Author: Vikki Blake

WWE 2K24 has been rated in Brazil, ahead of the sequel being formally announced by publisher 2K. Its predecessor, WWE 2K23, was officially announced in January 2023, and released swiftly thereafter in March of that same year, leading some pundits to suggest that a similar timescale could apply here, too. To see this content please…

Infinite Borders – “one of the most popular mobile strategy games in East Asia”, according to publisher/developer NetEase – is now available on mobile and PC worldwide. “With tens of millions [of] downloads to date”, strategy game Infinite Borders tasks you with leading armies in the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. Here, you’ll fight…

Stardew Valley creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone says he is in the midst of a “self-imposed crunch mode” as he gets Stardew Valley’s 1.6 update ready for release. Addressing Stardew fans directly via his X/Twitter channel, Barone says he is in “nose to the grindstone mode”, and whilst he’s keeping a lot of the details “secret”,…

Sony has patented an updated DualSense controller design that will provide players with “predictive AI assistance features”. This means the controller will light up or even move certain buttons and sticks to provide hints on what players need to do if they find themselves stuck in a game. To see this content please enable targeting…

Nier series producer Yosuke Saito has confirmed that while “[director] Yoko Taro is alive”, new Nier games will be released. In an interview with 4Gamer.net (日本語) and shared by Genki, Saito said that while another Nier game would be coming, the duo was currently working on a “separate” project, and teased that we can expect…

UK games trade body Ukie’s diversity initiative, #RaisetheGame, has partnered with recruitment agency Amiqus to launch Empower Up, a “comprehensive platform to equip game companies of all sizes with the knowledge, frameworks, guidance, and resources they need to establish, improve, or grow their equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) policies”. The companies say that “at the…

The Division: Heartland has been rated in Taiwan. The free-to-play third-person action-shooter spin-off was announced in May 2021 and was initially set to release in 2021-22. Ubisoft has since been taciturn about the game’s release window, but the rating – which was published earlier this month – intimates that we could be getting a firm…

Valve boss Gabe Newell has been ordered to appear in court as part of an antitrust lawsuit filed by Wolfire Games. As first reported by our friends at GamesIndustry.biz, Wolfire Games – which filed the order earlier this month – brought an antitrust lawsuit against the megacorp back in 2021. Whilst Newell requested a remote…

An “extremely early” Left 4 Dead prototype is now available to play thanks to Counter-Strike’s 1.6 update. According to content creator Gabe Follower, the prototype – called Terror Strike – was “accidentally compiled” and added to the Counter-Strike update, showing how the zombie game’s DNA lies firmly in the mod for Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and…