A dystopian sci-fi MOBA was the last thing I expected from the studio behind Dave the Diver, but it’s real and playable soon

Nothing about Wakerunners looks like it came from the same studio as Dave the Diver, but, then again, nothing about Nakwon: Last Paradise did either. Mintrocket has a third game on its way and it’s a sci-fi MOBA where characters move around like they’re permanently wearing skates. In Wakerunners’ dystopian sci-fi future, people broke off…

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Ubisoft director says gamers will get more comfortable ‘not owning’ games, and he’s not wrong

A comment from Ubisoft director of subscriptions Philippe Tremblay caused mild upset this week—”pirate everything from Ubisoft,” one response demanded—but the hostile reaction might have more to do with general anxiety over the future of game ownership than his actual point, which didn’t strike me as surprising or untrue. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Tremblay…

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After translating one cult PlayStation game after another, fan translation group Hilltop Works announces its most obscure game yet: ‘a hidden gem of the highest caliber’

In November, fan translation group Hilltop Works released an English patch for Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 (aka My Summer Vacation 2), a beloved adventure/life sim that fans have been eager to play in English for more than 20 years. After that release Hilltop wasted no time leaping into its next project, which was announced today…

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Atari Spins Up Limited Series Documentary

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2024  — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — today announced the company has partnered with Emmy-winning producers Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz of Alfred Street Industries to produce and direct a limited documentary series. The series, tentatively titled Game Changers: The Story of Atari, will present Atari’s…

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