The absolutely grimdark reimagining of Pinocchio offers gendut 188 arguably the best alternative to the Dark Souls canon, outside of From Software itself. For long suffering Bloodborne fans, Lies of P should scratch the itch in the interim. Code Vein 2 looks like a big improvement over the first game.
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Helldivers 2 is finally coming to Xbox, but fans shouldn’t get their hopes up that this means more PlayStation exclusives are on their way. Wordle is a simple daily word game that has taken the internet by storm. With only 6 chances to get the right answer, players may need a little help. Everwild would have been Rare’s first brand-new release since Sea of Thieves, which launched in 2018.
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“Our platform, hardware, and game roadmap have never looked stronger. The success we’re seeing currently is based on tough decisions we’ve made previously. News of Microsoft’s major layoffs today keep rolling in, as the company informs around 9,000 employees of the cuts. I’ve heard from sources that the Xbox user research team has been hit hard, with nearly half the team affected. It’s a key team that focuses on ensuring quality across Xbox games, the platform, and developer tools.
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Arrowhead Game Studios has announced that the Sony-published Helldivers 2 is officially coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S next month. I had a great time slashing my way through the mystery of the Soulless Army, but a few gameplay flaws prevent Raidou Remastered from cementing itself as an Atlus classic. Ridgeline Studios, the original team on the campaign, allegedly shut down with “nothing left” for other studios to build upon. Before The Edge of Fate arrives on July 15th, Bungie is letting all players run through previous content and reap the rewards. Developers from veteran support studio Virtuos have spoken about the successful, record-breaking launch of the Nintendo Switch 2. Something has changed in terms of Red Dead Online – or at least that’s what players are hoping for after the first trailer for a new update in years.
Robert Smith created an alternate version of the iconic Whac-A-Mole arcade game for the generation that both remembers arcades and knows why the save icon looks the way it does, as spotted by Hackaday. It’s being co-developed by Aniplex Inc and Joycity Corporation, and we’ll find out more when the trailer drops at 6PM ET on July 10th, including whether it’ll tie into next year’s Resident Evil Requiem. The company announced through its X account that its Ultimate 2 Wireless, Pro 2, and SN30 Pro Bluetooth controllers are now optimized to work with Steam and SteamOS on desktop and handhelds.
“More realistic reflections and surfacing amplify the used-future design key to the look of our universe,” says Survios’ TQ Jefferson. Hinako converses with a doll before eventually meeting her sister while the town of Ebisugaoka is revealed in all its glory. Sony Interactive Entertainment has begun raising the price of games and expansions on the PlayStation Store in select regions, explaining the decision by difficult market conditions. Assassin’s Creed fans are eagerly awaiting the announcement of the Black Flag remake, but Ubisoft is showing them no mercy with another „teaser”.
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Game Science has never confirmed or denied that they took some kind of deal with Sony, but has leveraged blame on being unable to optimize the game for the Xbox Series S. Microsoft seems to be gearing up to fully reveal “Xbox PC” as the rebrand for its Xbox app on PC, making it easier to differentiate between Microsoft’s separate platform efforts. Getting blueprints into Factorio can sometimes confuse players. Sennheiser’s $200 GSP 370 Wireless Gaming Headset boasts “up to 100 hours of wireless gaming” on the back of its unassuming package. I used it for 80 hours before finally getting nervous and putting it on a charger. Dunk City Dynasty isn’t just another flashy mobile basketball game, it’s the official streetball-style ..
Microsoft’s massive layoffs have hit the Romero Games studio founded by the legendary developer. Allegedly, all members of the team responsible for Empire of Sin have lost their jobs. The game doesn’t offer an offline mode, so it will stop working, which is ironic in light of the success of Stop Killing Games’ campaign. Rare‘s November 2019-announced original intellectual property Everwild has been canceled amid mass layoffs at Microsoft Gaming, according to reports by VGC and Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier. “We continue to implement organizational and workforce changes that are necessary to position the company and teams for success in a dynamic marketplace,” the spokesperson said. Is it a good sign when you have to basically threaten your own employees to get them to use the products you’re basing the future of your company on?
The world’s largest event for computer and video games and Europe’s most comprehensive business platform for the games industry will once again be held in Cologne in 2025. Mario Kart World has been confirmed as the headline launch title for the Nintendo Switch 2. As previously teased when we first got a look at the game in January, Mario Kart World will feature 24 characters per race across 7 new cups. With a stacked grid, the game will feature a load of new playable characters to the racing franchise, including Hammer Bros, Lakitu and the Cow from Moo Moo Meadows. The original Silent Hill is the next game in Konami’s survival horror series to get the remake treatment. The Japanese developers are once again teaming up with Bloober Team to remake the 1999 PlayStation 1 classic.
Whether you’re a hardcore gamer or a casual player, we have something for everyone. Last week, it was rumored that Microsoft was getting ready for a major round of layoffs within the Xbox team. Bloomberg is now reporting that employees in the company’s gaming division were informed of job cuts Wednesday morning. The PC giant has been on a cost-cutting mission lately, announcing it would let go of 3 percent of its global workforce earlier this summer, and announcing a further 9,000 job cuts on Wednesday. “I recognize that these changes come at a time when we have more players, games, and gaming hours than ever before,” Spencer wrote.