April 2022

Housemarque’s Harry Krueger has once again addressed questions about Returnal difficulty, arguing that the challenge that a game offers is sometimes intertwined with its narrative, making it difficult to separate the two. Speaking to Kinda Funny Games on episode 115 of PS I Love You XOXO, Krueger revealed that the Suspend Cycle feature is something the developers…

Square Enix‘s president Yosuke Matsuda has said that Japanese games have their own distinct style and they shouldn’t imitate Western games. Speaking to Yahoo! Japan, Matsuda argued that Japanese market has lost its place and now trails behind China and the United States because of globalization. He’s of the view that Japanese games have lost…

Square Enix has tendered an apology for Final Fantasy 14 housing lottery issues, which are preventing players from winning. A major bug is causing players to be greeted with messages stating that there are no participants in the lottery or that the winning number is zero, which no one can claim. This resulted in players…

At last, publisher LEGO Games and developer Light Brick Studio have revealed the LEGO Builder’s Journey PS5/PS4 release date to be April 19 via its entry on the PlayStation Store. It’s taken over two years for the game to reach PlayStation platforms.What comes with the LEGO Builder’s Journey PS5/PS4 release?LEGO Builder’s Journey has taken a…

Recent reports claim that Ubisoft Star Wars game is a ways away from release, but new job opportunities published by Massive Entertainment suggest that the developer is eyeing a cross-gen launch. A quick look at Massive’s career section reveals that its looking to fill numerous roles for its Star Wars project, and at least one of…

Ubisoft open-world design has often been criticized for inundating players with needless markers and fetch quests spread across massive maps, prompting debates over whether less really is more. When the developer announced its Scalar project to help build “bigger and richer worlds” among other things, a lot of people expressed concerns about what this means…

It looks like Rockstar Games has quietly removed some controversial content from GTA 5 PS5 and Xbox Series X versions. The content in question includes several transphobic jokes and stereotypes that LGBTQ+ game professionals group OutMakingGames had previously called on Rockstar Games to remove via an open letter. The changes were spotted by Reddit user JayProspero…

The mass exodus at Ubisoft continues with Child of Light and Far Cry 3 director, Patrick Plourde. As reported by Axios, Plourde has decided to work independently after nearly 20 years at the company, during which he directed and worked on multiple successful projects including Rainbow Six Vegas, Assassin’s Creed, and Watch Dogs 2.Ubisoft has…

First Contact Entertainment, the developer for the successful PSVR game Firewall Zero Hour, is working on an unannounced game for PSVR 2, opening up the possibility that it may be a sequel or another multiplayer shooter.Could First Contact Entertainment be making a Firewall Zero Hour sequel?Damoun Shabestari, game director for the studio, reveals on his…

The next Battlefield 2042 update will be an extensive one, with over 400 bug fixes, improvements, and quality-of-life changes. According to EA community manager Kevin Johnson, update 4.0 will go live next week and complete patch notes will be available in due course. In the meantime, he offered an overview of what’s coming.Battlefield 2042 update…