The creative director of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (opens in new tab) is stepping down from the project. Ashraf Ismail cited a need to “properly deal with personal issues” in the announcement on his personal Twitter account. He added that he does not wish the efforts of other developers to be …

The struggle to populate your Animal Crossing: New Horizons (opens in new tab) with great villagers like Raymond is real.  That struggle has naturally created a black market whereby players can spend IRL money for amiibo cards (at the time of writing, there’s not even an amiibo card for Raymond). …

A million dollar demo for an unmade Lord of the Rings game offers an impressive look at what could have been. Jon Burton, the retired founder of Lego game studio Tt Games, shared footage of the demo and the story behind it on his YouTube channel (opens in new tab). …