Author: David Carter
A week or so before the July 16 play-early-if-you-give-EA-more-money release date of College Football 25, I was overheard at a friend’s wedding in Texas discussing plans to purchase a new console to play this game. Even though I believed the eagerly anticipated return of an NCAA game would be well-received, I was unaware at the time that it would become a system seller. Over the past few weeks, as I have been playing College Football 25, I have been thinking a lot about that guy and how thrilled he seemed. I wonder if he is bought in yet and whether…
One of the world’s biggest and most established MMORPGs, World of Warcraft, has official unionization. Over 500 eligible individuals who work on World of Warcraft cast official votes earlier today, and the results were certified. As a result, Blizzard Entertainment now has its first-ever “wall-to-wall” union, which includes every member of the game production team rather than just a single department like QA. The majority of the developers in the union are either part of a smaller team in Massachusetts or are situated in Irvine, California. They include designers, engineers, producers, artists, QA testers, and developers. The organization is a…
The release date of Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered is set for October 31, 2024. Indeed, it is Halloween. The action-adventure remaster from Shinji Mikami (God Hand, Resident Evil) and Suda51 (No More Heroes, Killer7) will be available on PC via Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. The game Shadows of the Damned was created by Grasshopper Manufacturing, led by Goichi “Suda51” Suda, and debuted initially on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2011. The movie stars Garcia Hotspur as the demon hunter, who fights his way through Hell with his sidekick Johnson the Skull to save his…
Respawn Entertainment and EA unveiled the new Apex Legends Battle Pass system for Season 22 on July 8. Respawn is apologizing for how it handled the shift and is making some adjustments in reaction to criticism, given that many of the new Battle Pass modifications have proven to be controversial. The original Battle Pass revisions meant that there would be two Battle Passes for every season split rather than just one and that neither could be obtained with the in-game premium currency Apex Coins. Players were consequently unable to use Apex Coins from the previous Battle Pass for the upcoming…
Mega Man is still one of Capcom’s “highly valuable IPs,” the company has affirmed, and it is “thinking how to make games for it on an ongoing basis.” During a Q&A session for its 45th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, Capcom provided an update on the cherished franchise. Although no specific details were disclosed, it is encouraging to know that the company is committed to carrying on its history. In response to a shareholder’s question about the company’s plans for the Mega Man series, Capcom stated, “We are continuously thinking about how to develop games for one of our highly-valued…
A new firm led by former Visceral Games general manager Scott Probst and several other former EA developers has been established to create a spiritual successor to the popular 3v3 street basketball series known as NBA Street, which was first launched in the early 2000s. The new project from Play by Play Studios, dubbed The Run: Got Next, is a “character-driven, full court 3v3 hoops game that celebrates the attitude, style, and skills of streetball culture.” Developed in Unreal Engine 5, it allows players to string together a lengthy winning streak against opponents online, either alone or with friends (though…
Human is unexpected once. This free-to-play open-world survival crafting game streamlines popular concepts into more straightforward forms. It is a veritable word salad of genres that are now trendy. Even after spending dozens of hours on it, I am still not ready to put it down. I can not stop thinking about my next supply run, alien monster battle, or designing the elegant ensuite that would truly pull my little homestead together since it is so entertaining and strange. There is no lack of post-apocalyptic survival games available, such as Rust, Fallout 76, 7 Days to Die, and a plethora…
The developer of Mortal Kombat, NetherRealm, has announced the shutdown of one of its well-known mobile games and experienced a large round of layoffs. ResetEra users noticed that NetherRealm developers announced their layoffs on LinkedIn, saying that the corporation appears to be dismantling its mobile staff. According to an impacted employee, NetherRealm’s mobile team as a whole was shut down. This group provided live services for several games, including Mortal Kombat Onslaught, Injustice 2, and Mobile. Just one year after its release, in October 2024, Mortal Kombat: Onslaught’s X/Twitter page revealed that the game would be discontinued. The statement said,…
Ian Proulx had realistic hopes for Splitgate, the multiplayer shooter dubbed “Halo with Portals,” when he and his colleagues 1047 finally published the game in 2021. He hoped for gradual expansion and assumed it would do enough over time. Ten47 had less than twenty members at the time, including four engineers. Proulx recalls, “But it was like, nope, this is your moment now, everything’s on fire.” Splitgate’s success exceeded both Proulx’s expectations and the capabilities of its tiny independent staff. According to him, it peaked at almost two million daily active users. The team had to spend the following few…
In another reality, the adored Kirby series from Nintendo and HAL never left Japan. The games starring the pink puffball gradually became known as the kid-friendly, more lenient counterparts to Mario as he and his cute friends took over one platform after another. Mario was lost if he failed to make a jump. Kirby? You can retry your redemption by just pumping the button to float. Younger gamers found it easy to get started with Kirby games and finish the primary missions, but those seeking a bit more difficulty encountered some very tricky obstacles along the way to reaching 100%…