Author: Vikki Blake

The upcoming free-to-play skateboard sim, Skate, will be available on PC via Steam. The news was confirmed by lead creative writer Cuz Parry, who revealed that the fan-favourite skating game would be coming to PC via Steam for the very first time in a Q&A video posted to YouTube just a couple of days before…

Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckmann says he has a “concept” ready for a third and final chapter of The Last of Us series. Talking at the very end of the fascinating behind-the-scenes documentary, Grounded 2: Making The Last of Us Part 2, Druckmann acknowledged that whilst he didn’t yet have a story fully fleshed out,…

Ironmace says a court has dismissed its former publisher Nexon’s request for an injunction following the publisher’s claim that Dark and Darker has been written with stolen code from a game the team had been developing for Nexon. In a statement to players on its Discord server, an Ironmace developer – known as SDF –…

Free “interactive study” Interaction Isn’t Explicit is now available via the PlayStation Store. Described as a “short, interactive study” by designer Frank L. Silva, Interaction Isn’t Explicit “isn’t a traditional game but a debate of different aspects of game design” that aims to explore the “pros and cons” of traditional mechanics and consider which ones…

Nexon has announced it is pulling the plug on its free-to-play PvP medieval fantasy game Warhaven just four months after it launched in early access. Despite initial plans to launch the game in full later this year, Nexon has now revealed that rather than launching the game in early 2024, it’s shutting down on 5th…

Palworld developer Pocketpair has apologised to fans affected by cheating in Palworld, admitting that “it is currently difficult to completely prevent all cheating”. In a statement posted to X/Twitter, the team confirmed that even though the monster-collecting game has barely been out a week, it has already received reports from players that they have encountered…

Cliff “CliffyB” Bleszinski says he’s “down” to consult on the next Gears game, saying “if they were smart”, Microsoft and Coalition would invite him to “give his two cents”. In a statement posted to X/Twitter over the weekend, Bleszinski – who last contributed to a Gears game back in 2011 – said that as the…

If you’re encountering an infinite loading screen when trying to connect to Palworld servers this weekend, you are not alone. The official Palworld X/Twitter account acknowledged that, further to the patch that deployed earlier in the week, some players may be experiencing “congested access”. PALWORLD Early Access Review: Is It Worth It? PALWORLD Early Access…

Sony has quietly blocked the Cronus Zen from connecting to PS5 consoles via its latest firmware update, a device which lets players use, or modify, “any supported controller” on Sony’s console. Whilst Sony rolled out the change without explicitly acknowledging the change, Cronus Zen users soon noticed their devices were being disconnected following the PS5…