Times are good for Hitman developer IO Interactive. The Danish game studio released its annual report for 2020/2021, and IO made more profit for the year than ever before in the company’s 23-year history thanks in part to Hitman 3. According to GI.biz, IO Interactive made a profit of $42 …
Read More »Forza Horizon 5 Was Developed In Three Years Instead Of Two, And It Shows
Since its debut in 2012, the Forza Horizon racing series has seen new releases come at a pace of once every two years, releasing on even-numbered years with Forza Motorsport taking the odd years. Microsoft is breaking that tradition with Forza Horizon 5, which comes three years after Forza Horizon …
Read More »Assassin's Creed Producer Teases New Game With PlayStation
Assassin’s Creed producer Jade Raymond has teased the first game from her new studio, Haven, which has aligned itself exclusively with PlayStation. The game certainly has some very loft goals, including potentially being a “terabyte” game, meaning it could require extensive streaming to supplement the native files. In an interview …
Read More »GTA Trilogy Remaster Confirmed For This Year As Existing Editions Get Delisted
Following weeks of rumor and speculation, Rockstar Games has officially announced a new Grand Theft Auto remaster package featuring GTA III, GTA: Vice City, and GTA: San Andreas. Called Grand Theft Auto Trilogy: The Definitive Edition, it represents the first three 3D games in the series, when it exploded in …
Read More »Get Double XP In Call Of Duty: Warzone And Black Ops Cold War Right Now
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone players will be doubly rewarded this weekend through a double XP event in both games. The double XP event is live now, and it applies to both standard XP and weapon XP. The promotion runs until Monday, October 11 at 10 …
Read More »Marvel's Avengers Adds Paid XP Boosts, And People Are Not Happy
Marvel’s Avengers has introduced a controversial new feature, XP boosts that can be purchased with real money, and some portion of the game’s audience is upset. Players can now purchase “consumables” with credits, a currency that can be acquired with real money, according to VGC. “Consumables can be used to …
Read More »EA Exec Responds To Concerns About FIFA Loot Boxes
A high-ranking executive at Electronic Arts has responded to criticisms of FIFA’s loot box system, saying 90% of people who play FIFA Ultimate Team do not spend real money to open packs. Speaking to Eurogamer, EA chief experience officer Chris Bruzzo defended FIFA’s use of loot boxes, which make a …
Read More »Sony Boss Wants PlayStation Games To Reach Hundreds Of Millions Of People
PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has high hopes for the business, saying in a new interview that he hopes one day that PlayStation games can reach “hundreds of millions of people.” Speaking to GI.biz, Ryan said a huge success today is when a game can reach 10 or 20 million people, …
Read More »GTA Online Getting An "Exciting New Adventure" This Year With Familiar Faces
In addition to announcing a new GTA trilogy bundle, Rockstar Games outlined what’s next for Grand Theft Auto Online, and it sounds like a lot is coming, including an “exciting new adventure” later this year. First off, GTA Online will be updated to add 20th anniversary celebration content for GTA …
Read More »eFootball Update Coming October 28 With Fixes For The Game's Issues
Konami’s eFootball 2022 launched in late September with a series of issues and other problems, and the publisher promised that an update was coming to address the bugs. Konami has now announced that the new update will be available later this month. Version 0.9.1 will be released on October 28. …
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