Author: Garry Smith
Naughty Dog veteran Bruce Straley, who served as co-director on Uncharted 2, Uncharted 4, and the The Last of Us before leaving the games industry in 2017, has announced he’s returning to game development and is establishing a new studio, Wildflower Interactive, to do just that. Straley broke the news of his return in a video shared on Twitter, explaining, “In 2017, I left the industry not sure if I wanted to make games anymore, but the longer I was away, I kept thinking about this medium, and everything yet to be done and everything I wanted to do still…
With just a few short weeks to go until Insomniac Games’ superb Spider-Man Remastered makes the jump from PlayStation 5 to PC on 12th August, Sony has released new details on the game’s PC-exclusive features, plus full spec requirements so prospective purchasers can get a sense of how it’ll run on their machines. Starting with the new features arriving as part of Spider-Man Remastered’s PC release, these’ll include (for those with compatible GPUs) ray-traced reflections at varying quality levels, plus support for Nvidia DLSS and DLAA. All players, meanwhile, can take advantage of Spider-Man’s customisable rendering systems, including SSAO, texture…
Naughty Dog officially announced its plans to bring The Last of Us Part 1 to PlayStation 5 (and eventually PC) with a shiny new remake that will be a “total overhaul of the original experience” at Summer Game Fest last month.The remake itself is not due out until September, however, we are already seeing gameplay leaks making their way out into the wild. Déjà vu anyone?The most recent leaks, which have now been removed from the internet by a very fast-moving Naughty Dog, showed off a scene from very early in the game’s narrative. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All…
Valve has detailed how the current heatwave will affect its Steam Deck hardware, which will shut down completely in high temperatures. Even before this happens, performance will be “throttled” when the hardware is hot, Valve has said. Honestly, after the past couple of days, I can relate. “For our friends in the midst of a heatwave, a quick note about Steam Deck in high temperatures,” Valve wrote via Twitter last night. “Steam Deck performs at its best in ambient temperatures between zero and 35°C. If the temperature gets higher than this, Steam Deck may start to throttle performance to protect…
Some PlayStation Plus subscribers who own the base Final Fantasy 7 Remake game on PS5 are currently unable to download the Intermission DLC. The game was recently added to Sony’s subscription service having previously been available to purchase on the store. 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.
It’s been a long and eventful road for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, but despite its troubled development, which has included the removal of its original developer Hardsuit Labs, Paradox Interactive has popped up to assure fans that work continues on the project, although it won’t be shown at the publisher’s upcoming PDXCon. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, a sequel to developer Troika Games’ much-loved 2004 cult-classic RPG, was initially announced for PC and consoles back in 2019, when it was expected to release the following year. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for the project to run into…
Three weeks after the US Supreme Court overturned key legislation granting individuals the constitutional right to choose an abortion, Take-Two Interactive – which publishes the likes of Grand Theft Auto, Borderlands, BioShock, Mafia, and XCOM through its various subsidiaries – has issued a statement saying it “acknowledges” the decision “is a significant event”. Following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade at the end of June, publishers and developers around the world – including Microsoft, Ubisoft, EA, Bungie, Naughty Dog, Double Fine, and Bethesda – released statements in support of reproductive rights. Take-Two was one of the few major…
Twitch is testing a new built-in charity fundraising tool to streamline charity streams on the platform. Twitch Charity will allow streamers to select a charity, set a fundraising goal and collect donations from subs and Bits all from within the creator dashboard. Twitch does not take a cut of donations or receive any tax incentives. The US-only closed beta is available now for selected streamers and for a limited number of charities, with the aim to roll it out globally across the platform soon. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article…
The Nintendo eShop storefronts for both 3DS and Wii U will shut down for new purchases on 27th March 2023. This closure extends to in-game purchases made outside of the eShop app on these platforms, such as within the 3DS’ Nintendo Badge Arcade. Nintendo confirmed the date today, and reminded 3DS and Wii U owners that the 29th August 2022 deadline for adding eShop card funds was now approaching. 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.
There had been rumblings amongst the gaming community that Motion Twin’s roguelike Dead Cells was coming to the end of its lifespan. Thankfully, this is not the case. Rather, the developer has released a new roadmap for the game that covers the rest of this year, and into 2023.So, what can you expect to see heading your way? Well, for summer 2022, Dead Cells players should see the arrival of “the long awaited panchaku” as well as a new “flame head outfit based on our beloved animated trailers”. There will also be some rebalancing for various weapons and other items,…