Despite the Lucasfilm Games announcement, EA says that it will continue to make Star Wars games while clearly hinting at more Fallen Order. The return of the Lucasfilm Games brand is already being warmly received by fans, as it means that other studios besides EA will be able to create their own Star Wars games. […]
Since MachineGames Is Making An Indiana Jones Game, Rockstar Should Make RoboCop
The licensed video game genre is far removed from the low effort cash crab it used to be. With very few exceptions (GoldenEye 007, Spider-Man 2), games based on movies have always been at the bottom of the video game bargain barrel. When licensed video games all but vanished in the early 2010s — sometime around […]
Elite Dangerous Is Making Its Horizons Expansion Free
Elite Dangerous is making Horizons, its 2015 expansion, free for all players. Horizons added the ability to land on planets, use ground vehicles and bases, and craft weapons, alongside numerous other upgrades–all of which will soon be available to everyone with the base game on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. From October 27, Horizons will […]
Among Us Fans Are Making Their Own Unique "Crewsonas"
Among Us has been a surprise success, exploding in popularity two years after its release. In fact, dedicated Among Us fans are now creating their own “Crewsonas” to be closer to the game. InnerSloth—the developers of Among Us—recently tweeted out that they have been extremely happy to see the number of people playing the game. Of course, […]
Pokemon Go Making Big Changes To Raid Battles
Mega Evolutions have finally arrived in Pokemon Go, but that’s not the only big change the game is seeing this week. Coinciding with the launch of Mega Evolutions, developer Niantic is making some significant adjustments to Raid Battles. First, Niantic is removing two- and four-star Raids, leaving only the one-, three-, and five-star Raid tiers. […]
Pokemon Go Making Big Changes To Raids
Mega Evolutions have finally made their debut in Pokemon Go, but that’s not the only big change the game is seeing this week. Coinciding with the launch of Mega Evolutions, developer Niantic is making some significant adjustments to Raid Battles. First, Niantic is removing two- and four-star Raids, leaving only the one-, three-, and five-star […]
Google is making Maps more pedestrian friendly
Google has announced plans to add more detailed street-level data to Google Maps, including accurate road sizes and shapes, as well as features that can help people traverse streets more easily on foot. The news comes as cities around the world transform to the so-called “new normal,” where solo transport such as walking and cycling […]
Riot is looking into making some big changes to VALORANT's ranked system
The current ranked system just isn’t cutting it for most players. Since the implementation of a competitive mode in VALORANT, amateur and pro players alike have had plenty of complaints about its ranked system. But Joe Ziegler, the game’s director, revealed last night that the developer team is planning to make some changes to ranked […]
Making A New Fable Game Comes With The Same Pressure As Star Wars, Says Microsoft
One of the surprise announcements at Microsoft’s July Xbox games showcase was a new Fable game from developer Playground. Very little is known about this project, and it’s likely still very far off. Xbox Games Studios boss Matt Booty has now spoken about the challenge of reviving the Fable series, saying it’s not unlike the […]
Fans think Sega is making a new console for its 60th anniversary
Hints of a major announcement from Sega next week have got some people convinced that the Dreamcast 2 is real. For a few years after Sega went third party every E3 was filled with rumours about the Dreamcast 2 and Sega’s dramatic re-entry into the hardware business. After a while though, people realised that was […]