Since Microsoft announced plans to layoff nearly two thousand employees across its gaming division, it’s given the public plenty of reasons for doing so. As is the case with other video game companies, it all boils down to ballooning game development costs and the lack of projected growth in the video game industry, which Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer acknowledged [...]
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NCSoft was forced to reveal that Guild Wars 3 is already in the works after being called out by its investors during a shareholder meeting this week to address the company’s dropping stock value. The first concern that shareholders brought forth during the meeting was the underwhelming performance of Throne and Liberty in South Korea and the company’s decision to [...]
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ARK: The Animated Series came out of nowhere and premiered on Paramount+ earlier this week to the surprise of ARK: Survival Ascended and Survival Evolved fans. Its showrunners didn’t spare any expense either, featuring a ludicrous lineup of Hollywood stars that includes Vin Diesel, Russel Crowe, Gerard Butler, and Michelle Yeoh. “ARK: The Animated Series is a sweeping saga spanning [...]
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It’s been an incredible run for the Baldur’s Gate franchise, but all good things must eventually come to an end. Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke revealed at GDC earlier this week that they’re partnership with Wizards of the Coast has ended and that they’ll be moving away from the Dungeons & Dragons universe despite the overwhelming success of Baldur’s Gate [...]
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Kakao Games has apparently delayed ArcheAge 2 from 2024 to sometime in 2025 or beyond, as revealed in the South Korean publisher’s Q4 2023 investor report. The report’s list of upcoming games has the highly awaited MMORPG’s launch set for “Post 25” along with the global version of Ares: Rise of Guardians and three other unnamed games. The good news [...]
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Marc Merill, co-founder of Riot Games, announced today on X that the MMO project the company has been working on for a few years now has 'reset' and will be 'going dark for a long time', meaning people shouldn't be expecting any news or updates about it for several years. This doesn't mean the game is cancelled though, as Marc [...]
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Former Portalarium executives Chris Spears and Starr Long are apparently running a new studio called Pangaea that’s currently working on a new AI-powered roguelike battle royale game codenamed Project Rise. The game promises procedural-generated maps and PvPvE gameplay where “every session is completely unique and player decisions impact the game for everyone.” Spears defended their use of AI tools in [...]
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Amazon is getting Fallout fans primed and ready for the premiere of its Fallout TV series next month with a new teaser trailer. The trailer highlights the scene where naïve vault-dweller Lucy first meets the bounty hunter known as The Ghoul and her first encounter with a member of the militaristic group called the Brotherhood of Steel. “This first scene [...]
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Sony has halted production of its PSVR 2 virtual reality headsets due to underwhelming sales over the past few months, likely due to the release of the Meta Quest 3 in October 2023. According to tech market research firm Counterpoint, PSVR 2 sales accounted for just 15% of all VR headset sales in Q4 2024 with the majority of the [...]
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Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind the popular battle royal shooter Apex Legends, was hit with layoffs last week in line with Electronic Arts’ earlier announcement that it would be cutting 5% of its total workforce. That same announcement also revealed the cancellation of an unannounced Star Wars first-person shooter game that was in the early stages of development at Respawn. [...]
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