As a result of mass layoffs affecting several parts of Hi-Rez Studios and subsidiary companies Titan Forge, Rally Here and Evil Mojo games, development on both Paladins and Smite has completely ceased. While these titles will still be alive for…
Before starting Major 2 Online Qualifiers, OpTic Gaming announced a massive roster change for its Call of Duty League team. OpTic Texas performed below expectations at Major 1 in Madrid. Losses to Miami and Carolina knocked the defending world champions…
Final Fantasy 14’s next patch, 7.2, will be called Seekers of Eternity and will be released at the end of March. The news was shared as part of the latest Letter from the Producer livestream, along with artwork for the…
Blizzard has shared a first look at the housing system it’s adding to MMORPG World of Warcraft, but not without a dig at its main rival Final Fantasy 14. Though it’s still without a release date, the system has been…
Take-Two Interactive boss Strauss Zelnick has opened up about his views on AI, calling the concept of artificial intelligence “an oxymoron”, adding that whilst there’s “no doubt that what is considered AI today will help make our business more efficient”,…
Smite 2 developer Hi-Rez has reportedly implemented another round of layoffs. Whilst the studio has not formally announced the cuts, dozens of former employees have shared their “heartbreak” on LinkedIn and social media, many of which have been collated into…
Civilization 7 players say they can hear coughing and grunting while browsing the game’s Age Transition screen – and now publisher 2K has acknowledged the issue. A lengthy reddit thread discussing the problem includes examples of strange audio clips that…
When I was younger, platformers were the dominant genre, so whenever an idea came along that needed turning into a game, platformers were co-opted to help. Nowadays it’s often roguelikes. And sometimes it really fits. Taking a long, wayward journey…
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D exceeded Square Enix’s sales expectations, though net sales for games over the last nine months have overall been in decline. While the company’s latest earnings report doesn’t specify total sales of Dragon Quest 3, the company…
I went to see Funcom’s survival MMO Dune: Awakening last week and one thing I expected while there was a specific release date. The game has an “early 2025” date, currently, which is the time period we’re in. So a…
Take-Two has said it “fully expects” to support Switch 2, and indicated that no game was off the table for Nintendo’s next console. Speaking last night during Take-Two’s latest financial results call, as heard by Eurogamer, company boss Strauss Zelnick…
Amibitious romance sim Date Everything! will no longer launch on the romantic release date of 14th February, its developer has announced. Instead, the indie couple-up sandbox is now set to arrive four months later – sometime in June. “I was…