Former Ubisoft designer Michel Ancel has said the way his game Wild was handled was “a real scandal”. Wild was a survival game which was announced in 2014. It was set to be aPS4exclusive, to be published bySony Interactive Entertainmentand developed by Ancel’s newly formed indie developer Wild Sheep Studio. However, followingAncel’s departure from the games industryin 2020, the future of Wild remained unclear, with journalist Jeff Grubb claiming the following year thatit had been cancelled....

Even if Hades wasn’t a fantastic game, Supergiant would still be the developer of the year. If anything, the fact that for many people it’s their game of the year should be proof that you can produce excellence without sacrificing the health of your staff. The video game development cycle lacks transparency. Outside of very carefully orchestrated marketing campaigns, and frequent leaks, peaks behind the curtain are rare. VGC’s 2020 Awards Person of the Year:Phil SpencerInnovation of the Year:DualSensePlatform of the Year:PlayStation 4Developer of the Year:SupergiantGame of the Year:Revealed Dec 29...

Ubisoft has confirmed that Watch Dogs Legion’s online mode will launch on June 17, 2025. VGC recently had the chance to play the multiplayer mode and you’re able to watch 15 minutes of edited footage via the video on this page. The online mode includes free-roam open-world co-op for up to four players, new co-op missions for two to four players, four-player co-op Tactical Ops missions, and Spiderbot Arena, a free-for-all deathmatch mode for four to eight players....

Watch Dogs and The Stanley Parable are now free to download from the Epic Games Store. Normally priced at £25.99 and £9.99 respectively, they’ll befree to downloaduntil 11am ET / 8am PT / 3pm GMT on March 26, when they’ll be replaced by Figment and Tormentor x Punisher. Released in 2014 and boasting aPCMetascore of 77 based on 18 reviews,Watch Dogsis the first entry inUbisoft Montreal’s third-person action adventure series....

The first of five DLC packs for WWE 2K25 is available today. The New Wave Pack contains four playable superstars, all of whom joined the WWE roster in recent history. The pack includes Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin of the tag team Motor CityMachine Guns, as well as NXT stars Stephanie Vaquer and Guilia. It also includes MyFaction cards for each of the new wrestlers, as well as 40 new moves and taunts to use in the game’s creation suites....

WWE Superstar ‘The Miz’ has reiterated his desire to play Johnny Cage in the next Mortal Kombat movie. In an interview with Ryan Satin onOut of Character(as spotted byComicbook.com), the Miz – real name Mike Mizanin – said he’d been training for the role ever since he was aware that there had been widespread support for his casting on social media. Discussing his current projects, Miz said: “We have about three shows in development that could make it hopefully to television, hell – I want to play Johnny Cage inMortal Kombat, baby....

Microsoft has announced plans to launch an Xbox Mastercard in the United States. Issued by Barclays, the no annual fee credit card will be available beginning on Aug 04, 2025, forXboxInsiders, and next year for all Xbox players. “The Xbox Mastercard allows cardmembers to earn card points with everyday purchases and redeem those points on games and add-ons at xbox.com,”saidDave McCarthy, corporate vice president of Xbox player services. Cardholders will earn 5X points on qualifying purchases within theMicrosoftStore, and 3X points across eligible dining delivery services including Grubhub and DoorDash, and streaming services likeNetflixand Disney+....

Xbox Series X and S have reportedly sold 2 million units in the UK. Chart company GfK has revealed (viaGamesIndustry.biz) thatMicrosoft‘s current-gen consoles took 128 weeks to hit the milestone. GfK says this is actually faster than theNintendo Switch, which sold relatively slowly out of the gates and took 140 weeks to reach 2 million UK sales. It does also note, however, that theXbox Series Xand S are far from the fastest home consoles to reach that point – seven others have reached it faster....

A number of retailers have applied huge discounts to the Xbox Series X console for Black Friday in the UK. The biggest discounts at the time of writing are atAmazon, Smyths and GAME, who areselling the Xbox Series X for £359, a saving of £120 over its usual £480 retail price. Amazon is also selling a bundle which includes theForza Horizon 5 Premium Edition for £369, and a bundleincluding Diablo 4 for £389....

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will seemingly have gameplay that can alter the game world. As reported by Japanese Twitter userGenki_JPN, Zelda producerEiji Aonumawas at the Famitsu Game Awards and accepted the award for Most Anticipated Game for Tears of the Kingdom. In a series of tweets that have now been deleted (but were covered byNintendo Life), Genki_JPN quotes Aonuma as saying: “In the sequel, Tears of the Kingdom, furthermore, the player’s free imagination will be filled with new gameplay that will bring about changes to the game world....

A new Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty demo has been released. The demo, which is available onXbox Series X/S,Xbox One,PS5,PS4andPC, will be available until March 27. It features two early stages of the game, Chapter 1: Village of Calamity and Chapter 2: Two Chivalrous Heroes. Save data from the demo will transfer to the final gamewhen it’s released in March, and those who complete it will obtain the ‘Crouching Dragon Helmet’ DLC for the full game....

A development team made up of racing game veterans is working on a 60-player battle royale karting game. Stampede: Racing Royale is a free-to-play racing game coming toPCviaSteamEarly Access later this year, with console versions planned for the future. Developed by Sumo Leamington, the game will start with 60 players, who will take part in three-round eliminator events, “culminating in a high-stakes finale to crown the winner”. It will consist of Stampede Races (which are standard karting races) and Stampede Battles (where players battle in power-up filled arenas)....

Amazon Games’ New World is attracting significant interest, with the MMO’s closed beta topping 200,000 concurrent players on Steam over the weekend. According toSteamDB, the game hit a peak of 200,856 concurrent players on July 25, making it the sixth most popular title onValve’s platform on Sunday. The beta, which runs until August 2, has attracted at least 148,000 concurrent players onSteamevery day since its July 20 launch. Players can stillregisterto participate in the beta, which is also available to customers who pre-order the game....