A number of employees at Embracer-owned developer Slipgate Ironworks and publisher 3D Realms have reported on social media that they’ve been impacted by layoffs. However, it’s not currently clear how many people have been affected, and there’s been no official confirmation or messaging yet. Slipgate Ironworks and 3D Realms are both subsidiaries of Saber Interactive,
In the market for a new SSD and a new controller? Good news, Ebuyer has got you covered with deal that bundles the excellent Sony DualSense PS5 controller with a fast Crucial T500 2TB SSD, complete with heatsink. Bought separately, these would run you £180, but together you can pick them up for just £140.
It’s no secret that the Xbox Series X and Series S have not exactly set the world on fire. The reasons for this are complicated, but the news only seems to worsen. Xbox sales in Europe have dropped by over a quarter since last year, while PS5 sales nearly quadrupled. Xbox Series X|S sales down
The Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC release date may be as early as the start of next year if the latest leak is anything to go by. An upcoming Elden Ring Xbox controller collaboration between Thrustmaster and Bandai Namco has been leaked and it is expected to materialize at the same time as
Continuing its impressive trend of year-over-year growth, it’s been revealed that The Game Awards 2023 set a new viewership record for the annual streaming ceremony. This year’s The Game Awards, which took place on December 7, received roughly 118 million streaming views across the various platforms the show was available on. The Game Awards 2023
Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya has finally revealed exactly why he left Platinum Games earlier this year. Kamiya unblocks the secret of his departure It’s that tale as old as time on the surface. His own beliefs no longer matched up with what Platinum Games was doing. Speaking on his YouTube show, Kamiya went into the
Chicken Run in Park Beyond? Need some more madness in Park Beyond? How does some new Chicken Run content suit? Bandai Namco have today released the Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Theme World for Park Beyond. It comes in collaboration with the Academy Award-winning animation studio Aardman, helping celebrate the launch of the new
In the latest wave of industry shakeups, Embracer Group’s restructuring program has taken its toll on game development studios 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks. While Embracer has not officially commented on the layoffs, reliable sources indicate that the news is indeed accurate, with affected team members confirming the impact. Founder of 3D Realms, Scott Miller,
Valve has announced the nominees for this year’s Steam Awards, based on your nominations during the Steam Autumn Sale. The Steam Winter Sale marks not only a time to vote but a time to shop thousands of deals on games. Steam Winter Sale 2023: Official Trailer Voting opens with the start of the Steam Winter
Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive have revealed the Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game release date for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam. Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game release date trailer and details Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game will launch on the aforementioned platforms on March 5, 2024 The Expeditions: A Mudrunner
PS5 Kombatants will finally be able to take on those on Xbox and PC next year as NetherRealm confirmed cross-play for Mortal Kombat 1 is almost here. Kross-play Koming The news was revealed on the Kombat Kast by community manager Tyler Lansdown, who said. “Cross-play is coming in February between PS5, Xbox Series X/S and
During The Game Awards last week, Hideo Kojima was given a sizable chunk of stage-time – alongside horror director Jordan Peele – to show off a very brief, unnerving teaser for Kojima Productions’ upcoming game, OD. This bizarre teaser showed two characters, portrayed by Sophia Lillis and Udo Kier, as they recited poetry. After a
The end of 2023 is upon us, and as we look back on all the amazing gaming moments we’ve shared, the PlayStation.Blog team wants to thank you for making the past year a special one. To help close out another chapter in the wonderful world of games, our talented friends and colleagues from across the
More than two months after leaving Platinum Games, co-founder and The Wonderful 101 and Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya has revealed why he left the studio. In a new interview with IGN, Kamiya told the publication he decided to leave “because I felt that the direction the company was heading in was different from my beliefs as
Rocket Arena, the multiplayer rocket-powered shooter, developed by Final Strike Games as an EA Originals title, was removed from sale last month without warning or a word on why, as reported by RockPaperShotgun. Now, roughly a month later, Final Strike Games has announced Rocket Arena will be sunset and its servers shut down in March.
The multiplayer Last of Us game Naughty Dog had in the works is no more, with the studio having revealed that it’s been cancelled due the impact that supporting it as a live service would have had on ND’s single player plans going forwards. To be fair, it is nice to see a company within
It seems writing off Battlefield 2042, even this many years after its release, would not be wise. After the release of Season 6, no one expected any more seasons in the game’s future, but DICE clearly had other ideas. The developer announced that Battlefield 2042 will be getting a seventh season, and even confirmed it
Inin kicks off the holiday season with a bang! After releasing Air Twister digitally on Xbox in November, Inin surprises their retro game fans with the much-anticipated ports of their catalogue to Xbox Consoles! The first batch of ports includes some of its most precious gems, namely Pocky & Rocky: Reshrined, Ultracore, Clockwork Aquario, Panorama