Author: Emil John

The event security at The Game Awards 2023 is being ramped up in order to avoid the unforeseen incident from last year’s show. During a live Q&A session, The Game Awards producer and host Geoff Keighley was asked whether he is taking more security measures for the 2023 event in order to prevent stage crashers. Keighley responded by saying that he didn’t want to discuss this matter much publicly because it concerns security. That said, he assured that him and his team definitely have plans and are trying to do all they can to ensure the safety of everyone, including…

Zeekerss’ co-op indie horror game, Lethal Company, is currently available in early access on PC, and if you’ve been looking for a mod that brings 8 player gameplay, read ahead. By default, Lethal Company only supports up to 4 players, but with the MoreCompany mod (download  here) applied, players can experience the game in 8 player teams. The mod is fairly simple to install, and you should be ready to team up with 7 of your friends in no time. How To Install Lethal Company Mod For 8 Player Gameplay In order to install the MoreCompany mode, follow the steps…

Activision’s latest first-person shooter, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, features a unique Easter Egg that references the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Twitter user LucaBoechat spotted an Easter Egg on the Rust multiplayer map in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 campaign ending, where Soap kills off Shepherd by throwing a knife straight to his eyeball. Among the rubble in the sand on the Rust multiplayer map rests a skull with a throwing knife etched into its eye socket. It’s a neat Easter Egg that will take long…

Undead Labs currently has two unreleased games in development, one of which is the third entry in the State of Decay series, State of Decay 3. According to the Linkedin profile of Daniel Floyd, former Senior Narrative Animator at Undead Labs, the Xbox first-party studio is currently working on two unreleased titles, one of which is State of Decay 3. No other information was shared regarding the other game, which remains unannounced to this day. Regarding State of Decay 3, it was previously revealed by Xbox Game Studios’ Matt Booty that the development team is collaborating with the Unreal Engine…

Rockstar Games’ action-adventure game, Red Dead Redemption 2, has reached a new daily peak player count on Steam. Steam Database statistics have revealed that Red Dead Redemption 2 has hit a new 24 hour peak player count on Steam after being available on discount during the digital store’s Black Friday sale. Red Dead Redemption 2 had a previous daily peak player count of 70,914 players on January 19, 2023, which was also during a sales period. The new daily peak player count of 73,138 players was reached on November 23, 2023. As one would expect, Rockstar Games’ titles are extremely…

Ubisoft may have started testing pop-up ads during the course of gameplay in its action role-playing game, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. It has been reported over social media that Ubisoft may be in the process of testing in-game pop-up ads that play during the course of gameplay. As seen in the video below, an advertisement for the Black Friday sale offer on Assassin’s Creed Mirage played as a pop-up during the middle of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey gameplay. https://twitter.com/Fab_XS_/status/1727800156077060156 To be fair, the 3-second advertisment only seems to have appeared when the map screen was brought up and not during moment to…

Voice actors who worked on Bandai Namco Entertainment and CyberConnect2’s fighting game, Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections, have raised a question mark over the game’s poor English dub. Twitter/X users ShonenGameZ and MoeruStorm criticized the poor English dub in Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections, which led to voice actors stepping in to defend themselves. Maile Flanagan, one of the voice actors who worked on the game, responded by clarifying that they did not say that line that way. They also guaranteed that no voice director of the Naruto anime or games would have them perform a…

A former multiplayer lead developer at Bungie has shared his thoughts on the failure of modern skill-based matchmaking. Max Hoberman, former multiplayer lead at Bungie, took to Twitter/X to share his frustration with opinions that claim the Halo 2 and 3 skill-based matchmaking can’t work today. According to him, the failure of modern skill-based matchmaking is that it’s designed to maximize perfect match scenarios and minimize the others. When it’s working, a majority of games become evenly matched and stressful. He said that this is not fun for most players, as there’s no variability. Hoberman explained that what he implemented…

Epic Games claims that a clause in its contract with Sony prevents it from passing savings to PlayStation players. Tim Sweeney, Epic Games CEO, has reportedly stated that a particular clause in its contract with Sony prevents it from passing savings to PlayStation players. As per him, Epic cannot sell out of PlayStation at a lower price than it sells on PlayStation, referring to a most favored nations (MFN) clause in the contract with Sony. A similar clause had apparently been spotted earlier in a Sony contract during the Epic v. Apple trial. Google had suggested this was shady, as…

The announcement trailer for Sony Interactive Entertainment and Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered is receiving downvotes from disappointed fans. Twitter user E3waitfor2020 has shared a screenshot of the likes/dislikes statistics for the announcement trailer for The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered on YouTube, according to which it has received over 60,000 downvotes as of November 18, 2023. It’s unclear how they obtained these figures, as only the favorable ‘like’ vote tally is available to YouTube users. If the statistics are indeed accurate, it would suggest that Naughty Dog fans are unhappy with the studio’s decision…