Author: Garry Smith

Anticipation was running high within BioWare when Andrew Wilson and Laura Miele, two of EA’s top executives, visited the studio in 2023. They were there to see the latest Dragon Age, which had been in development in one form or another for nearly a decade. It was a chance to show that after struggling through the releases of BioWare GM Gary McKay is unassuming when you first meet him. He’s older than the average game developer, favors plaid button-ups, and likes to talk about hockey. Hockey comes up a lot around BioWare, actually – it is based in Canada, after…

The next mainline installment in the Monster Hunter series is coming soon. Two editions of Monster Hunter Wilds are only avaialble in digital format across platforms. There’s the $89.99 deluxe edition, and the $109.99 premium deluxe edition. Read on for links and to see what each one comes with.Monster Hunter Wilds Deluxe Edition (Digital)Get it for PS5 – $89.99Get it for Xbox – $89.99Get it for PC (Fanatical) – $73.79 Get it for PC (Steam) – $89.99The digital-only deluxe edition comes with the game itself, plus the following in-game bonuses:Deluxe PackHunter Layered Armor Set: Feudal SoldierHunter Layered Armor: Fencer’s Eyepatch,…

Rumors of a Final Fantasy IX remake have been echoing around RPG circles for at least year now, with series fans hopeful that they may soon get to revisit one of the most beloved entries in the series. But if a Final Fantasy IX remake does materialize, it may face some big challenges.Speaking with the website Video Games, Final Fantasy XIV producer Naoki Yoshida talked a bit about what a remake might look like. He warns that it may not all fit in one game.”Of course, I do know there are requests for Final Fantasy IX to be made, but…

Let’s get this one out of the way: Hell is Us isn’t a soulslike. Nor is it an open-world game. Instead, it aims to separate itself from other action adventures by emphasising investigation and discovery, ushering you to get lost in its weirdness. That’s exactly what happened to me during my two-hour hands-on with developer Rogue Factor’s latest, an arresting mixture of medieval and sci-fi aesthetics set against a 90s European civil war backdrop. I enjoyed its approach to tense melee combat encounters and information-gathering puzzles, but what excites me the most is what I don’t know – where its…

Tekken development chief Katsuhiro Harada revealed he tried and failed to have Colonel Sanders added to the fighting game as a guest character.”A long time ago, I wanted to have Colonel Sanders from Kentucky Fried Chicken fight,” Harada told The Gamer. “So, I asked to use Colonel Sanders and go to the head office in Japan.”Unfortunately, Harada’s pitch was turned down with a “bad look.” Since then, Colonel Sanders actually did appear in a video game: I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator, a dating sim commissioned by KFC and released for free on Steam on…

Blizzard fans reportedly missed out on various StarCraft, Overwatch, and Diablo adaptations because it sued Netflix.In a Reddit AMA to promote his new book, Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment, Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier revealed that all three Blizzard franchises were due the Netflix adaptation treatment, but then Blizzard sued Netflix for poaching the company’s then Chief Financial Officer.In early 2019, former Blizzard CFO Spencer Neumann was fired after breaching his contract to become CFO of Netflix. It seems this dispute was at the heart of the end of those Netflix adaptations.Blizzard fans are now expressing…

The Black Myth: Wukong, meanwhile, now forces an image signaling the latest patch notes.And Call of Duty promotes The Haunting update for Season 6.Other users have reported particularly confusing ads. MP1st showed how an ad for the upcoming Lego Horizon Adventures takes up the background when selecting Horizon Zero Dawn, making it look like you’re about to play a game that’s not out yet.Perhaps most annoying of all, some of the latest news the PS5 is pulling from is significantly out of date, which may confuse some less clued up users. For example, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales brute-forces an advertisement…

The actor behind Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth protagonist Ichiban Kasuga is returning in the next game, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, in a bizarre role.Developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio revealed on X/Twitter that Nakaya Kazuhiro — who also played Nishikiyama Akira in Yakuza, Yakuza 0, and Yakuza Kiwami — is playing the role of a tiger cub in the new game.『龍が如く８外伝 Pirates in Hawaii』新情報🔈リッチ島の少年・ノアの、小さな相棒の子猫（？）「ゴロー」役を、中谷一博さん（春日一番、錦山彰 役）に演じていただきます！中谷一博さんの演じる「ゴロー」の活躍に、どうぞご期待下さい😺#龍が如く８外伝 pic.twitter.com/me77L6blA7— 龍が如くスタジオ 公式 (@ryugagotoku) September 29, 2024 The tiger is called Goro, presumably (or perhaps coincidentally) named after Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii protagonist Majima Goro. It’s owned by Noah, the child who…

Following the release of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2’s game-changing patch 3.0 last week, dataminers have dug into the files and unearthed what looks like upcoming armor customization pieces — including one fans had hoped would be added to the game.Images of the Mark 6 Corvus and Mark 7 Aquila Astartes helmets were posted to reddit, showing that developer Saber Interactive likely plans to expand the game’s Space Marine customization beyond variations of the latest Mark 10 Tacticus power armor.Mark 7 has also been datamined along with Mark 6. We are about to be eating brothers! byu/MuiminaKumo inSpacemarineSpace Marine 2,…

Horizon developer Guerrilla Games’ next project is the live service Horizon Online project, Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier has said.Schreier told Spawn Wave’s Spawncast the promised Horizon 3 “might be a ways off,” however. “Guerrilla is an interesting place, because they’re working on this Horizon online game that… I’m not sure how many people want that,” Schreier said, raising questions about Guerrilla’s strategy.“They’ve got this [Horizon Zero Dawn] remaster coming and the Lego game [Lego Horizon Adventures] coming. What happens if neither of those hit, and it turns out there isn’t a ton of interest in Horizon anymore? Are they still…