What you need to know Warhorse Studios, the dev team behind the 2018 medieval open world RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance, has announced that it’s revealing a new game next week. Specifically, the title is being announced on Thursday, April 18, at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. CEST. The reveal will […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Gareth Damian Martin, the developer behind indie title Citizen Sleeper, recently spoke with Edge magazine about the game’s inclusion in Xbox Game Pass. Martin says that Citizen Sleeper being in Xbox Game Pass greatly aided its reception, exposing the game to an audience that might not have seen it otherwise. […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Sony is laying off around 900 employees across PlayStation Studios. This round of layoffs will PlayStation’s London Studio shut down. There are also significant cuts at Naughty Dog, Insomniac Games, and Firesprite. Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan is leaving the company in March 2024. Sony is the latest company […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Helldivers 2 is a co-op game developed by Arrowhead Game Studios and published by PlayStation Studios. Over its first weekend since launch, Helldivers 2 reached over 150,000 concurrent players on Steam, something no prior PlayStation Studios game has managed to do. Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt also shared that the game […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know The gaming industry has been rife with layoffs over the last year, with thousands of jobs cut and a number of studios closed. Microsoft is cutting 1900 jobs across Activision Blizzard, Xbox Game Studios, and ZeniMax Media. It’s not clear at this time exactly where most of the cuts are […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know The gaming industry has been rife with layoffs over the last year, with thousands of jobs cut and a number of studios closed. Microsoft is cutting 1900 jobs across Activision Blizzard, Xbox Game Studios, and ZeniMax Media. Blizzard Entertainment president Mike Ybarra is departing Microsoft. It’s not clear at this […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know 11 Bit Studios shares the first gameplay trailer for its highly-anticipated dystopian city management simulator, Frostpunk 2. While its predecessor’s gameplay focused on player construction and management of The City, Frostpunk 2 will take place 30 years after The Great Storm and will focus on managing the City’s inhabitants. Frostpunk […]
Read MoreWith each passing year, Microsoft continues to expand its gigantic library of Xbox games across multiple platforms. These include developing more games that take full advantage of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, increasing its focus on PC gaming, and allowing players to stream their favorite Xbox games on mobile devices and cloud-gaming […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft is holding another Xbox Developer_Direct later this month. Introduced back in 2023, the Developer_Direct format is a presentation style where Xbox studios have team members talk about upcoming games. For this upcoming Direct, players can expect to hear from MachineGames, Ninja Theory, Obsidian Entertainment, and others about Indiana Jones, […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Bethesda Game Studios revealed that Starfield has crossed 13 million players since its launch earlier this year. The team reiterated features that are coming in future updates, such as City Maps, as well as providing more detail on gameplay difficulty tweaks that’ll be added. Bethesda Game Studios also confirmed that […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Mojang Studios, the team behind the expansive Minecraft franchise, has undergone some leadership changes. Helen Chiang, who has headed the studio for nearly six years now, is taking on an expanded role as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Game Content and Studios. Chiang will still maintain oversight over Mojang Studios, […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Ark: Survival Ascended will offer cross-platform support for mods when the game launches on consoles. To celebrate cross-platform support, Studio Wildcard and Overwolf will be hosting the 2023 ARKathon Mod Contest. Individual creators and game studios alike can create premium, DLC quality mods for Ark: Survival Ascended and win prizes […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Baldur’s Gate 3 released for PC in August and PS5 in September, but still hasn’t come to Xbox. Larian Studios has previously stated that it still plans to release Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox Series X|S in 2023. In a tweet posted today, Larian Studios explained that the exact release […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Alan Hartman has been the studio head of Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10 Studios since 2005. Hartman has been promoted to head of Xbox Game Studios, overseeing Turn 10 and its sister studios such as 343 Industries, Obsidian Entertainment, and more. The former head of Xbox Game Studios, Matt Booty, […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Xbox recently acquired Activision-Blizzard-King for 69 billion dollars. The acquisition comes at a difficult time for Microsoft, whose gaming firm is lagging behind competitors like PlayStation and Tencent, and faces a battle for attention with companies like Apple. Microsoft has been touring its new studios over the last few weeks, […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Phil Spencer joined the Official Xbox Podcast today to discuss the Activision Blizzard acquisition. Host Jeff Rubenstein asked if Spencer would dip into Activision’s catalog of IPs to revive popular franchises. Spencer replied that he doesn’t have a plan in place to force any studio to revive an IP, but […]
Read More11 bit studios publie une bande annonce concernant son titre, The Alters. Elle dévoile un peu de gameplay et propose de rencontrer le(s) protagoniste(s) du jeu ! The Alters est un jeu de survie axé sur la construction de bases motivé par des choix qui définissent la vie et explorent les divers chemins que l’on […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know The Alters is developed and published by 11 Bit Studios and is coming to Consoles and PC, though a release date has not been set. The game is a sci-fi-themed survival adventure focused on Jan and the clones of himself he must make to survive. 11 Bit Studios, a team […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Bethesda Game Studios quietly launched a new mobile game in The Elder Scrolls series on Android devices in early access. Titled The Elder Scrolls: Castles, it’s similar to Fallout Shelter, with players managing a castle including customizing the rooms, obtaining new subjects, solving problems, and more. The Elder Scrolls: Castles […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Developed by Guerrilla Games and published by PlayStation Studios, Horizon Forbidden West first arrived on PS5 and PS4 on Feb. 18, 2022. Earlier in 2023, a PS5-exclusive DLC called Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores launched. The DLC, game, and some extras are being compiled in the appropriately-titled Horizon Forbidden West: […]
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