Outriders developer People Can Fly canceled its co-op action RPG game, Project Dagger, on April 5. According to an investor report first spotted by Twitter user MauroNL3, People Can Fly decided to stop development on the project due to a re-analysis of the game’s scope and commercial viability after redefining …
Read More »Take-Two Wins NBA 2K Lawsuit Involving LeBron James' Tattoos
Take-Two Interactive has won a case regarding its depiction of LeBron James’ tattoos in NBA 2K. While James himself was not involved in the case, his tattoo artist, Jimmy Hayden, was. Hayden sued Take-Two by alleging that the use of James’ tattoos in NBA 2K violated his rights as he …
Read More »Stellar Blade Day One Update Will Remove Unintentional Racial Slur Reference
Sony will remove a piece of in-game graffiti in Stellar Blade that created an unintentional reference to a racial slur, and the fix will come in a day-one patch. Spotted by IGN, there’s a shop in Stellar Blade called the “R Shop” owned by the character Roxanne and its sign …
Read More »Ubisoft Has Ideas For Another Assassin's Creed Basim Story
Ubisoft developers have confirmed they have more ideas revolving around Assassin’s Creed Mirage protagonist Basim, but reiterate that the game is a standalone experience. In a Reddit AMA, several Ubisoft developers answered questions about Assassin’s Creed Mirage and the future of the franchise. “We’re thrilled by the reception of Mirage! …
Read More »Gloomhaven Dev's New Game Announced And Postponed On The Same Day
The studio behind 2019’s Gloomhaven, Flaming Fowl, announced its new game today. It’s a deckbuilding strategy game called Ironmarked but while it has a Steam demo out, the studio has already delayed the full release indefinitely. In a statement to VGC, CEO Craig Oman said that Flaming Fowl had been …
Read More »Metroid’s Samus Almost Came To Fortnite—Here’s Why She Didn’t
Samus Aran from the Metroid series almost made an appearance in Fortnite, but Nintendo and Epic couldn’t agree on how she’d be implemented. In an interview with Game File, former Epic Games chief creative officer Donald Mustard said that Nintendo declined Epic’s offer to have Samus join Fortnite. “They got …
Read More »This New RPG From The Creators Of Persona Now Has A Release Date
Atlus has announced that its latest RPG, Metaphor: ReFantazio, will launch on October 11 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. In a recent livestream, director Katsura Hashino states that he worked on previous Atlus titles such as Shin Megami Tensei III, Persona 3, Persona 4, and …
Read More »Zenless Zone Zero Might Be Coming Out In July
Genshin Impact developer MiHoYo’s next game, Zenless Zone Zero, might have gotten its release date leaked. If the leak–noticed on the Apple App Store–is to be believed, the upcoming action RPG is coming out this summer. According to Zenless Zone Zero’s Apple Store page, the game is set to be …
Read More »Next Xbox Showcase Coming April 29
Microsoft has announced that its next ID@Xbox Digital Showcase will premiere on April 29. It will air at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Xbox has already revealed some of the games that will make an appearance. These include Dungeons of Hinterberg, 33 Immortals, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. Developer Pocketpair …
Read More »Dead Space Remake's Japanese Ban Confuses EA Exec After Stellar Blade Rating Released
An EA Japan executive has criticized CERO, the Japanese games rating board, for approving Stellar Blade’s rating while denying one for the remake of Dead Space, effectively banning the game from release in Japan. First spotted by Automaton, EA Japan general manager Shaun Noguchi said that CERO denied Dead Space‘s …
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