Author: Garry Smith
The Quarry is everything we’ve come to expect from Supermassive’s deliciously bloody brand of horror. There are supernatural stalkings, life-and-death decisions to make, quick-time events, and plentiful gory deaths, and it’s all wrapped up in jaw-dropping graphic fidelity that is so realistic, sometimes you’ll forget it’s a game. Its characters – traditionally so irritating, it’s hard to find the will to keep them alive – are surprisingly likeable here, even if half of them spend most of the game drenched in blood and looking like a post-prom Carrie. The world you explore – an all-American summer camp that could’ve been…
A new report into the development of Bethesda’s widely derided Fallout 76 has painted a picture of a studio in disarray, as poor management, a lack of design direction, and engine challenges created an environment of apathy, confusion, crunch, and burnout, and a game that ultimately failed to resonate with players. Announced in 2018 and launched the following year, Fallout 76 – an online take on Bethesda’s beloved post-apocalyptic RPG series – was less than well-received at launch. Eurogamer’s Wesley Yin-Poole even went as far as to call it a “bizarre, boring, broken mess” before slapping it with an avoid…
EA has responded to new claims Battlefield 2042 has entered ‘abandon ship’ mode, insisting reports that only a skeleton crew is left working on the beleaguered shooter are “untrue”. Word that Battlefield 2042’s post-launch development has been dramatically downscaled was first shared by journalist Jeff Grubb on his Grubbsnax Giant Bomb show, where he claimed the remaining team has been tasked with delivering the four seasons of live service content promised to purchasers the “fastest and the cheapest it possibly can”. “This game is basically down to a skeleton crew,” Grubb told viewers (thanks VGC). “It’s down to like the…
While the wait for more news on Arcane’s second season continues, Riot Games has announced it’ll be airing a five-part making-of series, going behind the scenes of the acclaimed League of Legends animated show, starting this August. Arcane: Act 1, as season one was officially known, launched on Netflix last November, charting the early years of two of League of Legends’ most popular champions, sisters Jinx and Vi, in and around the rich city of Piltover and the oppressed underground city of Zaun. The response from critics and League of Legends fans was strong (Eurogamer’s Chris Tapsell called it “absolutely…
There’s another Minecraft game in the works, and this time it’s reportedly a real-time strategy title. Former Giantbomb host Jeff Gerstmann discussed what he’d seen of the game last night via Twitch, and suggested it was far enough along in development it could potentially be revealed as part of Microsoft’s Xbox and Bethesda Showcase on Sunday. As for the game itself, which Gerstmann said was currently in testing, it puts players in command of a “Steve-like” unit that directs others to fight off Minecraft enemies such as Piglins. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their…
Saudi Arabia’s controversial Public Investment Fund (PIF) now owns part of Embracer – the umbrella company which owns Gearbox, Saber Interactive, THQ Nordic and Deep Silver – making the publisher the latest in a long line of video game investments from the initiative chaired by Prince Mohammed bin Salman.This investment has been made via PIF’s subsidiary, the Savvy Gaming Group (SGG). Following this move, SGG will hold approximately 8.1 percent of the shares and 5.4 percent of the votes in the company.Embracer now joins the likes of EA, Take Two Interactive, Capcom and Activision Blizzard, which the PIF also has…
Stardew Valley will be the next game to receive a free trial on Nintendo Switch. Switch Online subscribers across Europe, Australia, and Japan will be able to play the game for free for a week, from 13th June until 19th June. During that same time, the full game will be discounted in certain regions. 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.
Sony’s Bend Studio, the developer perhaps best known for 2019’s post-apocalyptic bikes-and-zombies adventure Days Gone, has revealed a little more on its next project, a new IP that’ll include multiplayer and build on the open-world systems of Days Gone. The Oregon-based studio – which worked on the likes of Syphon Filter, Resistance: Retribution, and Uncharted: Golden Abyss, and was acquired by Sony in 2000 – shared word on its latest venture in a PlayStation Blog post unveiling its new logo. Bend’s new logo, designed to represent an “abstract and modern interpretation of the studio’s history, location, and lifestyle”, is accompanied…
As if Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest wasn’t enough Fest to be getting on with, Valve has starting cranking the hype handle for its own Fest, Steam Next Fest, which returns for another demo-packed seven days starting Monday, 13th June. This latest tumble into demo-land was confirmed by Valve back in March, when it promised “hundreds” of “cool demos” throughout the week, alongside developer livestreams, chats, and other assorted activities. Proceedings get underway at 6pm BST/10am PT next Monday, 13th June, and will continue until the following Monday, 20th June. That’ll give you seven days to gorge on as many…
Hideo Kojima, designer of the legendary Metal Gear series and 2019’s Death Stranding, is reportedly working on a new horror game starring actress Margaret Qualley called Overdose. That’s according to ceaseless leaker Tom Henderson, who, writing for Try Hard Guides, claims to have been sent early footage featuring a character – portrayed by Qualley, who previously played Mama in Death Stranding – roaming through dark corridors with a flashlight in her hand. Henderson says the sequence (displayed from a third-person perspective, although a first-person mode is also rumoured) culminates in a jump scare that brings a Game Over message up…