Author: Vikki Blake

No Rest for the Wicked’s first early access hotfix has been rolled out, and a second patch is “already in progress”. As Victoria summarised for us yesterday, the Diablo-like game from Ori and the Blind Forest developer Moon Studios released to mixed reviews on Steam, but already the team is on the case in a…

Sonic x Shadow Generations has been rated in South Korea. The South Korean Game Content Rating Committee didn’t have much else to say about the game when it published the rating yesterday, but did at least confirm the “action” game was suitable for “all” users. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie…

Bloober Team has seemingly amended the face of James Sunderland in its highly-anticipated Silent Hill 2 Remake. The switch came to light via an updated icon on SteamDB, leading some fans to speculate that the studio revised James’ face in response to community feedback. Silent Hill 2 – Teaser Trailer | PS5 Games.Watch on YouTube…

Sony has confirmed LittleBigPlanet 3’s servers will remain “offline indefinitely”. The servers were taken down in January, although it was hoped at the time that it would be a “temporary” situation. Now, however, “ongoing technical issues” mean the servers will not be coming back online and all online services – including access to other players’…

Fallout: London, the DLC-sized mod for Fallout 4, has been delayed. The mod – which allows us to visit the previously unexplored post-apocalyptic environment of London – was slated to drop on 23rd April 2024, but Dean Carter – team lead of the voluntary dev team – confirmed over the weekend that the arrival of…

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has called for the games industry to do more to protect developer jobs and prevent further layoffs. Citing “more than 8,700” job losses this year alone, the IGDA said that “the gravity of this situation and its impact on the industry cannot be overstated”, and called for studio leaders…

Gun Interactive has confirmed a fix for Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s latest Victim is on the way. Addressing players via its social media channels and the game’s subreddit, Gun revealed that issues regarding Virginia’s skill tree and her unlockable cosmetics should be resolved when the patch rolls out on 16th April. The Texas Chain Saw…

Fallout has “more than doubled its concurrent players” on Steam following the release of Amazon Prime’s blockbuster TV series. Despite approaching almost a decade old, Fallout 4 is currently sitting in SteamDB’s top 20 games by concurrent numbers, making it one of the most popular games on Steam this weekend. Delving into the world of…

EA’s Black Panther game will be open world. That’s according to a new job advert posted on the Electronic Arts website, which is recruiting for “principal sandbox designer” at Cliffhanger Games, which states it is “focusing on blockbuster action-adventure games and pioneering next-generation emergent storytelling beginning with Marvel’s Black Panther”. To see this content please…

Former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra would like the option to “tip” developers once he’s completed a game. Whilst acknowledging that “most will dislike this idea”, Ybarra says that when he beats a game, he has “often” thought, ‘I wish I could give these folks another $10 or $20 because it was worth more than my…