Games

Diablo 4 Update Details Its New Open-World Multiplayer Areas

While there’s still so much we don’t know about Diablo 4, Blizzard has been keeping us posted on its progress with promised quarterly updates. One development update gave fresh insights on how the dungeon-crawler will handle elements like storytelling, open-world elements, and seamless multiplayer without compromising the feel of Diablo. …

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Annapurna's Outer Wilds Releases On Nintendo Switch This Summer

Nintendo announced that Annapurna Interactive’s space exploration game Outer Wilds makes its way to Nintendo Switch this summer. An exact release date has not been announced. Outer Wilds, not to be confused with Obsidian Entertainment’s The Outer Worlds, is an open-world mystery game where players have 22 minutes to explore …

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Peter Molyneux's 22Cans Studio Enacts Layoffs

Veteran game developer Peter Molyneux’s UK studio 22Cans has undergone a round of layoffs. Multiple employees were let go in the move, but the precise number of cuts was not made public. A spokesperson confirmed to GI.biz that the layoffs at the Fable designer’s studio were due to a variety …

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Nintendo Begins To Discuss Its Next Console After The Switch

Nintendo’s president, Shuntaro Furukawa, has discussed the company’s plans for new hardware to come after the Nintendo Switch. In an interview with Nikkei, translated by VGC, Furukawa said Nintendo is always developing new hardware in a research and development phase, but the company won’t release a new console until it …

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Diablo 4's Reworked Skill Tree Revealed

Blizzard is looking to rework the skills and talents system in Diablo IV–which should come as a welcome change for longtime players. “We’ve been reading through a lot of the comments from the community and agree that the talent system needs more depth,” Diablo IV lead systems designer David Kim …

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Nintendo 3DS' Miitopia Will Come To Switch This May

During February’s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo revealed that Miitopia, a 3DS game that first released in Japan in 2016 and the rest of the world in 2017, is coming to Switch on May 21. Preorders are already live. This Switch port adds new customizations options, including brand-new make-up options and wigs. …

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