As development on GTA 6 progresses, Rockstar continues to support GTA Online with significant updates. The newest of these is Criminal Enterprises, a free expansion coming July 26. The backdrop to the expansion, in trademark Rockstar fashion, is very on the nose as it pertains to the current real-life political, …
Read More »Former GTA 5 Boss' Studio Hires Ex-2K, PlayStation Veterans For New Game, Everywhere
Former Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies’ new studio, Build A Rocket Boy, has made some major hires as development continues on its debut title, the very ambitious-sounding Everywhere. Build A Rocket Boy has hired former SCE Liverpool Studio director Mick Hocking to become its chief development officer, while Murray Pannell …
Read More »The Last Of Us, Uncharted Co-Director Starts New Studio, Aims To Make "Small-ish" Games
The Last of Us co-director Bruce Straley has started a new game studio. The studio is called Wildflower Interactive, and it’s described as a team of “good people making good games.” Straley, who is the studio director, said in the announcement video (below) that Wildflower has already found an “exciting” …
Read More »Mojang Blocks Minecraft NFT Support, Says They're 'Inconsistent With Long-Term Joy'
Minecraft developer Mojang is making clear that it will not allow blockchain technology like NFTs to be integrated within its massively popular game, stating it believes NFTs to be “inconsistent with the long-term joy and success of our players.” NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are digital assets on the blockchain, like …
Read More »Assassin's Creed Fans Are Organizing Final Multiplayer Sessions Of Older Titles
With the online servers for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and more shutting down later this year, fans are planning some farewell sessions to send the multiplayer off. Players who might be more familiar with the more recent Assassin’s Creed entries might not realize that some earlier titles had some pretty fun, …
Read More »With GTA 6 Underway, Rockstar Games Has Posted Dozens Of New Jobs
Grand Theft Auto 6 development is underway at Rockstar, and dozens of new job listings for the company have recently gone live. As noted by PCGamesN, 70 new Rockstar positions have been posted in the last 24 hours or so. In total, there are 227 open positions, with the jobs …
Read More »Halo, Destiny, Batman Veterans Form New Studio To Create A "New Generation" Of Games
NetEase Games, the Chinese gaming company that invested $100 million in Destiny developer Bungie, has made another big push into the Western gaming market. The company has announced a new first-party studio, Jar of Sparks, that is being headed up for Halo Infinite’s former head of design, Jerry Hook. Hook …
Read More »Alchemy Stars And Persona 5 Crossover Launches Today With New Trailer
Level Infinite has released a new update for its RPG mobile game, Alchemy Stars. In the Persona 5 Royal-themed crossover update, players will have the opportunity to recruit Joker, Fox, Queen, Violet, and Mona, who’ll be given away via event gift from now until August 3. As previously reported, players …
Read More »Skyrim Tarot Cards Release Later This Month, Because You Can Never Have Too Much Skyrim
If you need some guidance before diving into your next adventure, consider checking out these Skyrim tarot cards–which are now up for preorder and cost just $16 for Amazon Prime members. A guidebook is also included with your purchase, which explains the meaning behind every card and makes it easy …
Read More »Mass Effect, Dragon Age DLC Goes Free On PC As EA Sunsets BioWare Points
EA has announced that its archaic BioWare Points are being retired, in turn making DLC for a range of games free. In an email from EA (via PCGamer), the publisher announced that BioWare Points will no longer be available to use as a form of currency in the Origin store, …
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