Author: Liv Ngan

The CEO of Silent Hill: Ascension developer Genvid has defended the game’s transactions, and said they were there to allow people to “skip time” in gaining in-game currency rather than being a way to “game the system”. CEO Jacob Navok’s comments come after the game’s second night of new content, and amid backlash…

Ubisoft’s chief people officer, Anika Grant, is leaving the company at the end of this month after two and a half years working on its workplace culture and HR issues. Grant joined Ubisoft in April 2021 at a time she previously described as a “misconduct crisis” for the company, referring to the numerous allegations of…

Capcom says mods for its PC games can cause “reputational damage” thanks to content which causes offence to “public order and morals”, resulting in a blow to the games’ (and presumably the company’s) images. The statement was made during a recent presentation uploaded to Capcom’s research and development YouTube channel on anti-cheat and anti-piracy measures…

Sony has announced the next three games available as PlayStation Plus Monthly titles for members this month. Subscribers will be able to add Mafia 2: Definitive Edition, Aliens Fireteam Elite, and asymmetrical multiplayer game Dragon Ball: The Breakers to their library at no extra cost from 7th November. The current PS Plus Monthly games are…

Silent Hill: Ascension aired its first episode yesterday, but players are lambasting the game for its monetisation options and overwhelming UI. Despite my personal apprehensions about Ascension, I thought I would keep an open mind about it. This morning, when I read discussions within the Silent Hill community on the game, I couldn’t quite believe…

Staffordshire University has announced an investment of £2.9m into its esports facilities to support its dedicated esports degree. The investment was announced as the university celebrates being the first institution in the UK to offer an esports degree programme. The programme has recently been redesigned “in collaboration with students and industry”, the university stated. The…

Xbox has announced the first set of games which will be added to Game Pass in November, including several day one releases. Available to play from today are pigeon party game Headbangers: Rhythm Royale and the latest from Life is Strange developer Don’t Nod, climbing game Jusant, both which were previously announced, and turn-based RPG…

Nintendo has added three more games to its retro library for Switch Online subscribers, each with its own spooky theme for Halloween. NES games Devil World and The Mysterious Murusame Castle are now available to play, while Castlevania Legends has been added to the selection of Game Boy titles. Devil World is a maze game…

Square Enix has announced Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link, the next game in the Disney-meets-Final-Fantasy series, for Android and iOS, and sign-ups for the closed beta are now open. Square describes the game as a “GPS action RPG” featuring new characters and a new story within the Kingdom Hearts universe. The developer hasn’t revealed much else about…