It’s been four months since Airship Syndicated announced that it had broken ties with Digital Extremes and will be self-publishing Wayfinder instead. The transfer process, however, has been tied up in red tape, resulting in updates that have been few and far between. The wait is almost over though as both parties have finally come to an equitable agreement and [...]
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Blizzard Entertainment is ramping up to start work on an unannounced game hot on the heels of the mass layoffs at Activision Blizzard. The studio is looking to fill several positions to work on the mystery game, including high-level positions like creative director, narrative director, senior art director, combat AI design director, among others. Details on the game itself are [...]
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After Gearbox Entertainment CEO Randy Pitchford all but denied rumors that Embracer Group was selling them off earlier this month, a press release now confirms that the Swedish video game holding company did just that. Most of Gearbox and its exclusive IPs have now been acquired by Take-Two Interactive in a $460 million stock deal. Gearbox Entertainment is now part [...]
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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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