Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki has claimed that the next From Software game is nearing the end of development. In a new interview with Japanese site4Gamer, Miyazaki was asked about a previous comment he had made in a 2018 interview about having multiple games in development. Asked if one of those games was still on the way, Miyazki confirmed: “Yes, it is. We are in the final stages of development....

The man in charge of Netflix’s push into video games has said that he doesn’t believe console-style games are the future. Netflixhas made a muted push into the video game space for some years, hiring experienced talent and forwarding video games playable in the Netflix app to its millions of users. So far, these experiences have been mostly smaller, mobile-style titles rather than console-style blockbusters. Now, speaking toThe Game Business, president of games at Netflix Alain Tascan says he doesn’t think the current model of console games is the future for the industry....

Sony Interactive Entertainment has released the latest ina series of behind the scenes videosfor Gran Turismo 7. In it,Polyphony DigitalCEOKazunori Yamauchiconfirms how many cars will be included in the upcoming racing game. “Gran Turismo 7includes cutting-edgePS5-quality models, but what makes GT7 special isn’t just the high quality,” he says. “It’s also the sheer number of car models it contains. “There are over 400 cars in the game. And many of the most fascinating cars from motoring history are included in GT7....

Next week’s free Epic Games Store titles have been confirmed. A Game of Thrones: The Board Game Digital Edition and Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 will be available as free downloads fromEpic’sPCmarketplace from June 23-30. They will replace Supraland, which is nowfree to claimuntil June 23. It’s billed as “a mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid.” TheEpic Games Storegave away 89 free titles last year(down from 103 in 2020), with a combined worth of $2,120....

Nightdive Studios has said it could soon clarify the future of System Shock 3, the immersive sim sequel that disappeared from the public domain in 2020. System Shock 3spent several years in development at Austin, Texas-based Otherside Entertainment – the studio helmed by original developers Paul Neurath andWarren Spector– before disappearing in 2020. Eventually, a statement was published on Otherside’s website claiming thatTencentwould be “taking the System Shock franchise forward”, but nothing has been heard of it since....

Nintendo has confirmed it will raise prices for many of its products and services in Canada, due to “market conditions”. Affected products includeNintendo Switch– OLED Model, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, physical and digital Nintendo Switch games, and Nintendo Switch accessories. OtherNintendoproducts, including amiibo and Nintendo Switch Online memberships, will also see price increases, Nintendo said. TheNintendo Switch 2, along with its accessories and software, will remain at their current price points....

Nintendo has revealed more details on its upcoming paid version of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. The company announced back in August that the free-to-play mobile game Pocket Camp would be ending on November 29, seven years after it initially launched. Now it has announced that its successor, which will be titledAnimal Crossing: Pocket CampComplete, will be released on December 3. The new app will cost $19.99, but will have an introductory price of $9....

Nintendo has released the latest Nintendo Switch system update, version 9.0.0. According toNintendo Life, the Switch system update makes the console compatible with the recently announced wireless SNES controller. A library of20 SNES games for Nintendo Switch Onlinelaunched in September. The update also resolves an issue which was preventing players from startingFire Emblem: Three Houses. Additionally, it introduces a search feature for the News Channel, the ability to configure touch screen sensitivity settings, a Switch Lite-only button input feature and general system stability improvements....

Codemasters has temporarily disabled 3D audio for headphones from the PlayStation 5 version of F1 2021. As noted byPushSquare, in thepatch notesfor the game’s 1.06 update the developer states that the feature has been turned off due to an unspecified technical issue. “This will be re-enabled as soon as audio issues relating to it have been resolved,” it says. Sonyadded the ability to usePS5‘s 3D audio via speakers ina beta updatelate last month (the feature had previously only worked with headphones since launch)....

The first batch of Xbox Game Pass titles arrives on Nvidia GeForce Now today. This will enable gamers to stream Xbox PC titles from GeForce Now to PCs, macOS, Chromebooks, smartphones and other devices. A total of 19 Xbox games are being added to the service today. The games are as follows: NvidiaGeForce Now – Xbox Game Pass Titles Also added to the GeForce Now service this week are WrestleQuest, Jumplight Odyssey, Blasphemous 2, Ride 5, Doom (2016) and Trackmania....

A new mobile game co-developed by Pokémon studio Game Freak launches globally today. Pandoland is the work ofGame Freakand Japanese mobile studio WonderPlanet, and is available today oniOSandAndroid. The game is free to play but has numerous in-app purchases, including memberships. The game is a “casual adventure RPG” in which players lead an expedition team and head out across uncharted worlds in search of legendary treasures. As players explore new locations, they take on dungeons and find new companions who can be recruited to fight alongside them....

On December 3, PlayStation celebrated its 30th anniversary. Sony‘s very first games console would go on to change the face of the games industry following its launch in the 90s. By harnessing CD technology and tapping into the 90s culture,PlayStationdid what many thought was impossible, by beatingNintendoandSegaat their own game. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the iconic console, this month on Chatting Vintage Games, VGC’s Retro podcast, Chris Scullion and Jordan Middler looked back on the games, the developers and the stories of Sony’s PlayStation....

Activision has announced a free Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer weekend. It offers access to a limited portion ofModern Warfare’s multiplayer component, which is accessible through free-to-play gameCall of Duty: Warzone. The free multiplayer weekend runs for 72 hours starting at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm UK on Friday, April 24 and includes 6v6 and 10v10 matches on five multiplayer maps: Aniyah Incursion, Hovec Sawmill,Khandor Hideout, Shoot House and Talsik Backlot....