Call of Duty: Warzone 2 details have allegedly leaked online, including plans to bring the battle royale closer to its predecessor, Black Ops 4’s Blackout. YouTuberNeroCinemashared the details via a video published on Tuesday, which was corroborated by recognised insiderTom Hendersonand partially matches with what VGC has heard from our own sources. According to the video, the biggest revamp inWarzone 2will be related to how it handles loadouts, the packages players can purchase that equip them with all their powerful gear and guns....

Capcom has confirmed that Resident Evil Re:Verse won’t launch alongside Resident Evil Village next month. The online title, which isbilled as a celebration of Resident Evil’s 25thanniversary, will instead launch in the summer of 2021. Re:Verse will be available free for owners ofResident Evil Village,which will be released on May 7forPS5,PS4,Xbox Series X/S,Xbox One,PCandStadia. It had beenassumedby some players that the games would launch simultaneously, but aCapcomspokesperson told VGC on Tuesday that a Resident Evil Re:Verse launch window had not actually previously been communicated....

Codemasters has confirmed an unspecified number of layoffs, following the news that it’s “pausing” development on its historic rally game franchises. Earlier this week,Codemasters– which was acquired byElectronic Artsin 2021 – confirmedit had ended its partnership with the World Rally Championship (WRC), and that it would thus be “pausing” development plans for future rally titles. In a statement to VGC, the EA-owned studio has now confirmed that layoffs will occur, as well as the redeployment of staff to different areas ofEA Sports....

A sequel to cult music-themed action adventure game No Straight Roads has been announced. NSR2 will be available onPCand consoles in 2026, and will continue the adventures of the first game’s protagonists Mayday and Zuke. In the first game the pair formed Bunk Bed Junction, a rock duo trying to save Vinyl City fromNo Straight Roads, a corrupt government which attempts to control its citizens with electronic dance music....

Publisher Deep Silver could be gearing up to release Dead Island 2 in the next year, comments from its parent company Embracer Group may have suggested. Last week, it wasclaimedthat the long-delayed title wasshaping up well and could finally arrive this year. During anEmbracerearnings presentation on Thursday, the host of a Q&A session commented on recent conjecture about whether the game was still alive or not, before speculating that they believe it will be released during the company’s next fiscal year, which ends on July 08, 2025....

Electronic Arts’ unannounced Dead Space game is reportedly “a full-fledged remake” inspired by Capcom’s recent Resident Evil games. That’s according to a new report onGamesBeat, which corroboratesGematsu’s earlier claims that a new sci-fi horror instalment is in development atEA’s Motive studio. The new report claims that for itsDead Spacereboot,Motiveis taking notes fromCapcom’s recentResident Evilremakes. Dead Space remake Guides: Dead Space Marker Fragment locations: How to get the alternate ending|Fix the Comms Array solution...

Security software company Denuvo has announced that its protection tech is now available to Switch developers. The company is the first security partner to be added to theNintendoDeveloper Portal, which studios can use to access tools and documentation while developing Switch games. The first of the tools Denuvo is offering to Switch developers isNintendo SwitchEmulator Protection, a “revolutionary technology to protect games launching on Nintendo Switch from piracy”. According to Denuvo, the new tech can be applied to Switch games to block the ability to play them onPCemulators....

Disney Speedstorm developer Gameloft has confirmed the themes for the game’s fifth and sixth seasons, but dataminers have revealed more information. After an early access period which covered three seasons, the game officially launches as free-to-play today, alongside the start of Season 4, which is based on Aladdin. Over the course of Season 4, players will be able to unlock Aladdin, Jasmine, the Genie and Jafar, while there will also be events where players can unlock non-Aladdin characters – Hades, Gaston and two yet to be announced....

Electronic Arts has said it intends to “double down” on the Star Wars license following a string of recent successful game releases. Speaking in an investor call on Monday, EA CEOAndrew Wilsonpointed to the success the company has enjoyed across multiple genres and platforms as indication of its healthy relationship with the license. EA’s most recent Star Wars title,Respawn’sJedi: Fallen Order,exceeded expectations with over ten million sales, and Wilson claimed the first two Battlefront games have now sold more than 35 million units combined....

Electronic Arts will officially announce the new Need for Speed game later this week, it’s confirmed. Atrailer for the new gamewill premiere on Thursday, October 6 at 4pm BST / 11am EST. EAconfirmed in May that the nextNeed for Speedgamewould be released in the fourth quarter of 2022. It’s been claimed that the title will be set in a fictionalised version of Chicago called Lake Shore City and featurea photo-realistic art style mixed with anime elements....

Even more Battlefield 2042 gameplay has been posted online, by users currently participating in the private technical playtest. The invite-only playtest has been running onPCsince Thursday, and invites are nowalso being dispatched to Xbox playerswho registered forEAPlaytesting. The user-captured videos below were seemingly taken in breach of EA’s rules for invited players. DeveloperDICEhas saidthat players who breach these rules for sharing media will be banned from the technical test, and maybe even in the final game itself....

Sony has announced the games coming to the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog next week. This month’s games, which will be available from February 18, are led byEA‘sStar Wars Jedi: Survivor, along with TopSpin2K25 andSomerville. Lost Records: Bloom & RageTape 1 will also be added to the catalogue, with Tape 2 coming on April 15. PlayStation Plus Premium also offers a selection of PS1,PS2andPSPgames to download, andPS3games via cloud streaming. This month’s classic games are PSP title Patapon 3 and PS2 game Dropship: United Peace Force....

The writer of Final Fantasy Tactics says the game’s political messaging is “sadly” still relevant 30 years later, because the world is suffering from the same issues. The tactical RPG was originally released on thePlayStationback in 1997, but is getting a modern remaster onPCand consoles called Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, set to arrive on September 30 onPS5,Xbox Series X/S,PS4and PC. Speaking toDenfaminicogamer, Yasumi Matsuno – the original script writer, scenario writer and editor for the game – pointed out that its central themes, which were based on the state of the world at the time, remain applicable today....