David Grivel, a veteran of Ubisoft of 11 years, has announced that he is to leave the games company. Grivel is a game director at Ubisoft Toronto and has been in charge of the Splinter Cell remake since November 2021. Grivel joined Ubisoft in November 2007 as a junior game designer and worked on "undisclosed […]
It’s Taking Some Overwatch 2 Players Almost 50 Hours To Unlock Kiriko
Overwatch 2's battle pass hasn't gone down very well at all. For the first time ever, new heroes won't be added to everyone's roster for free, and will instead be unlocked through battle pass progression – which is significantly easier if you upgrade to the premium pass. And now, we have a good idea of […]
GTA 6 needs to be more progressive and less edge lord – Reader’s Feature
A reader questions what attitude Rockstar will take with GTA 6 and if it’ll try to be more progressive in terms of politics and representation. Despite the biggest leak in gaming history, we still know nothing important about Grand Theft Auto 6. We know it’s set in Vice City and that the main characters are […]
Biggest Video Game News Of The Week (October 8 – 14)
Between Stadia shutting down, GTA 6 footage leaking, and CD Projekt announcing which games it will be working on for the rest of time in recent weeks, some might have been fooled into thinking the last seven days have been somewhat quiet. In comparison, those people might be right, but that doesn't mean there wasn't […]
Hellena Taylor Says Bayonetta 3 Absence Due To "Immoral" Compensation, Calls For Fans To Boycott The Game
Trigger warning: the following article contains mentions of depression and suicide One of Bayonetta 3’s most head-scratching decisions was Platinum’s decision to switch Bayonetta’s voice actor from Hellena Taylor to Jennifer Hale. Taylor played the Umbra Witch in the first two games, but Platinum explained in our cover story that she wouldn’t reprise the role […]
In The Hotel Level, The Last Of Us Hits Its Peak
The Last of Us is a brilliant game from its opening moments when the Cordyceps outbreak begins, to its closing moments when Joel decides to not do anything about the whole Cordyceps outbreak thing. While there are narrative moments that cement its masterpiece status — the ending is still unparalleled in its gut-punch ambiguity, the […]
Scorn: Beginner’s Guide
Quick Links Brace Yourself For Discomfort Keep Track Of Your Surroundings Be Careful What You Touch Get A Feel For The Weapons Remember The Locked Doors Even though H.R. Giger has long passed, his spirit is alive in well in the recently released Ebb Software game Scorn. The world of Scorn is haunting and disturbing […]
Haru Is Persona 5 Royal’s Most Underrated Romance
Persona 5 Royal is coming to Xbox, PC, and Switch on October 21, and I'm itching to write about it again. The more distance I get from the game, the more I enjoy it – the game is endlessly long to a fault, despite Royal making your time feel more worthwhile than the shorter base […]
Gotham Knights Treats Tim Drake’s Bisexuality As "Just A Part Of Who He Is"
It appears that Warner Bros. wants to be as faithful to the comics as possible with Gotham Knights. While that will be appreciated by comic book fans, I don't remember a comic where Batman is surely, definitely dead and stays dead. However, another aspect that the game will stay true to is Tim Drake's bisexuality. […]
Atlus Is Asking Persona 5 Royal Streamers Not To Spoil Its Three Year Old Game
It’s normal for a game developer to want to have streamers avoid spoiling their games for the rest of us. Despite all appearances to the contrary, not everyone spends every waking moment playing video games, and everyone should be able to enjoy their gaming at their own pace. However, Persona 5 Royal isn’t a new […]