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”.

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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.

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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.

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Rogue Company has scrubbed all mentions of Dr Disrespect from the game.
The free-to-play multiplayer live-service shooter – which was heavily promoted by Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm – hadn’t been updated in over a year.
But within weeks of the news that Beahm had allegedly been sending sexually explicit messages to a minor via Twitch, developer First Watch Game and publisher Hi-Rez Studios had updated the game to remove all content affiliated with the streamer.

Newscast: With the death of Keystone, will Xbox give up its streaming console plans forever?

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Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka would love to make a Sonic RPG before he retires from Sega, though that’s just a dream.

Iizuka was interviewed by YouTube channel Good Vibes Gaming for a preview of the forthcoming Sonic x Shadow Generations and discussed whether he’d ever work on a Sonic RPG in future.

“Personally, I really like role-playing games,” he said. “The RPG game format is a lot of fun and I’ve even thought to myself ‘you know, for the past 30 years we haven’t done a Sonic RPG’. And I’m questioning myself. ‘Why haven’t we done a Sonic RPG in all this time? How have we gotten to 30 years with no RPGs?!’

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UPDATE 7/7/25:: Video Games Deluxe has refuted rumours that a new LA Noire game could be on the way.

In a statement to press, the team said: “We are working exclusively on projects for Rockstar.

We commissioned some music from a local composer Freyja Garbett for a VR project that we were working on a number of years ago when between projects. It is based on a case from LA Noire that did not make the cut but was more of a tech demo than anything else.

“We have no idea whether this will ever see the light of day but we decided to finish the score commission to support a local composer.”

Garbett’s Instagram posts have since been deleted.
Original story follows.

ORIGINAL STORY 6/7/25: Former LA Noire developers are reportedly working on a new psychological thri…

Alarmo, Nintendo’s new interactive alarm clock, is available now in the UK if you’re a Nintendo Switch Online subscriber.

The gadget is priced £89.99 on these shores. Upon its surprise announcement yesterday, Nintendo also announced a $99 price point for the US.

Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo, to give the device its full name, is an interactive alarm designed to sit by your bedside. It includes alarm sounds and animations based around several top Nintendo franchises – including Mario, Zelda, Pikmin and Splatoon – to wake you up in the morning.

The interactivity comes from Alarmo’s snazzy movement sensor, which can detect when you’re beginning to get out of bed. When it detects this, you can expect to hear additional noises – such as Mario coin sounds -…