It's clear by now that Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has been a success for Ubisoft, even though that's inexplicably resulted in the publisher laying off many of the developers that made it possible. A tally of 2m copies sold on launch day is an impressive number, and new data underlines just how big the launch has actually been on Steam.
Glen Schofield, the former co-founder of Sledgehammer Games and co-creator of Dead Space, has announced his retirement from game development. Schofield broke the news in an emotional video on his LinkedIn page, in which he recalled a storied career helping bring iconic games to life and working alongside many talented people for over 35 years.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is off to a roaring start, with Ubisoft trumpeting 2m copies sold on launch day alone. But despite its success, Ubisoft Barcelona - one of the studios involved in its development - is still facing layoffs, and workers are currently staging a three-day strike in protest.
In this day and age, many indie games use "Remember the thing?" as their main hook even if the nostalgia-fuelled gameplay ends up feeling miserable, and while the GoldenEye-inspired FPS Agent 64: Spies Never Die wears its influences proudly, there's more to it based on my time with its Steam demo. Soon, we'll be able to play the full thing.
What do Jet Set Radio, the PS1-era Tony Hawk's games, Hi-Fi Rush, and OlliOlli all have in common? Well, aside from being clear influences on Denshattack!, they are all cult classics: games that remain relevant, popular, and influential way beyond their respective eras. And it looks like they've got another stablemate in Undercoders' unlikely arcade grind-'em-up. Because this game is incredible.
League of Legends Classic has been revealed in earnest by Riot Games. A recreation of an older MOBA experience, League Classic is taking core moments from the early seasons and merging them together, though some players are already raising eyebrows at one aspect: the champion skins.
The lack of news on The Duskbloods - finally ended by June's Nintendo Direct announcement of a playtest - has kept the hype for FromSoftware's next game at bay for now, but that could change as soon as next month, when players finally get a taste of what the studio has been cooking.
Infinity Ward has dropped a brief teaser of Modern Warfare 4's Kill Block. This is a new type of multiplayer experience for Call of Duty, an ever-changing arena that's assembled from hundreds of different map variations. Think of it like a procedurally generated small map.
Multiple members of Zenimax Online Studios' senior leadership are being cut from the company, as part of sweeping Xbox layoffs that have resulted in over 200 redundancies from the Elder Scrolls Online developer.
The massive success of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced probably has something to do with the studio's decision to work on a New Game Plus mode. Game director Richard Knight confirmed the feature is currently in early stages of development.
GTA 6 is looming like that monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey, casting its fearsome shadow over the games industry and probably also scaring some monkeys. But PC players won't be able to join in the fun when Rockstar Games' mega-sequel launches on 19th November, and former studio producer John Ricchio - who worked on the likes of GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption, and Max Payne 3 - has shared some insight into why that may be.
Castlevania Belmont's Curse is a grand return to the series' platformer roots. Developed by Konami and Evil Empire, it's a gothic cathedral built with new material, upon the strongest of genre foundations. In the few hours I had to explore the game's opening act, I was quickly thrust into the classic Castlevania experience - battling against various enemies with a repertoire of weapons and magic - but there are some bold twists here that help differentiate this game from its ancestors.
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We're in the midst of a scorching summer. And for this season of staying inside and sweating it out, PlayStation Plus' July line-up is bringing a new batch of games to keep us entertained while the sun is out, making touching grass more arduous than usual.
It sounds as though EA's being careful, for now, about which brands can advertise in its games.
Amazon's upcoming God of War TV show has hit a major obstacle after Kratos actor Ryan Hurst suffered a serious injury on set.
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