Author: Tom Phillips
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Fortnite developer still wants Nintendo crossover
Epic Games is still keen for its rapidly-growing gaming metaverse to include characters from the world of Nintendo – but it has also acknowledged that securing characters from the Mario maker in Fortnite has proven extremely difficult. “I don’t know what the word for, like, making diamonds is,” Epic Games’ Saxs Persson said…
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The Day Before developer Fntastic suddenly announces it’s shut down
Fntastic, the developer behind controversial Steam Early Access launch The Day Before, has shut down with immediate effect. A statement posted to X, formerly Twitter, announced the company’s closure – just days after The Day Before launched last week. In its statement, Fntastic said The Day Before had “failed financially,…
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TimeSplitters studio Free Radical Design closed today, staff say
TimeSplitters developer Free Radical Design closed its doors today, staff are now reporting via social media. Photos and messages from Free Radical Design team members are now filtering onto X, formerly Twitter, as staff say farewell to the Nottingham-based studio. This version of Free Radical Design was founded in 2021 to revive…
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Baldur’s Gate 3 studio recommends manually updating your Xbox now to stop crashes killing saves
Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian has said that Xbox players should manually update their consoles to combat instances where game crashes make save files disappear. Larian made the announcement today via a post on X, formerly Twitter, in which the studio said it had also pushed a small update live for Baldur’s Gate…
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Rock band developer Harmonix’s new Fortnite music mode will support instrument controllers
Fortnite Festival – the game’s new rhythm-based mode developed by Rock Band studio Harmonix – will let you use your plastic guitars and drums in the future. Adding support for instrument controllers is “a priority”, according to an FAQ page for the mode published by Epic Games. Fortnite Festival went…
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Christopher Judge’s Call of Duty campaign joke didn’t land with some developers
God of War actor Christopher Judge made another memorable appearance at last week’s The Game Awards, this time to present an award rather than receive one – and to make a joke at Modern Warfare 3’s expense. (Or perhaps he never really left the stage, and simply continued last year’s infamously-long acceptance speech?) …
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World of Goo 2 announced, launches 2024
Well, this is a nice surprise. 15 years later, we’re getting a sequel to physics puzzler World of Goo. World of Goo 2 was just announced at this year’s The Game Awards pre-show with a gameplay trailer showing off some familiar-looking gameplay. The project is once again being worked on…
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Sega announces flurry of projects including Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi
Sonic the Hedgehog publisher Sega has announced five new projects at The Game Awards this evening: new chapters in a slew of classic franchises. Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Shinobi, Golden Axe and Streets of Rage will all see new releases over the next few years, host Geoff Keighley said. Sega’s…
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Life is Strange creators return with Lost Records
The original creative team behind Life is Strange have unveiled their long-awaited new project, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, due out late 2024 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S. Tonight’s first teaser, shown at The Game Awards, featured four teens discovering something in the forest – and then one of them reflecting…
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Deathloop developer Arkane Lyon making Marvel Blade game
Arkane Lyon is making a game featuring Marvel’s Blade. The half-human, half-vampire will star in a third-person action adventure from the studio behind Deathloop and Dishonored 2. Tonight, via the The Game Awards, we got a stylish teaser trailer and word that the project is still early in development. There’s…