Month: November 2024

Sure, TV seems to be doing a decent job of making video game adaptations that don’t utterly suck these days, but the movie world’s still waiting for its The Last of Us moment. Will it come in the form Gearbox’s soon-to-be-released Borderlands film? Probably not, but if it’s brightly coloured chaos you’re after, you can expect plenty of that judging by its newly released “final” trailer – which has been shared ahead of the movie’s August launch.

The Borderlands movie has, of course, been a long time coming; it was initially announced back in 2015, with Saw and Insidious co-creator Leigh Whannell at one point rumoured to be attached. Then, just as it looked like the project had been consigned to the celluloid graveyard, it unexpectedly resurfaced in February 2020…

More Marvel vs Capcom games could be on the way, following the forthcoming Marvel vs. Capcom: Fighting Collection Arcade Classics announced at last month’s Nintendo Direct.

Speaking to Dexerto, the collection’s producer Shuhei Matsumoto discussed the future of the franchise.

“The development team at Capcom has big dreams,” he said. “Maybe there is an opportunity for a new Marvel vs Capcom game. Maybe there is an opportunity for a new Capcom-based SNK game.”

MARVEL vs CAPCOM Fighting Collection Arcade Classics Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch

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UK spending on video games plummeted by 29.4 percent during the first half of this year, while music and video sales grew.

Physical game sales fell by 40 percent to £111.7m compared to the first six months of 2023, while digital download sales fell 23 percent to £236.9m.

The numbers, reported by the Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA), reflect a “soft new release schedule”, according to its latest report.

Newscast: Does the loss of day one launches make Xbox Game Pass pointless?

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UPDATE 18/7/24: The First Descendant developer Nexon says it has removed icons from the game which players said were copies of those found in Destiny 2.

Nexon previously commented to say it was taking the matter seriously and would make changes in a later patch. Now it has done so, and released the following note:

“The First Descendant has been developed with deep affection and respect for various looter shooters, and we take feedback regarding other similar games very seriously,” Nexon said in the game’s latest patch notes. “Through this hotfix, we are trying to reflect the unique identity of The First Descendant. We will continue to improve the game for the fans of the genre.”

ORIGINAL STORY 12/7/24: Nexon has responded to claims the iconography of The First …

241 workers at Bethesda Game Studios are unionising.
Bethesda Game Studios’ union recognition with Communication Workers of America (CWA) marks the “first wall-to-wall union at Microsoft”.

Newscast: Does the loss of day one launches make Xbox Game Pass pointless?

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It’s summer, the season of occasional sun (hello from the UK) and seemingly ceaseless video game discounts – and up next is Sony, promising price reductions on over 4500 digital titles during its newly launched PlayStation Store Summer Sale.

PlayStation’s summer sale is now live and runs for the next four weeks, coming to a close on Wednesday, 14th August. During that time, you’ll find discounts – some fairly sizeable – across PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games, DLC, and other digital products.

Elden Ring, for instance, currently has 30 percent off, meaning you can pick it up for £34.99 rather than the usual £49.99. Other big names with decent discounts include Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (45 percent off), Sea of Thieves (30 percent off), Al…

Following its half-hearted, widely derided stab at an esports event in 2023, the International Olympic Committee has announced the inaugural Olympic Esports Games in partnership with the Saudi Arabian Olympic & Paralympic Committee, to be held in Saudi Arabia next year.

Tethering its future esports success to a regime that’s been widely criticised for its poor human rights record – which includes the criminalisation of homosexuality, fewer rights for women, and the use of the death penalty – is certainly a bold opening move for the IOC, but not unexpected given the Saudi government’s heavy financial investment in esports over the last few years.

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth Public Investment Fund is, for instance, financing this year’s Esports World Cu…

Former Speaker of the House John Bercow voices a character in the forthcoming Fallout: London mod.

Bercow was Speaker of the House in the UK Parliament, known for yelling “Order!” at rowdy MPs during his tenure. More recently, you may have spotted him in second season of The Traitors US.

Next he’ll make an appearance in Fallout: London as, fittingly, a robot Speaker of the House. His inclusion means he will join the likes of Neil Newbon (Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3), Anna Demetriou (Sophia in A Plague Tale: Requiem), and two Doctor Who actors: Sylvester McCoy and Colin Baker.

Fallout London – Official Release Announcement

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A sequel to Journey to the Savage Planet is seemingly in development.
While Journey to the Savage Planet’s original developer Typhoon Studios was shut down back in 2021, it was reformed to become Racoon Logic that same year.
At this time, the studio’s head Reid Schneider said Raccoon plans to “build upon the Journey to the Savage Planet franchise in the future”. And, it now seems that more word on the series’ future is imminant.

Newscast: Does the loss of day one launches make Xbox Game Pass pointless?

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