Publisher 505 Games has dropped a new gameplay trailer for the outdoor survival simulator Open Country. The video highlights the environments to explore while hunting wildlife, as well as the dog companion that players can take on their journey. The two-minute trailer is a narrated affair. The voice calls attention …
Read More »WWE 2K22 Will Get Regular Dev Video Updates, And The First Is Out Now
Developer Visual Concepts and publisher 2K are keeping their promise to make game development more transparent by sharing regular behind-the-scenes updates on WWE 2K22’s creation “over the coming weeks” on Instagram and Twitter. The first of what is being labeled as regular content updates is now live. It features WWE …
Read More »Resident Evil Village Can Apparently Run Without A Graphics Card On PC
It turns out that PC players building a new rig on a budget don’t necessarily need a dedicated graphics card to run Resident Evil Village, according to PC Gamer. The game is optimized enough to be scaled back to compensate for weaker hardware. There is one caveat, though: players must …
Read More »World Of Warcraft Burning Crusade Classic Launches On June 1
Blizzard has announced that World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic launches on June 1 at 3PM PT / 6 PM ET (June 2 at 12 AM CEST), but there’s an important decision to make before that. On the official World of Warcraft site, Blizzard outlines the choice players must make …
Read More »Diablo Immortal Confirmed For 2021 Global Release
Diablo Immortal, the free-to-play title designed for mobile devices, will launch sometime later this year, Activision Blizzard confirmed during its latest financial earnings release. It will be one of two Diablo titles coming in 2021, with a third coming at a later date. During a recent earnings call, Activision Blizzard …
Read More »Call Of Duty 2021 Led By Sledgehammer Games, Coming This Fall With Warzone Integration
Activision Blizzard confirmed during its earnings call that the next Call of Duty entry will be led by Call of Duty: WWII developer Sledgehammer Games. A release date was not announced, but it’s on track to launch this fall. Details are vague, but Activision Blizzard hinted at the usual features: …
Read More »The Witcher 3 Director Leaves CDPR Following "Workplace Bullying" Allegations
Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, who served as design director on Cyberpunk 2077 and game director on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, has left CD Projekt SA, Bloomberg reports. The departure follow allegations of workplace bullying, which he was cleared of. The company formed a commission to conduct a months-long investigation into accusations …
Read More »Minecraft Reached 140 Million Monthly Users And Generated Over $350 Million To Date
Minecraft shows no signs of slowing down, with Microsoft revealing in an April 2021 earnings call that the popular sandbox game’s monthly active users increased by 30% year over year. The title has reached some 140 million users to date. This latest figure comes from a new fact sheet Microsoft …
Read More »Epic Games v. Apple Trial Starts With Audience Screaming "Free Fortnite"
As the Epic Games v. Apple trial got underway, the proceeding devolved into chaos with the audience–including what appeared to be a number of kids–yelling for the judge to bring Fortnite back to mobile devices. This went on for nearly 20 minutes before the court muted the line. According to …
Read More »Epic's Attempts To Secure Fortnite PlayStation Cross-Play Revealed In Emails With Sony
A series of emails exchanged between Epic Games and Sony in 2018 have offered a look at the latter’s hesitation to allow cross-play between PlayStation and other platforms, even for a massive game such as Fortnite. The emails were shared by The Verge, having surfaced as part of the just-begun …
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