Destiny 2 studio Bungie is officially part of PlayStation, as the $3.6b buyout that was initiated almost six months ago has been completed. Both companies took to social media to announce that PlayStation’s acquisition of Bungie has closed. The official PlayStation Twitter account shared simply that the deal is done. …
Read More »Square Enix launches community development project that lets fans play some new games early
Square Enix has launched a new community project called Live Interactive Works Game Development Crew, allowing fans to try and then give feedback on upcoming games while they’re still in development. As Gematsu (opens in new tab)reports, the developer is currently looking for influencers with more than 3,000 subscribers on …
Read More »Hitman 3 modders have remade a classic Codename 47 level in stunning detail
Hitman 3 modders have remade a mission from Hitman: Contracts/Codename 47 in the latest game. Just below, you can see a gameplay walkthrough of the Chongqing Noodle Massacre, a brand new mission modded into Hitman 3. However, if you head over to the NexusMods (opens in new tab) page for …
Read More »Genshin Impact and Wordle are the most tweeted-about games of 2022 so far
Genshin Impact and Wordle were the most tweeted-about games for the first half of 2022. That’s according to new data published yesterday on July 13 by Twitter (opens in new tab) itself. The company revealed there was roughly 1.5 billion tweets about gaming throughout the first half of 2022, and …
Read More »Stray lets you go full chaotic cat and trip up robots
Stray will let you cause maximum chaos for the city’s mechanical inhabitants. Adorable kitty-themed adventure Stray is pouncing onto PlayStation and PC in less than a week. The game places you in the fluffy paws of a cat, who must navigate through a strange robot-filled city to find their way …
Read More »Former Mass Effect writer didnt expect everyone to want to sleep with Garrus
A former Mass Effect writer has revealed he didn’t expect everyone to want to romance Garrus. BioWare’s epic sci-fi series has no shortage of unique and interesting characters, and everyone who’s played the game will have fond memories of time spent with their favourite companions. One of Mass Effect’s most …
Read More »Nintendo issues Switch heat warning in the wake of heatwaves
Nintendo has issued a heat wave warning for Nintendo Switch users around the world. Just yesterday on July 11, Nintendo’s Japanese Twitter account put out the statement below (thanks, Nintendo Life (opens in new tab)). The tweet warns customers about using the Nintendo Switch in an area with “high temperatures,” …
Read More »New Game Boy Advance emulator can run games that other emulators cant
A new GBA emulator called SkyEmu has arrived, promising hyper-accurate emulation of the Game Boy Advance hardware which can run games that other solutions are unable to handle. The 1.0 version of SkyEmu launched over the weekend, and is available on GitHub (opens in new tab). It promises “highly accurate” …
Read More »Capcoms zany dino shooter Exoprimal has beta players divided on PvP
Exoprimal reactions are coming in following a closed beta session – and it turns out players aren’t fond of the PvP aspect. Capcom held a closed beta session for Exoprimal, its dinosaur crisis shooter that definitely isn’t Dino Crisis, over the past weekend. Fans have headed to social media and …
Read More »The Last of Us Part 1 goes gold ahead of its September launch
The Last of Us Part 1 has gone gold ahead of its September launch, Naughty Dog has announced. The studio took to Twitter on Monday afternoon to celebrate the good news, as when a game “goes gold,” it means its publisher has deemed it finished and ready to ship. Typically, …
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