The lead combat designer of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has been using God of War to explain what makes a great boss fight. In a series of tweets, Jason de Heras – design director Respawn’s Star Wars games and former senior combat designer on God of War 3 – …
Read More »Take-Two CEO says Rockstar will continue to focus on both single-player and multiplayer experiences
Take-Two, the parent company of Rockstar and 2K Games, has announced that it will continue to invest in single-player games. While the companies above might be best known for its multiplayer and live-service games like GTA Online and Red Dead Online, the studio has made a commitment to focus on …
Read More »The Last of Us 2’s Abby face model cosplays as the character and nails it
We’ve seen a lot of cosplays from The Last of Us 2 but this Abby cosplay may just be the best one yet. Jocelyn Mettler, who was the face model for Abby in Naughty Dog’s wildly successful 2020 hit, decided to cosplay the character last Halloween and one of the …
Read More »People are buying Pokemon McDonalds Happy Meals in bulk, because of course they are
The McDonald’s Pokemon card promotion is being hijacked by collectors, with scalpers selling the boxes at massive markups. As we previously reported, the Pokemon McDonald’s Happy Meal promotion was only a rumor a little over a week ago, and now it’s become a full-fledged race to collect ’em all, with …
Read More »Take-Two CEO says interest in GTA remasters is “encouraging”
Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of GTA 5 publisher Take-Two Interactive, says that interest in potential remasters for the series is “encouraging.” During last night’s earnings call (transcribed via The Motley Fool (opens in new tab)) in which Take-Two discussed GTA 5’s ongoing sales success, analyst Eric Handler suggested to Zelnick …
Read More »Ubisoft is considering making Rainbow Six Quarantines title less upsettingly relevant
Ubisoft seems to be reading the room with regards to launching a game called Rainbow Six Quarantine in 2021, the second year of the coronavirus pandemic. In the “Before Times,” you probably wouldn’t have questioned Ubisoft’s judgment for adding the ‘Q-word’ to the title of its latest Rainbow Six game …
Read More »Assassins Creed Valhalla breaks launch records as Ubisoft praises “transition to the RPG model”
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and its two ancestors are breaking Ubisoft records for player engagement, and it looks like RPG integration is here to stay for the future of the franchise. Ubisoft hosted a conference call with investors and analysts today, where the company offered some deeper insights into its performance …
Read More »GoldenEye Xbox 360 remaster was nearly complete, according to former devs
The canceled GoldenEye remaster for the Xbox 360 was painfully close to completion, two former developers on the project have revealed. Speaking to Ars Technica (opens in new tab), artist Ross Bury and programmer Mark Edmonds reveal that the cancelation notice of the GoldenEye remaster for the Xbox 360 came …
Read More »Call of Duty: Warzone player shares an overly dramatic Death Comm message
A Call of Duty: Warzone streamer was treated to an incredibly dramatic death comm message in a recent game. Reddit user TrikPikYT (opens in new tab) shared a brief clip from a Warzone lobby before the game begins. During this time, people are free to mess around shooting each other …
Read More »New Final Fantasy 7 Remake info is coming this weekend
New information about Final Fantasy 7 Remake will be revealed this weekend, according to the game’s co-director. Just yesterday on February 7, Square Enix released the video just below of Final Fantasy 7 Remake co-director Motomu Toriyama (as translated by the ever-reliable @aitaikimochi (opens in new tab)). In the video, …
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