Outriders sales still haven’t turned a profit for Square Enix, its developer People Can Fly has revealed. For whatever reason, the game is one of the few Western IPs that the publisher is hanging on to following its recent deal with Embracer Group but as of December 2021, it had yet to break even. Spotted…
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Final Fantasy Devs Were Once Working on New Bloodborne-Style IP
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudRenowned Final Fantasy developer Naoki Yoshida has revealed that he was once working on a new Bloodborne-style IP along with Hiroshi Takai, Hiroshi Minagawa, and Kazutoyo Maehiro. The IP, which was later cancelled, was in development prior to the release of FromSoftware’s PlayStation 4-exclusive. Yoshida revealed this tidbit in his book Yoshida Uncensored, as spotted…
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The United States’ Federal Trade Commission is reportedly investigating the recent Sony Bungie deal, but from the sound of things, this is a standard affair especially under current chair Lina Khan, who has vowed to crack down on anti-competitive practices in the tech industry. As part of this push, the FTC is keen to investigate…
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Terminator Survival Game Reportedly in Development at New Nacon Studio
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudNacon has announced the formation of a new Italian studio. Nacon Studio Milan will include RIMS Racing developer RaceWard Studio as well as a second team working on “a survival game based on one of the world’s most popular film franchises”, believed to be the Terminator movies. The team is expanding as a result of…
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Mafia 4 Reportedly in Development at Hangar 13 Despite Leadership Changes
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudA brand new Mafia game is believed to be in the early stages of development at Hangar 13. The team seems to finally be working on their own unannounced project following stints helping Gearbox with Borderlands: The Handsome Collection and Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. However, leadership changes may yet throw a spanner in the works if…
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PS5 VRR Not as Good as Xbox Series X VRR, Says Digital Foundry
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudA Digital Foundry analysis has found that PS5 VRR implementation is a step below that of Xbox Series X and PC, mainly due to a lack of Low Framerate Compensation (LFC) functionality that maintains frame rates within the VRR window in case they dip during gameplay. Digital Foundry’s John Linneman and Alex Battaglia extensively tested a number…
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Bloodborne 2 or a Bloodborne PS5 upgrade isn’t outside the realm of possibility, if PlayStation insider and Sacred Symbols host Colin Moriarty is to be believed. Moriarty, who’s pretty well-connected in the industry and has been fairly accurate with his information, teased in a new video that Sony isn’t quite done with the game.Sony’s long been…
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Horizon Forbidden West Patch 1.13 Fixes Even More Progression Blockers
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudGuerrilla Games has rolled out Horizon Forbidden West update 1.13, and its patch notes reveal that the game is still suffering from progression blockers over two months after launch. Another four main quests have had their progression blockers removed, and so have numerous side quests. In addition to this, the developer is still looking into…
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Nobody Saves the World Review (PS5) – Is it Worth Playing?
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudDrinkbox studios has a history of churning out classic games, whether that be Tales From Space: About a Blob or Guacamelee!. So when they announced Nobody Saves the World, there was of course lots of excitement around the web. After spending over two weeks with the game, I dive into whether it follows up on…
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God of War Ragnarok State of Play Show Date Won’t Be Soon – PlayStation LifeStyle
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudWith the release of games like Horizon Forbidden West, Gran Turismo 7, and Ghostwire: Tokyo out of the way, most are looking towards God of War Ragnarok as the next big PlayStation exclusive release. Despite the game not having a firmer release date than 2022, many are hoping to see something from the game soon,…