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The first details of planned Cyberpunk 2077 multiplayer modes may have been uncovered by dataminers. References to Heists and Deathmatch multiplayer modes are present in the game’s executable file,DSOGamingreports. Code related to Heists suggests players may be able to choose from various character classes in a co-op mission-based game mode. The datamine also hints that multiplayer may rely on P2P connections rather than dedicated servers but given Cyberpunk’s online component is some way off releasing, even if the information is currently accurate it may be subject to change....

The movie adaptation of 2012 Square Enix game Sleeping Dogs looks to be moving ahead, according to comments made by the film’s star. Martial Artist Donnie Yen posted on his Chinese Weibo account this weekend – translated by analystDaniel Ahmad– that he was “Excited to start his next challenge” and is preparing for the new movie. The Sleeping Dogs movie adaptation wasannounced in 2017, with production company Original Film – known for The Fast and the Furious movies – attached to the project....

Double Fine Productions wants to work on something original and “completely surprising” following the release of Psychonauts 2, CEO Tim Schafer has said. The follow-up to the studio’s debut game, 2005’s Psychonauts, will be released on August 25 for WindowsPC,Xbox One,Xbox Series X/S,PS4, macOS andLinux. Since the sequel’s announcement in 2015,Double Finehas also released Full Throttle and Day of the Tentacle remasters, and Schafer toldGamesIndustry.bizthe studio is motivated by the prospect of working on something brand new....

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has revealed that he’ll be starring in another movie based on a video game. Although he didn’t confirm the game in question, Johnson toldMen’s Journalthat it’s based on something he’s “played for years”. When asked about his connection with video games and whether he had plans to make any more game-related movies in the future, Johnson shared that he was a big fan of the Madden games before adding: “I can’t tell you which game in particular we’re doing, but there will be an announcement this year....

Hazelight and Electronic Arts’s latest co-op action game, Split Fiction, has sold nearly four million copies, they’ve announced. The sales milestone was revealed inEA’s latest financial results, in which it called theIt Takes Twofollow-up, released in March, a “hugely successful launch”. Commenting on the news,Hazelightwrote onsocial media: “4 MILLION SOLD!!!! So many of you have picked upSplit Fictionalready, it’s amazing… “Seeing the fun you have with our game and the love you show for Mio, Zoe and each other warms our hearts here at Hazelight....

Split Fiction on Nintendo Switch 2 will allow players to GameShare the game with original Nintendo Switch Consoles, Hazelight has claimed. This is despiteNintendopreviously stating original Switch users could only GameShare originalNintendo Switchgames fromNintendo Switch 2. Announced during the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, GameShare allows a player to share their copy of a game with another player who doesn’t own the game. This can be done in person via local wireless networking or via GameChat....

EA’s CEO has said the company is working on possibly the strongest content pipeline it’s ever had, including exciting plans for Battlefield 6. Speaking during an earnings call on Tuesday,Andrew Wilsonsuggested EA is currently working onEA Sportsfranchise revivals, new IP and more. BothFIFA 21 and Madden NFL 21are planned for release during EA’s second fiscal quarter, which runs from July until September, the company said. In addition, the publisher plans to announce another EA Sports title, an additional EA HD game, four EA Partners titles and two mobile soft-launches for release before April 2021....

Epic has announced that the PC versions of a handful of new indie games will be released as timed exclusives through the Epic Games store. Several of the titles showcased in the PAX West trailer above will also be coming to consoles, and toSteamafter a period ofEpicstore exclusivity. While most of the announcements are new, The Eternal Cylinder and Ooblets werepreviously announced for the Epic Games store. Koch Media‘s CEO said recently the company’s “not ruling out” releasingmore PC games exclusively through the Epic Games store, following the success ofMetro Exoduson the digital marketplace....

Epic Games reportedly paid €9.49 million ($10.41 million) for the rights to sell Control exclusively through the Epic Games store for a one-year period. The payment was revealed in a financialreportpublished by Digital Bros, the Italian parent company ofControlpublisher505 Games. “The payment fromEpicwas 100% for Control and was for the exclusivity deal,” according to Niko Partners analystDaniel Ahmad. “Unclear if there were any other strings attached to the payment, other than exclusivity....

Epic Games has revealed a new Unreal Engine 5 demo of a sample project called Valley of the Ancient. It has also released Unreal Engine 5 in early access, which developers can downloaded now from theEpic Gameslauncher. The highlight of the demo is a face off against a giant “film quality” creature called The Ancient, which commands a heavy laser attack that hero Echo must avoid. Developers can also download the Valley of the Ancient demo to play and modify it....

Sony Interactive Entertainment has begun rolling out the first of February 2023’s PlayStation Plus games. Confirmingan earlier leak,Sonyrecently announced thatFebruary’s PlayStation Plus Essential gamesare OlliOlli World (PS5/PS4), Mafia Definitive Edition (PS4), Evil Dead: The Game (PS5/PS4) andDestiny2: Beyond Light (PS5/PS4 DLC). January’s Game Catalog additionsincludedBack 4 Blood,Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, Life is Strange,Dragon Ball FighterZ, Jett: The Far Shore, and Just Cause 4 Reloaded. Further reading PlayStation Plus Premium also offers members a selection of PS1,PS2andPSPgames to download, andPS3games via cloud streaming....

Final Fantasy 16 has been banned in Saudi Arabia, its official ratings board has confirmed. In a post on the official Twitter account for its video game division on Wednesday, the General Commission for Audiovisual Media stated that the game had not been cleared for release in the country. According to the message, the game has been banned because it contains unacceptable content thatSquare Enixrefused to change. “For fans ofFinal Fantasy 16, we would like to clarify that it has not been released in the Kingdom, due to the publisher’s unwillingness to make the necessary modifications,” the tweet reads....

Final Fantasy brand manager Yoshinori Kitase has explained why he didn’t decide to leave Square Enix when his mentor and Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi did. Kitase joined the main Final Fantasy series with Final Fantasy 5, where he served as field planner, event planner and scenario writer. He then went on to direct Final Fantasy 6, 7 and 8 while Sakaguchi produced. Sakaguchi then leftSquare Enix(then just ‘Square’) in 2001, and has said in previous interviews that he feels like he passed the torch on to Kitase when he did....