases statement, says it will "investigate and take appropriate measures"
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 25, 2024 | Gaming, News
The Pokémon Company has released an official statement, presumably about survival game Palworld, in which it vows to 'investigate' whether it i...
Aliens: Colonial Marines | The 2013 game once considered Alien franchise canon
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 25, 2024 | Feature, Gaming
Hyped as an interactive sequel to James Cameron’s 1986 classic, Aliens: Colonial Marines was a disappointment in 2013. We look back at how its plot c...
Sam Barlow, designer of Immortality, teases two new horror games
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 24, 2024 | Gaming, News
BAFTA-winning designer Sam Barlow has teased his next two games - one in the vein of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and the other a "very cool"...
Five Nights At Freddy’s and its surprising cultural ripple effect
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 24, 2024 | Feature, Gaming, TV
Over the past decade, Five Nights At Freddy’s has quietly grown in stature, impacting the world of film and TV as well as videogames. We look at its s...
Palworld | As game continues to soar, Nintendo slaps down a mod that adds Pokémon character models
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 23, 2024 | Gaming
Survival game Palworld continues to break records, but Nintendo has already had a Pokémon-themed mod pulled as suggestions it's a 'ripoff' persist....
