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Nintendo's Mysterious Switch Playtest Details Revealed, And...It's Not What You Hoped
21.10.2024
When Nintendo announced a secretive 10,000-person playtest for an NDA-enwrapped project, speculation naturally ran wild. While something to do with the upcoming reveal and release of the Switch’s successor seemed the most popular idea, others wondered if it might be some sort of expansion of...
New Battle Royale Smash Bros. Hybrid Will Only Get Finished If Fans Like It
11.9.2024
The developers at the small independent studio Odyssey Interactive are doing something “a little crazy” and releasing an early prototype of their next game, Byte Breakers, to see if people like it and if they should even make it.Read more
BioWare Explains Why You Can't Control Companions In Dragon Age: The Veilguard
8.8.2024
One of the most surprising aspects of the forthcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard was the news that we won’t be able to control other party members in the action-RPG. A feature that’s been core to the previous three mainline entries in the series, its removal has left many wondering what is up. Well...
Undeads Game Beta Playtest Starts August 10
18.7.2024
PRESS RELEASE. The Undeads team is thrilled to announce the first public beta for their flagship game, Undeads, a gripping battle royale experience available on Steam. Players will compete to be the last one standing, choosing to survive as either a Zombie or a Human. As a token of appreciation...
League Of Legends Fighting Game Finally Gets Official (Weird) Name
22.2.2024
Riot Games’ upcoming fighting game set in the world of League of Legends finally has a proper name and it’s um…2XKO. Yeah, that clears things right up.Read more
Harry Potter Quidditch Game Announced, Explains Hogwarts Legacy Absence
18.4.2023
The reason for the glaring lack of Quidditch in the controversial RPG Hogwarts Legacy seems to be clear now: Warner Bros. Games just announced Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions, a new game set in the wizarding world that centers around the beloved fictional sport. The announcement Tweet also...
RPG Pulled From Steam Over Theft Allegations Asks Fans To Torrent It Instead
14.4.2023
The ongoing saga surrounding the upcoming RPG Dark and Darker continues, as developer Ironmace has turned to torrents for playtesting after being delisted from Steam.Read more
Resident Evil 4 Remake Has Devs Explaining Why Games Make Things Extremely Obvious
17.3.2023
The imminent Resident Evil 4 remake, like the original classic, contains a whole lot of destructible crates. However, the crates are now a bit different. As the game’s recent demo suggests, the developers have now marked these boxes with a painted yellow “X” to indicate that you should smash them...
Dungeons & Dragons Owners 'Sorry' After Week Of Very Bad Press
19.1.2023
Wizards of the Coast, the company responsible for Dungeons & Dragons, have not had a great week. As io9 reported, plans for a revision to D&D’s Open Gaming License—through which other games from other people can borrow some of D&D’s systems—went down terribly, facing opposition from...
Dungeons & Dragons Ditches 'Race', Wants To Use 'Species' Instead
2.12.2022
Earlier today Wizards of the Coast made an announcement that a lot of people have been waiting a long time for: Dungeons & Dragons is going to stop using the word “race” in its rulebooks, and would instead prefer to use the term “species” instead.Read more
The new development from Gala Games: Superior playtest
28.10.2022
The new internet hype is the new “play-to-earn” (P2E) games powered by blockchain, which combine gaming and investing. Amid the excitement surrounding NFTs and virtual worlds, these games can be lucrative, drawing millions of players and cash from investors who view the games as...
Gala Games’ Spider Tanks Has Successful Final Playtest Before Official Web3 Launch
8.10.2022
PRESS RELEASE. The blockchain game, built by GAMEDIA and published by Web3 industry leader Gala Games, is currently operating its final round of playtests before making preparations for the full October 31st launch. Spider Tanks is one of the first games powered by Web3 (blockchain) tech from Gala...
Xbox's Matt Booty Dreams About Using AI To Do QA Testing
5.9.2022
Head of Xbox Game Studios, Matt Booty, has once more, so very appropriately, stuck his foot in his ass. This weekend at PAX, he proudly declared to a live audience how much he’d like to see QA work performed by AI.Read more
The Next Big D&D Experience Looks Like A Video Game, And That's A Problem
22.8.2022
Last week, Wizards of the Coast announced its plans for what the world’s most popular roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons, will look like in the next few years. Alongside a refresh of the rules (which Wizards promises will be fully compatible with every fifth edition book that’s been published...
YouTube Star Dr Disrespect's NFT Game Is Charging Players To Playtest
11.7.2022
The democratization of game development has long been touted as a fresh, original idea, each and every time a developer does it. From releasing daily public builds to frequently updated Early Access editions, it’s been done many times for many years. The difference with Dr “Herschel Beahm...
Steelrising Game Says What If The French Revolution But With Robots?
10.12.2021
Steelrising got a new trailer tonight during The Game Awards 2021, showing off its wild mix of robots and an 18th century France. The game is coming out next year to PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5.Read more
Dying Light 2 Delayed To 2022
14.9.2021
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, the first-person zombie parkour game slated for a December 7 release, has been delayed, developer Techland announced in a tweet today. It’ll now come out on February 4, 2022, for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC, contributing to what’s shaping up to be the most stacked release...
Battlefield 2042 Playtesters Who Break NDA May Be Banned From Playing The Full Game
14.8.2021
There is currently a technical preview being held for the upcoming EA shooter Battlefield 2042. To be a part of this preview, players had to sign an NDA stating they won’t share any details or videos of the test. But as you might expect, some folks aren’t taking the NDA seriously. EA says this is...
Resident Evil Village Used To Have A Lot More Enemies
21.5.2021
While you certainly face mini-hordes from time to time, Resident Evil Village isn’t a game that just throws enemies at you willy-nilly. But that wasn’t always the case. Capcom’s latest behind-the-scenes video shows that some early builds apparently included an overwhelming number of foes, which...