Activision opens Polish studio to develop "narrative-based and genre-defining AAA franchise" (www.eurogamer.net)
Activision has announced a new game development studio opened in Poland named Elsewhere Entertainment....
XDefiant: Launch Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Asus: Enhancing Our RMA Communication Processes in US and Canada (www.asus.com)
Context: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pMrssIrKcY (Asus made it a pain to get repairs under warranty)
Ubisoft Cancels The Division: Heartland To Focus On Other Major Titles (www.purexbox.com)
“We have made the tough call to halt development”....
Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert's next game is 'classic Zelda meets Diablo meets Thimbleweed Park' (www.pcgamer.com)
Fallout 4 mods are broken again following update (www.eurogamer.net)
Minecraft on sale for 50% deluxe edition and standard edition. (www.minecraft.net)
Black 4 blood removes 3rd-Party DRM Denuvo Anti-tamper (steamdb.info)
Stellaris gets a DLC about AI that features AI-created voices, director insists it's 'ethical' and 'we're pretty good at exploring dystopian sci-fi and don't want to end up there ourselves' (www.pcgamer.com)
Japan-Set Assassin's Creed Shadows Is Around the Same Size as Assassin's Creed Origins (www.ign.com)
UK government responds to Stop Killing Games campaign, There is "no requirement in UK law" preventing publishers from rendering older games unplayable (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Ubisoft headcount declined by 1,700 on the path to its highest net bookings ever (www.gamedeveloper.com)
Saints Row’s reboot was likely the lowest selling in franchise history (www.videogameschronicle.com)
PPSSPP is approved for the App Store (www.ppsspp.org)
PlayStation's Focus Has Shifted From Game Sales to Actual Play Time, Sony Says (www.playstationlifestyle.net)
The Switch is the most successful platform for the Main Pokemon Series with over 96m units shipped so far. Surpassing the GB and GBA total of 75.81m units. (twitter.com)
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Microsoft announces the Proteus Controller, a gamepad for Xbox gamers with disabilities (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/12679202...
Exclusive: First Look At The Handheld N64 That Plays Actual Cartridges -- Retro Dodo (retrododo.com)
"A clever modder and YouTuber has developed a unique handheld N64 that plays actual cartridges, forgoing any sort of emulation..."
Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser’s new studio is making an open world action-adventure game (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter The Division Heartland cancelled three years after being announced (www.eurogamer.net)
RetroArch brings its free multisystem emulation to the iOS App Store (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/12676645...
I'm finally getting the hang of Sekiro
I’ve been playing this game off and on, starting over since it came out. I was a hardcore Bloodborne player, but also played a lot of elden ring and ds3. Sekiro never clicked, I thought it was slick and the action felt incredible but I just couldn’t get past the beginning. Finally I’ve broken through and am having a blast,...
NVIDIA and MediaTek to Collaborate on Next-Gen Mobile SoCs for PC Gaming Handhelds (www.indiekings.com)
