Former Xbox boss Albert Penello has shared his thoughts on Sony’s recent announcement that DualShock 4 controllers cannot be used to play PlayStation 5 games. In a series of tweets, Penello started off by saying it’s “fair enough” that Sony wants to prioritize its new controller to make use of its new features, such as […]
Former PlayStation Boss Says AAA Game Development Is Unsustainable
Shawn Layden, the former boss of PlayStation, has weighed in with his thoughts on the state of the AAA games business, and he thinks it’s unsustainable. Speaking at the Gamelab Live conference, as reported by GI.biz, Layden said the commonly held idea that the cost of game development will double every new generation cannot continue. […]
Former employees accuse Cards Against Humanity of a racist and sexist office culture
Cards Against Humanity is “a game for horrible people” — it says so right there on the box. The comedy card game works the same way as the game Apples to Apples, but with far more lewd jokes about politics, pop culture, sex, and so on. Before it was a Kickstarter success, Cards Against Humanity […]
Former Sega mascot Alex Kidd gets a new look in upcoming remake
Beloved Sega mascot Alex Kidd is getting a revamped look in Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX. The game is listed on Steam to drop in the first quarter of 2021, though no other consoles or release dates have been announced yet. The game will also have a “retro mode” for those who aren’t too […]
Former Halo, Star Wars, Battlefield Veteran Joins Tencent's New LA Studio
Tencent’s new Los Angeles studio has hired a big name to lead its studio. The TiMi Studios Twitter account announced that Scott Warner has come aboard to become its studio director. Warner is an industry veteran who has worked on numerous high-profile projects such as the original Planescape: Torment, Halo 4, and Battlefield: Hardline, among […]
Former Vancouver Titans support Twilight joins San Francisco Shock
If you can’t beat them, join them. Former enemies will have to become friends as the 2020 Overwatch League season rages on. After losing flex DPS Park “Architect” Min-ho to an unknown team, the San Francisco Shock has made a huge pickup for their future. Lee “Twilight” Joo-seok, formerly of the Vancouver Titans, will be […]
Former Battlefield Producer David Sirland Hired By SharkMob
Today, LinkedIn greeted me with the notification, “Congratulate David for starting a new position as Producer at Sharkmob.” Upon closer inspection, this was David Sirland, former Battlefield producer from EA DICE. Immediately, two obvious questions spring to mind: What is Sharkmob? How cool is it that I’m friends with David Sirland on LinkedIn? Sharkmob formed […]
Former Daydream-Exclusive Fire Escape Heads To PC VR Next Week
Another long-lost Google Daydream exclusive is making its way to less-dead headsets next week. Fire Escape, an engaging interactive VR series from iNK Stories, will arrive on Steam with support for the Valve Index, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets. The app originally arrived on Daydream over a year ago, when the platform was already […]
Former Xbox Director Weighs In On Xbox Series X's AA Batteries Debate
Former Xbox console marketing director Albert Penello has shared his thoughts on the hot topic of AA batteries versus internal recharegable cells for controllers. His comments came in the wake of the news that the Xbox Series X will continue to use AA batteries. Writing on Twitter, Penello–who now works at Amazon–said the tradeoff between […]
Former Triumph Support Halo Joins Boston Uprising
While the Boston Uprising were consistently ranked near the bottom of most analysts’ team rankings prior to the start of the Overwatch League’s third season, breakout plays by up-and-comers like Mouffin and “Scary” Jerry have reinvigorated the fan base of a team once thought to have squandered its season before it even started. This week, the […]