Skull and Bones is offering a free trial for players who want to try the pirate game before they buy and it launches today, the same day as the game itself. The trial does not have limited availability and will be sticking around for quite a while. So if you have other gaming plans this
Hello everybody! Hunter Bridges here. I am one of the co-founders of Evening Star, as well as both Game Director and Technical Director for Penny’s Big Breakaway. Penny’s Big Breakaway is our team’s first 3D game, coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, and we built it using our in-house 3D engine, Star Engine. Building a
Coming off of 2022’s biggest game in Elden Ring has been a tricky time for Bandai Namco, it seems. The publishers have announced that they have cancelled “at least” five games in the works to help overcome a significant drop in income over the last year, adopting a new approach to development that will focus
Speculation about Nintendo’s successor to the incredibly popular Nintendo Switch is at fever pitch at the moment. Today, a Brazilian journalist for O X do Controle, has stated that he has heard from five different sources around the globe that Nintendo’s Switch 2 system isn’t launching until 2025. Nintendo has yet to acknowledge the successor
We know that Respawn Entertainment, the team behind Titanfall, Apex Legends, and the Star Wars: Jedi series, has a couple of unannounced Star Wars games in the works. It’s unclear what form those projects are taking, but according to one report, one of them may star a Mandalorian. Insider Gaming reports that its sources have
According to a recent report from Insider Gaming, Respawn Entertainment is working on a new Star Wars game based on the Mandalorians. The new report — which stems from VentureBeat’s Jeff Grubb’s initial report — notes that a first-person Mandalorian video game is in the early stages of development at Respawn Entertainment. While not too
Alan Wake 2, last year’s best horror game, best game overall or best-game-featuring-an-unexpected-but-extremely-welcome-musical-dance-number depending on who you ask, has shifted over a million copies. Musical dance numbers don’t come cheap, though, so it’s still yet to turn a profit – despite outpacing the momentum of any of Remedy’s previous games, including Control.
As you may know, Helldivers 2 players are being thrust into a new frontier of robotic warfare, as new defense missions have been added to the game alongside a community-wide call to action. However, while these warriors for liberty had previously been scoring win after win on the galactic map, this recent hurdle is proving
The last writer who worked on the original Disco Elysium to be laid off by ZA/UM has said that he believes that it “will forever stay a one-game studio”, amid layoffs that are reportedly coming as part of the cancellation of an expansion for the game. It’s been a turbulent time for those working at
I recently had the pleasure to speak with Abubakar Salim, founder of Surgent Studios and creative director of Tales of Kenzera: Zau, about founding his gaming studio and how his childhood, grief, and becoming a father were essential building blocks in the development of Tales of Kenzera: Zau coming to PS5 April 23. Listen to
The official Silent Hill account on social media has given fans the chance to name Silent Hill: The Short Message’s flowery monster. Fans will name new Silent Hill monster The poll has four choices and two days to vote on it, presumably to make the winning name canon to Silent Hill lore. Concept Artist Masahiro
We’ve all wondered why no one gets in a car and drives away from the terror in scary movies and games. Pacific Drive by Ironwood Studios lets us live out that scenario. This upcoming first-person survival adventure drives a customizable station wagon into the genre. Ahead of the February 22 launch date, we spoke with
It looks like Elden Ring developer FromSoftware has purchased the IP from publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment. Internet sleuths discovered a United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) filing for transfer of IP ownership dated April 2023, suggesting that Bandai Namco agreed to let go of the global hit. Sony and Tencent have been investing in
PSP classic Resistance: Retribution will have trophies when it releases as part of PS Plus Premium’s February 2024 lineup. Developer Bend Studio confirmed as much, making the shooter the latest first-party Premium classic to support trophies on the PS4 and PS5. Resistance: Retribution trophies have yet to be revealed Although Resistance: Retribution will be out
The 27th annual D.I.C.E. Awards took place yesterday. While it doesn’t have the mainstream flashiness of the Game Awards, D.I.C.E. is a more industry-focused (and arguably more prestigious) event that honors the best games and creators of the last year. It is hosted and judged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) along
When FromSoftware originally delivered the wonderful, twisted baby Elden Ring, it did so with some help from Bandai Namco, which served as a co-publisher and, at that point, was a co-holder of the game’s IP. However, it appears that FromSoft has now taken full ownership of the latter. While we’ve all been concentrating on the
The Xbox logo is staying! Blimey. It’s quite the thing having the opportunity to watch the reaction to rumours and leaks play out in real time on social media. If you’ve dipped your toe into these murky waters recently, you’ll have no doubt seen all sorts of wild speculation which escalated to a level beyond
Update: This article has been updated with a statement shared with TechRadar Gaming by a Blackbird Interactive spokesperson. Canadian game development studio Blackbird Interactive is laying off a number of its staff, employees have revealed. The studio, which employed around 220 members of staff as of December 2023 according to its studio overview fact sheet,