Author: Emil John

Troy Baker has confirmed that he isn’t the voice actor behind the male lead character, Jason, in Rockstar Games’ upcoming open world action game, GTA VI. Speaking on The Movie Dweeb YouTube channel, The Last of Us voice actor Troy Baker denied prior rumors that he is the voice behind the male lead, Jason, in GTA VI. He said that this whole matter has been a lesson in perception. The video host asked Baker if he had heard of the rumors regarding his voice being identical to the voice in The Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer. In response, he said…

Microsoft and Bethesda Game Studios’ action role-playing game, Starfield, was the only single-player game to rank among the ten most played titles on Xbox in the year 2023. According to a report from market researcher Newzoo on the state of the PC and console gaming market in the year 2023, Starfield was ranked among the top ten most played titles on Xbox in the year, based on average Monthly Active Users (MAU). This is quite an impressive for a single-player game, as there’s less reason for players to return to them upon completion as compared to GAAS titles. The list…

Rockstar Games has implemented stringent rules against cheating and unfair play in the new GTA and RDR Online community guidelines update. The studio has published a new set of community guidelines to help ensure a positive gaming experience for its player base. Together, with its Terms of Service, the updated guidelines outline the guiding principles for the types of behaviors and actions Rockstar Games encourages as well as those it doesn’t allow in its games. Chief among the updated guidelines for GTA and RDR Online are the rules pertaining to fair play and cheating. According to Rockstar Games, maintaining fair…

Sucker Punch Productions’ Ghost of Tsushima 2 is set to be announced soon, while Naughty Dog’s next game is not The Last of Us Part 3, based on the latest rumor. Twitter/X user Silknigth, who has correctly leaked the Horizon Forbidden West and Ghost of Tsushima PC announcements, now claims that Sony Interactive Entertainment will announce Ghost of Tsushima 2 sometime soon. Additionally, they mentioned that The Last of Us Part 3 is not Naughty Dog’s active project, as the studio is currently working on a new IP. As for the next entry in Guerrilla Games’ Horizon series, the insider…

Ubisoft Toronto has hinted at a possible reveal for the Splinter Cell remake at the forthcoming Ubisoft Forward in June, 2024. The Facebook page for Ubisoft Toronto has been updated with a new cover image and profile picture, suggesting that the Splinter Ceil remake may be revealed at the forthcoming Ubisoft Forward in June, 2024. While it may well be a coincidence, chances are the pictures were updated to promote the reveal. Not a whole lot is known about the Splinter Cell remake at this point. Though, a few years ago, on the occasion of the series’ 20th anniversary, four…

The next game from Stellar Blade developer Shift Up will be a “cross platform next-gen” action role-playing game, based on the latest information. The recruitment section on the official website of Stellar Blade developer Shift Up states that its forthcoming “next-gen” project is a cross platform action role-playing game. The studio has listed job vacancies for a technical artist, monster concept artist, character concept artist, animator, and screenwriter in relation to this unnamed project. Candidates for the position of technical artist are expected to have an understanding of the Unreal Engine pipeline, suggesting that the game will be developed either…

The Witcher 4, tentatively referred to as Project Polaris, will not be a reskinned version of The Witcher 3, as it will feature brand new gameplay mechanics. During a Q&A session following its financial report for Fiscal Year 2023, Michał Nowakowski, joint CEO at CD Projekt, was asked regarding the remaining development time, in years, for The Witcher 4. In response, he stated that he is unable to give a specific time frame because doing so would be leading on to the release date, which is not something the studio has historically done, and it will not be doing that…

Legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu will return to compose the main theme song for the sequel to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and the final part in the Remake trilogy. During a special talk session between Nobuo Uematsu, Tetsuya Nomura, and Kazushige Nojima on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Nomura asked Uematsu that, since he worked on the main theme song for Final Fantasy VII Remake, titled Hollow, and now the main theme song for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, titled No Promises To Keep, it stands to reason that he would come back for the sequel and final part in the…

Lifetime sales of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s second game console, the PS2, are over 160 million units, based on the latest information. Speaking during the PlayStation Podcast to commemorate his time at Sony Interactive Entertainment, former President Jim Ryan discussed his run with the PlayStation brand, from starting up the first offices in Europe before the launch of the PS1, to his retirement next month as CEO. Podcast host Sid Shuman asked Ryan about what comes to his mind when he thinks about his work with PlayStation during the 90s, the 2000s, the 2010s, and the 2020s. In response, Ryan associated…

The development of Rockstar Games’ upcoming open world action title, GTA VI, is falling behind schedule, though there are no significant changes in plans for the game’s release. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier has offered his views on the recent drop in share price following a report that claimed that the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto series is behind schedule and may be delayed to 2026. In addition, he has shared insight into whether this information regarding GTA VI missing its target release plans is accurate. Schreier highlighted the realities of game development, stating that games are always behind schedule…