Author: Garry Smith
Sony has acquired developer Firewalk Studios from Bungie boss Harold Ryan’s ProbablyMonsters collective, making it PlayStation’s 20th first-party studio. Firewalk was founded in 2018 as a subsidiary of ProbablyMonsters and is yet to release its first game. However, the studio announced a partnership with Sony in 2021 to create a new PlayStation-exclusive triple-A title focused on delivering “memorable multiplayer moments”. In a PlayStation Blog post announcing the acquisition, PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst explained it was Firewalk’s work on its still mysterious title – a project being headed by former Destiny creative director Ryan Ellis – that lead Sony to…
Back in the day, after a few levels of Sonic, it was Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse on the Master System that really got me into playing platform games. Butt stomping enemies, eating cake, collecting gems, the nightmarish toy level, the mouth-watering cake level… all to save Minnie from the clutches of Mizrabel the witch. Ah, memories! Thankfully the team at Dlala shares my enthusiasm for the old 90s platformers. “I actually have my childhood Mega Drive Castle of Illusion cartridge next to my desk at work,” said Dlala CEO and creative director Aj Grand-Scrutton tells me after a…
A Mario character who appears in the new Super Mario Bros. Movie will be re-named in Japan, Nintendo has confirmed. Mario and Luigi’s former boss Spike appears in the film as a stern foreman and rival for the brothers’ new firm. The character is a deep cut from Mario canon, and originally appeared in the NES and arcade game Wrecking Crew back in the 1980s. In Japan, Spike has always had the name “Blackie” – which for obvious reasons will no longer be used. Henceforth, the character will be re-named as “Spike” in any future appearances, and the Japanese dub…
Blizzard has teased a new Diablo 4 beta ahead of the action role-playing game’s 6th June launch. Quote tweeting a Twitter user’s call for more Diablo 4 game time, the official Diablo Twitter account said: “That can be arranged…” That’s a pretty clear tease that some surprise way to play Diablo 4 ahead of release is planned. Whether that’s a fresh open beta or early access remains to be seen. If you pre-order Diablo 4 you currently get early access from 2nd June, so this tweet suggests something even earlier. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong…
Epic Games has gripped another studio in a permanent money hug, this time acquiring Horizon Chase Turbo developer Aquiris to work on Fortnite. The Brazil-based Aquiris was founded in 2007 and went on to develop the well-received Wonderbox: The Adventure Maker and Looney Tunes World of Mayhem for mobile, as well as its retro-inspired arcade racer Horizon Chase which released in 2015. A much-expanded – and critically acclaimed – follow-up, Horizon Chase Turbo, arrived in 2018, whisking the series from mobile to PC and consoles, and Aquiris launched a third entry in the series, Horizon Chase 2, on Apple Arcade…
Nintendo’s latest Indie World Showcase has been and gone, serving up another busy, breakneck run-down of indie titles heading to Switch before the year is through. Obvious highlights included a release date for the highly anticipated Oxenfree 2, as well as a first look at Blasphemous 2, but you’ll find a full breakdown of everything featured during the show below. Mineko’s Night Market The lovely looking Mineko’s Night Market from Meowza Games is part narrative adventure, part social sim, all inspired by Japanese culture. It promises a mix of exploration, puzzle solving, and village life – and cats! – as…
It’s been quite some time since The Game Kitchen announced it was working on a sequel to its gorgeous, gothic action-platformer Blasphemous, but now – with a release pencilled in for “late summer” 2023 – we’ve been given a first trailer for Blasphemous 2. The original Blasphemous released back in 2019 to well-deserved acclaim, delivering a superb 2D Metroidvania-meets-Souls-like that married a lavishly presented world of dark religious iconography, monsters, and encroaching madness with some truly unsettling baroque imagery. In its upcoming sequel, Blasphemous’ original pointy hatted protagonist The Penitent One returns for another adventure – tying into the first…
If you’ve seen the Super Mario Bros. Movie, you may have struggled to get Jack Black’s “Peaches” earworm out of your head. The exuberant Jack Black ballad, in character as Bowser, is a highight of the film, and the catchiest movie track since Encanto’s Bruno. I even heard it being chanted by the younger viewers around me as I left the cinema. It’s also now hit the US song charts as well, and has marked Black’s first solo entry in the Billboard Hot 100. On YouTube, meanwhile, the song’s music video has racked up 17m views in 11 days. Let’s…
Ubisoft may extend the XDefiant closed beta over its “horrible” server experience. Executive producer Mark Rubin took to Twitter to say Ubisoft will discuss the possibility of extending the closed beta, which is due to end on 23rd April. Ubisoft has issued a raft of updates to the beta in a bid to improve the experience. My own time with the game on PlayStation 5 has been beset with technical issues that have forced me to restart in order to get a match. Ubisoft reacted to progression problems by unlocking everything for all players. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All…
Techland has put the feelers out on a potential Dying Light 3. In the week of the release of rival zombie kill ’em-up Dead Island 2, Dying Light franchise director Tymon Smektała took to Twitter to poll followers: “if we do DL3, would you be most excited if the main hero was (as a ‘profession’): Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.