BioWare has posted a blog giving an update on the status of Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, the next game in the RPG series. Posted toEA’s website,Gary McKay, Bioware general manager revealed in the blog that the game has reached alpha status. “We can experience the entire game, from the opening scenes of the first mission to the very end,” McKay said. “We can see, hear, feel, and play everything as a cohesive experience....
Blizzard is currently working on a shooter set in the StarCraft universe, it’s claimed. The claim appears in Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier’s new book, Play Nice: The Rise, Fall and Future ofBlizzard Entertainment, which will be released on October 8. Schreier discussed the claim in the latest episode ofIGN’s Podcast Unlocked, where IGN editor Ryan McCaffrey asked him about it. McCaffrey noted that one section near the end of the book states that a team at Blizzard is working on the game under Dan Hay, the former head of theFar Cryseries atUbisoft....
Bloober Team, the studio behind the upcoming remake of Silent Hill 2, has asked fans to be patient as it continues to work on the game. In a statement posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, the studio says it “would like to clarify” that development is continuing “smoothly”, in an apparent attempt to reassure fans of the series that the final product will be worth the wait. “AsBloober Team, we are proud to be a part ofKonami‘s plans for theSilent Hillfranchise,” the statement reads....
Capcom considers Switch 2’s controversial Game Key Card releases as digital titles, it’s said. Asked in its most recent financial results whether sales of Game Key Card titleStreet Fighter 6are recorded by the company as physical or digital units, the company stated that they would be recorded as digital sales. Game Key Cards have attracted criticism aroundSwitch 2’s launch, for the fact that they contain no more than a digital activation key for game titles, rather than any game data....
Celeste’s upcoming Chapter 9 DLC will feature over 100 levels, according to the game’s director. Matt Thorsonposted the news on Twitter and said he was hesitant to commit to a release date for the add-on due to its ever-increasing scope. “We don’t like to talk release dates until we’re 100% sure, because as always we have missed every internal target we set for ourselves as the Chapter grew in scope,” he said....
Veteran writer and designer Chris Avellone has said he would like to work on The Witcher and Overwatch series, if given the chance. The experienced narrative designer, who has worked on some of the games industry’s biggest franchises, told VGC that there isn’t much left on his bucket list other than theCD ProjektandBlizzardfranchises. “In my career I’ve had the chance to work on Fallout, World of Darkness,Dying Light 2, Planescape, System Shock… it’s been really, really good,” he said....
Netflix has announced that Cyberpunk Edgerunners will be released on September 13. The news was revealed alongside the release of a new trailer for the anime series, which is viewable below. Cyberpunk Edgerunners is animated by Tokyo-based animation company Studio Trigger. It’s directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi (Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill, Promare) and features an original score composed byAkira Yamaoka(Silent Hill). Cyberpunk 2077and The Witcher studioCD Projekt Redis producing the series, which it has been working on since 2018....
Dead Island 2’s first story expansion will be released on Jun 20, 2025, Deep Silver has announced. “Lose yourself in a surreal, psycho-horror dreamscape as you investigate a mysterious cult in Malibu”, says the publisher. “Haus takes players to a completely new story, where a secret billionaire’s techno-death cult fights for survival amidst the Zompocalypse”. The expansion will introduce several new survival tools, including an explosive crossbow, and eight new skill cards....
Diablo Immortal now has the worst Metacritic user score in the website’s history. At the time of writing, thePCversion of the free-to-play MMOhas a user score of 0.2 out of 10, based on nearly 2000 user ratings. Blizzard‘s previous lowest-rated game – its 2021 re-release ofWorld of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade – received a 0.5 score for adding microtransactions and a much-criticised faction system. TheiOSversion ofDiablo Immortal also has a user score of 0....
DICE general manager Oskar Gabrielson has apologised to Battlefield V players for the issues that have arisen during the shooter’s most recent season of content. The studio recently acknowledged that the launch ofBattlefield V Chapter 4: Defying the Oddsintroduced “some issues to the overall quality of the experience” including stuttering. It also announced it wascancelling plans to release a competitive 5v5 modein order to focus on bug fixes and adding more sought after content to the game....
Digital Eclipse has announced a new retro-style beat ’em up based on the Power Rangers. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewindis set for release later this year, onPCand consoles. The game will feature a new storyline and is designed to celebrate 30 years of Power Rangers video games. It will feature local and online co-op multiplayer for up to five players, and will let players control their favourite Power Ranger and their Zord....
Donkey Kong Bananza was originally in development for the Nintendo Switch before development of the project was moved to the Nintendo Switch 2. The game, which is released later this month, began life onNintendo‘s previous console, but as the game’s producer and director have now explained, technical limitations imposed by the first system made the transition to Nintendo’s newest console a natural one. “So this game originally began its development cycle onNintendo Switch1 and at the time, we were still using voxel technology and thinking of lots of different ideas for applications,” producerKenta MotokuratoldIGN....
Popular streamer Guy ‘Dr Disrespect’ Beahm has doubled down on blockchain games and criticised those who have spoken against the controversial technology. Beahm, best known for his irreverent personality when streaming games likeCall of Duty: WarzoneandPUBG, recently founded developer Midnight Society, which is working ona PvP shooter called Deadrop. The game will make use of NFTs, and players are able to buy a ‘Founders Pass’ NFT which gives them a unique skin....
