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Reality Labs has announced plans to increase the Meta Quest 2 price by $100 beginning next month. “Starting in August, Meta Quest 2 will cost $399.99 USD and $499.99 USD for the 128GB and 256GB versions respectively,” it said. “Alongside these changes, we’ll also increase the prices for Meta Quest 2 accessories and refurbished units.” The blog post didn’t confirm new UK ...read more
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While some companies that shall remain nameless have been struggling to evolve from their frat boy work cultures, a new report says that Rockstar Games--famous for horribly misogynistic and even racist depictions in its video games--has actually cleaned up its act. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier spoke to at least 20 current and former Rockstar employees who described a company that evolved ...read more
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Rockstar is yet to officially confirm exactly what part of the world GTA 6 will be modeled after, or exactly how big the next game in the series will be. However, the best indiciator yet may have just arrived courtesy of a new report claiming GTA 6's map will be based on Miami, and that new areas and even entire cities will be added to the game post-launch. The new information on the highly ...read more
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So, you know all those rumours from a while back about Sony snatching up Square Enix? Well, a new interview with Games Industry has added some fuel to the fire all these months later. Ex-Eidos Montreal developer Stephane D'Astous says that he had heard "rumours" of the aforementioned acquisition. According to D'Astous, Square Enix's Tokyo HQ didn't seem to be hugely invested in the publisher's ...read more
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Sony Interactive Entertainment has officially confirmed August 2022’s PlayStation Plus games. Following an earlier leak, Sony announced on Wednesday that August’s PlayStation Plus games will be Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 (PS5 / PS4), Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PS5 / PS4) and Little Nightmares (PS4). The three games will be available for subscribers to claim from August 2 until September ...read more
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Months after release, the Steam Deck is still showing people that it's more than just a handheld games console. Despite Valve's past failed attempts at making hardware products, the company's latest endeavor not only proves that it's possible to basically carry around a mobile PC, but it may have pushed things along in the portable gaming industry. One of the things that makes the Deck unique is ...read more
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The Xbox division reportedly generated record revenue during Microsoft’s fiscal year ended on June 30, 2022. Microsoft reported its fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday, when it said gaming revenue decreased $259 million or 7% compared to the same period last year, in line with its previous guidance. Xbox hardware revenue decreased 11% and Xbox content and services revenue fell 6%, ...read more
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MultiVersus is currently the fourth most popular game on Steam following the launch of its open beta today. At the time of publication, the PC version of Warner’s free-to-play fighting game has 140,868 concurrent players, according to official Steam data. That puts it ahead of Apex Legends (118,887) and behind only Lost Ark (268,988), Dota 2 (454,554) and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive ...read more
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THQ Nordic and Black Forest Games continue to hype up Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed, the remake of 2006’s Destroy All Humans! 2. It showcases the different locations in which protagonist Crypto can venture and cause mass destruction. These include Albion, Takoshima, Solaris, Bay City, and Tunguska. Check it out below. Much like the previous game, Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed is all ...read more
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Sony still hasn't confirmed that Returnal is coming to PC, but it feels like a certainty at this point. An entry for a game codenamed Oregon appeared on SteamDB in May, bearing a lot of hints as to its real identity (read: Returnal). Then, in June, some convincing leaked screenshots showed images of Returnal with PC graphics options and control scheme customization. That SteamDB listing has ...read more
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