Isabella Quinn

Grasshopper Manufacture is set to run its second annual showcase later this week on 31st July.
Just like last year’s presentation, Grasshopper Direct 2024 will hopefully give us a glimpse of what’s next from renowned game maker Suda51, whose prior work includes Killer7, the No More Heroes series, Lollipop Chainsaw, and Shadows of the Damned.

Grasshopper Direct 2023!

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The Case of the Golden Idol is getting a little bit of a makeover.
Developer Color Gray Games has detailed a new Redux version of its detective murder mystery game, and it’s set for Steam and Switch.
This Redux version of Case of the Golden Idol will overhaul the game’s UI and add a new hint system. It will also offer 13 new localisations, readability and save improvements, and “dozens more” quality-of-life changes. All of this will make for a “much more seamless and enjoyable experience”, the developer said, particularly highlighting Steam Deck.

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EA has shared early first details for the next instalment in its Battlefield series, confirming the multiplayer shooter will be returning to the modern era for its next outing, and that the unpopular Specialists system has been jettisoned for good in favour of more traditional classes.

That’s according to Respawn head and Battlefield boss Vince Zampella who, in conversation with IGN, teased a back-to-basics approach for the series’ next outing following 2021’s poorly received Battlefield 2042. That starts with a return to the modern era, with Zampella explaining, “If you look back to the peak or the pinnacle of Battlefield, it’s that Battlefield 3… Battlefield 4 era where everything was modern. And I think we have to get back to the core of what Battlefield i…

Gearbox founder Randy Pitchford has defended recent flops such as the Borderlands film and its Risk of Rain 2 DLC by comparing the company to one of the most highly-regarded bands of all time. Yes, The Beatles.
Replying to a user who had commented on the developer’s recent “judgement and shot calling ability”, Pitchford stated he was “going to keep making stuff” and subsequently brought the English rock band into the conversation.
“I wish everything could be a hit, but that is not how it works,” Pitchford wrote in the exchange on social media platform X (spotted by PC Gamer). “The greatest musical act of all time, The Beatles, had a 25 percent hit rate.”

Borderlands 4 – Official Teaser Trailer

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A number of Star Wars Outlaws players have been advised to restart their game with a new save file to avoid problems with progression.
Ubisoft last night emailed some PlayStation 5 players asking them to update their copy of Outlaws to the latest version, following a chunky bug-busting patch.
“To best experience the Outer Rim, we rolled out a maintenance to make sure everyone is playing the latest version of the game,” Ubisoft’s email reads. “As one of the players affected who had access to an older version of the game, we are aware you might be encountering some issues after this recent patch. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.”

Star Wars Outlaws Preview Chat – NEW STAR WARS OUTLAWS GAMEPLAY & HANDS-ON FIRST IMPRESSIONS

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Black Myth: Wukong has sold 10,000,000 copies across all platforms since it released on PC and PS5 just three days ago (20th August).
As we reported yesterday, Black Myth: Wukong continues to attract record-breaking numbers of players, establishing itself as the most-viewed game on Chinese livestreaming platforms on its first day of release.
This additional 10m milestone now cements Black Myth: Wukong as one of the most successful video game launches of all time.

Black Myth: Wukong – PC Tech Review – The High-End Graphics Experience

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In the time since PlayStation announced it would be releasing a remastered PS5 and PC version of Guerrilla’s Horizon Zero Dawn, it has also quietly bumped up the price of the original PS4 game.
Price history data on the game, as shared on site’s such as PSPrices.com, shows the PS4 version of Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition was selling for £15.99 – and had been for some time – until it got a sudden, sharp, price increase yesterday (25th September).
Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition is now retailing for £34.99 on the official UK PlayStation Store, more than double what it was a couple of days ago. On the US store, meanwhile, it is currently retailing at $39.99.

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