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“We sell loads” and “it’s a great tool” – why the games industry still loves Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation Plus Speaking to developers at Develop 2023, we chat about Game Pass in the wake of the FTC trial. Image credit:VG247 / Develop Brighton The deal for consumers is sweet, but consumers only see one side of the benefits of such a program. As highlighted in the recent Microsoft FTC court hearing, Jim Ryan over at Sony claims that publshers aren’t a fan , and that concerns surrounding the perceived value of big-budget titles exists within the offices of industry giants....

5 years on, I will never forget how Resident Evil 2 Remake taught me to love horror games Resident Evil 2 Remake is still one of the best video game remakes, even if it’s already five years old. Image credit:VG247/Capcom Even five years after release, Resident Evil 2 Remake remains the gold standard video game remake. And it’s not just one of the best video game remakes, but one of the best Xbox One games / one of the best PS4 games , full stop....

A big Star Wars Outlaws PS5 patch is trapping some players in space, and Ubisoft’s advising those who may be affected to start over from scratch Not ideal for those who invested to be able to enjoy early access to their interstellar adventure. Image credit:Ubisoft While it’s set for full release on August 30, the early access period for Star Wars Outlaws is already underway, though in the cases of some PS5 players, it looks like that’s not proving to be quite as much of a head start as they’d expected....

After a disastrous second weekend at the box office, Joker: Folie a Deux is apparently already slated for a digital release much earlier than you’d expect You’re laughing. You’re laughing! Image credit:Warner Bros. Pictures Things have just gone from bad to worse for Joker: Folie a Deux , as Warner Bros. has apparently already lined up its digital release. When the first Joker came out way back in 2019, it surprised pretty much everyone by making a whole billion dollars and change at the box office....

After many bet against it, a PS5 State of Play is coming tomorrow with over 40 minutes of game reveals Sony won’t be missing the June reveal event season, after all. Image credit:PlayStation Sony has officially announced that it’s going to be hosting an event in June after all. It’s going to be of the State of Play variety, and it will be airing live tomorrow. Sony has, in recent years, made a habit of announcing those livestreams one or two days before the event’s scheduled date....

Akuma finally gets radical Street Fighter 6 gameplay trailer at Evo Japan - coming May 22 Big daddy Akuma is back, and coming out soon! Image credit:Capcom Akuma has just gotten a shiny new gameplay trailer at Evo Japan, signaling the imminent arrival of the fighter to Street Fighter 6 . Alongside the trailer, we now know that Akuma will be coming to the game on May 22nd. As for what we actuallly see in the trailer, we get a great glimpse at all his moves in-action, as well as his rad new design that’s taken the beastial aspects of the Street Fighter V and taken it to 11....

Alan Wake 2 harkens back to Max Payne in the most interesting – and typically Remedy – way Alan Wake 2 is set to continue a long-standing Remedy trend, but how it’s incorporated is what makes this new game special. Image credit:VG247 / Remedy If you’ve so much as booted up a Remedy game in the last 20 years, you’ll know there’s one thing that all of its projects has. No, I’m not talking about a Poets of the Fall/Old Gods of Asgard song ( not this time, anyway )....

Alan Wake and Control TV and movies look to be on the way from Annapurna, thanks to new partnership with Remedy over Control 2 Relinquishing some control in order to gain some, er, control over Control. Image credit:Remedy Entertainment Remedy’s done a thing. The studio has just announced it’s put together a partnership with Annapurna Interactive - you know, the folks who published that cat game and a bunch of other acclaimed indies - to help bankroll Control 2 ....

Among Us, a game with no narrative, is getting an animated series I’m just as confused as you are. Image credit:Innersloth It has been revealed that an Among Us animated series will be coming to a screen near you at some point in the future. The adaptation is currently in production at CBS Studios, who have partnered with Among Us’ developer, Innersloth, to bring the show to life (via Variety )....

Apex Legends season 19 finally adds the one feature players have been begging for After years of asking, Cross Progression is on the way to Apex Legends Apex Legends season 19 is almost here. With it, the game is getting the usual spread of map reworks, a new Legend for players to mess around with, a battle pass with new cosmetics, etc. But it’s also getting something special - a feature fans have been asking about for years now....

Arkane says that Redfall is closer to Far Cry than it is to Left 4 Dead Though it also finds the comparisons understandable. Immediate comparisons between Redfall and Left 4 Dead are understandable, but Arkane says it’s actually its take on Far Cry . Odds are, if you see a game reveal that shows off a four-play, co-op shooter, you’ll probably think ‘oh hey, like Left 4 Dead.’ That’s what plenty of us did with Redfall , but in a recent interview with GamesRadar , creative director at Arkane Ricardo Bare dived deep into some details about the game, including all those comparisons to the classic Valve title....

Armored Core 6 is the sort of messy and exhausting game FromSoftware stopped making years ago Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon feels like a fan remake, or Kickstarter-funded project that deliberately hearkens back to a certain era. Image credit:VG247, FromSoftware Fires of Rubicon is the first Armored Core game in over a decade. This puts it in the awkward position of attempting to appeal to series fans who’ve been starved for any sign of their favourite mech shooter returning, all while FromSoftware made everyone believe that it abandoned it in favour of its more lucrative – and critically-acclaimed – Souls games....

As acquisitions become the industry norm, CD Projekt Red says it’s “not interested” Plus, the studio has no plans for acquisitions of its own. <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/cyberpunk-2077-idris-elba.jpg?width=570&quality=85&format=jpg&dpr=3&auto=webp" onerror=“this.onerror=null;this.src=‘https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7F7TRXHtjiKvHb5vS7DmnxvpHiDyoYyYvm1nHB3Qp2_w3BnM6A2eq4v7FYxCC9bfZt3a9vIMtAYEKUiaDQbHMg-ViyGmRIj39MLp0bGFfgfYw1Dc9q_H-T0wiTm3l0Uq42dETrN9eC8aGJ9_IORZsxST1AcLR7np1koOfcc7tnHa4S8Mwz_xD9d0=s16000';" alt=“As acquisitions become the industry norm, CD Projekt Red says it’s “not interested” - 1”> Acquisitions are becoming more and more common in the games industry, but Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red is happy to stay independent. Over the past few years, several companies have been throwing their money around when it comes to acquisitions, from Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, to the plethora of studios Embracer Group has picked up (and later shut down )....

Assassin’s Creed: Mirage is forging the best kind of remake A visual and mechanical overhaul of the original, but with an entirely new setting and story? It’s the best of both worlds. At one time, there were rumours abound that the upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Mirage would lead directly to (or be packaged with) a full-blown ground-up remake of the original game. It’s easy to see how this idea gained traction – Mirage has been sold to us from the start as something of a back-to-basics reset for the series that harkens back to the original game’s city-based gameplay and is set in the same “global region”....

Atomfall Vicar Quest: How to solve the murder in the church Here’s your one-stop shop for Vicar McHenry’s quest – which includes how to deal with Morris Wick – in Atomfall. Image credit:Rebellion/VG247 So, you’ve rocked up the rather pleasant Wyndham Village in Atomfall – pleasant provided you ignore the military running rampant around the place – and paid a visit to St. Katherine’s Church, just to find that things aren’t all that pleasant at all, actually....

Attention, trainers: The Pokemon World Championship dates have been set for this summer Last year’s were held in Yokohama, Japan. Image credit:The Pokemon Company If you love watching the best Pokemon trainers around the world duking it out, you’ll be happy to hear the dates for the World Championships have been confirmed. Last year, The Pokemon Company revealed that the 2024 Pokemon World Championships would be held in Honolulu, Hawai’i for the first time....

Baldur’s Gate 3 has a lovely tribute to one fan’s father living with Alzheimer’s It’s many people’s 2023 game of the year for a reason! Image credit:Larian Studios Baldur’s Gate 3 features an NPC that, as it turns out, is actually a very lovely tribute to a fan’s father living with Alzheimer’s. Back in 2020, when Baldur’s Gate 3 was still in early access, a user by the name of Solfalia started a thread on developer Larian’s forums thanking the developer for releasing the first act of the game even though the game wasn’t finished yet....

Baldur’s Gate 3 hotfix addresses Gale’s romance scene, several bugs, visual issues, more The ambience has been restored. Image credit:Larian Studios A new hotfix is available for Baldur’s Gate 3 , addressing several bugs, visual issues and blockers. One of the issues fixed is Gale’s romance scene. Apparently, it was playing in what looked like “some kind of black void,” but with Hotfix 11, the “ambience is restored.” That’s good news....

Batman: The Brave and the Bold director Andy Muschietti shuts down rumors of Battinson joining the DCU, but plans might collide in another way Too many Batmen, too little time. Image credit:DC Comics New year, new rumors about everything happening right now across a number of cinematic universes. One that’s been attracting an especially large amount of attention is DC Studios’ rebooted DCU continuity, which is properly kicking off this year with James Gunn’s Superman after the animated series Creature Commandos soft-launched it in early December 2024....

Battlefield 5 broke its all-time Steam player record because it’s $4 right now It seems Battlefield games have gotten into the habit of breaking their all-time player concurrent records lately. Battlefield 5 is latest game in the long-running series to have a major moment on Steam. After Battlefield 2042 pulled off the unthinkable and came back from the dead to not only set new concurrent player records on Steam, but also sustain them for weeks afterwards, Battlefield 5 is now trying to claim that spot....