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The upcoming RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 may not release on Xbox until 2024, it’s been suggested. Writing on Twitter,Larian‘s director of publishing Michael Douse seemed to imply that the issues relating to launching the game onMicrosoft‘s platform may not be resolved until next year. “We have quite a few engineers working very hard to do what no other RPG of this scale has achieved: seamless drop-in, drop-out co-op on Series S,” Douse wrote....

A fan project aimed at decompiling Banjo-Kazooie’s game code is now 80% complete, people behind the efforts have claimed. The latest in a series ofN64decompilation projects, one of which lead to an unofficialPC port of Nintendo 64 classic The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time,the team behind theBanjo-Kazooieproject now say that their efforts are almostcomplete. Officially, Banjo-Kazooie is playable onPCviaXbox‘s cloud streaming. However, a native PC port could allow for high resolutions and modding fornew graphicsand modern effectssuch as ray-tracing....

The studio behind action platformer Berserk Boy has signed up to Outersloth for its next game Berserk B.I.T.S. Outersloth, the indie publishing fund set up byAmong UsdeveloperInnersloth, will fund the remining development of the game, which is now set for a 2025 release. BerserkBoy Gamesnow says the game is being supported “as a split between Outersloth, Casey Yano from Mega Crit (Slay the Spire) and a mystery friend”. Released earlier this year,Berserk Boyis a 2D action platformer inspired by the Mega Man games....

Bloober Team has said it’s aware of the mixed reputation of some of its previous titles and that the company is done making “shitty” games. Speaking toGameSpotin the wake of its newly announced horror titleCronos: The New Dawn, the team behind the recently releasedSilent Hill 2remake said that it’s looking to shake its previous reputation and emulate the critical and commercial success of Silent Hill 2 “We want to find our niche, and we think we found our niche, so now we just–let’s evolve with it,” said co-director Jacek Zieba....

The development teams working on Sony’s two most recently cancelled live service games weren’t aware of the news in advance, it’s claimed. Latest update20th Jan 2025 / 7:35 pm Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier has now questioned the below story, stating onBlueSkythat the account is “not true” and that “people across the org were informed before my article went out last week”. Last week it was reported byBloomberg’sJason Schreier, and subsequently confirmed by a spokesperson, thatSony had cancelled live service gamesin development atBend StudioandBluepoint Games....

Two attorneys previously leading a high-profile lawsuit against Activision Blizzard are no longer on the case following accusations of meddling by California governor Gavin Newsom. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH)sued Activision Blizzard in July 2021over its failure to handle sexual harassment and discrimination against female employees. According to a newBloomberg report, the state agency’s chief counsel Janette Wipper was fired by the governor and her assistant Melanie Proctor has now resigned in protest....

Controller support for Call of Duty: Mobile has been removed via an update and is no longer supported, according to Activision’s customer support team. Prior to the title’s official launch on Tuesday,Call of Duty Mobile controller support was included in the iOS and Android game’s settings, leading many to believe it would be available upon release. However, according to a post on theActivisionSupport Twitter account, the feature was disabled during an update coinciding with the game’s launch window....

Capcom has said it’s working on “re-activating dormant IPs” following the announcements of Onimusha and Okami sequels this week. On Thursday the Japanese development giant announced that it is developing anew entry in the Onimusha franchise, the first in several years. The game, which is set to release in 2026, will be a new entry in one of the manyCapcomfranchises that fans have requested new games from for some time....

A developer at Concord studio Firewalk has responded to the mixed reaction to the game’s first trailer. Speaking at a preview event for the game last week,Concord‘s director of IP Kim Kreines spoke for the first time about the game’s reveal trailer which debuted last month. “Yeah, that trailer,” reflected Kreines. “That moment is such a tiny slice of everything that we’ve been working on for years and years. We’re excited for the game and for the IP, and for the game to be in people’s hands....

The co-director of Deathloop has been appointed as Arkane Lyon’s new studio head. Dinga Bakabatook on the role of studio director at the company in October, following the departure of former head Romuald Capron. Bakaba has also retained his position asArkaneLyon’s co-creative director, a role he shares withDeathloopco-director and studio art director Sebastien Mitton. Arkane Lyon’s new studio head joined the developer in November 2010. He’s credited as a designer and producer on Dishonored and it’s DLCs, as lead designer on Dishonored 2 and Death of the Outsider, and as game director onWolfenstein: Youngblood....

Destiny 2’s newest season, the Season of the Haunted has been detailed in a new trailer released by Bungie. The season, which will run from May 24 until August 23 includes a new battle pass, which is priced at $ 9.99 / £9.99 and will provide 100 levels of new cosmetics, weapons and engrams. A smaller pool of rewards is available to players who don’t purchase the season pass, however, they won’t be able to access the new seasonal story missions....

Bungie communications manager David Dague wants to extinguish suggestions that former Destiny publisher Activision had a creative stranglehold over the studio. Bungieannounced in January that it was ending its eight-year partnership withActivisionand acquiring the publishing rights forDestiny, giving it full control over the future of the MMO shooter series. And in June the studioannounced the “next chapter” for the franchise, including its recently launched cross save feature, which enables players to take the Guardians they’ve created on one platform and play with them on other formats, and the upcoming adoption of a free-to-play model supported by paid expansions....

Destruction AllStars studio Lucid Games has announced that it’s working with Rare as a support studio on Sea of Thieves. The independent Liverpool-based developer confirmed it had teamed up withXbox’sRarein an update on its website and social media channles. “It’s been incredible supporting them on their thrilling pirate adventure & we can’t wait to see where this legendary voyage will take us,” it said. Lucid Gameswas formed in 2011 by senior management and ex-staff from Bizarre Creations after parent companyActivisionclosed the Project Gotham Racing, Geometry Wars and Blur studio....