A Study in Emerald, from prolific designer Martin Wallace who also designed Brass, widely regarded as one of the best strategy games ever madewas a curious and quirky design from 2013. It was full of novel ideas but proved divisive, as aspects of the game didn’t entirely gel. Now it’s had a thematic, visual and … Read more
Saudi Arabia now owns 10% of Capcom, after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s Electronic Gaming Development Company (EGDC) acquired a 5% stake. gamebiz.jp reports that the EGDC’s acquisition, part of the Crown Prince’s MISK Foundation, is “pure investment.” Added to the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF)’s existing 5% stake, EGDC’s acquisition of an … Read more
Introducing seasons in Forza Horizon 4 was a huge shift for the series. Bringing Britain to life four times over, in four distinct seasons, was obviously a significant undertaking. However, what it injected into the game was a reward for returning week after week. That proved extremely valuable. Each week, things would be a little … Read more
Hideo Kojima has confirmed that players can expect a slew of new features for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach later this week, including a harder difficulty mode, replayable boss fights, and new live-action cutscenes that were initially cut from the PS5 release. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is, of course, set to arrive … Read more
2024 was a solid year for Magic: The Gatheringbut in all the excitement over Bloomburrow, some players missed out on Duskmourn. The horror-themed set was pretty great, but its Commander Decks ran the gamut from ‘good’ to ‘painful for your opponents’. Why do I bring this up? Because Amazon has discounted a bundle containing all … Read more
Former Bethesda game tester Colin McInerney once discovered so many crashes in Fallout 4 that the entire organization received emails saying, “somebody found four crashes in a single morning.” McInerney, now at Am I Your Beast developer Strange Scaffold, worked at Bethesda as a games tester during college, and said that even then, his “approach … Read more
Jeff Kaplan, the former boss of the Overwatch team, has some short and candid advice for people who complain about games they have not and will never play: “shut the f*** up.” Speaking via a lengthy livestream, in which Kaplan showed off his work-in-progress new project The Legend of California, the ex-Blizzard leader said he … Read more
sony has confirmed an array of games set to benefit from PlayStation 5 Pro’s upgraded PSSR visual boost, which launches more widely via a new system software update available later today. Supported titles include a range of third-party blockbusters, including Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Monster Hunter Wilds, Assassin’s Creed Shadows and Silent Hill … Read more
For all of you Honkai Star Rail superfans, there’s a custom PC built just for you. iBuypower released a powerful GeForce RTX 5080 prebuilt gaming PC that’s housed in Hyte’s limited edition Honkai Star Rail Firefly Y70 computer case. The configuration is priced at $3,599, but you can save $200 off with coupon code “DUNK“. … Read more
A three-episode live-action adaptation of the first Yakuza video game will debut Tuesday, March 17 exclusively on IGN. Each episode is about an hour long and will stream on IGN.com and IGN’s YouTube channel. Yakuza Powered by Nihon Toitsu is a drama telling a story that leads directly into the recently released Yakuza Kiwami 3 … Read more