Author: Emil John

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Konami and Bloober Team’s upcoming survival horror title, Silent Hill 2, has entered the final phase of development, and the game’s release date is set to be announced soon. In the consolidated annual report from Bloober Team for the year 2023, CEO Piotr Babieno stated that the studio is currently in the final stages of work on the Silent Hill 2 remake, and he expects that a release date for the game will be revealed sometime soon. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard of the Silent Hill 2 remake entering its final stages of development. Producer Motoi Okamoto also…

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The day one update for Sony Interactive Entertainment and Shift Up’s upcoming action adventure game, Stellar Blade, has added a New Game Plus mode and removed some unintended graffiti. While the official patch notes for the Stellar Blade day one update are not yet available, it mainly seems to feature the previously confirmed New Game Plus mode as well as the removal of graffiti that had some offensive text sprayed on an in-game wall. It’s possible that the update also addresses some known bugs and brings some further stability to performance. Stellar Blade With vs Without Graffiti Screenshot Comparison A…

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Nintendo denied Epic Games permission to feature Metroid series protagonist Samus Aran in Fortnite, as this would have led to her appearance on other platforms. Speaking during an interview, former Epic Games chief creative officer Donald Mustard revealed that Nintendo turned down Epic Games’ offer to bring Samus Aran to Fortnite alongside PlayStation’s Kratos and Xbox’s Master Chief, as this would have led to her appearance on other platforms. Mustard said that Nintendo got “really hung up” on its characters showing up on platforms that weren’t its own. According to him, the console maker would be thrilled to have its…

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Mod distributor Nexus Mods is facing a surge in traffic on its website due to the popularity of the Fallout TV series. Nexus Mods has shared a post regarding degradation of services across the website and corresponding applications as a result of heavy traffic caused by the popularity of the Fallout TV series. The back-end development team has deployed extra resources where possible and is monitoring the uptime and performance across the network. It mentioned that staff is available on call at all times to deal with any potential issues. The Nexus Mods back-end development team later shared an update,…

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Alan Wake and Control creator Sam Lake has teased his involvement in a project from Kojima Productions over social media. Same Lake, the creative mind behind the Alan Wake and Control series, took to TikTok to share that he was having coffee after being scanned for a video game at Kojima Productions. He didn’t mention any details regarding the project, however. For what it’s worth, Lake did seem to be enjoying his cup of coffee. As for whether this is for Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Death Stranding 2: On The Beach or Xbox Game Studios’ OD is anyone’s guess. Kojima Productions…

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A new batch of screenshots from Telltale Games’ upcoming episodic graphic adventure game, The Wolf Among Us 2, have been revealed. The Game Awards and Summer Game Fest producer and host Geoff Keighley took to Twitter/X to share brand new screenshots from The Wolf Among Us 2. He mentioned that the game is currently in production at Telltale Games. The Wolf Among Us 2 Screenshots Revealed The new batch of screenshots from Telltale Games’ The Wolf Among Us 2 can be seen below. After LCG Entertainment revived Telltale, they reacquired The Wolf Among Us among other titles, but initially didn’t…

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Players of Blizzard Entertainment’s online first person shooter, Overwatch 2, have been receiving bans over the use of inappropriate language. Twitter/X user durpee92 had recently been banned from Overwatch 2 servers, and the only response they received from Blizzard support in this regard was that the ban had been issued “in accordance with our Terms of Use and our In-game Policies.” Upon seeking further clarification from the official Blizzard Customer Support Twitter/X account, they were told that the account was suspended for inappropriate language, including use of the “F” word and the “SH” word. When asked why Overwatch 2 has…

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Hasbro, owner of Wizards of the Coast and D&D, is currently in talks with partners to work on a Baldur’s Gate 3 sequel. Speaking during an interview, Eugene Evans, senior vice president of Digital Strategy and Licensing for Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast, stated that the company is now talking to lots of partners and being approached by a lot of partners to discuss how to take the Baldur’s Gate series forward. Evans mentioned that Hasbro hopes that a sequel doesn’t take another 25 years, as it was from Baldur’s Gate 2 to 3. He explained that the company…

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Bethesda Game Studios’ Studio Design Director has shared why the release of Fallout 5 will happen many years later. On Twitter/X, Emil Pagliarulo was asked about the long wait until the release of Fallout 5 and the part of the development process that takes up a majority of the time for Bethesda Game Studios. The Studio Design Director responded by stating that it’s a complicated question. Pagliarulo said that this not specific to any of Bethesda Game Studios’ titles, and that development times can vary for a variety of reasons. On Starfield, he mentioned that the development team spent a…

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Hazelight Studios, the developer behind It Takes Two, is reportedly planning to announce its next game later this year in 2024. The It Takes Two developer took to Twitter/X to share that it will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in November, 2024. It highlighted director Josef Fares accepting a Bafta for Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons back in March 2014, and the game’s success leading up to the creation of the studio.  The Twitter/X post mentioned that Hazelight Studios has something new in the works that it will shed more light on later later this year.  As for…

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