A developer behind one of this year’s biggest surprise hits is no fan of so-called forever games. In fact, Palworld community manager John “Bucky” Buckley thinks playing the same title over and over is “not healthy” for anyone. Spotted by VGC, Bucky chatted with YouTuber Going Indie about live-service titles …
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Destiny developer Bungie has announced a significant round of layoffs, in what is just the latest example of a round of layoffs affecting more than 100 people. “Due to rising costs of development and industry shifts as well as enduring economic conditions, it has become clear that we need to …
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Microsoft’s new translucent Sky Cipher Xbox controller comes in a new type of packaging that aims to cut down on Microsoft’s overall carbon footprint. The packaging for the controller features no single-use plastics like other Xbox controllers have, while the paper manual inside the packaging is gone, replaced with a …
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Japanese director Suda51 said that he would like to revisit the killer7 series one day, either in the form of a “definitive edition,” a sequel, or both. In the second Grasshopper Direct 2024, Goichi “Suda51” Suda and Shinji Mikami gave a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Shadows of the Damned: …
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One of the strangest debates in video gaming has been around the use of yellow paint to signal interactive objects in an environment. Star Wars Outlaws does have this accessibility feature, but developer Ubisoft Massive will also let you turn it off, in case the thought of seeing a dash …
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The Game Boy is one of the most-successful gaming systems ever, having sold 118.69 million copies across all its variants (including the Game Boy Color). In Japan and the US, it was the first platform for one of the most-popular games of all time: Tetris. It launched the Pokemon franchise, …
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EA’s Battlefield 2042 was something of a disappointment for the company, but the franchise remains popular and is set to expand with a major new installment. During EA’s latest earnings briefing, CEO Andrew Wilson said making the new Battlefield game is a top priority for EA right now, adding that …
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The Tesla Cybertruck has been the subject of jokes and memes since the very moment it was announced, and they didn’t slow down at all once the thing came out earlier this year–its launch was greeted with all sorts of severe issues, which have sparked multiple recalls. Now, the Fortnite …
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2K and Hangar 13 have announced that Mafia: Definitive Edition will be added to Game Pass on August 13 for console, PC, and cloud. Mafia: Definitive Edition is a remake of the 2002 game with extra features such as additional vehicles, weapons, and outfits. It also implements Mafia 3’s gameplay …
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Nearly 27 years after the original game’s release, Final Fantasy 7 superfan Jamie Colliver has finished his magnum opus: A shot-for-shot remake of the original PlayStation 1 game, created entirely via LittleBigPlanet 2. Colliver’s remake reimagines the original game as a platformer, with every scene, every location, every line of …
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