Author: Emil John

Emil John is an experienced journalist and reviewer, known for his detailed coverage of the latest news and insightful reviews.

Bandai Namco is gauging interest in a Pac-Man World 2 and Pac-Man World 3 remaster/remake as well as a brand new entry in the series. A survey is currently being conducted by Bandai Namco, in which the publisher is gauging interest in the possibility of a remaster/remake for Pac-Man World 2 and Pac-Man World 3 in addition to a 4th entry. It appears that the company plans on reviving the series by first remastering the 2nd and 3rd game, and then working on a possible Pac-Man World 4. However, whether these plans move forward likely depends on the outcome of…

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Sega is targeting 5 million sales in the debut year for Atlus’ next entry in the Persona role-playing game series, Persona 6. Speaking during a Q&A session with investors on the occasion of the company’s Q2 financial results for the year ending March, 2024, Sega Sammy’s Haruki Atami (Representative Director, President and Group CEO) and Koichi Fukasawa (Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Group CFO) stated that it would be possible for Persona 6 to achieve sales of 5 million copies in its launch year by releasing it on multiple platforms and simultaneously worldwide from day one. According to Sega, Persona…

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the third installment in the reimagined Modern Warfare series. It continues the narrative from where its predecessor, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, left off, while also marking the return of the series’ favorite Zombies mode as well as classic maps from the original Modern Warfare 2 from 2009. A compelling package in theory, but does it deliver in practice? The game’s story focuses on the notorious villain, Vladimir Makarov, who makes a return to the series with a fresh spin on his character. The campaign opens with an extraction mission in a gulag,…

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Coatsink and Sad Cat Studios’ 2.5D sci-fi retro-futuristic action platformer, Replaced, is scheduled for release in the second half of the year 2024. In its third quarter interim report for the period of January, 2023 to September, 2023, Replaced publisher Coatsink’s parent company Thunderful Group revealed the release schedule for both internally and externally developed games. According to the report, Replaced is set for release sometime during the second half of 2024. The release window for Replaced has been moved up from “tentative 2024” to “H2, 2024”, suggesting that the game is at least another 7-8 months from release. In…

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Twitter/X has reached out to Sony in an effort to explore new PS4 and PS5 integration, including the addition of live streaming. Earlier today, X News Daily on Twitter/X reported that the platform’s integration with PlayStation consoles has now gone offline. The tweet mentioned that whatever issue Sony has with X hasn’t been resolved yet, though Elon had stated last week that he would look into the problem. The official X Dev team responded to the news by clarifying that the existing system for sharing content to Twitter/X on PlayStation platforms was based on legacy integration. The team at Twitter/X…

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Season 2 of HBO and Sony Interactive Entertainment’s The Last of Us TV series is scheduled for filming early in the year 2024. According to the Production List, Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are set to reprise their roles as Joel Miller and Ellie Williams early next year, as Season 2 of The Last of Us TV series begins filming on January 7, 2024. As for when Season 2 will see the light of day, back in July, The Last of Us co-creator/executive producer Craig Mazin stated in an interview that there is still a possibility for Season 2 to…

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Update 1.33 (01.033.000) for Activision’s latest entry in its Call of Duty first-person shooter series, Modern Warfare 3, has been released, and the updated download size as well as patch notes have also been revealed. Details regarding what the update does are limited, though it primarily changes the app name from ‘Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare III‘ to just ‘Call of Duty®‘. The update is expected to be rolled out sometime soon, as it has been added to the back-end database on PlayStation servers. As a result, the download size and patch notes for update version 1.33 (01.033.000) of Call…

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Square Enix’s role-playing game, Dragon Quest X Offline, is planned for release in the West, based on the latest report. Twitter user Universalooo has shared that the local Gamestop in Germany is advertising promo sleeves for Dragon Quest X Offline. Upon inquiry, the Gamestop representative informed them that an outlet only receives promo sleeves when there is a release planned. The publisher has only confirmed plans to release Dragon Quest X Offline in Asian markets, but it looks like the West will also be receiving the game. Furthermore, as seen in the details on the promo sleeve, Dragon Quest X…

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The nominees for The Game Awards 2023 have been announced. In order to view the full list of nominations for each category, read ahead. The Game Awards Producer and host Geoff Keighley took to social media to reveal the 2023 nominees for a variety of categories, including overall Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, Best Audio Design, Best Performance, Innovation in Accessibility, Games for Impact, and more. The Game Awards 2023 Full List of Nominees The full list of nominations in each category for The Game Awards 2023 can be…

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Blizzard Entertainment is planning on speeding up the development of World of Warcraft expansions, based on the latest information. Speaking during an interview with Bloomberg’s Jason Scheier, World of Warcraft general manager John Hight and executive producer Holly Longdale mentioned that the team at Blizzard is looking to speed up the development process for World of Warcraft expansions. Hight mentioned that past efforts to speed up the delivery of World of Warcraft content didn’t involve the building of parallel teams. Despite hiring more developers, the team built zones and quests in a “serial” manner, while their decision making was still…

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