The latest episode of VGC: A Video Game Podcast is now available on all major audio platforms. This week, VGC’s Jordan Middler and Chris Scullion open the show with the week’s headlines including the troubles facing The Last of Us Multiplayer project, before VGC’s Andy Robinson sits down withGeoff Keighleyto chat all thingsSummer Game Fest. We also have a chat aboutDiablo 4,Street Fighter 6, andImmortals of Aveum. VGC: A Video Games Podcast episodes are available weekly, hosted by VGC’s Jordan Middler, Chris Scullion and Andy Robinson, and broadcaster Pete Donaldson, featuring regular special guests from across the games industry....

There must come a point when making a Soulsborne that a development team has to look at each other and say “I think we’ve referenced one specific game a little bit too much.” In the case of Lies of P, this conversation perhaps happened too late into development. We’ve played two chapters of the Soulsborne in a new demo, which has just been released duringSummer Game Fest. While it does contain a few smart additions to the genre, we’re not entirely convinced by how it feels to stalk around the Belle Époque world hunting for puppets....

Latest update3rd Nov 2024 / 11:00 am Project Mugetsu is due back this month with a big new update. There’s a new code to ease the wait. Project Mugetsu codesgive rerolls, resets, and all the orbs you‘ll need to tweak your character and power them up to new heights. Project Mugetsu, abbreviated simply to PM, is a popular Bleach-inspiredRobloxgame that’s back to pulling big numbers after a rework.New codes for PMdrop in three different places right now: including the PM Discord server, and the Twitter pages of its developers....

Razer has paused sales for several of its products as fears around tariffs shake the tech industry. As the impact of US President Donald Trump’s trade war is felt across the technology space, Razer is the latest company to make a move, seemingly in response to the economic uncertainty. While tariffs haven’t officially been cited as the reason, several Razer products have suddenly been made unavailable for pre-order. In a statement toThe Verge, Razer’s public relations manager, Andy Johnston, said, “We do not have a comment at this stage regarding tariffs....

German researchers claim to have found an effective short-term treatment for video game and internet addiction. In May 2019, the World Health Organisation officiallyrecognised ‘gaming disorder’ as an international disease. WHO defines gaming disorder as “a pattern of gaming behaviour characterized by impaired control over gaming,” that results in “significant impairment” to personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important areas. The new research study used cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) instead of psychiatric drugs and resulted in a 70 percent remission rate among patients addicted to internet and video game use, according to researchers....

Capcom’s Resident Evil 4 remake is enjoying the series’ largest Steam launch ever by some margin. The game was released today forPS4,PS5,Xbox Series X/SandPCviaSteam. At the time of publishing, the game is being played by 126,717 concurrent players on Steam, according to the independent trackerSteamDB. For comparison,Resident Evil Villageattracted a peak of 106,631 concurrent players on its launch day.Resident Evil 2remake had a peak of 74,226 concurrent players, andResident Evil 3remake peaked at 60,293....

Making more Monster Hunter Rise should be pretty straightforward. In fact, there will be many people, including us, that would have been quite happy for Capcom just to litter the world with a few more monsters, some harder contracts and new gear. But Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is much more than that. The expansion takes place in a new land across the sea after the events of the main game and brings with it new locals, a new central area, and a whole host of new characters to interact with....

This review was conducted on theROG Zephyrus M16 (2023) GU604 There are few games as overwhelming as this. Starfield feels like that moment when you first emerge from Vault 101 in Fallout 3, gawping at its scale, expanded across an entire game. The sense of wonder, adventure, and possibility is an intoxicating trick that never wore off during our 100+ hours with the game. The result is what’s easilyBethesda’s most accomplished title....

RPG developer Artisan Studios is opening a new studio in Saudi Arabia, and promises to create the first AAA games in the area. The company has entered into an agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment to open what it calls “the largest foreign-owned game development studio in the Kingdom”. The new studio will be opened in new offices in Riyadh, and will employ over 200 staff including “the best talent in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region”....

Sega has shown a first look at the in-game combat in its upcoming Virtua Fighter game. While a short clip of the game was shared back in January, it included a disclaimer that it was “pre-development engine footage” and “not actual gameplay”. Now,Segaand developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have posted a minute-long video which it describes as its “first official look at gameplay”. The video, which has no music, takes place in a training stage and has series veterans Akira and Sarah Bryant fighting with each other, with no HUD visible....

The controversial war game Six Days in Fallujah was reportedly in development at Sony’s Santa Monica studio at one point during its lengthy development. This was mentioned by game designer David Jaffe, who directed the first twoGod of Wargames atSony Santa Monica. In the most recent episode ofJaffe’s YouTube show, in which he was joined byDays Gonecreative director and writerJohn Garvin, Jaffe asked: “Did you knowSix Days in Fallujahwas actually in development at Sony Santa Monica for a while?...

A number of guest characters have been confirmed for Sonic Racing CrossWorlds. DuringSummer Game Festit was confirmed that as well as characters from the Sonic universe, the game will also include vocaloid character Hatsune Miku, Like a Dragon’s Ichiban Kasuga and Joker from the Persona series as playable characters. Sonic Team headTakashi Iizukaalso took to the stage at Summer Game Fest to confirm that Steve fromMinecraftwill be a playable character, and that a Minecraft track will feature in the game....

When the Sonic the Hedgehog movie was first teased in April 2019, the internet recoiled in collective horror. Reborn as an unholy, humanoid CG abomination, Sonic’s gangly legs, un-conjoined eyes and terrifyingly lifelike teeth felt less like dream fulfilment and more like a waking nightmare. Yet as gamers braced themselves for yet another Hollywood humiliation, against all odds, the blue blur bounced back. Thanks to a hasty redesign,Sega’s sassy speedster returned to cinemas triumphant, raking ina cool 306 million USD box officeand spawninga successful 2022 sequel....