Picture: Wonder / Crystal Dynamics Late last week, Square Enix announced that its beleaguered Live service game 2020, Marvel’s Avengerswill no longer receive new content or major updates after March 31. And all official support for the game will end September 30, 2023, with digital sales also ending on that date. While you can still … Read more
Picture: Halo When Microsoft, a company it did “$198 billion in revenue and $83 billion in operating income” in 2022 – took the decision to lay off 10,000 workers last week, a number of them came from their video game operations, specifically 343 Industriesthe supervisors of Halo series. 343, now hit by a combination of … Read more
Picture: WB Games / NetherRealm This week, all at once, a perfect storm of deals, discounts, and sales hit the Nintendo Switch eShop. Batten the hatches, open your wallets and check out some of these limited time offers, including massive savings on many Lego securities, mortal combat games and hits from Capcom, Ubisoft and Bandai … Read more
Photo: Christian Peterson (Getty Images) Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot faced tough questions from some exhausted and weary employees about recent missteps and future plans during an industry-wide Q&A session. business on Wednesday. The meeting comes just a week after the Assassin’s Creed publisher announced further cancellations, delays and cost-cutting measuresand told employees “the ball is … Read more
Screenshot: rock star games Today, after some leaks and rumours, Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition on Steam. The good news: it’s on sale, which means you can pick up all three classic games for less. The bad news: it’s the same sadly messy remaster that hasn’t received a substantial … Read more
GIF: Cuddle Monster Games / Kotaku If you’re reading this, then I’ve somehow managed to get away from my latest obsession: the generously purple isometric twin-stick roguelike lonely ruin. While its main three-layered ruin might seem too short for some, I found it did little to dampen the perpetual fun; the creative possibilities from randomly … Read more
Screenshot: The naughty dog If you’re looking for: slow, gritty action with a strong emphasis on storytellingAvailable on: PS4, PS5 While The Last of Us Part II takes us into survival horror territory, the core gameplay itself is a very satisfying and tense third person game that forces you to make every hit count. Also, … Read more
Photo: Christian Peterson (Getty Images) Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer juxtaposed the joys of gaming with the mainstream feeling of despair in the world after accepting the Andrew Yoon Legend Award at the 12th Annual New York Game Awards Tuesday night. He also applauded creators who are still broadcasting “their visions” to the world in … Read more
Picture: Arc System Works Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2, Arc System Works’ 2017 entry in the long-running anime fighting game franchise, will receive an update on January 20. . The game is finally getting the coveted “rollback” netcode, which should result in smoother multiplayer gameplay. A 2016 update Guilty Gear Xrd Revealer, xrd rev 2 … Read more
Screenshot: 3D Kingdoms In difficult times to play a long and painful Mario Party 2 Game this weekend my friends are getting a garbage truck full of NES and Super NES games with their Nintendo Switch Online Subscription—I started wondering what other retro games were only available to download from official publisher storefronts. By that … Read more
