Lamplighter devs Harebrained "part ways" with Paradox as publisher decides against new project in the same genre

Former Embracer Group chief operating officer Egil Strunke announced on LinkedIn today that he has formally resigned as the company's chief operating officer—essentially, Embracer's number-two guy—and that he's now launching an all-new game company of his own.

Metal Gear Solid is one of the most iconic video game franchises of all time, and Stefanie Joosten's Quiet stands as one of the most notable characters within it.

WIth Blizzcon only a few short days away, players are buzzing about what could possibly be revealed — in fact, we summarized some of the more popular community theories not long ago. This means that everyone has their thoughts on what the big Diablo announcements will be — including Rhykker, content creator and Diablo player extraordinare! Rhykker's Blizzcon Predictions on YouTube Rhykker on YouTube Rhykker on Twitch While many in the community believe that an expansion announcement is imminent, Rhykker takes things a step further and muses about what this expansion could bring — discussing the possible return of runewords, the (hopefully) inevitable announcement of World Tier 5, some form of the Horadric Cube making a return as a new mechanic, and more.

FromSoftware has been quite busy over the last couple of years – as is usually the case with the Japanese studio – having delivered two widely acclaimed games in Elden Ring and Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, and as you would expect, the developer has plenty more currently in the pipeline as well, for which it also seems to be kicking off a recruitment drive.

FromSoftware is reportedly gearing up for a large recruitment spree in anticipation of several upcoming projects.

Since Insomanic revealed its Wolverine game two years ago, fans have wondered if it’s set in the same universe as the studio’s Spider-Man games. In an interview with Kinda Funny, Spider-Man 2 director Bryan Intihar confirmed the answer is yes

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is no longer the latest entry in the series, but thanks to the high quality of the CEMU Wii U emulator and some mods, it continues to be, by far, the best-looking entry in the franchise.

Tom DeLonge can’t believe he’s still relevant — but why wouldn’t he be? After building Blink-182 up into a rowdy, ridiculous pillar of the pop-punk era, DeLonge left the group to excavate his own obsessions. He formed his transmedia musical collective Angels & Airwaves, wrote children’s books, and started apparel lines. Then, in a move that would eventually rattle world governments, he founded To the Stars, a company aimed at uncovering the truths about Earth’s UFO encounters. DeLonge did not take his reputation as a high-profile paranormal theorist lightly, and in 2020, his advocacy for transparency about so-called extraterrestrial encounters led to the declassification of UFO videos and an official report from the Pentagon.

There have been a lot of junky Aliens games in recent years, but 2021's co-op shooter Aliens: Fireteam Elite is among the better bughunts. A new update released today fixes matchmaking errors, improves companion AI, and comes with news that its developers are working on a new game.

Dreams developer Media Molecule, part of PlayStation Studios, announced today that the studio will suffer layoffs. GLHF (part of Sports Illustrated) reports that this will impact about 15-20% of staff.

As digital showcases have evolved to take precedence over in-person press conferences, the big three console makers have also started to feature smaller events to give all sorts of games their chance to shine.

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