Author: Emil John

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Remedy Entertainment is now in a better negotiating position with publishers after the success of Control and Alan Wake 2. In a new post on its official website, Remedy Entertainment revealed that it is currently in a better negotiating position than before with potential publishers, as Control is an established brand and Alan Wake 2 has been successful. The studio and 505 Games have come to an agreement after which all publishing, distribution, marketing and other rights to Control, codename Condor, Control 2, and all future Control products will revert to Remedy. As per Remedy Entertainment, the Control franchise is…

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Rockstar Games is entering the final stages of development for its upcoming open world action adventure game, GTA VI. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier has reported that Rockstar Games has asked employees to work in-office five days a week starting from April, 2024, as the developer will enter the final stages of development on GTA VI. According to Schreier, in an email sent out on Wednesday, Rockstar Games’ Head of Publishing Jenn Kolbe informed the GTA VI development team of this decision.  She mentioned that the decision was made for productivity and security reasons, likely in an effort to avoid the previous…

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Square Enix would like to know what sort of a remake of its 1995 role-playing game, Chrono Trigger, fans wish to see. Speaking during the My Perfect Console podcast with host Simon Parkin (via), Chrono Trigger director Yoshinori Kitase asked the host and fans what the best way would be for the development team to approach a Chrono Trigger remake for the gaming audiences of today. Kitase described three different routes for a potential Chrono Trigger remake: a port, a graphical remaster or a remake of the scope of Final Fantasy VII Remake. Parkin shared his view on the matter,…

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Playdead, the developer behind puzzle-platformers Limbo and Inside, has shared new artwork and teased its next project. The official Twitter/X account for Playdead has invited potential new recruits to meet its development team at the forthcoming GDC 2024. Those who are interested may sign up for a face-to-face or virtual meeting meeting with the developers by following the link here. The Limbo and Inside developer is specifically hiring for its next project, which has been described on its official site as a 3D, open world, sci-fi adventure set in a remote corner of the universe. The game is being developed…

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The release date for update 1.6 of ConcernedApe’s farm life sim game, Stardew Valley, has been announced, and the game’s lifetime sales figures have also been revealed. On the occasion of the 8th anniversary of Stardew Valley, creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone took to Twitter/X to announce a release date for the arrival of update 1.6 on PC. The PC update is set to be released on March 19, 2024, with console and mobile versions to follow as early as possible. Barone further stated that, with update 1.6 on the horizon, a worldwide concert tour underway, an official cookbook coming soon,…

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A screenshot and concept art from an unannounced mobile version of Capcom’s Resident Evil 2 remake have emerged, suggesting that it may be set for release in the near future. In addition to the leaked screenshot and concept art, the LinkedIn profile of Yeo Yee Heng, Senior Concept Artist at NetEase, confirms that a mobile version of the Resident Evil 2 remake is indeed in development, and likely set for release in the near future. Resident Evil 2 Mobile Version Leaked Screenshot & Concept Art The leaked screenshot and concept art from the in-development mobile version of Resident Evil 2…

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Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu will no longer compose the original soundtrack for an entire game, based on the latest information. Speaking during an interview, well-known Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu shared that he will no longer compose the original soundtrack for an entire game. He said that he would rather use this time to work on other projects that he is fond of. This essentially means that role-playing game Fantasian, which was released on Apple devices two years ago in 2021, is his final full game project. Fans need not be disappointed, however, as Uematsu will still compose music…

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Microsoft and Bethesda Game Studios’ next entry in The Elder Scrolls series, The Elder Scrolls VI, may arrive day one on PlayStation. Speaking during the latest episode of the XboxEra podcast, colteastwood brought up that Microsoft Gaming CEO had mentioned during the Activision Blizzard King acquisition court case proceedings that The Elder Scrolls VI would be exclusive to Xbox within the console space. The Verge’s Tom Warren commented on this by stating that he doesn’t believe The Elder Scrolls VI will be console exclusive to Xbox, suggesting that it will also arrive on PlayStation. Warren further stated that the thing…

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Sony Interactive Entertainment and Arrowhead Game Studios’ third-person shooter, Helldivers 2, has set an unprecedented sales record in Europe. According to the head of Gameindustry.biz, Christopher Dring, Helldivers 2 was comfortably the best selling game of last week across Europe, reaching almost 2.5 times the sales of Skull and Bones, the game at second place. Dring further mentioned that Mario vs Donkey Kong took fourth place, even without the inclusion of sales of the digital version. As for Helldivers 2, he said that the online third-person shooter sold slightly better on PC than on Ps5. He added that the remarkable…

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New details on the rumored movie based on Sony Interactive Entertainment and FromSoftware’s action role-playing game, Bloodborne, have been revealed. Back in November, 2023, a tier-2 approved source on the MarvelStudiosSpoilers sub-reddit known as DanielRPK had claimed that Sony Pictures is working on a movie based on Bloodborne. They had provided a few details regarding the production crew, such as the names of the producer and writer. Recently, the same individual has shared some additional updates regarding the Bloodborne movie on their patreon. According to him, Sony Pictures is interested in having Adam Wingard (Godzilla vs Kong) direct the film.…

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