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Former XCOM Developers Form New Studio, Midsummer Studios
Veteran developers from various studios, including developers from the team behind XCOM, have established a new game development studio, dubbed Midsummer Studios. Headed up by former XCOM creative director and game director Jake Solomon and Will Miller respectively, Midsummer Studios is based out of Hunt Valley, Maryland. The duo is joined by Nelsie Birch, who is taking on the role of the ...read more
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Monster Hunter Franchise Reaches Huge Sales Milestone
Capcom announced that its Monster Hunter franchise has sold more than 100 million copies. The gaming company also commented on sales for some individual titles in the Monster Hunter series. These sales figures have been bolstered by recent entries like Monster Hunter World and Monster Hunter Rise, and sure to keep going strong with the upcoming Monster Hunter Wilds. Released in 2004 for the ...read more
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Sony Committed to Better First-Party Games, 'Richer' Experiences, More
Sony is focusing on expanding its PS5 install base, the "enhancement of first-party software and PC deployment", and giving players "richer gaming experiences" as part of a three-year plan detailed in its latest financial results. The mid-term focus was quickly covered during the earnings call, revealing that Sony is preparing a significant first-party lineup once the current drought is ...read more
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Sony Attracting More PSN Users Year-on-Year Despite Quarterly Dip
Sony's online PSN service is growing year-on-year at the moment, as 118 million monthly active users for the Q4 period of fiscal year 2023 represents an increase of 10 million compared to Q4 FY2022. The result beats all totals in the past fiscal year, with the only blemish on the record being it could have been even better for Sony. In Q3 of FY2023, it had 123 million active users, meaning it ...read more
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Resident Evil 1 Remake is in Development – Rumor
New rumours have popped up indicating that Capcom might be working on a remake of the original Resident Evil. According to industry insider and leaker Daniel Ricthman, a remake of Resident Evil that would follow in the footsteps of other remakes in the franchise—namely Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4—is being developed. Unfortunately, no real details about the Resident Evil remake have been ...read more
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Dead by Daylight Is Getting a Castlevania DLC
Dead by Daylight creator Behaviour Interactive is crossing another massive IP off its list of collabs later this year with Castlevania confirmed for an upcoming Chapter. Behaviour only offered a slight tease of what's to come in that DLC through a preview that essentially just confirmed that it was happening at all, but given how the Castlevania series is full of different vampire hunters and ...read more
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PS5 Tops 59.3 Million Shipments Worldwide
Along with revealing sales numbers for Helldivers 2, Sony announced that the PlayStation 5 has reached 59.3 million worldwide shipments as of March 31st, 2024. During the three months, it shipped 4.5 million consoles, up from 54.8 million in the last quarter but down from the same quarter of the previous year. In total, 20.8 million units were shipped during the fiscal year, up by 1.7 million ...read more
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New Games Based On Middle-earth Are Coming Soon, Embracer Freegroup’s
In a recent interview with GamesBeat, Embracer Freegroup CEO Lee Guinchard shed some light on the company’s plans with J.R.R. Tolkien’s works. The interview goes in depth about the history of games like Middle Earth and Guinchard’s long career in the games industry – read the entire interview through here. Embracer Group plans to split into 3 public companies going forward – namely ...read more
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Star Wars Outlaws Developers Detail the Reputation System
In a new interview with GameInformer, Star Wars Outlaws senior narrative systems designer Alice Rendell and lead systems designer Matthieu Delisle talk about the types of encounters that players will find in their time with the game. The two talk about, among other things, the reputation system in Star Wars Outlaws, which will have a big impact on your encounters in the game. Check out the ...read more
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Square Enix confirms US, Europe layoffs as part of restructuring
Square Enix is set to make an unconfirmed number of layoffs as part of ongoing company restructuring, it told staff in an internal meeting on Monday, VGC understands. According to people who were in attendance, Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu said that both the company’s American and European arms would be hit with layoffs, which will happen over the course of the next month. The ...read more
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