Hitman and 007: First Light developer IO Interactive will close one of its studios and lay off an unknown number of staff, after Xbox pulled funding for an upcoming project. Codenamed Project Dragon, IO’s under-wraps online fantasy RPG has been in development for years, partly funded by cash from Xbox. But now — with Microsoft … Read more
EVE Vanguard, Fenris Creations’ most recent attempt to bring on-the-ground FPS gameplay to the massive, shared, persistent universe of EVE Online, has changed quite a bit since I first laid hands on it last year. From the presentation to the basic movement and gunplay, it’s becoming a lot clearer what exactly our disposable warclones will … Read more
Minecraft’s new update is getting a lot of praise for adding a simple, long-awaited feature: Players can now sit. This game has been around for 20 years and players can create beautiful homes, deep mines, and thriving civilizations, but they couldn’t sit down until now. They can sleep in cozy beds, but there was no … Read more
Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 might be missing a few modes and pieces of content when they’re re-released for PS4 and PS5 later this month. The trophy lists for both games have appeared online and, while they’re largely identical to the original PS3 versions, there are a few differences. As pointed out … Read more
Launch sales projections for Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remake look like a huge improvement on Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the franchise’s most recent release. Steam pre-orders for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced are 5.39 times higher than those for Shadows, according to industry analyst Rhys Elliot of Alinea Analytics. Remarkably, this means Resynced has already … Read more
Polish developer Rebel Wolves has worn a confident face since it first revealed The Blood of Dawnwalker early last year. The blood-soaked reveal trailer featured a gorgeously grisly cutscene, an unmistakably Slavic score, and a snapshot of a sprawling medieval open world. Crafted by many of the minds behind The Witcher 3, including its director … Read more
My first MMO was Ultima Online, and despite the fact that my computer could barely run it, UO kicked off a long love affair with the genre that included time with games like EverQuest, Star Wars Galaxies, The Matrix Online, City of Heroes, FFXI and FFXIV, World of WarCraft, and a lot more. But I … Read more
John Romero has commented on the layoffs that have impacted Microsoft-owned id Software as part of sweeping cuts to the Xbox business. Yesterday, Microsoft gaming boss Asha Sharma announced the most “significant” restructure in Xbox historywith 1,600 staff let go immediately, and another 1,600 staff to follow over the course of the current financial year. … Read more
You probably shouldn’t bet on a Starfield sequel if news coming out of Xbox’s reset is anything to go by. According to a new report from BloombergMicrosoft’s restructuring of Xbox will see Bethesda focusing on a handful of franchises going forward: Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein, Doom, and Quake. These five franchises are expected to … Read more
Elevate your Forza Horizon 6 gameplay experience. Logitech G is giving you the perfect excuse for you to upgrade from a controller to a bona fide racing wheel. For a limited time, you can get either a refurbished Logitech G29 (PS5, PC) or Logitech G920 (Xbox, PC) Racing Wheel and Pedal Set for just $129.99 … Read more