Romero Games has announced that its next, unannounced project has lost funding, with a now-ex-Romero Games employee claiming it was due to this week’s Microsoft cuts. In astatementfrom Brenda Romero, the studio announced that “last night, we learned that our publisher has canceled funding for our game along with several other unannounced projects at other studios. “This was a strategic decision made at a high level within the publisher, well above our visibility or control....

A Knights of the Old Republic remake is currently in development at Aspyr Media, the developer behind several recent Star War remasters. That’s according to Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, speaking on theMinnMax Show, corroborated by a separate report fromEurogamer. Aspyr is behind therecent re-releasesof Star Wars: Jedi Knight II, Republic Commando and Episode 1 Racer. It’s even ported KoTOR toiOSin the past, along with anotherBioWaretitle, Jade Empire. Earlier this year,Aspyr was acquired by Embracer Groupto work underSaber Interactive, the studio which itself is known for remaking and remasters, includingHalo: Combat Evolved Anniversary andThe Witcher 3’s upcoming next-gen version....

Konami’s Metal Gear series producer has said it would be ‘the dream’ for the company to work with Hideo Kojima and other original development staff again. Noriaki Okamura made the comments during a Japanese live stream on Friday, with the caveat that he wasn’t assuming Kojima and his former colleagues would necessarily feel the same way. Kojima split fromKonamiin 2015, following a mysterious falling out following the conclusion of Metal Gear Solid 5....

Konami has released the opening cinematic for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, in which it debuts a new version of the game’s iconic Snake Eater theme. The cinematic, which can be viewed below, features clips from throughout the game, and should perhaps be avoided by players who’ve never played the original. What’s most notable about the cinematic is that it includes a new version of Snake Eater, the game’s theme, performed by Cynthia Harrell....

Nintendo has announced the date on which Wii U and 3DS eShop games will no longer be available to buy with an existing balance. The company alreadyremoved the ability to buy eShop games with a credit cardin May, meaning users now need to separately purchase and redeem physicalNintendoeShop cards in order to buy games and DLC. It also previously warned that from August 29, it will no longer be possible to use a prepaid eShop card to add funds to aWii Uor 3DS balance....

Nintendo is gauging player opinion on Switch 2’s controversial Game Key Cards in Japan. SinceSwitch2’s launch, Game Key Cards have attracted criticism from some for the fact that they contain no more than a digital activation key for game titles, rather than any game data. The only difference between a Game Key Card title and a digital download is that the former can be resold and will work on other Switch 2 systems, without the need forVirtual Game Card lending....

Nintendo has announced a sequel to its life sim Tomodachi Life. Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream will be released in 2026, and will be the first entry in the series in over ten years. “Create your own Mii characters based on yourself, friends, family – anyone! – and watch them live their lives on an island out at sea,” reads the game’s description fromNintendo. “Get involved with their relationships and experience all the weird and wonderful ways these Mii characters interact....

The latest major update for No Man’s Sky has been released today. Worlds Part II brings the game up to version 5.5 and includes new planets, new stars and new story elements. The update features new landscapes. In a blog post, developerHello Gamessaid: “The algorithm of the universe has evolved to generate beautiful new mountains, deep valleys, and sprawling plains on untouched planets, waiting to be discovered.” It also adds new purple-class solar systems, offering “countless new worlds” and a new storyline to follow....

Paramount Pictures and Sega have reportedly greenlit a sequel to their live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie. According toVariety, the follow-up will seeJeff Fowlerreturn to direct, and Pat Casey andJosh Milleragain write the script for the film. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is still in the development stage, Variety reports, so decisions have not been made yet regarding casting or a production start date. The Sonic movie has performed above expectationsand amassed $146 million in the US and $306 million worldwide....

Payday 3 studio Starbreeze is investigating the possibility of removing the game’s always-online requirement, following major server issues at launch. The game currently has “mostly negative” reviews onSteam, due to players having problems connecting to the servers. Although Payday 3 is a team-based online game, it’s possible to play solo with AI bots as squadmates. However, since the game requires players to always be connected to a server, the game’s online issues have been preventing this option too....

Panic has announced that its Playdate handheld is back in stock and available to purchase “for a limited time”. Playdate launched in April 2022 and has now sold 70,000 units, according to the company, which isup from 53,000 it reportedafter the device’s first year of availability. “Today, after a lot of hard work and logistics,Panicis thrilled to announce that they have caught up to all Playdate pre-orders”, the company said on Tuesday....

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is considering studio acquisitions as it looks to grow its first-party development capabilities. With the company gearing up to releasePlayStation 5andGoogleset to enter the market with cloud gaming platformStadiain November, SIE president and CEOJim RyantoldNikkeiexclusive “content is more important than ever before”. With that in mind, he said mergers and acquisitions are being considered to grow thePlayStationWorldwide Studios operation, which currently consists of 13 development houses across Europe, the US and Japan....

What time does Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: The Indigo Disk release? PokemonScarlet and Violet: The Indigo Disk is the second piece of DLC to be released for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Part two of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, The Indigo Disk, will be released this week, but what time will the DLC be released? Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: The Indigo Disk will see players travel to Blueberry Academy, a new school in the Unova region....