It seems development on Rare’s magic-filled maybe-adventure game Everwild has “restarted from scratch” following the appointment of a new creative director after veteran employee Simon Woodroffe resigned last year, according to a report from Video Games Chronicle. Citing anonymous sources familiar with Everwild‘s development, VGC reports that the game has …
Read More »Hacker Collective Runs OG Doom Using Ikea LightBulb Components
A hacker collective has figured out how to run the 1993 shooter Doom using the components of an Ikea lightbulb–because why not. If it has a computer inside, it can probably run Doom, and this is the latest demonstration of that. Next-hack published a lengthy blog post detailing how the …
Read More »Dying Light 2 Dev Says Zombies Aren't Zombies In New E3 2021 Trailer
Dying Light 2 Stay Human developer Techland unveiled a new story trailer during the PC Gaming Show at E3 2021, where the studio discussed elements of the narrative and reiterated that the infected aren’t zombies (despite looking and behaving a lot like your traditional zombie). In the four-minute-long trailer, Techland …
Read More »Back 4 Blood DLC Available To All Party Members If Leader Owns It
Paid DLC for co-op shooter Back 4 Blood will be available to all party members as long as the leader of the party owns it developer Turtle Rock Studios confirmed during its E3 2021 livestream. This includes new maps and gameplay additions. E3 host Greg Miller tweeted two screenshots from …
Read More »Atomic Heart Gets New Trailer At Xbox Bethesda Showcase E3 2021, Coming To Game Pass
Developer Mundfish’s first-person shooter Atomic Heart got a new trailer during Xbox-Bethesda’s E3 2021 presentation, which didn’t reveal a release date but confirmed the game will be available day-one on Xbox Game Pass. The new trailer showcased some of the powers and weapons players can experiment with. This includes firing …
Read More »Psychonauts 2 Launches August 25, Available On Xbox Game Pass
The release date for developer Double Fine’s highly anticipated action-platformer Psychonauts 2 was finally revealed during Xbox-Bethesda’s E3 2021 presentation. The game launches August 25 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S, as well as Game Pass on the same day. Double Fine dropped a new story …
Read More »PS5-Exclusive Godfall Coming To PS4 This August
During its E3 2021 presentation, Gearbox Software announced that its looter-slasher Godfall will hit PS4 on August 10 after originally being exclusive to PS5 and PC. Godfall‘s PS4 release also comes with a free update called Lightbringer. This piece of content adds an endgame mode to the looter-slasher that offers …
Read More »Assassin's Creed Valhalla The Siege Of Paris DLC Brings Back Unity's Black Box Missions
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla‘s second expansion, The Siege of Paris, was further detailed during Ubisoft’s E3 2021 Forward livestream on June 12. It takes players to France a few years after the main game’s events. During the livestream, Ubisoft revealed the expansion will see the return of black box-style missions. First …
Read More »Rocksmith+ Uses Your Phone, Has Subscription-Based Model
Almost a decade after the release of guitar-teaching game Rocksmith, Ubisoft has announced a sequel: Rocksmith+, a subscription-based instructing platform with things like community tutorials. The game was revealed during Ubisoft Forward 2021 at E3, with a beta starting today, June 12. You can sign up for the Rocksmith+ closed …
Read More »Hackers Obtain 700GB Of EA's Data And Source Code Using Stolen Cookies – Report
Publisher EA has been breached by a crew of hackers who stole 780GB of game data, according to a Motherboard report. The stolen data reportedly includes FIFA 21 source code and tools from the Frostbite engine, although EA says no player data was taken. A subsequent report states the hackers …
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