Author: Garry Smith
A new update on the official Wizarding World website has re-confirmed a 2022 release date for Hogwarts Legacy, contradicting recent reports the open-world action-RPG had been delayed.Word of a delay for Hogwarts Legacy first surfaced over the weekend, when Sacred Symbol podcast host Colin Moriarty revealed he’d been “hearing behind-the-scenes that [the] game isn’t coming out this year” and that “it’s in some sort of trouble”.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
Maxis has shared fresh insight on the complexities involved in bringing gender neutral pronouns to The Sims 4 as part of a new livestream update detailing the progress it’s making on implementing the highly requested feature.The developer initially confirmed it was investigating ways to introduce expanded pronoun options to The Sims 4 last May – following a community petition signed by more than 22,000 people – and its first livestream of 2022 has now offered a substantial progress update, sharing insight on the development process and including a first look at how The Sims 4’s recently announced customisable pronouns feature…
Veterans of XCOM and Civilization developer Firaxis Games have announced the formation of Bit Reactor, a new Maryland-based studio that intends to focus its efforts on creating turn-based tactics games with “high-end production values”.Bit Reactor co-founder and CEO Greg Foertsch was a member of the Firaxis team for nearly 22 years, with 14 of those spent as the studio’s senior art director – his credits include Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri, SimGolf, Civilization 3 and 4, Pirates!, and the first two XCOM games.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
There’s a new type of gaming mouse on the market: the ultra-light. These lightweight mice use honeycomb designs and other measures to cut mass wherever possible, making for a more manoeuvrable mouse that’s easier to aim. Following the first releases by specialists like Glorious and Finalmouse, many bigger brands have now made ultra-light mice of their own with new sizes, shapes and features. Some of these mice even forgo the holey look, with internal modifications to bring weight down and an intact outer shell. After extensive testing of every ultra-light mouse in FPS games like Valorant and CSGO, we’re ready…
Activision Blizzard’s controversial boss Bobby Kotick recently considered acquiring video games websites such as Kotaku and PC Gamer, according to a new report.That’s according to the Wall St Journal, and sources with knowledge of Activision Blizzard’s recent plans. Read more Source – eurogamer.net
Photography games have been on trend lately. Just last year among major publishers there’s been Pokémon Snap and the re-release of a maligned Fatal Frame game. You don’t have to look far to see that every triple-A game these days has a photo mode, but if you extend your gaze beyond that you’ll see independent developers have been the ones pushing the genre forward. Games like Umurangi Generation, Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, and the upcoming Pupperazi show the emerging genre has as much range as, say, the first-person shooter. TOEM is one of the most charming and recent examples in…
The ABK Workers Alliance – a group of Activision Blizzard employees that has continued to push for major workplace reforms following last year’s shocking reports detailing a culture of alleged sexual harassment, assault, and inappropriate behaviour at the company – has responded to today’s news that Microsoft is buying the publisher, saying that while the move is “surprising”, it does not change the group’s goals.The ABK Workers Alliance was established last summer, in response to a State of California lawsuit calling Activision Blizzard a “breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women”. Since then, the group has continued its mission…
The list of developers as part of Xbox Game Studios has been growing year-on-year – and with plans to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard, is only set to continue.Even if you’re not close enough to the games industry to need to know who-owns-who, if you are an Xbox Game Pass subscriber, it can give you an idea of what will be coming in the future – especially with Microsoft’s commitment to put everything it makes from its first-party studios onto the subscription service – as well as what’s playable now through Xbox backwards compatibility.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
Danganronpa, the popular high school murder adventure series, has today arrived on Xbox for the first time.In a surprise launch, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition has turned up for PC and Xbox One and Series X/S – and is also available for all of the above via Game Pass.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
Fortnite’s most infamous location, Tilted Towers, has returned to the battle royale’s island. Four years to the day since it was originally added to the game’s first map, today’s v19.10 update sees the city-like location return.Read more Source – eurogamer.net