Microsoft is reportedly planning to shut down South of Midnight and We Happy Few developer Compulsion Games. The Canadian studio was founded in 2009 by former Arkane developer Guillaume Provost as a work-for-hire unit. Its first game, puzzle-platformer Contrast, came out in 2013. Survival horror game We Happy Few followed in 2018, published by Borderlands … Read more
Viral hide-and-seek paint game Meccha Chameleon is celebrating 2 million copies sold with the launch of a new map later this week. Developer lemorion_1224 announced the sales figure update with a post on their Steam page. It’s a quick thank you to the fans who have found the game, promising to gift them a new … Read more
Hellblade developer Ninja Theory and Psychonauts developer Double Fine are reportedly among the studios fighting to avoid closure as Microsoft makes significant cuts to the Xbox business. Bloomberg reported that Compulsion, Ninja Theory, and Double Fine are all negotiating with Microsoft to potentially go independent, although doing so would still likely result in significant layoffs. … Read more
Wins and losses. KOs, TKOs, and submissions. These sensational headline-grabbers are essential, but they only make up one part of the bigger, brutal picture. The pieces that are arguably more important — the countless bloody knuckles, cuts, gashes, and bruises it took to reach that point — often get lost in all the pre- and … Read more
Final Fantasy returning to turn-based combat through the upcoming Final Fantasy Resonance is a pretty big deal, even if you were just going off the reception to its initial reveal. Many folks, including myself, are thrilled to see the series’ name attached to a game with an HD-2D art style and have the story of … Read more
Treyarch studio head Mark Gordon will be leaving the studio after 22 years. Treyarch announced the news on its socialsconfirming that Gordon is leaving to begin the next chapter of his career, which has yet to be announced. Yale Miller and Kevin Hendrickson will take over as co-studio heads going forward. Miller and Hendrickson have … Read more
Final Fantasy Resonance has made waves since it was announced during the June 2026 Nintendo Direct with it being the first HD-2D Final Fantasy, which also brings the series back to turn-based combat while adapting the story of the now-inactive mobile game Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius. I really enjoyed the three hours I got to … Read more
The final Assassin’s Creed Shadows content update will add one last chapter to the story of Naoe and Yasuke, a tough new challenge mode, and let you dress up as Edward Kenway from Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced. Ubisoft previously confirmed it was calling time on Shadows after dwindling support in recent months and just … Read more
In the opening minutes of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation’s reveal trailer, developer Square Enix reintroduces us to the Highwind. Fans of the original PlayStation game will remember its multi-propeller majesty with fondness; this was the vehicle that unlocked complete go-anywhere freedom across Final Fantasy 7’s world map. Unrestricted by rivers, oceans, or mountain ranges, you … Read more
No one would accuse Poncle’s hit game Vampire Survivors of being an especially story-driven experience. It’s all about the addictive gameplay loop. But there is lore driving this roguelike action game, and Titan Comics is poised to flesh out that lore with a new Vampire Survivors spinoff series. IGN can exclusively reveal the first artwork … Read more