Author: Ed Nightingale

Embracer co-founder and CEO Lars Wingefors has confirmed 900 employees were laid off in the past financial quarter, representing five percent of the workforce. The company is in the midst of a “comprehensive restructuring programme” it announced in June to close studios and cut jobs, to transform the company into “a leaner, stronger,…

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth will be a “monster-class game” longer than any previous game in the series. That’s according to Ryu Ga Gotoku studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama, who discussed the forthcoming game’s length in an interview with Japanese website Game Watch (translated by Automaton Media). “If you go at it continuously,…

Lies of P has received a new update that adds a number of new features and tweaks. The game will now be a little easier in the early stages, thanks to adjusted attack speed of some monsters in the field and increased stance break duration, more Quartz available earlier on, and the Rising…

Grounded is currently available to play for free on Steam, at least until tomorrow. The offer ends on 16th November, 5pm UK time. This is to celebrate the game’s new Make It or Break It update that allows players to create their own backyard playgrounds. A New Way to Play in Grounded…

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 has received a new patch across all platforms, but issues still remain. Specific changes have been made across all platforms and games in the collection, as well as general minor issues. However, a further list of issues remain under investigation. Further, no widespread frame-rate improvements…

Amazon has laid off 180 people from its games division, including the entirety of the Crown Channel Twitch channel and the Game Growth team. The company will refine its Prime Gaming offering of free games and in-game content as part of an Amazon Prime subscription. “We’ve listened to our customers and we…

A new Sonic board game is on the way, with players co-operating as Sonic and pals to defeat Eggman. Sonic Roll comes courtesy of Kess Entertainment, is officially licensed from Sega, and will be available in January next year. Not too much is known just yet, but fans can sign up on…

Forza Customs is a new game in the Forza series that arrives today on mobile. Available on both iOS and Google Play, it’s a car-themed match-three free-to-play puzzle game to restore beat-up cars. There’s no actual racing. Players are given a series of tasks, like designing and modifying parts, which all cost…

Satisfactory developer Coffee Stain Studios has released a new update for the Early Access game which upgrades it to Unreal Engine 5. Players have been able to try out this version of the factory-building sim for some time in an Experimental branch, allowing the developers to fine tune performance improvements. Now it’s available…

Supergiant’s iconic dungeon crawler Hades will be released on mobile next year exclusive to the Netflix app. There’s no release date yet beyond 2024, but the game will be available on iOS devices for those with a Netflix subscription. The game will feature fully-customisable touch controls designed specifically for this version, though…