Blizzard and Chinese gaming giant NetEase have reportedly cancelled an unannounced World of Warcraft mobile game following a financial dispute. According toBloomberg, the game was going to be a massively multiplayer online role-playing title set in the same universe asWorld of Warcraft. Codenamed Neptune, it was reportedly planned as a spin-off ofBlizzard‘s long-runningPCtitle set in a different time period. It’s claimed the game was in the works for three years, with a team of over 100NetEasedevelopers attached to the project prior to its cancellation....

Blizzard has announced plans to make several Warcraft reveals over the next few months. Headlining the upcoming announcements is the reveal of the nextWorld of Warcraftexpansion, which will be the subject of an online preview scheduled to take place on April 19. “We’re excited to show you what we’ve been working on and where your adventures in Azeroth will go next,” Warcraft general manager John Hightsaidon Monday. Before then, on March 15 the Hearthstone development team will deliver details on the first of three expansions coming to the game this year....

Developer Beenox has detailed the PC version of Call of Duty: Vanguard ahead of the game’s release this Friday. On Monday, the studio announced details onPCpre-loading, file size requirements, and specs for minimum, recommended, competitive and ultra 4K play, which are republished below. PublisherActivisionalso released the followingCall of Duty: VanguardPC trailer. Players who pre-purchase the game digitally on Battle.net can pre-load the title beginning on November 2 at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 5pm UK....

CD Projekt’s CEO has dismissed rumours that Sony may be acquiring it. Over the past weekend a leaker who usually specialises inDestinycontent claimed that they were aware of plans Sony had to acquire the Witcher andCyberpunk 2077publisher and make it part ofSony Interactive Entertainment. However, in an earnings call following the publication of the company’s Q1 2023 earnings,CD Projektpresident and CEOAdam Kicińskiclaimed that the rumours were untrue. After an attendee asked if there was any truth to the reports, Kiciński replied: “Nothing has changed in our end....

Iconic footballer Cristiano Ronaldo will be a playable character in Fatal Fury: City of Wolves. While it’s not clear exactly why one of the most famous footballers in the world has been added to anSNKfighting game, he’s nevertheless been confirmed as part of the playable roster. “One of the top football players in the world,” his character description reads, “he uses his time off to visit South Town to hone his new football skills....

Cyberpunk 2077 game director Gabe Amatangelo has confirmed that the studio isn’t planning any more big updates for the title. CD ProjektreleasedCyberpunk 2077’s much-anticipated Version 2.0 updatelast week, which overhauled many of its core systems. And the game’s only planned expansion,Phantom Liberty, followed this week. WhileCD Projekt Redis still expected to address some issues with the game via minor updates, it now plans to switch its attention to other projects, including the game’s sequel....

December’s PlayStation Plus Essential games are now available. This month’sPlayStationPlus Essential titles areIt Takes Two(PS4,PS5), Aliens: Dark Descent (PS4, PS5) and Temtem (PS5). PlayStation Plus members can claim all three games until January 6, after which they’ll be replaced by a new set of titles. As ever, December’s Essential games are available for anyone with a PlayStation Plus membership, regardless of tier. They will remain in the player’s library for as long as they continue to have an active PlayStation Plus subscription....

Tencent will launch Delta Force’s open beta for PC on July 06, 2025. The beta will be available globally on its official launcher,Steam, andEpic Games Store. Replacing whatTencentpreviously referred to as an early access period, the beta will include full live service content updates with no further progress resets. Rather than being a test version, the company called the open beta “a long-term, stable live service version with continuous content updates”....

UNDECEMBER is set in the fantasy world of Traum, a dark, brooding expanse filled with amazing lands to explore, thousands of enemies to defeat and loot to collect. Players embark on a dark journey as Rune Hunters, a group destined to stop the 13th Being Evil God Serpens from resurrecting. Developed by Need Games and published by Line Games, UNDECEMBER has been a huge hit in South Korea, andnow the action RPG is heading to the west....

There’s a lot to love, or even adore, about Donkey Kong Bananza, Switch 2’s first big platformer from the House of Mario. For a start, it delivers more of the delectableSuper Mario Odysseyformula, from many of the developers behind theSwitchclassic, which means a tour de force of compelling platforming challenges, captivating worlds to explore, and colourful collectibles to grab with your big gorilla palms. Bananza reinvents Donkey Kong and gives him his most memorable adventure in more than two decades, with a heartfelt story, and pleasing nods to the classic games that made the ape such a beloved character to begin with....

Dragon’s Dogma achieved its highest concurrent player count in over six years over the weekend. According toSteam DB(as spotted byBenji-Sales), the game, which was first released in January 2016, hit a peak concurrent player count of 6,582 on Sunday, a number which it has only ever surpassed during the release month of the game. This number is similar to that of recent releases such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, which managed 6,599 concurrent players onSteamduring the same 24-hour period....

Electronic Arts says it expects 2014’s The Sims 4 to deliver comparable net bookings to its popular shooter, Apex Legends, following a hugely successful promotion. The publisher ran a week-long promotion in May that gave The Sims 4 away for free on its digital game store Origin. According toGamasutra, that promotion led to some 7 million downloads of the base Sims 4 game, at the same time as it saw a 55 percent year-over-year jump in add-on purchases....

EA has filed a patent for a technique that generates in-game content based on how a player approaches a game. The patent application, titled ‘Persona Driven Dynamic Content Framework’, was originally published in April (as spotted byOp Attack) and was re-published this month (as spotted byExputer). According to its description and supporting diagrams, the patent is for a system that “determines a player persona […] based on gameplay information for the user....