Square Enix revealed that it will pursue other approaches other than outright owning studios, according to Square Enix’s Q1 FY2023/3 financial results briefing session for investors. President Yosuke Matsuda said that though the company’s traditional policy has been to own studios, it is looking to diversify into “joint ventures, equity-method …

During Sony’s September State Of Play, Like A Dragon: Ishin–a Yakuza spin-off set in 1860s Kyo, a fictionalized version of Kyoto–was announced for PS4 and PS5. The release date is February 2023. Like A Dragon: Ishin was originally released in Japan in 2014 under the title Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin. …

What Assassin’s Creed Infinity is exactly has been unclear for awhile, but in a new Eurogamer interview, Ubisoft’s Marc-Alexis Coté sketched a clearer picture of how Infinity will serve the next era of Assassin’s Creed games. Assassin’s Creed Infinity is not a game. It is a “hub” and “platform” created …

Final Fantasy XIV’s first patch for the 6.0 update, 6.21, was released on September 12. The patch primarily addresses the Abyssos Savage raid progs and the extremely tight fights in the last few tiers. Usually it doesn’t matter what jobs any player uses, but with the latest Abyssos Savage raid, …

Ubisoft is increasing the price of its major AAA games to $70, starting with November’s Skull and Bones release. According to an Axios report, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed that big releases for current-gen consoles (Xbox Series X|S and PS5), like other recent AAA releases, will be priced higher. “Some …

Logitech will kick-off Logi Play, an event centered around Logitech’s gaming products and the “future of play,” on September 21 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 6 PM CT. According to Logitech’s blog, Logi Play will take place in Berlin, Germany and will also be livestreamed over …

Pokemon Go’s upcoming community day will be held on September 18 from 2 PM to 5 PM local time. Roggenrola, the Mantle pokemon, will headline the event. And as usual, there will be community day bonuses like double Catch Candy, reduced hatch distance, and raid bonuses. See below for a …

Head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty recently said that modern AAA games’ development has changed to encompass multiple studios working on the same title. According to VGC, Booty spoke at a PAX West Q&A and fielded a query asking if COVID-19 was responsible for the many release delays. In …

A new God of War Ragnarok teaser, courtesy of Game Informer, showcases the new dwarven realm Svartalfheim. The short video doesn’t show much gameplay, but does walk us through what Svartalfheim will look and feel like. Svartalfheim is a product of Dwarven ingenuity and has “mine pits, artificial water channels, …

Steam Deck’s ability to emulate almost any platform is quite impressive, and Steam Deck HQ just released a way to get Wii U’s Gyroscope capabilities on a modded Steam Deck. Steam Deck HQ, according to its About Us, covers different Steam Deck configurations, as well as tutorials for setting up …