When it comes to modern video games, there are few more polarising terms than ‘roguelike’. That divisive descriptor draws some players like moths to a flame, while others run a mile at the mere whisper of it. These days, it often feels like ‘roguelike’ — which refers to dungeon crawler Rogue from 1980 — is
Month: May 2024
Rumors have been circulating for some time that Fortnite will soon cross over with Pirates of the Caribbean. However, a recent leak has given some additional credibility to those reports, indicating that new pirate-themed maps are on their way to Fortnite Rocket Racing. Fortnite leaked Rocket Racing maps point to a Pirates of the Caribbean
Steam users have taken to the service to review bomb Tango Gameworks titles Hi-Fi Rush, The Evil Within, and The Evil Within 2 – but in a positive manner. Review bombs are usually made in anger over some reason or another, mainly as an attack on the game as a whole, its developer, or over
Homeworld 3 reviewA lavishly presented, detailed, often gripping RTS with most of the atmosphere and tone you’d expect from the series, held back from greatness by playing it too safe, some control issues, and favouring reaction speed over tactical depth. Developer: Blackbird Interactive Publisher: Gearbox Publishing Release: May 13th 2024 On: Windows From: Steam, Epic
EA is one of several gaming companies interested in generative AI, and CEO Andrew Wilson is says EA developers have a “hunger” to use it in game development. However, former Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider is less than enthusiastic, harshly criticizing the EA executive. Dragon Age: Inquisition lead writer David Gaider has harsh words
Evil Empire, the studio behind The Rogue Prince of Persia, has announced the game will not enter Steam Early Access on May 14 as originally planned. Why? Because everyone is playing Hades 2 right now, which recently went into Early Access. The Rogue Prince of Persia announcement trailerWatch on YouTube According to the developer, delaying
Last time we asked you to drop into the world of Stellar Blade, and share epic moments using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: NoxFleuret24JL shares Eve and Adam’s droid gazing out into the Great Desert HovsepStepanyan shares Eve wielding her blade in a yellow jumpsuit outfit sirevanztheduke shares Eve sitting at the Big
Marvel Studios has cast Ralph Ineson as the planet-eating Galactus for The Fantastic Four. PlayStation 5 players might recognize that name as the voice of Cidolfus Telamon, aka Cid, in Final Fantasy XVI. This casting comes from The Hollywood Reporter, which reports that the production will begin shooting mid-summer in England. Ineson, whom you might also
Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in! The Land Beneath Us Dear
Sony and Shift Up have yet to reveal Stellar Blade launch sales, but the game was Japan’s best-selling new disc release for a fortnight ending May 5. Additionally, Stellar Blade beat Microsoft’s Sea of Thieves to settle for the second most downloaded game in PlayStation Store’s U.S. chart. Stellar Blade digital sales couldn’t beat Sea
Earlier this week, Xbox closed four Bethesda studios, including Redfall developer Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, the team behind last year’s Hi-Fi Rush. While each of the four studios affected, which also included Mighty Doom developer Alpha Dog Games and Bethesda support studio Roundhouse Games, released a statement about the closures, Xbox remained silent. However,
Hi-Fi Rush dev Tango Gameworks’ closure isn’t going down too well with fans, who are now positively review bombing the game on Steam to make a statement. There has been an influx of reviews on the platform that have boosted Hi-Fi Rush to an “overwhelmingly positive” rating. Hi-Fi Rush dev planned a sequel before it
Former Microsoft employees have suggested that the company’s purchase of Activision Blizzard is partially to blame for ongoing Xbox layoffs. While some employees have been speaking on condition of anonymity, former Microsoft gaming PR executive Brad Hilderbrand has openly voiced his concerns about Game Pass, and the consequences of Activision Blizzard’s purchase. How Activision Blizzard’s
Proven SEGA Atlus leaker Midori has provided further insight into SEGA‘s upcoming plans for some of its biggest video game franchises such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Like a Dragon and Persona. The leaker says that the company plans to do it by releasing new titles, remakes and remasters, DLC expansions and other media. As always
Lords of the Fallen publisher CI Games has announced that it has laid off 30 employees, months after cutting 10% of its workforce. This comes from a statement shared with Game Developer, where the company explained that the job cuts are part of its business optimization program it revealed earlier this year. All workers impacted
Dead Cells developer Evil Empire has delayed its upcoming roguelike, The Rogue Prince of Persia, because of Hades II. Originally due out on Tuesday, May 14, in PC Early Access, Evil Empire has delayed the game to later this month to give potential players more time with Hades II, which is another roguelike that hit
If you’ve ever succumbed to incessant adverts and played mobile games with ‘Merge’ in the title, then you might know what’s going on in Roofcats Band – Suika Style. Merge games have a wayward interpretation of Newton’s Laws: collide two identical items together and they produce another, much larger item. That item can collide with
Akuma is ALWAYS a problem. Whether it is because of his traditional moveset that contains everything a Street Fighter character needs to trouble the top of a tier list or his often ludicrous damage output, Akuma is a character who is going to cause problems whenever he appears in a game. Throughout the years, since
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