Helldivers 2 confirms crossplay and pleasingly modest system requirements

In a recent interview, game director Jerk Gustafsson discussed the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. He explained the meaning behind the game’s title, MachineGame’s inspiration for its story, and what the studio hopes to accomplish with gameplay.

Polish developer People Can Fly, which is arguably best known for making the third-person co-op shooter Outridersand first-person-shooter Bulletstorm, has confirmed that it’s laid off a number of its staff. A spokesperson described the situation as “unfortunate.”

French game developer DON'T NOD has uploaded the official PC system requirements for the upcoming action RPG Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. You can find them on the game's Steam page, and they're not high at all, especially the minimum requirements.

The Pokemon franchise has never really been known for coming anywhere close to pushing the envelope with its technical accomplishments, but recent years in particular have seen a number of the series’ mainline instalments being let down by the poor technical state they have launched in, from Pokmon Sword and Shield to Pokemon Legends: Arceus to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. The latter in particular launched in such poor condition that Nintendo was forced to issue a public apology.

This year has already gotten off to a rocky start for developers who are still experiencing the wave of layoffs that plagued 2023.

Global electricity demand from data centers, cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence could more than double over the next three years, adding the equivalent of Germany's entire power needs, the International Energy Agency forecasts in its latest report.

Sony Interactive Entertainment is reportedly planning to bring Until Dawn to PS5 and PC.

Following the growing popularity of Palworld, developer Pocketpair has revealed its roadmap for the game. Despite being merely days into launch, Palworld is already a massive hit with its demand showing no signs of slowing down. As the numbers keep piling up, the studio is now offering a glimpse of what players can expect from the game in the coming months.

Developer Pocketpair has shared the Early Access roadmap for its hit «Pokémon with guns» survival game, Palworld, alongside news that the game crossed 7 million copies sold in just five days. For reference, it took Marvel's Spider-Man 2, a PlayStation 5-exclusive game starring arguably the most popular superhero in the world, 11 days to cross the 5 million mark. This roadmap includes PvP, raid bosses and other endgame content, Steam-Xbox crossplay, bug fixes, additional features, and more. 

Honkai: Star Rail recently unveiled the drip marketing of the new character Aventurine, confirming his rarity, path, and element. Although Honkai: Star Rail's Aventurine has been featured in plenty of leaks thus far, details surrounding the character's backstory have always remained a mystery. Players barely know anything about him except for the fact that he is a member of the Strategic Investment Department, an influential organization that operates on Jarilo IV and Penacony planets.

Sand Land, the single player open-world action roleplaying game developed by ILCA and published by Bandai Namco based on Akira Toriyama's popular manga, has seen its official system requirements surface on store pages.

Sheryl Sandberg, who helped to transform Facebook from a tech startup into a digital advertising empire, will step down from the board of Meta, Facebook's parent company.