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After releasing EA Sports WRC and F1 23, Codemasters becomes the latest studio hit with layoffs EA confirms the redundancies and cites a need to “meet evolving business needs and priorities”. Image credit:VG247/EA Codemasters has become the latest entry on the long list of places throughout the games industry to be hit by layoffs this year. These cuts follow the releases of both EA Sports WRC and F1 23 by the studio, which was bought by EA back in 2021 for a tidy $1....

Alan Wake 2 dev changes course on its free-to-play title, will now be a premium release Plus a new codename for the myterious title. Alan Wake 2 developer Remedy Entertainment has apparently decided to turn its free-to-play multiplayer game codename Vanguard into a premium title. In a recent note to Remedy’s investors (thanks, Eurogamer ), the Alan Wake 2 and Control developer has offered a new update on its no-longer free-to-play codename Vanguard, which has now been renamed to Kestrel....

Alan Wake 2 gets an appropriately stylish collaboration with a Finnish fashion brand Now you can wear the nightmare! If you’re desperate to make your life revolve around Alan Wake 2 as much as possible, you might be interested in the streetwear collection that’s been announced. It seems like collaborating with fashion brands is all the rage with video games at the moment, with Elden Ring getting one only the other week....

Alone in the Dark is back from the dead with David Harbour and Jodie Comer In a era of horror revival, the OG survival horror series is back. It has the original devs blessing too! Alone in the Dark is back, this time starring some celebrity talent in the form of Jodie Comer and David Harbour. The pair will be playing the two protagonists that you’ll be able to take control of once the game launches on October 25 ....

Anime Fruit codes for February 2026 Stock up on rare fruits! Image credit:Immortal Sect 1st August 2025: We checked for new Anime Fruit codes. Anime Fruit is a Roblox fighting game that’s inspired by One Piece. In this game, which was previously called Fruit Reborn, you’ll summon (and look around the map) for rare fruits with exclusive abilities, complete different missions and quests, fight bosses, and compete against other players in arenas....

Armored Core 6 gameplay is fairly Souls-like, until the Assembly menu shows up Let’s watch this Armored Core 6 gameplay and argue how much it is/isn’t learning from Soulsborne games. It’s been a little quiet on the Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon front since the game’s not-E3 showing. Technically, the general public did not get a new look at the game at Summer Game Fest at all, as the presentation was entirely behind closed doors....

As HBO prepares to crackdown on Max password sharing, it at least offers up some release windows for the next Game of Thrones spin-off, The White Lotus season 3, and more You’ll be spending more, but there’s more to come, I suppose. Image credit:HBO You might want to start preparing yourself to get kicked off your friend’s HBO Max account, as the password sharing crackdown is coming. Perrette went on to explain, “this is an art and a science to try and tighten the filter of who’s in there....

As the industry suffers layoffs, the best Call of Duty studio just got bigger Call of Duty developer, Infinity Ward, has expanded its base with another studio opening. Infinity Ward , one of the three main Call of Duty development studios, has opened up a new branch. While each era of Call of Duty tends to have its star team, Infinity Ward certainly is leading the current era of the series, having reclaimed its top spot with 2019’s Modern Warfare reboot....

As the manga approaches its end, My Hero Academia: You’re Next finally locks in a US release date No word on a release date for Europe though. Image credit:Bones/ Kohei Horikoshi My Hero Academia : You’re Next is out next month in Japan, and those of you in the US will only have to wait a couple of months to check it out. It’s a bit of a big year for My Hero Academia....

As the Vatican unveils its bizarre new anime girl mascot, we have to ask: is this not a Cardinal sin? Maybe half a sin? Image credit:Simone Legno/ The Vatican/ CatholicTV This just in in sentences I never once thought I’d write in my life: the Vatican has introduced the world to its anime girl mascot. No, don’t worry, you’re not losing it, you read that right! The Vatican has an anime girl mascot....

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: How to beat Erik Loyalskull The first Lost Drengr in Valhalla presents the game’s toughest challenge yet, but our strategy tips will help you to emerge victorious. In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla , there are six Lost Drengr scattered throughout Norway and medieval England. These ultimate soldiers are bannermen of a great King Ragnar Lothbrok, who dispersed after their liege was executed in a pit of snakes by King Ella of Northumbria....

Baldur’s Gate 3 lets you choose your genitals and flaunt unique underwear styles Embrace freedom of expression. Baldur’s Gate 3 allows players to choose their genitals, and said choice will appear in the game. The option was first revealed via the final Panel from Hell , but only default genitals were shown on screen. Baldur’s Gate 3 release teaser of the adventures that await you in Faerun.Watch on YouTube Unlike other titles that allow you a choice, such as Cyberpunk, your character’s genitals will be depicted in the game instead of just the menu....

Bellwright is a mix of Rimworld and Mount & Blade, and a true rebellion game at heart The team at Donkey Crew have to win folks over after Lost Oasis, and Bellwright might just be the trick. Image credit:Donkey Crew Why hasn’t there been a proper rebellion game? Not some false implication of taking back control, where simply taking down some radio tower in Watch Dogs Legion suddenly “liberates” Oxford Street from oppressive forces....

BG3 How to solve the Open Hand Temple Murder of Father Lorgan At the Open Hand Temple in Baldur’s Gate 3, Father Lorgan has been murdered. The crime has been pinned on a refugee, but are they the true culprit? Image credit:Larian/VG247 The magical world of Baldur’s Gate 3 is filled with mysteries, but throughout the game your party is also tasked with plenty of more down-to-earth investigations. At the Open Hand Temple in Rivington, Father Lorgan has been murdered....

BG3 Iron Throne prison walkthrough: How to save everyone Saving all of the prisoners from the underwater Iron Throne prison in Baldur’s Gate 3 can be very tough, but it’s possible with the right moves! Image credit:Larian/VG247 Deep underwater, off the coast of the city of Baldur’s Gate, lies the Iron Throne prison, a mechanical marvel constructed at the behest of Lord Enver Gortash to house his most valuable prisoners....

Black Panther game in the works from newly-named EA studio Cliffhanger Games This one’s separate from the World War 2 era Black panther game, to be clear. Image credit:EA EA has announced that it is working with Marvel Games to make a Black Panther game under a new studio, Cliffhanger Games . According to the blog post announcing the new game, it will be a third-person, single-player title, with the main goal of Cliffhanger Games being “to build an expansive and reactive world that empowers players to experience what it is like to take on the mantle of Wakanda’s protector, the Black Panther ....

Blade Runner 2099 plot details are still being kept quiet, but its cast is locked in as filming kicks off They have to tell us what it’s about eventually, right? Image credit:Warner Bros. The upcoming Blade Runner 2049 sequel series Blade Runner 2099 has finalised its cast, and filming has started too. Plot details really are slim at the moment, though Yeoh is apparently set to play a character called Olwen, reportedly a replicant near the end of her life....

Borderlands 4 shows off a more “grounded” Borderlands, with a real focus on all that couch co-op goodness that made us fall in love with the series to begin with Crossplay, personal loot, individual player difficulty in multiplayer sessions - it all looks great! Image credit:Gearbox We’ve got an absolute boat-load of new Borderlands 4 info courtesy of a Sony State of Play livestream that people flocked to watch last night....

Breath of the Wild Ha Dahamar Shrine Walkthrough There are plenty of difficult Shrines to conquer in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild , and one of these is the Ha Dahamar Shrine. In this Zelda Breath of the Wild Ha Dahamar Shrine guide , we’ll be walking you through beating the Breath of the Wild Water Guides Trial as easily as possible. Zelda Breath of the Wild Ha Dahamar Shrine Walkthrough The Ha Dahamar Shrine is pretty simple to get through, but getting to it will require a big jump and glide maneouver....

Capcom brings back Pragmata, only to delay it indefinitely Why does it seem like Pragmata only comes up when Capcom is about to announce another delay? While we theorised that Capcom’s mysterious, the long-in-development game, Pragmata , might make an appearance at the Capcom Showcase, many didn’t even remember it. Well, Pragmata did show up with a new trailer, but it was almost made just to remind people it exists....