Author: Emil John

The Steam currency in both Argentina and Turkey has been increased after the change from local currency to US Dollars, and many developers and publishers have yet to update prices. Today, the regional prices for on the Steam storefront in Argentine and Turkey were altered to reflect the change in currency to US Dollars. However, game are now priced higher across the board, and many game publishers and developers have yet to make any adjustments in this regard. This has made things confusing and disappointing for the Steam community in those regions. Steam Argentina/Turkey Local Currency vs US Dollar Price…

Sledgehammer Games will be testing non-disbanding multiplayer lobbies for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in a future game update. During an AMA with Sledgehammer Games on Reddit, a member of the community asked about the possibility of non-disbanding multiplayer lobbies making a return in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, stating that they would like to play with the same teammates and opponents. They suggested that it would also help in balancing the system currently in place, which disbands a lobby following a match. The developer responded by stating that it will be testing non-disbanding lobbies with a cohort…

Sony Interactive Entertainment and Bungie’s shared world shooter, Destiny 2, has hit its lowest player count in franchise history. Steam Database statistics have revealed that Destiny 2 has had its lowest player count in franchise history, hitting a 24 hour peak of 38,059 players. After a series of layoffs, problems at Bungie continue with the game losing a large number of users and not meeting its goals. As seen above, concurrent player count for Destiny 2 has dropped considerably from its all-time peak of 316,750 players to an all-time low of 38,059 players. Despite Lightfall contributing to the all-time record…

Solid Snake voice actor David Hayter has possibly hinted at the development of a Metal Gear Solid 4 port for modern platforms. David Hayer took to Twitter/X to share a photograph of himself standing next to a figure of old Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid 4. He stated that he “had a pretty cool meeting the other day”, suggesting that he may have been in talks with Konami to do voice overs for a possible Metal Gear Solid 4 port for modern consoles and PC. If a Metal Gear Solid 4 port for modern platforms is indeed in development,…

Sony Interactive Entertainment and Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered was reportedly developed by fresh hires, and the main team at the studio is working on an original title. Speaking in response to a tweet that criticized the lack of development of new IPs from Naughty Dog, VGC editor Jordan Miller stated that, based on what his source told him, The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered was more of a project for new hires to get them up to speed with the development process at the studio. He added that game director Neil Druckmann and his…

Three additional Disney games have been rated for PS4 and PS5 in Taiwan, and they are all expected to arrive on PS Plus Premium as part of the Classics catalog. The Digital Game Self-Regulation Committee in Taiwan (via Gematsu) has rated three more Disney and Pixar games for the PS4 and PS5. The games are Disney/Pixar Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (PS1), Thrillville: Off the Rails (PSP), and Thrillville (PSP). Disney/Pixar Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (PS1) has received a ‘P’ rating, suggesting that it requires parental guidance. The rating of the three aforementioned games confirms that they will soon…

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…

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…

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,…

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…