Blizzard Entertainment has announced the launch of Season 4: Loot Reborn for Diablo IV,  heralding a monumental overhaul. Scheduled for release on 15 May 2024, this update introduces sweeping changes to the game’s itemisation system, along with new experiences for us venturing into the depths of Hell. Season 4 marks a significant departure from previous updates by extending changes to both the Seasonal Realm and the Eternal Realm. Central to the update are transformative revisions to items and customisation promising to be more straightforward. The Diablo IV Season 4: Loot Reborn update ..read more

Funko Fusion has been announced as an upcoming LEGO game-style platformer for PC and consoles. The game will combine over 20 famous movie and TV franchises in Funko Pop’s iconic big headed, beady-eyed fashion, and will be releasing in only a few months! The release trailer shows the game’s villain ominously monologuing about how he is going to take over the world by absorbing the power of Funko Pops. The range of Universal-owned franchises crammed into the game is pretty crazy. The properties mashed together include the likes of The Mummy, Hot Fuzz, Masters of the Universe, The Umbrella Acade ..read more

Remember the pandemic? Mask wearing? Months-long lockdowns? (Though in saying that, there’s still a pandemic, and we should still wear masks even though it’s not as pandemonic as it was a few years ago) Well, a certain tech company is most likely in pandemonium now: Razer, a company popular with the gamers, now owes over $1.1 million (USD) in refunds. Why? It turns out their RGB N95 gamer masks, titled Zephyr, aren’t actually N95-certified since the company allegedly never sent the mask in for testing. In a formal complaint, United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated that the company ..read more

J-pop fans, rejoice! Magic: The Gathering has announced an official collaboration with Hatsune Miku in an upcoming Secret Lair release. ‘Sakura Superstar’ will be part of the upcoming 2024 Spring Superdrop, along with other sets that have yet to be announced. According to the official MTG Secret Lair account on X (formerly Twitter), this collaboration will feature six cards that showcase the popular Vocaloid. While many of the cards are reprints, each of them contains a unique art style of the virtual artist. These cards include: Miku’s Spark (Chandra’s ..read more

Shinji Mikami, known for directing several acclaimed Resident Evil games, abruptly departed from his role as the head of Tango Gameworks in February 2023, which was under Bethesda and Microsoft, following the tremendous success of Hi-Fi Rush. Recently, he hinted at a comeback to the gaming industry with the unveiling of a new studio called Kamuy in March 2024. Mikami had reportedly been contemplating leaving Tango Gameworks for some time, partly to take a break from survival horror. In an interview with Byking (translated by Automaton), Shinji Mikami revealed that he had actually considered le ..read more

Project Dagger, the enigmatic title in the works at Bulletstorm and Outriders developer People Can Fly has been cancelled according to a recent report. The game, which has been in development for around four years, has been deemed “unsatisfactory” and thus the decision has been made to shelve the game for good. This update comes as per a report from People Can Fly produced earlier this month. The report confirms that the studio has “decided to discontinue further work on Project Dagger“. The still-not-officially-titled project first came to light back in 2022 when Take-Two Interactive pulled o ..read more

Final Fantasy XVI‘s final DLC in ‘The Rising Tide’ debuted this past week and it offers more Clive and Friends goodness across Valisthea. A great big foreboding ocean storm is frozen in time. At its heart lies a dominant, in charge of the Eikon Leviathan. Something stirs within the storm, threatening a great flood and the awakening of Leviathan, bringing devastation to the surrounding towns. In the span of a few short hours, you’re thrust into a good series of combat encounters and thrilling boss fights to resolve this threat… it just once again doesn’t quite end up being the fantastic book-en ..read more

Embracer Group, the Swedish conglomerate which has been making news over the last few years for gobbling up studios and franchises and then promptly shutting down or selling them for a massive loss, is splitting itself up. The company has announced that it will be dividing itself into three separate entities. One of these entities will be dedicated to the Middle-Earth franchise, to which it acquired the rights back in 2022. As per the official press release, Embracer Group will be dividing into three separate companies: Asmodee Group, Coffee Stain & Friends and Middle-Earth Enterprises &am ..read more

7 Days to Die, the online zombie survival game which has been in Early Access since December 2013, is finally leaving that state and entering a full release. Those who own the Early Access version will receive the 1.0 release version as a free update, at least on PC. The details of the full release are described on an FAQs page posted on the game’s website. “We have been developing 7 Days for nearly 12 years and have had over twenty large scale early access releases that have brought the game to a significantly different place and quality than where it began,” the developer writes. “Our team f ..read more

Nearing two years since its release, the Obisidian Entertainment developed and Xbox Game Studio published title Grounded has arrived on other platforms this week on the PlayStation 4 and 5 and Nintendo Switch. Thanks to Xbox, we’ve had the chance to check out the game on PS5 and man does it feel good to return to the fish-out-of-water scenario of being a microscopic teen in a great big world. Though I’ve started but never finished my journey on PC, I feel prime to keep the ball rolling and moving on PlayStation 5. Thankfully, the launch comes with a new update, now labelling Grounded wit ..read more