Author: Wesley LeBlanc

  • Halo Season 2 Trailer Promises The Fall Of Reach

    Halo Season 2 Trailer Promises The Fall Of Reach

    Paramount+ released the first season of its live-action Halo series back in 2022 and while the initial premiere showed promise, the show was ultimately a letdown, both as the Chief’s first foray into the live-action television space and as a Halo story. Now, the subscription streaming service has released the official trailer for Season 2…

  • Retailer Listing Of A ‘V2 DualSense’ With 12-Hour Battery Life For PS5 Spotted Online

    Retailer Listing Of A ‘V2 DualSense’ With 12-Hour Battery Life For PS5 Spotted Online

    A retailer listing of a “V2 DualSense” controller for the PlayStation 5 has been spotted online, and it boasts an “exceptional” 12-hour battery life. That’s a much longer battery life than the standard version of the DualSense controller, which averages between 6 to 10 hours (and many players would argue less).  More specifically, players spotted…

  • Twitch To Lay Off 500 Employees

    Twitch To Lay Off 500 Employees

    Last year was one of the best years for game releases but easily one of the worst for the people who made them, with more than 10,000 workers laid off by various companies, including Microsoft, Epic Games, BioWare, Bungie, Naughty Dog, and many more. Unfortunately, it seems this heartbreaking trend is continuing into this new…

  • Unity To Lay Off 1800 Employees

    Unity To Lay Off 1800 Employees

    Video game engine creator Unity is laying off 1800 employees, or 25% of its workforce, according to a report from Yahoo! Finance. The company announced these layoffs in an internal memo sent out on Monday, January 8. These job cuts follow a turbulent 2023 for the company after it attempted to introduce per-install fees to…

  • SAG-AFTRA Signs Agreement To Allow Devs To Use A.I. Voices In Games

    SAG-AFTRA Signs Agreement To Allow Devs To Use A.I. Voices In Games

    Last September, SAG-AFTRA union members voted yes to authorize a video game strike. Reasons why included a desire for better wages, increased safety precautions, and protections around exploitative uses of artificial intelligence. Now, just a few months later, SAG-AFTRA has signed an agreement with Replica Studios, an A.I. voice technology company, to allow game developers…

  • Hogwarts Legacy Has Sold More Than 22 Million Copies In Less Than A Year

    Hogwarts Legacy Has Sold More Than 22 Million Copies In Less Than A Year

    Since its release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC last February, developer Avalanche’s Hogwarts Legacy has continued to sell well. It has maintained the top position almost every month for best-selling games in the U.S., too. Thanks to a new interview at Variety with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment president David Haddad, we now know Hogwarts…

  • Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro VR Headset Launches Next Month

    Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro VR Headset Launches Next Month

    The virtual reality market, while not as niche as it was years ago, is still a relatively small one. Even Sony’s PlayStation VR2 launch last year seemed to come and go with little fanfare (and even less support for the platform nearly a year later). However, tech giant Apple is making its own case for…

  • Persona 3 Reload’s Opening Movie Includes A Brand New Song And You Can Watch It Right Now

    Persona 3 Reload’s Opening Movie Includes A Brand New Song And You Can Watch It Right Now

    Persona 3 Reload is right around the corner – it hits PlayStation, Xbox, and PC on February 2. If you’ve ever played a Persona game, you’re likely familiar with the “opening movie,” which is the awesome animated opening to the game set to what is typically the main theme song. Ahead of Persona 3 Reload’s…

  • Dave The Diver Surpasses 3 Million Sales

    Dave The Diver Surpasses 3 Million Sales

    Dave the Diver has surpassed 3 million units sold, developer Mintrocket has revealed. The studio announced this achievement on X today, alongside some new art from the game to celebrate the milestone. Selling 3 million units is no small feat, especially considering Dave the Diver is Mintrocket’s first game.  In Dave the Diver, players control…

  • The 10 Biggest Gaming Stories Of 2023

    The 10 Biggest Gaming Stories Of 2023

    This year was arguably the best of all time for video games; it was undoubtedly one of the worst for the people who make them. Throughout the year, studios were shut down, thousands laid off, and developers were given, disrespectfully, 30 seconds to shine on The Game Awards 2023 stage after winning awards. More than…