Skybound Entertainment, known for its work with horror franchises such as The Walking Dead, has announced a collaboration with Striking Distance on its recently revealed survival horror, The Callisto Protocol. The partnership between the two companies will allow the new IP to be marketed and expanded in new mediums, along …
Read More »Lord Of The Rings Tabletop RPG Getting Second Edition
The One Ring, a tabletop RPG based on the Lord of the Rings universe, is getting a second edition. The second edition will get a Kickstarter campaign to fund its release, starting February 11. The first edition of the tabletop RPG released in 2011 from game designer Francesco Nepitello, who …
Read More »Microsoft Is Hiring For A "New Halo Project" [UPDATE: Nope, It's Halo Infinite]
[UPDATE] Halo community manager John Junyszek confirmed that this job ad was for Halo Infinite, not a new Halo game. The original story is below. Microsoft is hiring for a “new project in the Halo universe.” GamesRadar discovered a job ad for a producer that will work on this unannounced …
Read More »Ubisoft's Star Wars Game Is In "Early Stage," Many People Have Applied To Work On It
The new Star Wars game from the developers of The Division is only just getting started, so don’t expect it soon. During an earnings call, CEO Yves Guillemot said the game is only in the “early stage” of development. His comment came in response to a question about when the …
Read More »Destiny 2 Servers Down For Maintenance This Week Ahead Of Season Of The Chosen Update
Three months after the launch of the Beyond Light expansion, Destiny 2 is preparing itself for the next chapter in its current year-long story arc. Season of the Chosen maintenance will begin at 8 AM PT / 11AM ET today and is expected to conclude at 10 AM PT / …
Read More »Ubisoft "Evaluating" Rainbow Six Quarantine Name In Light Of Coronavirus
Rainbow Six Quarantine may get a name change in light of the coronavirus pandemic. It got a splashy introduction at Ubisoft’s E3 2019 press conference, but after the last year of actual quarantine it hits pretty differently, which is prompting Ubisoft to reevaluate. The subject came up during an investor …
Read More »GTA Remasters? Take-Two CEO Says That's A Great Question
Given the immense and ongoing success of Grand Theft Auto V–it’s sold 140 million copies–some are wondering if Rockstar Games will turn its attention back in time with a remaster or re-release of the studio’s earlier GTA games. It remains to be seen if that will happen, but the head …
Read More »To Make More Microtransaction Money, EA Buys Prolific Mobile Game Studio Glu For $2.1 Billion
After spending more than $1 billion to acquire Codemasters, EA is opening up its check book once more to acquire the prolific mobile game developer GluMobile for $2.1 billion. EA announced the deal on Monday. GluMobile is a big winner in the deal, as EA is paying a 36% premium …
Read More »Charging $70 For NBA 2K21 On PS5 And Xbox Series X Was The Right Call, Take-Two CEO Says
NBA 2K21‘s next-gen edition was among the first games across the industry to carry a $70 USD price tag, a decision that drew a lot of comments online. The higher price point was embraced and accepted by the playerbase, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said on an earnings call, but it’s …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 3060 Launch Date Revealed, According To Report
A report from gaming site Wccftech claims that Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card will come out February 25 at 9 AM ET / 6 AM PT. Nvidia has been releasing its 30-series graphics cards at a steady clip over the past few months, and the 3060 will be their …
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