Firaxis Games, the developer behind the XCOM and Civilization series, is working on a turn-based tactics game called Marvel’s Midnight Suns, which will be released in March 2022. As the name indicates, and as shown during the Gamescom Opening Night Live trailer, Midnight Suns explores the supernatural corner of the …

Sony is looking at a possible class-action lawsuit from consumers claiming it’s operating a monopoly by only allowing digital PlayStation games to be purchased through the official PlayStation Store. The lawsuit states Sony barred third-party retailers like Amazon and GameStop from selling download codes for PlayStation games on April 1, …

Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the biggest games of the past few months, but the controversy surrounding the game continues to grow even a month after launch. Now, developer CD Projekt has acknowledged that the company is facing a second class-action lawsuit from a law firm representing its own investors, …

Housemarque, the Finnish developer behind PlayStation 5 title Returnal, has been acquired by PlayStation. In a post on the PlayStation Blog Hermen Hulst, head of Worldwide Studios for Sony Interactive Entertainment, confirmed the acquisition. “Housemarque’s recent release of Returnal proves the studio is one with incredible vision, capable of creating …

Eidos Montreal’s Guardians of the Galaxy makes an incredibly strong first impression. This came as a relief, given that the last time I saw a preview of a Marvel game from Square Enix I left confused and underwhelmed. Even as an apologist for Avengers (yes, I still play it), I …

In trying to explain Deathloop, game director Dinga Bakaba often ends up evoking It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s Charlie, standing in front of a wall covered in crumpled documents that have strings tied between them as he attempts to untangle the Pepe Silvia conspiracy. But instead of looking unhinged and …

Alex Navarro, Brad Shoemaker, and Vinny Caravella have announced that they are leaving Giant Bomb. The announcement was made during a live recording of Giant Bomb’s podcast, where the trio confirmed that May 7 will be their last day at the company. They’re holding a special stream to mark the …

There are few video game developers that have as much cachet with an audience as Jeff Kaplan. Not only was he a vice president at Blizzard and director of Overwatch, but Kaplan was also a figurehead for the community to gather around. Whether it was to complain to him about …

After nearly two decades at the Blizzard Entertainment, Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan is leaving. Kaplan announced his departure in a personal statement, while an official post on the Overwatch website wished him well and explained what will happen to the game’s management structure in his absence. “I am leaving Blizzard …

Ever since Capcom teased its first Resident Evil Village Showcase, people have been obsessed with the very tall vampire lady briefly shown in the video, expressing their undying love for her. Fanart is plentiful, tweets pledging eternal love have been rolling in, and more than a few people who are …