The Finals, a high-speed free-to-play shooter that was released unexpectedly in December, initially attracted large numbers of players, but the level of player engagement has since declined. Publisher Nexon recently announced significant revenues in all areas, although these were partially mitigated by the underperformance of the live service platform, which did not meet expectations. In Nexon’s Q1 2024 earnings letter, ...

Tango Gameworks, the developer of Hi-Fi Rush, released a final update this week as a farewell gift before permanently shutting down. The update addresses a variety of insignificant glitches on the PS5 and will serve as the ultimate title update, as Xbox has made the decision to terminate the renowned Japanese developer. The Shinji Mikami-founded studio, which operates under the ...

With the start of Sony’s PS Plus Premium emulation on May 21, the famous flight combat game G-Police from Psygnosis will be available on PS5 and PS4. In a Blade Runner-inspired futuristic world, the game first came out in 1997 and puts you in charge of a VTOL. Even though it got mostly negative reviews when it came out, it’s ...

It looks like Wuthering Waves will be big soon. Asian countries are giving the new gacha a huge boost with bus liveries, subway station takeovers, and huge banners. In the west, the game just got a new name: Times Square. This must have cost developer Kuro a huge amount of money for marketing purposes. Thirty million people have signed up ...

Square Enix is reorganizing to “aggressively” pursue a multiplatform strategy because the industry is in a crisis and their big games, Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, are not selling as well as they were supposed to. This is sad news because it means more layoffs, which have already started in the US and Europe. People who work ...

Stellar Blade has finally been released, captivating players with its dynamic combat system and extensive range of cosmetic choices for the main character, Eve. Shift Up director Kim Hyeong-tae has successfully debunked a specific conspiracy surrounding the game. According to Kim, the redesigns of certain Stellar Blade outfits were always meant to be the “final result,” rather than being influenced ...

The news of Jake Solomon, a prominent figure in the world of game development, departing from Firaxis to establish his own studio, Midsummer Studios, has caught many by surprise. What’s particularly intriguing is his decision to transition from the strategy genre to the life simulation genre. Reflecting on the opportunity to create something entirely different, Soloman pondered the shortcomings of ...

As the business world reads through the latest flood of earnings reports, trying to make sense of the data and paint a clearer picture, one piece of news is sure to spark a lot of pointless arguments on social media: Sony shipped 4.5 million PS5s last quarter, just barely missing its own revised goal. That’s about five times as many ...

There has to be a huge PS Store sale every Wednesday, and this week is no different. Sony has lowered the price of another 2,000 games today. The deals will last until May 29, 2024. It’s possible to get games like Killing Floor 2 for as little as £1.24, which is 95% off. We’ve put together a list of the ...

Just like the iconic Spice Girls song suggests, two individuals come together to form a unified whole. PlayStation has made the decision to replace Jim Ryan with two new executives: Hermen Hulst, previously the managing director of Guerrilla and now the chief of PS Studios, has been appointed to head the newly named Studio Business Group unit. This unit will ...