Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida has said he took the job overseeing indie games for PlayStation because he “had no choice” – and now they’re selling better than ever on the console. In an interview with Venturebeat, Yoshida discussed his…
A fascinating new narrative adventure from the original Life is Strange team, this first slice boasts fresh twists that help move the formula forward, even if its story sometimes feels a remix of genre tropes. It’s been five years since…
Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two has discussed the fate of GTA Online for the first time, as the long-awaited arrival of GTA 6 – currently set for this autumn – draws ever closer. On the one hand, GTA Online has…
Nintendo has announced it will discontinue its Gold Points scheme across the Switch eShop and official Nintendo website. From 25th March 2025, players will no longer be able to earn Gold Points from purchases. Points earned before this date will…
Characters from Mortal Kombat will finally be able to square up against Street Fighter legends such as Ryu, Chun-Li and Guile – within Fortnite. Epic Games’ ever-popular battle royale will be the first video game to officially feature characters from…
Get ready to go on the hunt – Sea of Thieves Season 15, Wild Things, is almost here. Setting out across the sea is about to get even more dangerous as two new ancient Megalodon have arrived, with pirates able…
Sweden-based developer Liquid Swords has today announced an unspecified number of layoffs. The NetEase-backed studio was formed in 2020 by Christofer Sundberg, whose name you may recognise from Just Cause’s Avalanche Studios, which he co-founded. Liquid Swords is yet to…
Let’s face it, we aren’t getting any younger. And hell, those of us still lucky enough to call ourselves young will be older soon enough. With great age comes great responsibilities, as the saying goes, but these are not cool…
News broke last week that Crytek was undergoing significant layoffs – and the next edition of the Crysis franchise faces an uncertain future. This downbeat topic got second billing on this week’s DF Direct, after the team’s exhaustive breakdown of…
We’re just a day away from the launch of Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, the new game from the team behind the first two Life is Strange games, following a lengthy development and an unusual delay into 2025. Video games…
