Author: Liv Ngan
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The Game Awards speeches were too short, Geoff Keighley admits
Following scrutiny from developers, The Game Awards founder and host Geoff Keighley has said he agrees the allotted speech time for each winner was too short this year. Winners had 30 seconds to make their speeches, after which the music to play them off stage was started and they were drowned out. Developers criticised the…
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Fans notice Silent Hill references in Kojima’s OD trailer
Eagle-eyed fans have spotted several apparent references to the Silent Hill series in the first trailer for Hideo Kojima’s Xbox project OD. Kojima debuted OD officially at The Game Awards 2023 last week, where he revealed it will feature Sophia Lillis, Hunter Schafer and Udo Kier, as well as some involvement with director Jordan Peele.…
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Jet Set Radio original creators involved with new game, Sega says
The original creators of Jet Set Radio are involved with the series’ new games announced last week. In Sega Sammy’s most recent financial report, the company revealed plans to revive many of its legacy franchises – which were described by chief operating officer Shuji Utsumi as “a kind of Treasure Island”. Publisher Sega then confirmed…
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Alone in the Dark doubles down on its survival horror legacy, for better and worse
Survival horror fans have been treated in recent years with the revival of classic games in the genre. Resident Evil has led the charge, with the likes of Dead Space and Silent Hill following. Now, developer Pieces Interactive and publisher THQ Nordic hope their Alone in the Dark reimagining can follow suit, and deliver…
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Untitled Goose Game developer announces online co-op puzzler Big Walk
House House, the developer of Untitled Goose Game, has announced its next game called Big Walk at The Game Awards tonight. House House describes Big Walk as a co-op online “walker-talker” in its press release, where players will need to work together to solve puzzles and explore the environment. The game will be set on…
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Nintendo says next Zelda game is unlikely to be a direct follow-up to Tears of the Kingdom
The Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma has said the next game in the series probably won’t be a direct sequel to Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. In an interview with Game Informer, Aonuma and Tears of the Kingdom director Hidemaro Fujibayashi spoke about the reception to the game and what’s planned next. When asked…
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Vampire Survivors announces Among Us DLC collaboration
The Among Us beans are infiltrating Vampire Survivors in a new Emergency Meeting DLC out on 18th December for PC and Xbox. Vampire Survivors developer poncle announced the collaboration DLC with fellow indie developer Innersloth yesterday along with a trailer showing off what it adds. Emergency Meeting contains nine characters, 15 weapons, a new Among…
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GTA 6 proves its dominance as trailer breaks YouTube records
GTA 6 is already breaking records despite being at least a year away from release. The first trailer for the game, which Rockstar released ahead of schedule after it leaked on Monday, now holds the record for the most viewed YouTube video in 24 hours which isn’t a music video, according to Guinness World Records.…
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THQ Nordic announces another delay to Alone in the Dark
THQ Nordic has announced another delay to its reimagining of 1992’s Alone in the Dark. The game was originally meant to release on 25th October, but was delayed to 16th January 2024 to avoid a month of “remarkable releases” including Spider-Man 2 and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Alone in the Dark is now set to…
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Nexus Mods removes anti-gay Baldur’s Gate 3 mod
Nexus Mods has removed a mod which changed the gender of a character in a same-sex relationship in Baldur’s Gate 3 and banned the account which uploaded it. The mod, called Ser Aylin (no longer available on Nexus Mods but a version has been archived on Wayback Machine), targets Dame Aylin and turns her into…