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Wish Xbox had Helldivers 2? Amid the hype, Ex-Halo dev teases pitched game ideas that didn’t make the cut He’s scarce on details, but what hints we get here are tantalizing. Image credit:Arrowhead Game Studios, PlayStation Amid all the Helldivers 2 hype, one former 343 Industries ( Halo ) developer has teased a few game pitches they saw for the legendary Xbox franchise back in the day. While none of them were greenlit as far as we know, there are some real bangers in there....

Wuthering Waves Hidden Dangers in a Peaceful Life quest guide Uncle Hong is missing and only the Rover can find him in the Hidden Dangers in a Peaceful Life quest in Wuthering Waves. Image credit:KURO GAMES/VG247 Who knew that the Rover’s talents in Wuthering Waves extended to both solving mysteries and operating heavy machinery? But in the Hidden Dangers in a Peaceful Life quest you not only have to solve a missing persons case, but fix a complicated piece of mining equipment at the same time....

Xbox Game Pass just keeps on growing and growing Gaming revenue has declined, however. First reported by TrueAchievements , Microsoft has revealed that the amount of monthly active users of Xbox has reached an all-time high during the second quarter of its fiscal year 2023. This is regardless of the fact that overall gaming revenue has declined during the same period of time. During the earnings call , Microsoft spoke with investors regarding the second quarter of FY2023, with chairman and CEO Satya Nadella sharing the information regarding active users....

Yakuza Kiwami finally arrives on Switch later this year, so get ready to beat up some goons Nintendo folks Big Kaz is switching it up. Image credit:SEGA Yakuza Kiwami , the remaster of the first game in the series, is set to arrive on Nintendo Switch this October, allowing you to experience the opening tale of Kazuma Kiryu’s story - depending on whether you fancy playing prequel Yakuza 0 beforehand - on the handheld....

You might see Jack Black fighting Minecraft’s Ender Dragon on the big screen in 2025 Jack Black has reportedly been cast as Minecraft Steve in the upcoming Minecraft movie. Image credit:Mojang/Nintendo/VG247 The upcoming Minecraft movie from Warner Bros. Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, Mojang, Microsoft and Legendary Entertainment (that’s a lot of company credits, I know) is slated to release in 2025, and as such, more new information about the film’s cast and creators has slowly trickled out over the past few years....

You’ve got to watch these Christmas movies on Disney+ Looking for a good film to pop on Disney+ this holiday season? Here’s some of the best there are! It’s almost the holidays, and you’re probably looking for a good bunch of films to put on this Christmas that you can feel pretty non-committal about because you’ve seen them a thousand times, but it’s a tradition, so you gotta put them on!...

YouTube creator Chris Stuckmann’s horror movie Shelby Oaks gets extra boost from genre maestro Mike Flanagan That’s a ringing endorsement. Image credit:YouTube YouTube content creator and movie critic Chris Stuckmann has been working on a horror feature titled Shelby Oaks for some time now, following a 2022 Kickstarter campaign that raised $1.39M in under a month. Now, The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass (among other shows and movies) filmmaker Mike Flanagan is backing the project as work on it continues....

Zelda Amiibo shortage resembles PS5 scalping misery You might want to wait before trying to pick one up. If you were looking to pick up the The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Link amiibo, you’re going to have to wait, as it’s sold out pretty much everywhere. Some of you might not remember the early days of amiibo collecting, but I do, and let me tell you - it was a battlefield....

Zenless Zone Zero’s first post-release character has been revealed, so start saving those master tapes Seth is a cat cop, which I’m sure has a portion of the playerbase interested. Image credit:HoYoVerse Zenless Zone Zero has announced its first post-launch character: Seth! A member of the Criminal Investigation Special Response Team faction, we’ve yet to see what they can do in-action at the moment. Instead, this reveal has come with a bit of art and a voice actor announcement....

Zenless Zone Zero’s new Krampus squad know when you’ve been bad or good in a Christmas-y update to close out 2025 Zenless Zone Zero’s 2.4 update is a chunky one, adding a new faction to the action RPG’s roster alongside a new area, and fresh playable characters. Image credit:HoYoverse. Zenless Zone Zero ’s latest Special Program was a big one, bringing us all the news about Version 2.4, the next major update....

ZZZ 2.0 anniversary rewards include a free S-rank agent, free S-rank W-Engine, and 30 free pulls Free friends and weapons Image credit:HoYoverse HoYoverse announced its plans for ZZZ 2.0 anniversary rewards , and while they don’t include limited characters like HSR’s birthday party did, you can grab quite a few freebies to kick off ZZZ 2.0. Some of them are tied to log-in events, but the rest of them are claimable just by logging in and nabbing them....

“Are you trying to have sex with me?” says one Dragon Age: The Veilguard character at some point, and you bet folks are keen to find out who My money’s on Solas or Manfred. Image credit:EA Sometimes, when two video game characters love each other very much, their models awkwardly bump up against each other while a voice actor does a usually very good job of making you feel less ashamed about knowing that the romance of it all could easily have been interrupted by a badly timed t-pose if the devs weren’t as locked in as they usually are....

“I was willing to lose a job over this one” Daredevil: Born Again’s showrunner on bringing back two beloved Netflix characters as part of its creative rework “They’re the heart of his world.” Image credit:Marvel The upcoming Daredevil series almost didn’t feature beloved Netflix characters Karen and Foggy, but Born Again’s showrunner was dead set on including them. Daredevil was obviously quite infamously creatively overhauled back in 2023 , in part because of some wider changes in how Marvel was handling TV shows, but also because it sounds like it just wasn’t working....

“It’s at full speed everywhere” - AI specialists tell all during King GDC roundtable During a packed-talk at GDC, some of the biggest (organic) names in AI speak their mind. <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/gran-turismo-7-february-update.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=““It’s at full speed everywhere” - 1”> “It’s at full speed everywhere” stated Danny Lange, senior vice president of AI and machine learning at Unity. He did so at the front of a packed room of games developers during a roundtable on " The Future of AI " at GDC earlier today....

“They are coming” Helldivers 2 players reckon their latest mission is the “epilogue” to this act of the Galactic War, and they’re ready for another big twist Some Super Earth soldiers reckon Arrowhead’s next press of the LIBCON ONE button could come midway through this order. Image credit:Arrowhead We know Helldivers 2 ’s due for some fresh content soon, and some players think their latest mission is a pretty obvious countdown to a new phase of the Galactic War kicking off with a bang....

“We don’t think Hi-Fi Rush 2 is going to make us money,” Krafton boss says, possibly winning the award for the strangest thing to come out of a CEO’s mouth in 2024 “I know it’s not a game a lot of studios were making, and we have to keep trying [that approach].” Image credit:Tango Gameworks After the terrible news of Microsoft deciding to shutter of a bunch of studios dropped back in May, we ended up getting a rare bit of positive 2024 games industry news, as PUBG publisher Krafton swooped in to buy the studio and the Hi-Fi Rush IP....

“We don’t need to do incremental hardware for our own benefit”, says Xbox boss Phil Spencer, as the PS5 Pro continues to wonder ‘Was it something I said?’ Look, just tell it what it did to you Phil. It’s getting very, very PSSRd off over here. Image credit:Xbox/PlayStation/VG247 Yep, he’s said another thing. Xbox’s Phil Spencer, fresh off of saying something the other day that could be construed as a little bit of a cheeky shot at the PS5 Pro or at least at expensive consoles in a similar vein to it, has said another thing that could be interpreted as a little bit of a cheeky shot at the PS5 Pro....

A Dead by Daylight film is in the works Something stirs in the ancient Bloodweb… Behaviour Interactive has teamed with Atomic Monster and Blumhouse to develop Dead by Daylight into a feature film. Blumhouse was founded by Jason Blum, producer for such films as Get Out, The Black Phone, Halloween (2018), and others. Atomic Monster was founded by James Wan, writer, director, and producer of such films as Saw, The Conjuring 2, Aquaman, and more....

Acclaimed manga author Rumiko Takahashi continues her anime revival with a brand new Ranma 1/2 series The manga creator’s other popular series Urusei Yatsura and Inuyasha have also recently received new anime adaptations. Image credit:Rumiko Takahashi The hot and cold, gender-bending shonen classic Ranma 1/2 is getting a brand new anime adaptation. It’s been a good three decades since the original Ranma 1/2 anime finished airing, and none other than the very creator of the series Rumiko Takahashi announced yesterday that the series is getting treated to a new anime adaptation....

Activision Blizzard is hiring senior staff for a brand-new game Currently unannounced, Activision Blizzard is looking for various senior staff for an mysterious title. Activision Blizzard is currently hiring for an unannounced game , and are looking for multiple senior staff to fill up the ranks on this project. This includes a creative director, design director for combat AI, senior art direct, and more. While there is little indication on what exactly this kind of game this will be, the job posting for creative director notes they’ll have to develop the game’s IP as well as “multi-season story arcs”....