Arizona Sunshine and After The Fall developer Vertigo Games is acquiring Amsterdam-based Force Field. Vertigo acquired all of Force Field’s shares for an undisclosed sum. Force Field will be renamed to Vertigo Amsterdam and, according to a press release, will continue work on “an unannounced AAA game based on a well-known IP.” The core Vertigo […]
Crown Royal launches NBA2K series feat. Hawks Talon, Detroit Pistons GT – Esports Insider
Canadian whisky brand Crown Royal has teamed up with Columbia Records and NBA2K teams Hawks Talon and Detroit Pistons GT to launch a music and gaming series called The Crown Crossover. The show features Columbia Records artists Quinn XCII, Joey Bada$$, CHASE B and more, playing NBA 2K against gaming influencers. Select members of Hawks Talon and Detroit Pistons GT will […]
Ghost of Tsushima’s multiplayer gets a stand-alone launch, plus a new mode
Ghost of Tsushiuma: Legends, the post-launch, multiplayer add-on to Sucker Punch Productions’ 2020 open-world adventure, will be available as a stand-alone product beginning Aug. 20, the same day Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut launches for PlayStation 5 and PS4. Ghost of Tsushima: Legends will be available on both consoles in the PlayStation Store for $19.99. […]
Amiga classic Zool is getting a modern day remaster this month
Gremlin Graphics’ wannabe mascot platformer is one of the most unlikely comebacks of the year, with a completely redesigned remaster. Publishers are never slow to capitalise on nostalgia but it’s almost always the nostalgia of American and Japanese gamers, and anything that only proved popular in Europe has tended to be left forgotten. To be […]
Ghost Of Tsushima: Legends gets new updates and standalone release
The popular multiplayer mode for Ghost Of Tsushima is now to be its own separate game, with a new 2v2 mode called Rivals. Samurai adventure Ghost Of Tsushima was a much bigger hit than Sony was ever expecting, quickly accelerating plans to turn it into a long-running franchise. Although a sequel already seems to be […]
Report: Next-gen PSVR to Focus on AAA & Hybrid Games Like 'Resident Evil 7' & 'No Man's Sky' – Road to VR
The Entire VR Industry in One Little Email The Daily Roundup is our comprehensive coverage of the VR industry wrapped up into one daily email, delivered directly to your inbox. Following a report back in May detailing specs for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 5 VR headset, a fresh report has appeared that echoes a few of […]
Jet Set Radio’s Beat joins the new Super Monkey Ball roster
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania, the latest entry in Sega’s white-knuckle banana-grabbing platform game series, will include a variety of cameos, including Beat from the Jet Set Radio franchise. Sega said Wednesday that Beat is just one of “several iconic guest characters” coming to Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania, and teased more reveals in the […]
97% of execs say data science is ‘crucial’ to maintaining profitability
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Ninety-seven percent of U.S. data executives say data science is crucial to maintaining profitability and boosting the bottom line. However, nearly as many say that flawed approaches to data science strategy, execution, and staffing make achieving that goal difficult. That’s according to a […]
PSVR 2 specs leaked as rumours claim Sony is planning AAA VR games
Newly leaked specs for the next gen PSVR look very impressive, with Sony allegedly planning to support it with more first party games. Earlier in the week Digital Foundry hinted about having seen the latest technical specifications for the next generation PlayStation VR headset. They didn’t say what they were, but they did say they […]
Data Gumbo Closes $7.7 Million Series B Funding Round
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Follow-On Round by Repeat Investors Equinor Ventures, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures and L37 to Power Blockchain Smart Contracts and Automated ESG Measurements for Industry HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–August 4, 2021– Data Gumbo, provider of GumboNet™ – the massively interconnected industrial smart contract network secured and […]