Phoenix Labs, developer of Dauntless and Fae Farm, has laid off “the majority of the studio” according to announcements made earlier today on Reddit and LinkedIn, as part of what the studio called “unfortunate but necessary changes to our operations.” “We recognize and deeply appreciate the contributions of every individual impacted,” Phoenix Labs said. “Their…
Nvidia is facing the biggest single-day market value loss in history, according to a report by Forbes, as the release of an open-source AI model called R1 by China-based DeepSeek has cut more than $600 billion from its valuation, knocking it off its perch as the world’s most valuable company. Nvidia’s share price dropped by…
Aetherdrift is a Magic: The Gathering expansion whose designers looked at Mad Max and Death Race 2000 and said, yeah, we can put some of that in our wizard game. Sure, we absolutely can take this idea of motorsport as a violent gladiatorial contest, and theme a set of cards for our dorkus malorkus card…
Warner Bros. Games has announced official PC modding support for Hogwarts Legacy, and us muggles don’t have long to wait: A creator kit launches on January 30, alongside a mod section in the game’s main menu from which selected mods can be downloaded directly. This feed will be curated by modding site CurseForge, and the…
The family of prolific videogame voice actor Wes Johnson has shared a GoFundMe to raise money for his hospital bills following a life-threatening medical emergency. Johnson is most famous in the gaming world for his work in Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls series. “On Wednesday, Jan. 22nd, Wes volunteered to host a benefit event for the National…
“Tokyo Xtreme Racer,” even the name has a delicious early-2000s flavor to it. Studio Genki’s latest is the first entry the long-running racing series in 20 years, taking advantage of the rabid Y2K nostalgia in the air with an early access Steam launch out of nowhere, one that’s gotten a ton of heat with 4,728…
Ubisoft has confirmed the closure of its development studio in Leamington, first reported by Eurogamer, as well as “targeted restructurings” at its Düsseldorf, Stockholm, and Ubisoft Reflections studios, that will see 185 people put out of work. “As part of our ongoing efforts to prioritize projects and reduce costs that ensure long-term stability at Ubisoft,…
Category: Games January 27, 2025 Cuisineer Plates Up a Buffet of New Features on Xbox Scott ParksMarketing Manager, Marvelous USA (XSEED Games) Summary Cuisineer is out January 28! New features on Xbox include seasonal festivals with event-exclusive delights, a new wardrobe feature to collect and change your costume, new weapons for your battles in dungeons,…
Smell of the game. Since Guilty Gear first arrived on Sony’s PlayStation in 1998, singeing the air with furious guitar shredding, it’s always been a head turner. While graphically, its goth-rock anime stylings have dazzled with each iteration, Arc System Works’ foremost achievement is in managing to differentiate itself from Capcom’s heavily aped fighting game…
The “restructurings” continue. After a year plagued by layoffs at studios big and small, Ubisoft has today confirmed that its ‘restructuring’ efforts are continuing into 2025, with a further 185 employees laid off across the company’s European studios. As reported by VGC, the layoffs come as a product of “restructurings” at Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Stockholm…