Author: Liv Ngan

A little boy steps out into the world for the first time. The landscape is full of lush meadows, striking blue rivers, and wildlife gently pottering around. It holds such serenity that I almost feel commanded to stop and drink in every detail. Europa Developer: Novadust Entertainment, Helder Pinto Publisher: Future Friends Games Platform: Played…

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios has apologised to players for the “frustrating” issues they’re facing in the game and said it was now “crucial” its team get some sleep. The sentiment was relayed in a note posted on Steam following server maintenance yesterday, in which the developer released three “rapid-fixes”. The issues addressed during…

Former lead designer and developer on Dead Cells Sébastien Benard has called the decision to end development on the game “the worst imaginable asshole move” by publisher Motion Twin. Benard worked on Dead Cells until late 2019, before establishing his own one-man studio called Deepnight. Now, he’s posted his thoughts on Dead Cells’ development being…

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is getting a new leaderboard thanks to a “major unintended bug” which caused the Burn status to scale incorrectly. Rocksteady became aware of the bug when players began reaching Mastery Levels during the postgame “beyond our wildest expectations”, the developer said on the Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League…

Activision Blizzard’s Crash Bandicoot and Spyro studio Toys for Bob lose 86 employees as a result of layoffs. These people are part of the wider round of layoffs Microsoft is undertaking, which will see 1900 employees across Xbox and Activision Blizzard lose their jobs. The layoffs at Toys for Bob are much higher than previously…

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has said the company, publisher of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, has “no current plans” to layoff staff as it continues to pursue its cost reduction program. Details of the cost reduction program were discussed by Zelnick during Take-Two’s Q3 2024 financial report, which was released yesterday. During the…

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has said the company won’t be increasing its investment into VR due to poor sales of Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR. The Meta Quest exclusive released in November 2023, and lets players step into the shoes of series protagonists Ezio, Kassandra, and Connor. Nexus VR isn’t mentioned at all in Ubisoft’s Q3…

The next game from Ori and the Blind Forest developer Moon Studios has been delayed slightly. No Rest for the Wicked, an isometric action-RPG with darker visuals, is a departure from the Ori games. It was revealed in December at The Game Awards, and the developer gave an early access release window on Steam of…

Pikachu stars in the music video for Jax Jones’ new single Never Be Lonely. The single, which features German singer-songwriter Zoe Wees, was released today and accompanied by a music video. The video is a collaboration between Jones and The Pokémon Company International, and sees Pikachu being abducted onto a UFO-turned-stadium where Jones and Wees…

Turn 10 Studios has released an initial outline of the changes it’s making to car progression in Forza Motorsport. The progression system has been heavily criticised by players since Forza Motorsport released in October 2023, and has been a frequent topic of discussion on the Forza Forums suggestions board. The new changes are “thanks to…