Author: Sarah Connor
Kristen Hines has been named as the new chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at embattled publisher Activision Blizzard. Hines’ appointment comes after a year of damaging headlines which have shone light on Activision Blizzard’s company culture, including numerous allegations of misconduct and abuse. Controversial Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick – who remains in place, at least while the company’s sale to Microsoft is finalised – welcomed Hines’ hiring today. 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.
New figures show that player numbers for DICE’s Battlefield 2042 keep on falling, with less than 1000 concurrent users playing via Steam this morning.A thread on ResetEra revealed that as few as 979 players were shown to be taking part in the game on Steam earlier today, with a peak of 2411 players in the last 24 hours. In comparison, 2018’s Battlefield 5 had a peak of 20,913 players over the same 24-hour period.These numbers are pretty dire for such a relatively new game, especially one in such a longstanding series, but at this point aren’t a surprise. After all,…
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is off to a superb start in the UK, judging by boxed sales figures from its launch week provided by numbers company GSD. TT Games’ epic compilation of all nine films is the UK’s second-biggest boxed launch of the year so far, behind Pokémon Legends Arceus. This means The Skywalker Saga sold more physical copies in its launch week than Elden Ring and Gran Turismo 7, though it’s worth putting all that in context. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational…
Sony has invested $1bn in Fortnite maker Epic Games. This latest investment follows on from the $200m Sony put towards Epic last April.”As a creative entertainment company, we are thrilled to invest in Epic to deepen our relationship in the metaverse field, a space where creators and users share their time,” Kenichiro Yoshida, Chairman, President and CEO of Sony Group Corporation, said today. “We are also confident that Epic’s expertise, including their powerful game engine, combined with Sony’s technologies, will accelerate our various efforts such as the development of new digital fan experiences in sports and our virtual production initiatives.”…
If you go down to Mos Espa today, you’re in for a creepy droid surprise. Yes, despite its family-friendly focus, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga holds a surprising nod to one of Star Wars’ creepiest background characters.Wander around Mos Espa’s back alleys and you may encounter Nobot, an odd-looking C-3PO lookalike, who shuffles off into a hovel. Follow him at your peril.Once inside the area – labelled as “Haunted Hovel” – you’re treated to a weird one-off moment with Nobot himself – and likely left wondering what the heck just happened. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and…
Another day, another Elden Ring speed running record to be left in awe by. And this time, it is a sub-10-minute run. In fact, it is so good, it is actually a sub-nine run, but that didn’t sound quite as catchy.This new record was achieved by Distortion 2, who has previously achieved and broken many other Elden Ring speed running records. This included the game’s first sub-20 run in March.20 minutes now seems like eons for the streamer, as their new record is an impressive 8 minutes and 56 seconds. This was achieved by using a Zip Glitch, which YouTube…
Just before Laser Dog Games released Catchee on iOS and Android, it shared a wonderful video of the game design process. Sadly – and we’ll get to this – the gist of the video was that the studio might be about to go bankrupt. But yes, we’ll get to that. What stood out at the time, aside from the looming financial threat, was the way the team worked. Laser Dog is two people, Simon Renshaw and Rob Allison. Since 2013 they’ve been making astonishingly brisk and playable arcade games, generally for smartphones. Two people made all these games? How? Watch…
Metal Gear Solid on PS1 originally had Solid Snake befriending rats. According to a new video by YouTube channel Did You Know Gaming (narrated by David Hayter no less), game director Hideo Kojima wanted to add more rats into the game, allowing the player to assign them names and raise them as pets. Rats were apparently the first life forms Snake encounters in the cold of Alaska, and would play an important role in the game. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full…
One fan has gained access to a complete, digital version of Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp, despite Nintendo having officially delayed the game’s release.Twitter user Killtheth uploaded a series of posts, giving a small insight into the game’s opening and tutorial section (thanks, Nintendo Life).”Finally getting to play Advance Wars, but only on my Switch Lite which had preloaded it prior to what happened,” Killtheth wrote, with an accompanying snapshot of the game’s welcoming dialogue. 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…
Fresh from its BAFTA Games win for Music, PlayStation has released a new video detailing the music of Returnal’s Ascension DLC. Presented by Glen Andrew Brown from PlayStation Studios Creative Arts Music team, the video highlights how composer Bobby Krlic and the team heighten tension the higher Selene climbs in the endless Tower of Sisyphus. Specifically, every music track has been composed and edited into all twelve musical keys so that every time Selene moves up a floor of the tower the music rises by a semitone. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected…