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It’s been almost 10 years since former Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies left the game studio, having worked on the Grand Theft Auto series from the revolutionary GTA 3 through to GTA 5. Somehow in that decade Rockstar still hasn’t finished GTA 6, but Benzies’ new studio, Build a Rocket Boy, is on the verge…
CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai gave the opening address at the 17th annual Google I/O developer conference this Tuesday, and used the opportunity to get all starry-eyed, and slightly dystopian, about the future of AI. “We are shipping faster than ever,” said Pichai (thanks, TheRegister). “We have announced over a dozen models and…
I’m a sucker for both retro side scrollers and stealth games, but since we’ve yet to get Mark of the Ninja 2 or some sort of Splinter Cell demake, I’ve rarely enjoyed the styles simultaneously. Thinking on it, though, they’re a natural fit for one another—after all, premiere blockbuster sneak ’em up Assassin’s Creed has…
Yesterday, things over on the Battlefield subreddit looked downright idyllic—or at least as idyllic as something can look when it’s packed full of footage of tanks toppling buildings and helicopters getting shot out of the sky. Thanks to a tidal wave of leaked Battlefield 6 footage, players were sharing their excitement about the series seemingly…
In response to a massive blowback from its player base, geographical puzzle game GeoGuessr has announced its withdrawal from the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. GeoGuessr announced its planned participation in the Esports World Cup earlier in May, describing it as “a massive step” for the game. But the immediate reaction was almost…
Embracer Group is undergoing yet another restructuring of its gigantic operations, this time announcing plans to spin-off the Coffee Stain part of the business as well as renaming the Lord of the Rings portion. In 2024, Embracer announced it would split into three distinct companies across games. Asmodee handled tabletop and physical games; Coffee Stain…
After a protracted legal battle, which is far from over, Apple has restored Fortnite to the US app store. Fortnite was removed in August 2020 after launching its own in-app monetisation system to bypass Apple’s in-app payment system and the 30% commission it charges. This violated Apple’s terms, and led to a legal challenge from…
Ahead of its reveal at today’s Warhammer Skulls event, I got to speak to Owlcat producer Anatoly Shestov about Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy, the studio’s next big CRPG to follow up the breakout Rogue Trader. Here are my big takeaways from the conversation: Dark Heresy is based on the TTRPG of the same name, like…
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is one of the GOATs, and in many ways represents one of the last hurrahs for the traditional base-building RTS. See, in the early ’00s, the once glorious RTS genre was starting to show signs of wear and tear as it tried to adapt to a changing videogame landscape. The…
I liked Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun quite a bit. I’m not a huge Warhammer guy, but a straight-up boomer shooter I can quickly jump in and out of for a few minutes of blood and guts when the urge strikes? That’s my jam. So I think it’s very good news that more is on the way:…