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Mike Pondsmith is the American tabletop and video game designer behind Cyberpunk. He’s also an incredibly affable man who loves nothing more than sharing anecdotes. As first interviews of E3 go, this is right up there. Pondsmith created Cyberpunk in 1988 with a pen and paper RPG, later renamed Cyberpunk 2013. He tells VGC that seeing something he created more than 30 years ago brought to life in upcoming gameCyberpunk 2077is “amazing,” “weird” and “a little intimidating as well....

Master Detective Archives: Rain Code, the next game from the creators of Danganronpa, has been fully revealed, following a teaser trailer last year. The game will be released in spring 2023, first onNintendo Switch. APS5version has also been confirmed, but its release window hasn’t been announced. “Take on unsolved cases as Yuma, a trainee at the detective agency,” reads a press release for the game. “Thoroughly inspect each crime scene to gather clues and evidence....

Sega and DC Comics have revealed new plot information and artwork from an upcoming crossover comic series. The first issue of DC x Sonic the Hedgehog is released on March 19 and sees Sonic and his friends teaming up with the Justice League. The series will consist of five issues, with issue one featuring two variant covers. The first is a group shot featuring Sonic, the Flash, Knuckles, Superman, Tails, Wonder Woman, Shadow, Batman, Amy Rose and Cyborg in an action post....

DICE has confirmed that it plans to stop developing new content for Battlefield 2042’s Hazard Zone mode. While it will remain playable andDICEwill continue to address any critical issues that arise, future maps and content won’t be supported in Hazard Zone. Introduced to the series whenBattlefield 2042released last November,the PvP and PvE modesees four-player squads competing to locate downed satellites containing data drives before extracting the intel. The news was revealed in a new Battlefield 2042 development update video (below) featuring senior producer Ryan McArthur and creative director Lars Gustavsson....

Electronic Arts is reportedly making a single-player, open-world Black Panther game. According toGiant Bomb, the title is in the early stages of development and is “very likely” being produced at a recently establishedEAstudio headed by former Monolith Productions boss Kevin Stephens. “It is a single-player game, it is in very early development, and the game starts with Black Panther being dead,” reporter Geoff Grubb said during a podcast on Monday....

EA Sports FC 24 players who have Ada Hegerberg in Ultimate Team mode currently can’t use her because of an unusual bug. Norwgian striker Hegerberg, who plays for the Lyon women’s team, is available in Ultimate Team along with other Division 1 Féminine players. However, players have been reporting that if the L2 / LT trigger is held while Hegerberg has the ball, she’ll instantly lose possession of it and leave it behind her as she runs off....

Electronic Arts has confirmed it won’t be holding its traditional EA Play Live event in 2022. Rather than host a major product showcase event this summer, the company looks set to spread its game reveals throughout the year. AnEAspokesperson toldIGN: “We love EA Play Live as it’s our way of connecting with our players and sharing what’s new with all of you. However, this year things aren’t lining up to show you everything on one date....

A US Judge has ordered Apple to remove its restrictions around alternative payment methods, prompting Epic Games to offer dropping its longtime litigation and bring Fortnite back to iOS devices. On Wednesday, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers orderedAppleto stop forcing a 27% commission on purchases made foriOSgames and apps through web links, which developers had been using to avoid its store payment charges. She also ordered Apple to stop prompting messages dissuading users from using the web link purchases, and ordered Apple to payEpic Games‘ attorney fees over the issue....

Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas are now free for Amazon Prime members. To celebrate the launch of the show, the games are free for players to claim onAmazon‘s Luna platform for the next six months. Fallout 76isfree to downloadand keep forXboxandPCplayers with anAmazon Prime subscription. Amazon’s Fallout series launched this week. The show hasreportedly been renewed for a second season.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi has said that he wanted to avoid too much fan service in the RPG remake and to keep players guessing which elements would be changed. Speaking toEurogamer, Hamaguchi said that he felt the game’s ending, which is widely regarded as one of the most significant story moments in the RPG franchise’s history, was a “trap.” “With the original game, I was just a fan....

Rage 2’s first story expansion, Rise of the Ghosts, is available now for PS4, Xbox One and PC. Priced at $15/£12, it introduces a new story and missions, a fresh world location and enemy faction, a new weapon and a new ability. “Under the watchful eyes of Iris, the Ghosts will prove to be a formidable new foe for Ranger Walker,”Bethesdasays. “He’ll need to navigate a huge new region called the Overgrown City and put a stop to their uprising before the Ghosts can gain a foothold in the wasteland....

Here are the first The Last of Us remake images showing how the new PlayStation 5 version compares to its PlayStation 4 remaster. The long-anticipated PS5 remake of The Last of Us was finally officially confirmed on Thursday. “Experience the emotional storytelling and unforgettable characters of Joel and Ellie in The Last of Us, winner of over 200 Game of the Year awards and now rebuilt forPlayStation 5,” reads thelistingfor the product, which is priced at $69....

Game Freak will continue to make games that have nothing to do with Pokémon, one of the studio’s directors has said. Last month the studio released Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On, a remake of its cult favourite 3DS horse racing / solitaire mash-up, exclusively onApple Arcade. Speaking toAxios, Ride On’s directorMasao Tayastressed that the studio was committed to making more non-Pokémongames. “We believe that it is very important for the studio to continue making and releasing titles outside of the Pokémon series,” Taya said....