Developer Omega Force has given a closer look at Wild Hearts’ first entirely new creature addition since launch ahead of its arrival on 6th April, alongside a peek at its fancy new spinning top Karakuri coming on the same day. We got first details of Murakumo – Wild Hearts new …
Marvel’s Avengers’ final content update out today, makes “nearly all” paid cosmetics free
Crystal Dynamics has released its final content update for beleaguered live-service superhero action-adventure Marvel’s Avengers, which, among other things, adds one last new skin for legacy players and makes “nearly all” its paid cosmetics free. Crystal Dynamics confirmed reports it was about to pull the plug on Marvel’s Avengers in …
Second The Last of Us PC patch takes aim at memory and performance issues
Naughty Dog has released a second update to address some of the many complaints leveraged at its recently launch and poorly recieved The Last of Us Part 1 PC port, this one primarily targetting memory and performance concerns. The Last of Us Part 1 finally launched for PC earlier this …
Vampire Survivors’ second expansion Tides of the Foscari arrives in April
Vampires Survivors, having just scored itself a BAFTA for its all-round awesomeness, is ready to bring yet more reasonably priced brilliance into the world, courtesy of its second DLC expansion, Tides of the Foscari, now confirmed for launch on 13th April. Arriving almost exactly four months after Vampire Survivors’ first …
Looking back at E3’s most memorable moments
E3 2023 is cancelled – and it’s uncertain if it will ever return in the same way again. However you feel about that, it’s undeniable that the gaming calendar’s most talked about show continually provided moments you never got anywhere else. E3 was a stage for video game companies to …
CD Projekt says it’s “better to cut costs early” following Project Sirius rethink
CD Projekt has shared little more information on its decision to ‘re-evaluate’ the development of its The Witcher spin-off Project Sirus, saying it’s sometimes “better to cut costs early”. Project Sirius was first outlined last October as part of CD Projekt’s ambitious studio roadmap, which included a Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, …
E3 2023 cancelled
UPDATE 10pm UK: The ESA, E3’s owner, has now issued a joint statement with E3 2023 organiser Reedpop confirming the cancellation of this year’s event. “This was a difficult decision because of all the effort we and our partners put toward making this event happen, but we had to do …
Pokémon Go teases “blockbuster slate” of features, amidst major Remote Raid changes
Pokémon Go maker Niantic has announced a set of changes to Remote Raid gameplay, in a bid to rebalance a lockdown-era feature it says has grown to overly dominate the app’s economy and game balance. Beginning next Thursday, 6th April, players will be limited to a cap of five Remote …
Ambitious procedural detective noir Shadows of Doubt launches in April
Shadows of Doubt, the wildly ambitious and long-in-development procedural detective noir from developer Cole Jefferies, is launching into Steam early access on 24th April. Shadows of Doubt, which Jefferies first started discussing all the way back in April 2018, is a first-person, open-world detective sim – complete with the prerequisite …
Sunless Sea dev’s Mask of the Rose gets a bit of a delay to June
Mask of the Rose, the “marvellous romance with a hint of murder” visual novel from Sunless Sea and Sunless Skies developer Failbetter Games, has been delayed a little longer and is now eyeing up an 8th June release on PC and Switch. Mask of the Rose, if you’re unfamiliar, takes …
EA laying off 6% of its workforce as part of “restructuring”
EA has announced a round of “restructuring” it says will likely impact around six percent of its workforce, potentially amounting to over 750 job losses based its latest employment figures. In a letter to staff, later shared publicly on EA’s website, CEO Andrew Wilson announced the job cuts while simultaneously …
Dungeons & Dragons DLC heading to Minecraft with 10-hour campaign
Minecraft is setting forth for adventure in the Forgotten Realms, as developer Mojang teams up with Wizards of the Coast for an official Dungeons & Dragons DLC launching this “spring”. The newly announced DLC – created in collaboration with developer Everbloom Games – takes players across five familiar Forgotten Realms …