Author: Emil John

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

A leaked presentation from GDC 2024 has revealed the estimated subscriber count for Blizzard’s massive multiplayer online game, World of Warcraft. As per community estimates based on the leaked GDC 2024 presentation for World of Warcraft, the game currently has a subscriber count of 7.25 million. It’s worth noting that calculations are based on the assumption that the Y-axis of the subscriber count graph shown during the presentation begins at 0, and that the last officially available subscriber count since the launch of Legion i.e. 5.5 million. The data in the slides from Blizzard indicate that World of Warcraft’s subscriber…

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Final Fantasy XIV producer Naoki Yoshida has teased the possibility of a Final Fantasy IX remake being in development. During the the Final Fantasy XIV panel at Pax East 2024, producer Naoki Yoshida teased the possible existence of a Final Fantasy IX remake. He revealed that those who pre-order the Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail expansion will receive a miniature version of Final Fantas IX’s protagonist, Zidane,  as an adventuring companion. Yoshida mentioned that fans may have noticed a lot of Final Fantasy IX references at the panel, though he added that the reason behind it is a secret. This is…

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Rockstar Games is reportedly “confident” that the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series, GTA VI, will have a 60 fps mode on PS5. In response to a question regarding the possibility of a stable performance mode in GTA VI on PS5, HaiLin Si, Senior Material Artist at Rockstar Games, stated that the development team is “confident”, though he isn’t sure about the game’s rendering resolution in said mode. He also mentioned that Rockstar North remains the primary team working on the upcoming Grand Theft Auto title, and that other studios are only there for support. HaiLin described GTA…

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Sony Interactive Entertainment and Santa Monica Studio’s action adventure game, God of War Ragnarok, is rumored for release on PC sometime during the year 2025. Twitter/X insider Silknigth, who correctly leaked the PC announcement for Ghost of Tsushima and the contents of Sony’s recent State of Play presentation, was asked if God of War fans will see Kratos in action in a new release this year. In response, they brought up the PC version of God of War Ragnarok, but stated that its release will not happen until the first quarter of 2025. In addition to God of War Ragnarok,…

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A new merchandise promotion from EA may be hinting at a possible Dead Space 2 remake announcement in the near future. The aforementioned merchandise promotion was shared on EA’s official gear store Twitter/X account. It would have been nothing out of the ordinary, had the promo used artwork from the recent Dead Space remake. Instead, EA opted to use artwork from Dead Space 2, which is oddly specific, and it may just have something to do with a possible Dead Space 2 remake announcement. One the other hand, this may have been done in error, or perhaps there’s no connection…

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The very first review for Sony Interactive Entertainment and Team Ninja’s upcoming action role-playing game, Rise of the Ronin, has been published, and it is glowing with praise! Issue 1842 of Famitsu is now available in Japan, and it comes with the first ever review for Rise of the Ronin. The game received an aggregate score of 37/40 (via). The accompanied text is glowing with words of praise for the action role-playing game, suggesting that the game will be well received come embargo day on March 21, 2024. The first review for Rise of the Ronin mentions those who are…

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Sales of Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s role-playing game, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, have been “strong”, especially in Japan. During an interview, Masayoshi Yokoyama, representative and executive producer at Ryu ga Gotoku Studio, was asked regarding the sales and feedback received for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. In his response, he mentioned that the studio had issued a press release stating that it surpassed 1 million units in global sales within one week of release. He added that he hasn’t seen this this kind of sales performance for for any other title in the Yakuza/Ryu Ga Gotoku series.…

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Sega and Atlus’ next entry in the Persona role-playing game series, Persona 6, will be released on Xbox, based on the latest rumor. Speaking during the latest episode of DirectXbox on the Spawncast YouTube channel, well-known insider Nate the Hate stated that he’s heard Persona 6 will be coming to Xbox, though he isn’t entirely sure whether it will be day and date with the PlayStation version. That said, he added that considering how recent entries have been day and date with multiplatform releases, it would be a safe assumption to make that it will arrive simultaneously with the PlayStation…

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Nintendo’s upcoming remake of its 2004 role-playing game, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, is currently the best selling game on Amazon, and the Mario franchise continues to dominate at the retailer. Excluding store gift cards, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door for the Nintendo Switch is currently the best selling product in the ‘Video Game’ category on Amazon. Its only competition are other first party titles based on the Mario franchise. Following the Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door remake is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at #2. The game was released alongside the Nintendo Switch back in 2017, and…

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PlayStation trophies for Capcom’s action role-playing game, Dragon’s Dogma 2, have been revealed ahead of the game’s release later this month on March 22, 2023. There are a total of 54 trophies for trophy hunters to acquire in Dragon’s Dogma 2, of which there are 3 Gold, 6 Silver and 46 Bronze trophies. The list has revealed that the game includes hot springs, an affinity and relationship system, a new enemy type known as Headless Horsemen, purchasable horses, an island outside of the main map. Additionally, it has been revealed that players can wield Medusa’s heads as weapons, and that…

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