Houston, we have a new obsession. Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Kate looks back on a 2023 game from Rocket Rat that very nearly slipped through our net… Hey, you. If I’ve pitched this title correctly, you’re…
Summary Critically Acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV Online has officially launched into Open Beta on Xbox Series X|SBoasting 4K support on Xbox Series X and faster loading times on both consoles, all progress will carry over to the full launchOur Starter Guide Series offers tips and tricks to make your early steps into the realm…
It ain’t quite Tekken without capoeira fighter Eddy Gordo, which is why it makes total sense that he’s just been announced as the first DLC character for Tekken 8. Prepare to wear your X and O buttons down once more. He was revealed during “Tekken Talk Live” at the Tekken World Tour 2023 finals this…
I’m getting close to wrapping up my Baldur’s Gate 3 honour mode playthrough—all I’ve got to do is not beef it on the last couple of deadly fights and I’m there. In the interest of survival, I’ve been skipping a couple of key story beats. I have a cosy setup that works, and I can’t…
Too similar to Rockstar’s, apparently. Rockstar Games, the juggernaut behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise, is fiercely protective of its IP and image, and so is its parent company, Take-Two Interactive. So much so, in fact, that the latter has filed a trademark dispute over Remedy Entertainment’s new logo, revealed back in April 2023. As…
When I play Hearts of Iron, field hospitals are an icon I add to my divisions that gives me a bit of my lost manpower back after each battle. That’s it. War Hospital, however, takes us down into the sickbeds and surgical clinics of the First World War’s Western Front in a way that emphasizes…
GSC Game World’s long-awaited Stalker 2 has a new release date, and yes, it’s another delay. Instead of arriving in the first quarter of 2024 as planned, the studio announced today that a “final release date” has been set for September 5. GSC acknowledged that the latest delay is disappointing, but said the need to…
“That’s the consumer shift that needs to happen”. Yesterday, Ubisoft launched a rebrand of its subscription service, Ubisoft+ Premium, and brought its Classics package to PC. Clearly, the company sees this as a step into the future of gaming as its director of subscriptions, Philippe Tremblay, told GamesIndustry.biz that players need to become “comfortable” with…
Seamus Blackley is now more often found posting photographs of the beautiful sourdough loaves he bakes, or his recent Quixotic quest to make chocolate from scratch. But Blackley’s long and extremely distinguished career in tech will probably always be defined by his role at Microsoft in the late ’90s and early ’00s when, alongside others,…
In this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses our Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League preview (we played several hours at a recent event), our very highly-rated Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown review, and we circle back to our video game release calendar to highlight the 2024 games we’re most excited for that don’t have solid release dates…