Diablo 5 Game Director Promises a Return to Methodical Character Builds, but Players Don't Believe Him
Diablo 5 game director Joe Shely has suggested a return to more methodical gameplay.
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Activision Should Hire Former Halo Devs For Next Mainline Game, Former Franchise Director Says
Now that development of future Halo games is being handled by Activision Blizzard's hands , some former developers of the series have spoken out to share their thoughts on the shocking but not entirely surprising mix-up. This includes the former franchise creative director,...
Read at GameSpotPlayStation Plus Monthly Games for October: F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896, Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2
Race for podium glory in F1 25, take on monsters and other players in Hunt: Showdown 1896, then battle voxel versions of EDF enemies in Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2. Together, these three games form the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for October. All be available to...
Read at PlayStation BlogTed: The Animated Series Announced With Original Movie Cast Returning
Peacock has officially announced Ted: The Animated Series, with Seth MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg, and Amanda Seyfried returning to voice their original roles.
Read at IGN"NO GAME NO LIFE": Grasshopper Manufacture have leapt from the jaws of NetEase and gone indie again
No More Heroes and Killer7 developers Grasshopper Manufacture have split from erstwhile parent company NetEase, founder Goichi "Suda51" Suda has announced. NetEase bought them back in 2021, as part of the acquisition of Gungho Online Entertainment. Now, they're going indie....
Read at Rock Paper ShotgunThe Best, Worst, and Weirdest Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Games
There were more games released during Star Wars' prequel era than you can shake a lightsaber at, and while some of them were good, many were bad or really quite weird.
Read at IGNIt's not even out yet, but Valve's Deadlock just became one of the most played games on Steam
Valve's new MOBA Deadlock - a sort of cross between Dota and Overwatch - might not be fully released yet, or even accessible by vast portions of the public,but that hasn't stopped its latest update propelling it to being one of the most played games on Steam.
Read at Eurogamer'This Is Your Dreamcast Moment' — Former PlayStation Boss Offers New Xbox CEO Some Words of Advice
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has offered new Xbox CEO some words of advice as she resets Microsoft’s gaming business: “pick a lane.”
Read at IGNXbox Disc-To-Digital Program Is Officially Live For Everyone
Following an initial rollout to Xbox Insiders, the Xbox disc-to-digital program is officially available for all Xbox One and Xbox Series X users. The program allows you to receive digital licenses for a whole bunch (but not all) of your physical Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S...
Read at GameSpotPokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Mega Dimension Physical Bundle Announced
Nintendo will launch a physical Switch 2 version of Pokémon Legends: Z-A with its Mega Dimension DLC bundled in.
Read at IGNThe importance of being earnest: How Marvel Tōkon's Deadpool trades ridicule for fighting game reverence
Deadpool’s a weird character. Like fellow mutant Wolverine, Wade Wilson is a trained killer whose primary superpower is a healing factor that lets him recover and reform from any wound, even if bisected or decapitated. Unlike Wolverine, Wade knows he’s in a...
Read at Rock Paper ShotgunEnd of Abyss: Explore and Fight Through the Abyss’ Horror
From our small studio Section 9 Interactive, founded by three former Tarsier Studios members, comes the sci-fi action adventure game End of Abyss, launching October 1 for XBOX Series X|S players! In End of Abyss, you take on the role of a young combat technician, Cel, as she...
Read at Xbox WireCrimson Desert's first expansion, Charting the Unknown, delayed so Pearl Abyss get more time to polish and stabilise the red pudding
A little bit of extra waiting is in order for Crimson Desert 's first proper expansion, Charting the Unknown. Originally set to arrive midway through October , it's now been moved back by a couple of weeks to allow for some extra fine-tuning of the thousand or so funky open...
Read at Rock Paper ShotgunTinker, Bard, Illusionist - Blizzard seemingly surveying World of Warcraft: Forever players about never-before-seen classes to add to the game
World of Warcraft: Forever players claim to have been sent a survey asking whether they'd be interested in a variety of new classes for the upcoming MMO - and some of them are very interesting.
Read at Eurogamer"My god this new lighting is lifeless" - The Witcher 3 Remastered Edition divides players for a few key reasons
Yesterday's free Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered upgrade might have propelled the old role-playing game to new heights, in terms of player popularity , but not everyone is happy with what's changed. A particular point of contention concerns the game's new lighting changes,...
Read at EurogamerGrasshopper Manufacture becomes independent as it splits from NetEase Games
Romeo is a Dead Man developer Grasshopper Manufacture has announced its separation from NetEase Games to become an independent studio.
Read at GamesIndustry.bizWarlock: Dungeons & Dragons developers hope to set aside the Baldur's Gate 3 comparisons and build their own kind of open world
This probably feels like a bit of an odd place to start, but Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons isn't Fable. Yet, when I sat down to watch developer Invoke Studios' Gamescom demo of Warlock with no real idea of what to expect, it was the first thing that popped into my mind. Not...
Read at EurogamerCome play the flute and reshape the very earth in Songs of Glimmerwick, a magic school RPG from the creators of Eastshade
It has perhaps never been easier to join a witch or wizard school without being a Guy Who Rhymes With Bally Trotter. Academies of the occult abound in videogames. True, there has yet to be an amazing Little Witch Academia adaptation, and I'm still waiting for that Arbitrary...
Read at Rock Paper ShotgunHow to run an indie game studio: Part 1, What is a studio?
Making games is hard. Most indie studios only manage to release one game, and when they do, odds are it's not going to be a runaway success. As an indie studio founder, then, you'd be forgiven for putting everything you have into your game, in an effort to increase your odds...
Read at GamesIndustry.bizEx-PlayStation Boss Has Some Advice For Xbox: “Pick A Lane”
Xbox has undergone major changes since a new leadership team took over. Under Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Microsoft's gaming division has had waves of mass layoffs , parted ways with several studios, and consolidated its remaining developers under Activision, Blizzard, King, and...
Read at GameSpotThis New Riftbound Card Is An Exciting Variant Of A Time-Traveling Legend
While it already feels like it's been around forever, October 31 will mark the one-year anniversary of Riftbound, the trading card game based on Riot Games's popular League of Legends franchise, releasing in Western markets. The game has seen four set releases so far, but...
Read at GameSpotZynga reportedly almost acquired Supercell for $400m in 2012, but deal fell through following failure of OMGPop
Supercell was almost acquired by Zynga for $400 million in 2012, according to founder and former CEO Mark Pincus.
Read at GamesIndustry.bizCrimson Desert's Charting the Unknown DLC Officially Delayed
Pearl Abyss has delayed Crimson Desert's Charting the Unknown expansion two weeks before it was set to be released.
Read at PolygonCrusader Kings 3's By God Alone expansion offers plenty of holy hijinks, even if your polyamorous Pope doesn't get divorced three times in one day
My very soul has been cleft into pieces on this day. January 3rd, 902 AD. First, my Christian faith fractured in twain. I stand in Rome, head of the Roman Rite and now the leader of the Catholic world. My neighbours to the east have chosen to walk a different path,...
Read at Rock Paper ShotgunSwitch 2 players Can Claim a Free Copy of The Witcher 3 Thanks to a Loophole
A glitch lets Switch 2 owners redeem a copy of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered even if they don't own the original.
Read at PolygonI spent an unreasonable amount of time testing whether Logitech's Superstrike analogue clicks actually make me react quicker
Do inductive clicks really help lower reaction time?
Read at PC GamerAs handholding mechanics come under fire elsewhere, Control Resonant devs confirm they made a "conscious decision" not to use yellow paint
Control Resonant is one of the few modern open-world games which doesn't always point you to where you should go next. This desire to give players time to figure their way around is the reason why, according to the game's director, Resonant does not have yellow paint.
Read at EurogamerThe Witcher 3 Is Having A Record-Breaking Comeback In A Very Busy Gaming Month
More than a decade has passed since The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt first launched, and on Steam, the game is doing better than ever. With the launch of The Witcher 3 Remastered, the game has surged up the Steam charts and has reached its best concurrent players level-- ever ....
Read at GameSpotSteam Is Finally Changing How Games Get Their Big Front-Page Break
The front page of Steam has long been a hot commodity for game developers and publishers, but next year, some big changes are coming. Valve has announced that it'll be changing how it handles game discoverability during sales and promotions on Steam, as it'll be moving away...
Read at GameSpotVerity Review: Hathaway and Johnson Have Fun. The Movie Doesn't
Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson commit to the trashy fun of Colleen Hoover's Verity. Too bad the movie plays it safe.
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