The ongoing wave of layoffs in the video game industry continues with Hi-Rez Studios, the developer of the Smite games, announcing it will be letting go of an unspecified number of employees. The layoffs come shortly after Hi-Rez released MOBA sequel Smite 2 in paid early access. Via PC Gamer, …
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Baldur’s Gate 3 is widely recognized as one of the best uses of the Dungeons & Dragons IP since Chris Pine picked up some lute lessons for the recent film, and now you can bring some of that magic home to your next tabletop session. WizKids has announced a new …
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Larian Studios enjoyed massive success with Baldur’s Gate 3, and expectations are high for the team’s next game. Larian CEO Swen Vincke said in a new interview that following up that highly regarded and commercially successful game is “very stressy” for the studio. He told IGN that “expectations are incredibly …
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Until late last month, Assassin’s Creed Shadows was slated to be released in November of this year. Ubisoft subsequently made the surprise announcement that the game has been delayed to early next year. But according to a new report, this was far from a surprise to Ubisoft Quebec, the studio …
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A mobile version of the popular game Palworld is in the works, with PUBG company Krafton working out a licensing deal with Pocketpair to bring the game to phones. PUBG Studios is developing the mobile version of Palworld, though additional details were not provided in the press release. Following Palworld’s …
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Say hello to Big Fan Games, a new spin-off label of Devolver Digital that will publish titles based on movies, TV shows, comic books, and more. The team wants to take a “new approach” to licensed games after working on titles like John Wick Hex and Hellboy: Web of Wyrd. …
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Nearly two years ago, word broke that Henry Cavill was leaving The Witcher after Season 3, with The Hunger Games’ Liam Hemsworth on deck to take over the leading role of Geralt of Rivia. And while Hemsworth wasn’t watching the show prior to joining it, he was already very familiar …
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In case you’ve somehow missed it, the internet’s new obsession is Moo Deng, an adorable pygmy hippo calf from the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. After taking over social media, Moo Deng fandom has now hit MMO Final Fantasy 14, where in-game prices for the game’s hippo calf minion …
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The previous glimpses of Prime Video’s Like a Dragon: Yakuza live-action series didn’t give viewers much to go on beyond some over-the-top action sequences. But now that the premiere of the show is less than a month a way, a new trailer for Like a Dragon: Yakuza finally offers fans …
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World of Warcraft is partnering with the Google-owned GPS navigation app Waze for the game’s 20th anniversary, giving the option for users to be guided along their route by the voice of (former) Horde warchief Thrall, alongside visual options for both the Alliance and Horde. Though Thrall’s voice navigation is …
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