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
Image: Nintendo Life Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Alana fears for Square Enix’s smaller-budget titles and is worried about the rest of the industry as a result. What on earth is going on with Square Enix? I
Developer Bohemia Interactive announced DayZ’s upcoming Frostline expansion. Releasing for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC in late 2024, the new map takes players to the frigid Sakhal Archipelago. While not based on any specific location, the map was inspired by the sub-arctic Kamchatka Peninsula in northeastern Russia. DayZ: Frostline DLC adds new Siberian Sakhal map Bohemia
Lightforge Games is indefinitely pausing work on its upcoming RPG Project O.R.C.S. The team has been reduced to a skeleton crew as the few remaining staff members look to determine their next course of action. In a message posted to the game’s website and social media channels yesterday, Lightforge cites a lack of publisher funding
Assassin’s Creed Infinity may come with a monthly subscription and a focus on microtransactions if the latest rumors are to be believed. The project, which will seemingly be a multiplayer hub rather than a game, is hoped to be a “single entry point” for the franchise where players can access games, DLC, and exclusive content.
Do you know the feeling of moving to a new city for a new job all by yourself? In Fishbowl, our main character Alo is doing just that. You experience a slice of Alo’s ordinary life, at home. Set in urban India at the onset of the pandemic, Fishbowl serves as a vignette of that
Ah, it feels like only yesterday that Microsoft shut down Tango Gameworks, creators of Hi-Fi Rush, and now here’s Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios, telling Microsoft staff at an internal townhall meeting that “we need smaller games that give us prestige and awards” – a sentence we might plausibly lengthen to “…like Hi-Fi
Warner Bros. Games has released a new MultiVersus cinematic trailer revealing The Joker as the latest playable character to join the upcoming free-to-play platform fighter. The character will be voiced by actor Mark Hamill, who previously played the iconic madman in the Batman: Arkham video game series and Batman: The Animated Series before retiring from
It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, PS VR, and free-to-play games topped the download charts last month. April’s PS5 list saw a healthy addition of newcomers with Stellar Blade and Sea of Thieves entering the top 5 of most downloads in the US and EU regions. The PS VR2 list welcomed an
Jump back in comes to Compact Mode In November, we introduced Compact Mode, a feature available via the Xbox app on PC that enhances your gaming experience by providing a more intuitive user interface on smaller screens, including Windows handhelds. We’re excited to announce that the Jump back in feature and enhancements to the Friends
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has explained to Japanese magazine Famitsu that video game development will become even longer, more complex, and more sophisticated in the future and that mergers and acquisitions could be one way to address this. Nintendo isn’t the only company to say that video game development is becoming longer, more costly, and
When can we play Phantom Blade Zero? (Image credit: Cruelman Studio) There’s a demo for Phantom Blade Zero on the way. So far, we only know that it’ll release sometime in 2024, but that’ll be our first chance to get our hands on it. Stay tuned for further updates, as we narrow down exactly when