The co-founder and CEO of the studio behind the Ori games says it may have to close down due to its latest game being “review bombed”. Moon Studiosreleased action RPG No Rest for the Wicked in early access in April 2024 and currently has a ‘Mostly Positive’ ratingon Steam, with 74% of the nearly 35,000 user reviews marked as positive. Despite this, Moon Studios CEOThomas Mahlertook to Discord (as spotted by aNeoGAFuser) to tell players that the game has been “review bombed” and putting the company’s future at risk....

A member of the Palworld development team has advised fans to try playing other games while they wait for content updates. The game’s community manager, who goes by the username ‘Bucky’, addressed recent reports that the game’s player base has dropped, calling them “lazy”. In recent days, the game’s average daily concurrent players has dropped to around 500,000, which still puts it near the top ofSteamDB‘s list of most played games but is notably lower than the 2....

Frontier has confirmed Planet Coaster: Console Edition will be a launch title for both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S next month. Originally released forPCin 2016, Planet Coaster is the Rollercoaster Tycoon developer’s latest construction and management sim. The game features three different modes; Career, which has players assume the role of a theme park manager; Sandbox, which lets players construct their own park on a plot of land; and Challenge, which is similar to Sandbox but with added difficulty....

PlatinumGames hopes to finally unveil Bayonetta 3 this year, after more than three years of silence. TheNintendo-published action sequel was first announced via a brief teaser atThe Game Awardsin December 2017, but nothing has been seen of it since. Speaking during an Arcade Archives stream this week (first translated byNintendoEverything), series designerHideki Kamiyasaid he hoped to provide a long-awaited update on Bayonetta during the coming months, and also suggested Platinum would announce multiple game projects....

PlayStation has been tipped for a busy week of announcements, according to journalists covering the games industry. Prominent reporter Greg Miller of Kinda Funny announced on Sunday that he would be delaying this week’s edition of his popularPlayStationpodcast PS I Love You XOXO due to “three rumours I’ve heard” about impending announcements. “Man, looking like it might be a VERY interesting week for PlayStation if even one of the three rumors I’ve heard is true,” hewrote....

The latest episode of VGC’s new weekly show, VGC: A Video Game Podcast, is now available on all major audio platforms. This week VGC’s Jordan Middler and Chris Scullion are joined by Pete Donaldson to discuss the week’s biggest video game news, including the closure of one ofPlayStation‘s studios,Mortal Kombat‘s reboot,Starfield‘s X-rated content and more. In the second half we’re joined by GamingBible’s Ewan Moore for a review discussion onThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but don’t worry, there are no spoilers here....

A Japanese player has hit the maximum spending limit on Pokémon TCG Pocket every day since launch, at a cost of around $8,500. YouTuber Hajimesyacho posted a screenshot on X showing that he had managed to collect 50,000 cards in the game. “I’ve been paying the maximum amount every day since the release date and have achieved 50,000 cards,” he wrote (as spotted byAutomaton). AlthoughPokémonTCG Pocket is free-to-play, with a number of free packs given to players every day, players can buy more packs of cards with Poké Gold, which is bought with real money....

Nintendo has reaffirmed that both Pokémon: Legends Z-A and Metroid Prime 4 Beyond are planned for release on the original Nintendo Switch, despite the 2025 release of Nintendo Switch 2. Speaking during an investor Q&A published this week,NintendopresidentShuntaro Furukawasaid that both games are still planned for release this year on the original Switch. Furukawa also said the company plans to continue to support the aging hardwareas long as there is demand....

French President Emmanuel Macron has praised Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for its success. The game’s official Instagram page posted a bilingual message on Thursday thanking players and referring to the game’s French heritage. “Quelle semaine de folie – merci à toutes et à tous”, it wrote (“What a crazy week – thank you to everyone”.) “It’s been seven days since we launchedClair Obscur: Expedition 33. What a pleasure it’s been to see players from all over the world experiencing the game....

CD Projekt Red veteran Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz has been appointed as creative director at Polish studio Rebel Wolves. The Warsaw-based studio,which was co-founded in 2022byThe Witcher 3’s game and art directors, is currently working on a fantasy RPG forPCand new-gen consoles. Tomaszkiewicz previously spent almost 13 years atCD Projekt, during which time he held roles including lead quest designer on The Witcher 3 and its expansions, and quest director onCyberpunk 2077....

A new update to the Rockstar Games Launcher targets the Red Dead Redemption 2 PC exited unexpectedly errors that have impacted many players since the title released on Tuesday. Specifically, it’s designed to help players with AMD processors. “In our continued effort to fix ongoing issues with theRockstar GamesLauncher, we have just released an update designed to address ‘unexpectedly exited’ errors for some players with AMD processors,” Rockstartweeted. “Please restart the launcher to apply the update....

Diablo 4 treats your free time with all the respect that your character treats the 20,000th demon it’s slayed that day. There’s an argument to be made for this game coming with a warning about what it will do to your social life, your thumbs and your bloodlust. A few times during our review period with the game we felt like we were only a few hours removed from those stories you’d hear in the mid-2000s of people hospitalising themselves playingWorld of Warcraftin a dingy cafe....

Roblox has announced plans to conduct some of its future job interviews in the Roblox platform itself. The company has launched theRoblox Career Center, a “3D immersive experience where you may learn aboutRobloxon Roblox”. According to a newblog postby vice president of talent acquisition Jason Buss, the Career Center lets “early career candidates” learn what it’s like working at Roblox by using the product itself. The experience is aimed at users who are just starting on their career path....