Author: Wesley LeBlanc
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The Legend Of Zelda, Super Mario Composer Koji Kondo To Be Inducted Into AIAS Hall Of Fame
Koji Kondo, longtime composer for The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros. franchises, will be inducted into the Academy of Interactvie Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame at this year’s D.I.C.E. Awards. The presentation will take place at the 27th annual D.I.C.E. Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, during the ceremony on Thursday, February 15,…
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Final Fantasy XIV Live-Action TV Series ‘Dead,’ Says The Production Company Behind It
The Final Fantasy XIV live-action television series first announced back in 2019 is “dead,” according to the production company that was working on it. Hivemind, which also worked on Netflix’s The Witcher, was developing the series with Sony Pictures Television, but co-founder Dinesh Shamdasani revealed on Twitter that the project is dead when asked about it,…
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Grounded II, The Making-Of Documentary For The Last Of Us Part II, Will Be Released Next Week
Earlier this month, developer Naughty Dog announced Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II would be coming to its recent release, The Last of Us Part II Remastered, in a post-launch update for the game. Now, we know exactly when this behind-the-scenes documentary will be live: February 2. Grounded II will be added…
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Destroy All Humans Remake Developer Black Forest Games Reportedly Lays Off 50 Employees
Black Forest Games, the studio behind the recent Destroy All Humans! 1 and 2 remakes, has reportedly laid off about 50 people. This news comes from Kotaku, which learned from a source with knowledge of the situation that these layoffs were announced yesterday, January 24, and that more information about them would be provided next week. …
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A Hands-On Look At Skull And Bones’ Season 1 Endgame Content
I’ve been tracking developer Ubisoft Singapore’s naval warfare multiplayer game, Skull and Bones, since its reveal years ago, both as a massive fan of all things pirates and someone who specifically loved the high seas action of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. I wrote Game Informer’s Skull and Bones cover story back in 2022, and have played…
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Microsoft Is Laying Off 1900 Employees Across Xbox, Activision Blizzard, And ZeniMax
Update, 9:51 a.m. ET, 1/25/24: Blizzard president Mike Ybarra has announced he is departing from the company; he was not laid off as part of Microsoft’s 1,900 job cuts across its various gaming divisions, but the timing suggests the layoffs and his decision to leave are at least tangentially related. Here’s what Ybarra wrote on…
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Outriders Studio People Can Fly Lays Off More Than 30 Employees
People Can Fly, the developer behind 2021’s surprise shooter hit Outriders, has laid off more than 30 employees. This news comes by way of Kotaku, which reports that its source with knowledge of the situation said the job cuts affected only staff working on an unannounced game at the studio, codenamed Project Gemini, that is to…
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The Legend Of Zelda, Splatoon Orchestra Concerts Head To YouTube Next Month
Nintendo has announced that it will stream full pre-recorded concerts for The Legend of Zelda series and its Splatoon franchise next month. Both concerts were set to be a part of Nintendo Live events in December of last year and this month, too, in Tokyo, Japan, but these events were canceled over safety concerns, as…
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Palworld’s Early Access Roadmap Includes PvP, Raid Bosses, Crossplay, And More
Developer Pocketpair has shared the Early Access roadmap for its hit “Pokémon with guns” survival game, Palworld, alongside news that the game crossed 7 million copies sold in just five days. For reference, it took Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, a PlayStation 5-exclusive game starring arguably the most popular superhero in the world, 11 days to cross the…
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Nintendo Reveals Pink Joy-Con Switch Controllers Alongside New Princess Peach: Showtime Gameplay
Nintendo has revealed pink Joy-Con controllers for the Switch alongside a new Princess Peach: Showtime gameplay trailer. Fittingly, these new Joy-Con are pastel pink, just like Peach’s signature dress. They will be available for purchase at select retailers and Nintendo’s online store for a limited time, although Nintendo did not mention exactly when players can…