Author: Liv Ngan

Unity and Convai, a company which provides generative conversation AI software, will release Project Neural Nexus, a demo game which showcases Convai’s “smart” NPCs and Unity’s Muse Behavior tool, later this year. Here’s how Convai describes the game on its website: “Step into the world of Neo City, a cyberpunk theme city where danger lurks…

Denuvo developer Irdeto has announced a watermarking feature for its anti-piracy software which will make it easier for developers to track down the source of leaks. The product, called TraceMark for Games, was announced at GDC yesterday. TraceMark can be used to mark builds of games both with visible or invisible watermarks, each with a…

LinkedIn is planning to add a games section to its social media platform. Evidence of the planned feature was first found by app researchers, with images shared by Nima Owji revealing in-app titles named Blueprint, Crossclimb, and Queens. The idea is that companies will be ranked on leaderboards based on their collective employees’ scores. LinkedIn’s…

Songs of Silence, the upcoming strategy game from Chimera Entertainment, will launch in early access on Steam in May. The game will have a Kickstarter campaign before it enters early access, which Chimera said “allows us to bring fans into the development process”, in a press release, while also providing extra funding to get the…

A hacking incident during the Apex Legends Global Series last night has caused wider concerns over Easy Anti-Cheat and whether it’s safe to play games it’s used in. The North America finals of the EA-run Apex tournament saw players Noyan “Genburten” Ozkose Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen getting hacked mid-game. As recorded in clips of the matches,…

Mojang has announced a monthly subscription for Minecraft called Marketplace Pass, which gives payers access to “150+ different content packs” from the in-game Marketplace. The content offered each month will change, and will include skins, texture packs, and adventure maps. There’ll also be new character creator items each month to keep for free, Mojang said…

Palworld developer Pocketpair will remain a small studio, despite the success of its “Pokémon with guns” survival game. Speaking to Bloomberg, Pocketpair founder and exec Takuro Mizobe said the developer “[is] and will remain a small studio”. “I want to make multiple small games,” he added, “big budget triple-A games are not for us.” The…

Granblue Fantasy: Relink’s first major update releases today, adding a new quest and sees Lucilius from the original Granblue Fantasy mobile game return as a boss fight. Lucilius appears in The Final Vision quest, which has been added as free content. New paid content has also been introduced, consisting of an emote expansion set and…

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection has received negative reception thanks to numerous bugs and severe lack of preparation for online multiplayer. The bundle launched earlier today for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. It contains both the original Star Wars: Battlefront and its sequel, Star Wars: Battlefront 2, from 2004 and 2005 respectively, as well…

Narrative puzzler Paper Trail will release on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and mobile (via Netflix Games) in May. Paper Trail combines solving puzzles by manipulating levels made out of paper and the story of a young academic called Paige as she leaves home for the first time. If you’re finding the idea of completing…