Category: All News
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Game Informer Closes Doors After 33 Years of Operation
Game Informer, the longest-running video games magazine in the United States, is closing after 33 years. The announcement mentioned the evolution of gaming from pixelated adventures to immersive virtual realms, stating that despite the end of the print run, the passion for gaming shared with their loyal readers would continue. The statement ended with gratitude…
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Significant Changes are Coming to Diablo 4 Bosses in Season 5
According to Blizzard in a recent livestream, Diablo 4 Season 5, launching August 6, will bring significant changes to world bosses and endgame Pit dungeon bosses. World bosses will now feature a “resilience” mechanic designed to normalize damage, forcing players to face the bosses and their attacks directly instead of easily eliminating them. Endgame Pit…
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Site ROMhacking.net is Shutting Down
ROMhacking.net, a popular hub for fan-made ROM translations, hacks, patches, and tools, is shutting down, according to the site administrator, Nightcrawler. Launched in 2004 as a successor to another fallen site, The Repository (ROMhacking.com), ROMhacking.net will continue to allow access to existing tools, patches, and documentation for homebrew games, fan translations, and hacks. Forum discussions…
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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team to be Added to Nintendo Switch Online’s Game Boy Advance on August 9
Nintendo is set to add Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team to Game Boy Advance – Nintendo Switch Online on August 9. In the game, you are unexpectedly thrust into a world where you become a Pokemon, capable of communicating with other Pokemon species. You and a partner Pokemon you select embark on various rescue…
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The New Devil Blade Reboot Shoot-‘Em-Up Game is Similar to an Alternate-History Import from Sega Saturn
Devil Blade Reboot is a unique, obscure gem in the world of gaming. Appearing like it could have been a Japan-only release for the Sega Saturn in the mid-’90s, this overhead-scrolling shoot-’em-up game feels like a relic from the 32-bit era of PlayStation and Saturn. The game, created by artist Shigatake, is an enhanced remake…
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Bungie is terminating 220 jobs while deepening its integration with Sony
Bungie, the Destiny 2 developer, has revealed plans to lay off 220 staff members from July 31, 2024, citing the rising cost of development, industry shifts, and economic conditions as primary reasons. Although this decision was difficult to make, the company asserts it was necessary in order to focus on developing Destiny and Marathon. In…
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The Halloween Release Date Confirmed for Campy Suda 51 and Shinji Mikami’s Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered
In a seemingly orchestrated attempt to get me to mention the term “boner” twice in the same day, campy horror shooter game Shadows Of The Damned: Hella Remastered is set to launch this Halloween, 31st October 2024. This revamped version of the 2011 console game, announced earlier in the year, essentially consists of the original…
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Demo for Visions of Mana now accessible
Square Enix and Ouka Studios have unveiled a demo for their action RPG Visions of Mana on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store. The demo provides a preview of the game’s story, battles, and exploration, though certain content may vary in the final release. As a bonus, players…
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Over 500 Developers at Blizzard Vote to Create Microsoft’s Largest Comprehensive Union for World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft developers have become the second-largest union at Microsoft, with over 500 employees joining efforts. Following a similar move by 241 Bethesda Games Studios staffers, this new union – known as the World of Warcraft GameMakers Guild – includes members from every department, from designers to producers, spanning across offices in California and…
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Summer Update for Stellar Blade Provides New Outfits for Eve
Sony has announced the introduction of a new Stellar Blade Summer Update set to roll out on July 25, 2024, via an official PlayStation social media post. This update adds new outfits, as well as a new location – the Great Desert Oasis. The announcement includes a screenshot of a character, Eve, fishing at this…
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Video Game Actors Plan to Strike
Following one and a half years of discussions, the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has initiated a strike for all video game-related work under the union’s Interactive Media Agreement. Starting on July 26th, the strike affects all SAG-AFTRA and involves major companies such as Activision Blizzard, EA, Insomniac…