The world got worse yesterday as the ever-spiralling Embracer Group laid off 97 people at Eidos Montreal and apparently cancelled an upcoming Deus Ex game the studio had been working on for two years. The layoffs were, in a year that has already seen thousands of job losses before the end of January, bitterly unsurprising,…
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick spoke about the immense pressure for the game to succeed, given the publisher’s massive investment into Rockstar’s long-awaited crime caper. He described the risk the company’s taking in a way that, unfortunately, I can only describe as going kinda hard. “Development costs have gone up…
Play! Charge! Stream! Capture! Accessory maker Genki is famous for producing a wide range of Switch-related items over the past few years, and the Covert Dock range has always been one of my personal favourites. With the original Switch, the Covert Dock enabled me to leave my OEM Switch Dock at home and take my…
What happened to humanity’s lost interstellar expedition, and why are the UESC trying to keep Runners out? You can start unraveling the mysteries of Tau Ceti IV when Marathon releases on March 6. Marathon is the upcoming PvPvE survival extraction FPS from the creators of Halo and Destiny. Play as a bio-cybernetic Runner and team…
I love money so much. I’d marry a banknote if it was socially acceptable, and then I’d cheat on it with coins. But I also love PC games, and oh no! They’re more expensive than ever. And don’t even get me started on console exclusives, that demand you pony up for the hardware too. That’s…
After the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) put consumer-grade routers produced in foreign countries on its Covered List earlier this week, effectively banning the sale of new models in the country without special permission, Taiwanese manufacturer Asus has been quick to respond. An official statement released by the company yesterday says the following: “Asus has…
The FTL vibes are strong with this one. If you are after some of the space strategy roguelite action of FTL: Faster Than Light but want to dish out orders to your friends as you do it, then the frantic co-op game This Means Warp might be right up your street when it lands on…
Direct Remix. With a Nintendo Direct right around the corner, it was only a matter of time before the speculation began about its contents. It’s been ticking away for a few weeks now with all of those Ocarina of Time rumours, and today, an NSO theory has entered the fray. As spotted on Bluesky by…
“So… What if we were to not only translate subtitles for Japan, but also record all new voice lines for all the characters, repaint all the in-game posters, papers and notes, and rewrite all the in-game text for our Japanese release of Budget Cuts on PlayStation VR?” Our CEO Jenny Nordenborg wondered out loud to…
Launching on Switch this October. Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is coming to Switch this October, and ahead of the release, Konami has released a new trailer for the title revealing the English voice cast. It introduces Abby Trott as the game’s protagonist Rose Belmont, and Graham McTavish as the iconic Dracula. It also includes another look…