This time last year a group of investors filed a class-action lawsuit against CD Projekt Red over Cyberpunk 2077’s disastrous launch, saying the game was “virtually unplayable on the current-generation Xbox or Playstation systems due to an enormous number of bugs”.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Developers Remove NFTs After Fan Uproar
STALKER 2 developers GSC Game World announced yesterday that they’d be adding NFTs to the game. Public reception was, as you’d imagine, not kind.Read more…
Bungie’s HR Head Steps Down, Had Reported Executive For Abuse
A week after a major report from IGN detailing troubling allegations of workplace culture, crunch, and hiring practices within Bungie, the studio’s Head of HR has stepped down from her role.Read more…
The Wandering Swordsman
On tonight’s feature we’re showcasing the art of Ami Thompson, who has worked on movies like Ponyo and Across The Spiderverse.Read more…
Video Game Publisher Wants To Buy Board Game Giant Asmodee For Over $3 Billion
The Embracer Group, a collection of companies like Gearbox, THQ Nordic and Deep Silver, announced today that they’re in the process of trying to buy Asmodee—perhaps the single biggest name in specialist board gaming—for €2.75 billion (USD$3.1 billion)….
Lamar Is Still Roasting Franklin In New GTA Online Missions
The scene early on in Grand Theft Auto V, where Lamar stands outside Franklin’s aunt’s house and has a moment, has entered meme folklore. To the point where the actors responsible recently re-filmed the sequence as homage.Read more…
Broken Arrow Is Trying The Whole Modern RTS Thing Again
The RTS genre as we know it, or at least the popular perception of it, is dominated by its most traditional efforts, the kind of base-building-then-rush approach seen in everything from Command & Conquer to StarCraft. That’s not the only way to pla…
Six Years (And One Bethesda Problem) Later, Shadow Of The Colossus Tribute Is Finally Out
It was all the way back in 2015 that I first wrote about a game called Prey For The Gods, an indie homage to Shadow of the Colossus. Six years later, with a name change along the way, the game is now out.Read more…
Reloading Everyday Stuff Like Video Game Weapons Is Immensely Satisfying
Whether it’s Call of Duty or Battlefield, one of the low-key nicest parts of a shooter can be just watching (and listening to the KAH-CHUNK sounds of) the player reloading various weapons. This video by Kommander Karl is a compilation of exactly that k…
Here’s Everything Big That Was Announced & Shown At The 2021 Game Awards
Well, that’s a wrap! After a seemingly endless parade of ads, Geoff Keighley and more ads, peppered with celebrity appearances, musical performances and major game reveals, the 2021 Game Awards are done and in the bag. Here’s everything you missed, or …