Firewall Ultra developer First Contact Entertainment has shut down after eight years. The studio cites the general lack of virtual reality support in the video games industry as the main reason. In a Facebook post before Christmas, First Contact Entertainment said that it would close its doors by the end …

Square Enix said that it plans to be aggressive in applying AI to both its game development and publishing pipelines. In Square Enix’s “A New Year’s Letter from the President,” Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu said, “I believe that generative AI has the potential not only to reshape what we …

CD Projekt Red has confirmed that it has no interest in being bought out or part of a larger corporation, and wants to maintain its independence. In an interview with Parkiet, CD Projekt Red CEO Adam Kicinski said, “We are not interested in being incorporated into some larger entity. We …

Obsidian Entertainment allegedly pitched several spin-off games for Bethesda’s franchises exploring different settings but they were ultimately rejected. Former Obsidian writer Chris Avellone, he said, “One of the Elder Scrolls proposals (which I pitched) was intended to serve the same function as FNV did between F3 and F4, to provide …

Google has extended the ability to switch Google Stadia controllers from Stadia Wi-Fi mode to Bluetooth mode, allowing them to connect with other devices such as Windows 10, 11, and MacOS 13 PCs with Steam, as well as ChromeOS and Android. According to the Stadia’s controller webpage, Stadia controllers can …

The release date for Elden Ring’s first expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, may have possibly been leaked through a gaming retailer’s page. The page has since been taken down, but not before screenshots were taken of it. A gaming retailer in the Philippines called Datablitz had a page for a …

Ubisoft has delisted The Crew from all digital storefronts. Additionally, the online servers will be shut down on March 31, 2024. On the Steam page for The Crew, Ubisoft left a message about the game’s delisting. “The Crew is no longer available on the Steam store,” the notice said. “All …

Insomniac Games has announced that it will be delaying upcoming features for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 such as New Game Plus and audio descriptions to 2024. “We have been working vigilantly on these features and require more testing to ensure the quality is up to our standards,” Insomniac said in a …

Puddle has revealed Thrasher, a follow-up to 2016’s cosmic virtual reality racer, Thumper. It will launch for Meta Quest and PCVR next year, with non-VR versions coming after. Mike Mandel of Fuser and Rock Band VR is collaborating with Thumper composer Brian Gibson to create Thrasher together. The game uses …

Ubisoft has announced that it is pushing back the release of the permadeath feature for Assassin’s Creed Mirage to sometime in 2024. However, its New Game Plus feature is still on track to be released this month. “New Game + for Assassin’s Creed Mirage is coming next week! Dive back …