Steam users have taken to the service to review bomb Tango Gameworks titles Hi-Fi Rush, The Evil Within, and The Evil Within 2 - but in a positive manner. Review bombs are usually made in anger over some reason or another, mainly as an attack on the game as a whole, its developer, or over being “woke” or not “woke” enough. The reasons are endless, really. But sometimes, folks band together and positively review bomb a game in support, as is currently the case with three Tango Gameworks titles. Read more ..read more

2024 will forever be known as the year of record games industry layoffs and studio closures, but I’d argue it will be just as remembered as the year Xbox lost the plot. Every other month, Microsoft’s gaming division has what ranges from avoidable PR scandal to full-on doom-and-gloom meltdown. We’re not even halfway through the year yet, and Xbox has already had to assuage fears it’s abandoning the console market entirely, and hand-wring about the apparent survival necessity behind its decision to publish some of its games on rival platforms. A couple of weeks prior, the company let go of 1,90 ..read more

It’s rumored that Sony is set to announce God of War: Ragnarok for PC sometime this month. According to prolific leaker billbil_kun, who has in the past proven rather reliable, Sony is set to reveal the PC port this month, possibly during the first State of Play of 2024 - also rumored. Per billbil_kin, several sources, including reliable ones, provided this information, but the leaker pointed out that the information cannot be confirmed, presently. Read more ..read more

Last weekend, I spent far less time than I'd have liked checking out cool indie games at Guadalindie 2024, a little but hard-hitting event in Malaga, Spain, which I wholeheartedly recommend if more editions are happening in the future. Coming out of this celebration of indie games and devs, Prelude Dark Pain was by far the coolest, most impressive title I could play. At first glance, Seville-based Quickfire Games' debut may look like a straightforward take on Darkest Dungeon and its sequel, and they're more than willing to admit that influence, yet the whole packs more ideas and sticks closer ..read more

EA CEO Andrew Wilson has stated in a company earnings call that considerations towards adding advertisements into future video games are very much alive within the company. However it's not a surefire thing - and he stresses that they have to be "very thoughtful" about it. Wilson says, "To answer your question on advertising broadly, again, I think it's still early on that front. And we have looked over the course of our history to be very thoughtful about advertising in the context of our play experiences. But again, as we think about the many, many billions of hours spent, both playing, cre ..read more

This week's news of Microsoft shutting down several studios - including Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin - has left an especially sour taste in the mouth of pretty much everybody. It's the latest entry into the acquisition fallout saga - which seems to be one of the biggest hits in the video game industry right now. Activision Blizzard's post-acquisition cuts, Embracer group ruthlessly gutting studios it's bought. It begs the question - why would CEOs even want to sell their studios to one of these massive companies right now? To find out, we reached out to various CEOs and founding members ..read more

Ralph Ineson has been cast in a major role in the upcoming Fantastic Four film. The British Actor, known for his serious roles in a variety of movies as well as video games in recent years will be putting on the purple crown as Galactus - marking his second appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Fantastic Four is lined up for a 2025 release date, and so far features a cast of interesting actors, Ineson included. Vanessa Kirby, Pedro Pascal, Jeseph Quinn and Julia Garner are filling the shoes of a variety of key characters. But Ineson stands out as a particularly gravelling addition to t ..read more

Street Fighter 6 entering its second year can mean only one thing - a meta-shattering balance patch. About damn time. May 22nd is a big day for Street Fighter 6, as it brings classic series icon Akuma to the game. Even so, Akuma won't be the biggest news on the day - because the Raging Demon is bringing along something even more terrifying and potentially demonic - the first major balance patch for the game. When I got to go hands-on with Akuma's SF6 variation, the build of SF6 I was playing also happened to be the build that featured the balance changes. While I was there, it only seemed rig ..read more

Akuma is ALWAYS a problem. Whether it is because of his traditional moveset that contains everything a Street Fighter character needs to trouble the top of a tier list or his often ludicrous damage output, Akuma is a character who is going to cause problems whenever he appears in a game. Throughout the years, since his first appearance as a secret character in Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Akuma is almost always one of the best characters in any game he is a playable character in. Hell, he even ended up in Tekken 7 and was one of the best characters in that series, too. Akuma is inevitable ..read more

Netflix and Roblox are launching a “digital theme park” called Nextworld and it features characters and content from Stranger Things, One Piece “Cobra Kai, and Rebel Moon. “Once you enter Nextworld, which is your central hub in the Netflix universe, you can dive deeper into the series and films you love,” said Netflix. “Think of it as a digital theme park full of characters, easter eggs, and games with immersive titles like Stranger Things: Escape from Hawkins High, One Piece: East Blue Brawls, and Rebel Moon: Outskirts Battles will connect you with your favorite characters in a whole new way ..read more