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'That Was the Biggest F*** You Moment I Had in My Career' — Jeff Kaplan, Former Boss of the Overwatch Team, Finally Reveals Why He Left Blizzard
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (231+ words) Jeff Kaplan, the former boss of the Overwatch team, has finally revealed why he left Blizzard after nearly 20 years with the company, pinning the blame on extreme financial pressures on the game to deliver for Activision Blizzard. Commitments made for…...
Cyberpunk TCG Is Raising So Much Money So Fast on Kickstarter Its Designer Can't Keep Up With the Stretch Goals
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (556+ words) Cyberpunk 2077 kicks you into its beautiful and dazzlingly dense cityscape with few restrictions. It offers a staggering amount of choice in how to build your character, approach quests, and confront enemies, and your decisions can have a tangible and natural-feeling…...
Ubisoft Laying Off 100+ Staff and Ending Game Development at Ghost Recon Studio Red Storm Entertainment
16+ hour, 28+ min ago (371+ words) Ubisoft has announced yet more layoffs as part of its ongoing cost cutting program, with 105 staff now set to depart veteran Tom Clancy game studio Red Storm Entertainment. Founded in 1996, the North Carolina-based team previously worked on numerous Ghost Recon…...
Valve Forces Us to Ditch Almost 30 Years of Muscle Memory With This One Huge Change to Counter-Strike 2
13+ hour, 8+ min ago (319+ words) Valve is changing how we reload and manage ammo reserves in Counter-Strike 2. Like plenty of other shooters, Counter-Strike games typically let us reload weapons without penalty. Now, however, Valve is bringing "higher stakes" to how and when you reload in…...
'Half the Fans Would Want to Hang Me' — Leon's Resident Evil Requiem Voice Actor Won't Pick a Side Between Ada or Claire
2+ week, 1+ day ago (419+ words) Resident Evil Requiem voice actor Nick Apostolides has said that "half the fans would want to hang me" if he picked a side between Leon S. Kennedy's main love interests. Warning! Spoilers for Resident Evil Requiem follow: The question, asked by…...
'What's the Connection There?' — Super Mario Galaxy Movie Star Anya Taylor-Joy Goes Viral After Being Asked to Compare Joni Mitchell and Princess Peach
15+ hour, 18+ min ago (322+ words) An interview with Anya Taylor-Joy has gone viral, after the Super Mario Galaxy Movie actress was awkwardly asked to describe a connection between her Mushroom Kingdom character Princess Peach and the legendary muscian Joni Mitchell. Taylor-Joy was asked the question…...
The Legend of Zelda Movie [Live-Action]
2+ week, 1+ day ago (54+ words) The Legend of Zelda Movie [Live-Action]IGN The Legend of Zelda Movie [Live-Action] A live-action movie based on Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda franchise. In production with Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto and Arad Productions Inc.'s Avi Arad. Wes Ball is…...
'We Thought It Would Be Fun': Nintendo Has a Whole FAQ on Why It's Selling Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Separately for $20 Each
3+ week, 6+ day ago (320+ words) Nintendo has released a lengthy Q&A article discussing its upcoming Switch re-releases of Pok'mon FireRed and LeafGreen, and addressed its decision to launch them separately " rather than as part of the Nintendo Switch Online service, like numerous other Game…...
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Remakes Add a Swear Filter, Limiting Your Ability to Name Your Rival Something Rude
2+ week, 3+ day ago (301+ words) Everyone loves naming your Pok'mon rival something rude, and seeing the game then continually refer to them as "ass" " or worse. Now, however, the series' new FireRed and LeafGreen re-releases have limited this trend by implementing a swear filter. Pok'mon…...
'Faking Would Be a Terrible Idea and Wouldn't Work' — New Microsoft Gaming Boss Asha Sharma Says Don't Read Too Much Into Her Xbox Play History
3+ week, 2+ day ago (510+ words) Microsoft's new gaming boss Asha Sharma has responded to further scrutiny of her Xbox play history, and explained that her account had been shared among others at home. Responding on social media to IGN's own Ryan McCaffrey, Sharma said she…...