In a surprising – yet very welcome – move, Ubisoft is opting to trade in its required launcher on PC for more seamless, built-in connectivity that allows players to navigate games through Steam… and Steam only. It’s a tale as old as time: a company outside of Valve requires players to use its own launcher, […]
2019Upcoming DC mockumentary The People Vs. Gorilla Grodd has started filming, and the set leaks have been coming thick and fast. The biggest reveal so far has been the first look at the DCU’s take on villain Gorilla Grodd, who has been spotted doing everything from singing in an acapella group to dancing in a […]
2019Xbox has announced it’s working with Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions on its Metal Gear spiritual successor, Physint, after PlayStation apparently wanted to cancel the project earlier this year. Following Death Stranding 2’s release, the list of upcoming Hideo Kojima games comprises OD, his new attempt at a horror game in partnership with Xbox following […]
2019
An important piece of gaming history has been preserved today, as a leaker has released the ROM files for Project Dream, a canceled proof-of-concept for a Rare-developed pirate RPG that would eventually become the basis for the beloved Banjo-Kazooie series. You can check out a video of the alpha footage below, and if you do, […]
2019Even if you don’t know Takaya Imamura’s name, you’re likely to know his work. He was, after all, the artist who designed the Star Fox characters, and the one who gave The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask its signature dark look. Imamura collaborated with Shigeru Miyamoto regularly over the course of his 32-year career at […]
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When Arthur Morgan contracts tuberculosis near the beginning of Red Dead Redemption 2, you’re supposed to feel sad. Arthur’s a good guy with a troubled past, and he’s the hero of the story. Him getting a death sentence right at the start of his journey is all bad news, but from here on out I’ll […]
2019More people are purchasing physical music in our increasingly digital age, according to a new report from RIAA, the Recording Industry Association of America. Against a backdrop of 4.7% growth in streaming revenue and 6.4% growth in paid subscriptions, RIAA clocks a staggering 58.6% increase in CD sales and a 17.7% jump in vinyl record […]
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Former Fallout lead Tim Cain has no need for sugar, so you’ll have to gulp down his words as they are: the video game industry that’s currently being splintered by mass layoffs and widespread threats from generative AI has not and will never be “stable.” Cain repeats this point until it hurts your ears in […]
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Elden Ring streamer Bushy has put more time into FromSoftware games than almost anyone on the planet. After roughly 4,000 hours of Elden Ring, he wants to beat Elden Ring another 726 times, and he’s spun up a custom mod to do it. On August 3, Bushy began a journey to beat Elden Ring using […]
2019A shift in gaming culture has undermined Steam’s early access program and stunted the perception of the games in it, worries Pocketpair and Palworld communications and publishing lead John Buckley. Amidst Palworld’s 1.0 early access graduation, Buckley discusses the work-in-progress approach with GamesRadar+. He maintains that Pocketpair is “quite confident in early access in general” […]
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