Disney Dreamlight Valley’s ‘A Home for the Holidays’ task has been causing problems for players who don’t know what they’re supposed to do. The task is one of five special festive-themed duties which can be found in the Village section of the Dreamlight tab on the pause screen. However, there’s no information provided with any of these duties, meaning it’s up to the player to figure out what to do....

Disney is reportedly considering Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson as a successor to current boss Bob Iger. That’s according to the Wall Street Journal’s sources, who claim that Australian-born Wilson is currently one of three external candidates in the frame for the job. Internal candidates being considered for the rolereportedly includeDisney Entertainment co-chairs Dana Walden and Alan Bergman, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro, and Disney Experiences chairman Josh D’Amaro. Iger, who is in his second spell as Disney CEO, is due to step down when his contract expires in 2026....

EA released a title update to EA FC which hopes to fix an issue that saw players pick the ball up with their hands and run into the net. The“Calf Dribble” glitchinitially saw players use a skill move to stick the ball to their player’s calf, where it was irretrievable by the other team. This glitch later saw players manage to stick the ball to their player’s hands. EAreleased the following note on its known issuesTrello: “In order to prevent this issue from occurring, we have temporarily removed the Trickster+ PlayStyle from Ultimate Team Player Items, they now have Trickster instead....

EA has suggested that it won’t announce any new Star Wars games until 2022. The company said on Thursday that it’s not planning to reveal any newStar Wars gamesat itsEAPlay Live showcase next week, but teased announcements for next year. “We won’t be showing any new Star Wars games at EA Play Live on July 22nd…but all of us look forward to celebrating with you next year when we share our vision for the Galaxy far, far away!...

The release date for EA’s first-person magic shooter Immortals of Aveum has seemingly leaked. Announced atThe Game Awardsin December,Immortals of Aveumis the debut title fromAscendant Studios, which is set to be published under theEAOriginals label. While the game’s reveal trailer confirmed a 2023 launch window, highly reliable dataminerbillbil-kunhas now claimed it will be released on July 20. Update13th Apr 2023 / 5:00 pm EA has officially announced thatImmortals of Aveum will be released on July 20....

Auction site eBay says it’s targeting users attempting to sell their empty PlayStation 5 boxes for significant sums of money. Many resellers have attempted to cash in on the huge demand for the next-gen consoles by listing their empty boxes for auction, either in a deliberate attempt to scam purchasers, or catering to the niche market ofparents looking to prank their kids. According to eBay, listings for empty boxes or photos of items do not comply with its No Items Listing Policy and will be removed, as sellers are not allowed to “misrepresent what they’re listing for sale” on the auction site....

Epic Games has opened a new studio helmed by the founders of Star Wars: Rogue Squadron developer Factor 5. Julian Eggebrecht and Achim Moller will lead theEpic Gamesstudio in Cologne, Germany, which is said to have been set up to explore “emerging forms of interactive media and streaming technologies.” Factor 5 was an active developer during the 00s and 90s, best known for itsNintendoStar Wars gamesbut also Turrican andPS3exclusive Lair....

Epic Games has said its Fortnite racing game, Rocket Racing, is ending themed updates, less than a year after it launched. In thepatch notesfor its latest release, Epic said: “v31.40 brings the theme back to the starting line as we say goodbye to Inferno Island and themed updates”. It added: “Future updates will be taking new roads with refreshed Ranked periods, renewed Quests, and additional Car items you may take to the track!...

Fans have called on Sega to delay Sonic Frontiers, following their criticism of a recent gameplay reveal. #DelaySonicFrontiers was briefly trending on Twitter this week, after many Sonic fans took to the social media platform to vent their disappointment over the first videos showing the game in action. Segahas partnered with websiteIGNthis month to debutthe first look at the upcoming open-world Sonic game. So far, it’s published a7-minute open-world video, and another video focusedon combat....

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced February 2023’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalog and Classics Catalog titles. Confirming an earlier leak, this month’s additions (which are listed in full below) includeHorizon Forbidden West, The Quarry,Resident Evil7: Biohazard,Outriders,Scarlet Nexus,Borderlands 3,Tekken 7and The Forgotten City. PlayStation Plus Premium also offers a selection of PS1,PS2andPSPgames to download, andPS3games via cloud streaming. February’s additions to the Classics Catalog are The Legend of Dragoon (PS1), Wild Arms 2 (PS1) andHarvest Moon: Back to Nature (PS1)....

The latest trailer for Final Fantasy 16 has now been released. The four and a half minute video sheds more light on the game’s plot and backstory. The trailer, which is age-restricted, can be viewed here: “Who shall claim their fading light?” reads the video’s description. “From a single spark, will the land ignite. “A new shadow rises to fall upon the Dominants, painting their destinies black as night....

There are so many games being released these days, it’s hard to keep up with all of them. Even for a site like VGC, there aren’t enough hours in the day to cover absolutely every new game that comes out, and certainly not enough time to play and review everything. That’s why we’ve launched our new First Play series, which is designed to shed light on new and upcoming games that may be hovering underneath the radar but are no less worthy of your attention....

Game development engine GameMaker is now free for non-commercial use, with a one-time fee replacing the subscription model for commercial use. Since August 2021, Scotland based-developer YoYo Games’ game engine has been free to use, but developers wishing to export or publish their game had to pay a subscription fee of $9.99 a month for non-console platforms, or $79.99 a month for all platforms including consoles. Now, as announced in a new post onthe software’s blog, the payment model has been changed to make it cheaper for commercial developers, and entirely free for non-commercial ones....