FromSoftware has announced that it will be increasing its employees’ average salary. The Japanese developer has stated that from April 2025, employees will get an average basic salary increase of around 11.8%. The starting monthly salary for new graduates will also be increased from ¥260,000 ($1,775) to ¥300,000 ($2,050), an increase of just over 15%. “AtFromSoftware, we strive to make games that convey emotion, create value, and inspire joy,” a statement from the company reads....

Game Pass for PC, Xbox, and Cloud has added critically acclaimed prison survival RPG, Back to the Dawn, to its library. The pixel art role-playing game launched into Game Pass alongsideits 1.0 version on Steam, where it currently has an “overwhelmingly positive” user rating. July 18 also marks the game’s console debut. Back to the Dawn has picked up numerous award nominations in its run-up to version 1.0, including Best Game at the 2024 BIG Festival....

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has teased the next Borderlands game again. Posting on X followingheavy criticism of the newly released Borderlands film, which hasgot off to a slow start at the box office, PitchfordsaidGearboxis hard at work on the next entry in the looter shooter series. “So what you’re saying is: You like what my friends and I do with ourBorderlandsvideo games even more than you like what some of the biggest and best cast and crew of film makers on the planet have done,” he wrote....

The host and producer of Gamescom’s Opening Night Live event has teased the return of Saints Row. Geoff Keighleyposted a tweet showing a brick wall with graffiti on it. The graffiti says the word “rebooting”, along with theSaints Rowseries’ iconic fleur-de-lis symbol. The official Saints Row Twitter account, which has the same symbol as its avatar, responded with the eyes emoji. 👀👀👀👀👀pic.twitter.com/7vEaSgH4D4 Keighley’s tweet said: “We are ‘Bossing’ it with our announcements this year”....

Further games industry consolidation is reportedly on the horizon, with a key industry figure claiming plans for several big acquisitions are at an advanced stage. On January 10,Rockstar’s parent companyTake-Tworevealed its intention topurchase mobile gaming giant Zynga in a $12.7 billion deal– at the time the biggest ever in the games industry. The following week, it was announced thatMicrosoftplans topurchase Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion dealwhich would giveXboxexclusive ownership of franchisesincluding Call of Duty, Warcraft, Overwatch, Crash Bandicoot and Guitar Hero....

Konami has confirmed that neither Hideo Kojima nor Kojima Productions is involved in Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. Speaking toIGN,Konamiconfirmed that the series creator would not have a role to play in bringing the series back to modern platforms. “They are not involved,” a Konami spokesperson told IGN. “However, the development team will work hard to create this remake and also the ports (for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection) so that they can be enjoyed on multiple platforms by even more players all around the world....

Hogwarts Legacy Imperio is an extremely useful spell, as it allows players to take enemies under their control. The Imperius Curse, orImperio, is one of the three Unforgivable Curses, the three spells, Avada Kedavra, Imperius, and Cruciatus all feature inHogwarts Legacy. In the Wizarding World “The use of any one of them on a fellow human being is enough to earn a life sentence in Azkaban,” but in Hogwarts Legacy, you’ll get the chance to learn them, and use them against enemies out in the world....

Sony will reportedly release PlayStation 4 exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn for PC in 2020. Three anonymous sources are said to have toldKotakuthat the single-player action RPG is making the jump toPC, with an enhanced version of the title expected to launch onSteamand theEpic Games Storelater this year. Developed byGuerrilla Gamesand originally released in February 2017, the open-world post-apocalyptic title has sold over 10 million copies. If true, it will be the first time a majorPlayStationexclusive game from a Sony-owned studio has been released for PC....

Here’s how to change your appearance in Hogwarts Legacy. Hogwarts Legacyis finally here and players around the world have received their Hogwarts acceptance letter and have begun their journey into the Wizarding World. Hogwarts Legacy allows you to customize your character fully, but once you’ve started the game is there any way to change them? Can you change your character’s appearance in Hogwarts Legacy? Thankfully the answer is yes, although sadly not fully....

Egg Moves are an essential part of getting the most out of a Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. ThroughEgg Moves,Pokemoncan learn moves they don’t usually know. However, Egg Moves isn’t the most obvious mechanic in the game, especially when there’s so much else going on when it comes to raising a Pokemon. So here’s everything you need to know about Egg Moves in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Guides: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet walkthrough, tips, and Pokemon locations|Roaring Moon location|Iron Valiant location|Shiny sandwich recipes|Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Legendaries|Pokemon type chart...

It may cost nearly $90 to unlock all of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles content, with individual characters likely costing around $20 each. Season 02 Reloaded ofBlack Ops 6launches today, including two new multiplayer maps, six new weapons and various other features. Fans of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, however, will be most interested in the addition of a new collaboration which allows players to buy operator skins for each half-shelled hero so they can be controlled in the game....

Bethesda’s Todd Howard has seemingly teased plans to reveal its Indiana Jones game in 2024. Announced in January 2021, the title is in development atMachineGames, the Swedish studio behind the modern Wolfenstein games. Bethesdagame director Howard, who is serving as executive producer on the Indiana Jones game, briefly commented on the project at the end of anEsquireinterview published to coincide with today’sStarfieldrelease. “I am a giant Indiana Jones fan,” he said....

Konami has shared the first ‘in-engine look’ at Metal Gear Solid 3’s remake. The footage debuted during anXboxPartner Preview live stream on Wednesday and offered the first glimpse of gameplay running on Unreal Engine 5. First revealed during aPlayStationShowcase earlier this year, ‘Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater’ will release forPlayStation 5,Xbox Series X|SandPC. Konamidescribes the title as “a faithful remake”. “A new generation of players and loyal fans alike can experience the origin story of the famed Big Boss, and witness how his legend was forged in the crucible of Operation Snake Eater,” it said....