Author: Garry Smith
EA Sports is “closing in” on a deal with the Premier League. According to Sky News, the deal – thought to be worth £488m – was shared with the 20 Premier League clubs yesterday (Friday, 10th February) among reports of a “new six-year partnership”. According to Sky, one club executive “said it would deliver more than £80m annually, and would consist of EA remaining as the league’s lead partner as well as retaining its exclusive electronic game licence”. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only…
Double Fine has teamed up with 2 Player Productions for Double Fine PsychOdyssey, “an unprecedented documentary experience seven years in the making”. The documentary – which is available to stream right now, for free, on Youtube – follows the studio’s trials and tribulations as it develops Psychonauts 2, confronting “overly ambitious designs, poor morale, technical challenges, and financial woes”. Across 32 episodes – and a staggering 20+ hours – the documentary continues the work of previous documentary series Double Fine Adventure, offering an “even deeper insight into the passion, humour, and heartbreak of video game development”. Read more Source -…
Sony has accused Microsoft of “obvious harassment” as the battle for Activision Blizzard heated up this week. As reported by Axios Axios, Microsoft wanted to see files on Sony executives, including performance reviews, as part of the “discovery” phase of this particularly bitter legal battle with the US’ Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over Microsoft’s proposed $69bn buyout of Activision Blizzard. In a motion filed to the court, Sony issued strong words in response: “Microsoft’s demand for performance reviews for SIE’s leadership is obvious harassment.” Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article…
Last night’s Nintendo Direct gave us what might well be our final look at The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom before the game finally arrives. It’s a fascinating trailer, and what’s most fascinating, perhaps, is the way it raises so many questions. We got together this morning to work out what we all made of it. Here are some of our thoughts. What do you reckon? 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.
Krafton – the company behind PUBG: Battlegrounds and Striking Distance Studios’ The Callisto Protocol – is set to launch its “first Canadian AAA game studio”. Led by former Ubisoft game director, Patrik Méthé – “a prominent figure with over 20 years of experience in leadership roles on some of the world’s most renowned franchises” – the studio is set on hiring 150 people over the next three years, including positions in animation, programming, and HR. Producer Benoit Frappier, game director Frédéric Duroc, and technology director Martin Paradis have already joined Méthé on this new venture. Read more Source – eurogamer.net…
Hi-Fi Rush is unquestionably fab, but developer Tango Gameworks’ rhythm-action treat might just be a little bit fabber than we all initially thought if a newly made discovery turns out to be the cheeky tease for a new The Evil Within game some are interpreting it to be. As noted by GamesRadar, Hi-Fi Rush features one particular cinematic – situated just before Track 11: The Needle Drop – in which a news ticker can be spotted on a screen as protagonist Chai and his crew ride an elevator up to the game’s final boss. It’s a brief, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, but…
Nearly two years after its initial delay, Minecraft’s long-awaited archeology feature is finally on the horizon, with developer Mojang now confirming it’ll be arriving as part of the game’s 1.20 update later this year. Archeology was originally announced during 2020’s Minecraft Live, and was planned to release as part of the game’s expansive Caves & Cliffs update the following summer. However, as its launch date neared, Mojang – as it grappled with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic – announced it had made the decision to split Caves & Cliffs’ feature list into two, with a second release due before…
We’re hugely excited by PlayStation VR2 and in common with many media outlets, Digital Foundry now has access to a headset, so we’re set for the review to come. Based on the unboxing experience, the physical design of the headset and the controllers does not disappoint, but what do game developers make of the specifications of the tech and in what ways is the VR experience heightened in transitioning their titles to PSVR 2?That’s what today’s Digital Foundry video is about, where we talk to the fine folks at 17-bit to discuss their upcoming PSVR 2 title, Song in the…
Ubisoft is having some serious issues with The Division 2 at the moment. Last week, Ubisoft announced it had delayed the planned 7th February launch of Season 11: Reign of Fire due to a localisation issue. Then, in a tweet published yesterday, Ubisoft admitted that in creating a fix for this problem, it caused an error that brought down the game’s build generation. This means the development team cannot update the game at all until the system is rebuilt. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes…
The people behind PUBG plan to take on Escape from Tarkov and DMZ with an extraction shooter of their own. As spotted by The Loadout, Project Black Budget was mentioned in parent company Krafton’s recent financial report and described as “challenging ourselves to popularise the extraction shooter genre based on our PUBG production and service experience”. Expect “an ever-changing PvPvE open-world and satisfying gunplay that deliver unpredictable and exciting experiences”, Krafton said. A launch is planned on PC, console and mobile. No release window is mentioned. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners.…