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Long-running Netherlands-based game developer Paladin Studios has closed its doors.

Google released the Pixel Tablet in 2023 as the company’s first Android tablet in years, but the high price and limited features made it a hard sell. Google is now re-launching the Pixel Tablet with some changes and a lower price tag.

Songs of Travel is an animated graphic novel coming to Android on May 9th. It tells the stories of five migrants – Light, Vân, Michele, Hasan, and Olya – each on a journey to build a new life in Europe. Through their experiences, the game explores themes of hope, dreams, and what we hold dear.

Mobile and indie game developer Paladin Studios has ceased its operations.

The founders of Deliver Us Mars and Deliver Us the Moon studio KeokeN have announced that the rest of the company has been laid off.

Deliver Us Mars developer KeokeN Interactive has announced that it will be laying off its entire staff. This comes amid a turbulent period in the games industry that's filled with unfortunate job cuts and studio closures, and even though Deliver Us Mars was considered decent among fans, there were several other issues that led to KeokeN letting its workforce go.

It's been a fascinating journey for the developers behind indie game studio Evening Star. Much of the crew got their humble starts working together on Sonic the Hedgehog fan games. Their work was so highly regarded that they would eventually be recruited by Sega to develop Sonic Mania, a throwback to the franchise's 2D heyday that would go on to become the highest rated Sonic game in over 25 years.

A Red Dead Redemption 2 player has employed an app to evaluate the aesthetic appeal of Arthur Morgan, resulting in a 92% rating for «prettiness.» The results have sparked a mix of amusement and discussion among Red Dead Redemption 2 fans.

Daeri Soft’s latest RPG, Crystal Knights, has officially hit Android and iOS globally. It’s a real-time online idle RPG that’s free to play. Daeri Soft is known for other mobile titles like the simulation game, Cat Garden – Food Party Tycoon, and another RPG The Witch’s Knight.

Samsung is preparing to launch its next-generation wearable, the Galaxy Ring, which is expected to hit global markets in the coming months. While detailed specifications are still under wraps, recent reports have unveiled some intriguing details about the device.

NVIDIA's monopoly over the AI markets is now being questioned by several analysts, who claim that increasing GPU power consumption won't be sustainable in the future.

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Sales of Fallout games have shot up across Europe, with Fallout 4 reclaiming the No.1 spot.

Ghost of Tsushima has received its official PC system requirements. This crucial information about the PC port of Sucker Punch Productions' critically acclaimed game has arrived one month ahead of Ghost of Tsushima's Steam launch.

You might think after more than a quarter of a century, Pokemon is running out of crossover ideas. You might also think that the out-there crossovers it does come with might not hit as hard as they used to. Wrong on both counts. Pokemon teamed up with the Netherlands' Van Gogh Museum in 2023, and the products available through it, particularly the Grey Felt Hat Pikachu promo card, caused a miniature riot in the museum's gift shop.

Horizon Forbidden West AMD FSR 3.1 support is coming, but porting studio Nixxes has said that it's "sort of" waiting on AMD.

It has been nearly a decade since X-Men films alum last portrayed Jean Grey in X-Men: Days of Future Past, where she made a brief appearance during a flashforward scene. In a recent interview with Screen Greek, Janssen addressed the possibility of her returning as Jean Grey in Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine.

Dbrand deletes racist tweet on Indian customer after MKBHD intervenes [Update]Dbrand has finally realised that its tweet “went too far” and decided to “buried the hatchet with Bhuwan” by deleting the offensive tweet.  Dbrand replied to MKBHD on X, “Fair enough. We left the offending tweet up because we didn't want to seem like we were sweeping this situation under the rug. We recognize that our original tweet went too far and created a platform for hateful discourse. Given that we've already buried the hatchet with Bhuwan, we're good to delete the tweet and be more mindful going forward.”  

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Dicefolk, a highly rated creature collector roguelike, is coming soon to the Nintendo Switch, where it's looking to find a new audience after quickly racking up great reviews on Steam. Games that market themselves as new approaches to the Pokemon formula are starting to sprout up more and more as they seemingly try to replicate the success of Palworld from earlier this year.

Guerrilla's Horizon Forbidden West is a pretty game, even more so on PC. Here's the game running in full 4K resolution with well over 60FPS on an NVIDIA RTX 4080 Super.

ZeniMax Online has recently started its celebration of the 10th anniversary of Elder Scrolls Online with an event in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

A Red Dead Redemption 2 player online has made an interesting camp discovery, that many players might never stumble across. Red Dead Redemption 2 is littered with these sorts of small details, and it’s hard for gamers to pick up on every single one.

Secret cut content from has been discovered, nearly six years after the game’s release. Rockstar’s cowboy adventure title is set in a rich open-world map, where players try to survive the dangers of the Wild West, coming from enemies or allies alike. The game was released to critical acclaim and commercial success, with a lot of the evaluations mentioning its deep dive into realism and how that improves immersion. was also praised for its appealing story, centered around the tough yet flawed Arthur, and how large it is in terms of content.

One Red Dead Redemption 2 player has been rootling around in the game's audio files, and uncovered some behind the scenes bloopers as a result.

Vlambeer's Rami Ismail has sold 50% of his shares of the studio to co-founder Jan Willem Nijman.

If you think you have a good handle on the kind of games Devolver Digital publishes by now, you’re in for a surprise. The company’s latest game, The Crush House, is unlike anything you’ve ever played.

If you are a fan of Rockstar Games, you probably know how secretive the publisher is about sharing behind-the-scenes looks at some of its most beloved games. Fortunately, one fan has unearthed a hidden audio file in Red Dead Redemption 2, revealing audio bloopers during the game's production.

A Red Dead Redemption 2 fan has dug deep into the game's audio files and discovered a blooper that gives us a rare peek behind the Rockstar curtain. 

A Red Dead Redemption 2 player has noticed an interesting detail about Dutch van der Linde, which is only noticeable to gamers who play around with mods in the game. Dutch van der Linde is one of the most interesting characters in Red Dead Redemption 2, and this small detail only adds to this.

Greetings. This is Hyung Tae Kim, director of Stellar Blade. We are pleased to officially announce the upcoming free playable demo for Stellar Blade, coming March 29 to PlayStation 5.

Two years and a month after Horizon Forbidden West launched on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles, PC gamers can finally step into the vast and gorgeous post-apocalyptic Western USA created by Guerrilla Games.

Dungeons and Dragons is getting a new LEGO set this spring. The newly unveiled product, meant to help commemorate the 50th anniversary of the celebrated tabletop game, originated from LEGO's massively successful crowdsourcing platform.

A photo found in has fans suggesting new story ideas for. The games are often heralded as some of Rockstar's best storytelling and narrative work to date, and while it's clear that the studio is focusing on development for its highly-anticipated to ensure it meets its 2025 release window, this hasn't stopped fans from speculating about where the Western series could go next.

A high school teacher is using Red Dead Redemption as a creative way to teach senior English to students. When it comes to storytelling in games, the Red Dead Redemption franchise is filled with compelling narratives, and this teacher saw the games as a perfect opportunity to teach students about literature.

Pokemon TCG sales have suffered since the release of Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, according to store owners. This is blamed on multiple factors, including the economy and series popularity.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s lukewarm reception seems to have had an impact on Pokemon TCG sales, which have dropped since the latest Pokemon entries were released on the Nintendo Switch in 2022. Fans were less than thrilled with Game Freak’s latest monster-gathering JRPGs, as Pokemon Scarlet and Violet quickly became some of the lowest-rated mainline Pokemon entries despite their record-breaking launch. Players even started review-bombing Pokemon Scarlet and Violet for various reasons, including their many performance issues.

Turtle Beach is purchasing controller and headset manufacturer PDP for $118 million as part of major changes to its business, capital allocation, and leadership.

Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for!

Gen AI course demand skyrockets as professionals future proof careers; European businesses lag in AI skills training for employees: LinkedIn report; UK researchers warn against unregulated AI chatbots in social care plans; AI generated faces deceive viewers, study finds-this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.

Rockstar Games has once again surprised its fan base, and this time, it's not within the virtual confines of the Wild West. While the anticipation for GTA 6 and the rumoured Red Dead Redemption 3 continues, fans were caught off guard by the unexpected return of Red Dead Redemption 2's protagonist, Arthur Morgan.

PlayStation-backed game studio, Deviation Games, has closed.

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The many regions that players have visited throughout the Pokemon games all draw inspiration from real-world locations, inspiring one fan from Amsterdam to imagine what a counterpart to their home city would look like in the world of Pokemon. Their absolutely amazing pixel art project not only captures a similar vibe to that associated with the older Pokemon games, but also does a great job of showcasing what a Netherlands-inspired region might look like in the games' world.

Critics of Sony’s live service initiative are having their suspicions affirmed lately, as the platform holder struggles to get its projects off the ground. While the excellent Helldivers 2 has launched to great success, Naughty Dog’s standalone adaptation of The Last of Us has been unceremoniously scrapped, while Firesprite’s upcoming Twisted Metal reboot was recently canned and London Studio shuttered entirely. The latter was working on a co-op fantasy game.

Of the 900 PlayStation employees that lost their jobs during yesterday's layoffs, it's reported that roughly 40 of them — or 10 per cent of the developer's workforce — belonged to Horizon Forbidden West team Guerrilla Games. Dutch outlet AD shared the news that the layoffs at Guerrilla Games concerned «ten percent of the staff, or about forty of the more than four hundred employees», having spoken to sources.

A Red Dead Redemption 2 player highlighted the potential for Pearson to serve as an NPC who crafts desserts when provided with specific ingredients. This idea underscored a missed opportunity involving the Van der Linde Gang's butcher and cook, resonating with the Red Dead Redemption 2 community members.

Guerrilla’s multiplayer Horizon game is reportedly not among a number of recently cancelled PlayStation titles.

Netherlands-based studio Feel Free Games has announced farming adventure RPG Luma Island for PC (Steam). It will launch in 2024.

Insomniac Games has released a public statement in response to layoffs at the studio announced this week by parent company Sony Interactive Entertainment.

Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends.

Yesterday, Sony announced a major reduction in its PlayStation Studios' global workforce, including prized developers like Guerrilla Games.

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Tech companies showcased countless connected gadgets at the world's biggest wireless telecom fair, the four-day Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in Barcelona, which wraps up on Thursday.

Guerrilla Games is reportedly cutting 10% of its workforce as part of wider layoffs announced on Tuesday by parent company Sony Interactive Entertainment.

If you thought the days of porting Doom onto every possible device known to humanity were over, think again. Now, get ready to slay demons while also maintaining a neat yard. You may be a lover of violent FPS games, but you’re also a responsible adult now.

You might not think Pokemon teaming up with Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum would be something fans would be all that excited about, but that's where you'd be wrong. Pokemon revealed a line of products that included prints of the artist's paintings reimagined to include the likes of Snorlax and Sunflora, and best of all, a free Pikachu Van Gogh card with every purchase. Generating so much attention that the card was being resold for north of $120, Pokemon has reprinted the card en masse, and its second wave hits stores this weekend.

In 2018, less than a year after MOBA-hero shooter hybrid Gigantic launched, developer Motiga announced the game’s closure. Despite the initially positive reception to Gigantic’s colorful mash-up of two popular genres, the game “did not resonate with as many players as we’d hoped,” developers said at the time.

Google India head Sanjay Gupta sees AI as India's economic 'FASTag' for growth and accessibility; India a key player in responsible AI revolution, emphasises need for swift advancement, says IBM's Sandip Patel; AI avatars could replace employees in meetings, says Otter CEO; Rise of deepfake advertising raises concerns over celebrity endorsement scams- this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.

Netherlands-based studio Square Glade Games have announced open-world camper van exploration game Outbound for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced. A Kickstarter campaign is coming soon.

An upcoming game about taking planet-wrecking corporations to court hopes to go beyond its onscreen battles by raising money for real-life environmental aid. Behind All Rise is a team including both climate experts and top-notch games talent with credits spanning Horizon Forbidden West, Thirsty Suitors, League of Legends and Paradise Killer.

Whether you’re celebrating your valentine, galentine, or palentine (not your Pals in Palworld), getting them a gift is an awfully nice thing to do. Valentine’s Day is happening Wednesday, Feb. 14, and you have some time to grab something now so you don’t have to stress about last-minute gift options.

Take-Two Interactive has an interesting response to gamers upset with what the company does with the in-game currency they buy. In an ongoing dispute over whether money is essentially stolen when a game’s servers shut down, Take-Two characterized in-game virtual currency as “fictions created by game publishers.”

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There are eight Pokemon Squishmallows, most of which are notoriously hard to find even though the first wave was released more than a year ago. All four Squishmallows included in that first wave are out of stock at the Pokemon Center right now, although the newer Clefairy and Teddiursa options are available if you've been waiting for them. A good sign for whenever more Pokemon are given the Squishmallow treatment, and the next two creatures joining the collection may have been revealed.

We are living in a world where climate disinformation has become a part of daily life requiring us to check every fact, image or video we see online about the matter. This applies not just to climate, but almost every other facet of online life. Taking matters into its own hands, a startup named Endowment for Climate Intelligence (ECI) has launched an open source AI tool called ClimateGPT, which will help fight climate disinformation while providing users with strong facts and reports to verify any claims, theories or news. The AI model also focuses on dealing with challenges posed by climate change. Do the results outperform OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google Bard? Know more about ClimateGPT here.

Four employees of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam were suspended due to misconduct during its Pokémon exhibition last year.

Last year's infamous Pokemon exhibit at the Van Gogh Museum resulted in four employees being fired for not following the codes of conduct for staff.

Apple plans to introduce significant changes to the iOS App Store, allowing users to download apps from third-party sources. The company is reaching a deadline imposed by the EU under the Digital Markets Act, which requires the company to allow the installation of apps from outside the App Store. The company has until March 6 to implement the app sideloading, and iOS 17.4 appears to be the update that will bring the necessary changes.

A PlayStation developer has revealed that the company is planning a large array of PC ports of their top games later in the year.

PopCap has released Plants vs. Zombies 3 for iOS and Android in a new soft launch ahead of a full worldwide launch.

Story modes in sports games have had a long-standing problem. Scripted narratives clash with the “anything can happen” nature of sports, which means what happens in the actual games can be in direct opposition to what happens in the narrative.

It was a staple game on tablets about ten years ago. We remember everyone playing Plants Vs Zombies back then, and, along with its sequel and various spinoffs, it's still an immensely popular mobile game today.

Behaviour Interactive is the latest notable game developer to lay off workers. The Dead by Daylight studio confirmed to Game Developer that the cuts affected less than three percent of the total workforce. Kotaku first reported on the layoffs, stating that they took place earlier this month and affected around 45 people across several departments. It initially appeared that the layoffs were limited to Behaviour's Montreal headquarters, but the publisher hasn't confirmed whether that's the case.

PopCap has released Plants vs. Zombies 3 for iOS and Android in a new soft launch ahead of a full worldwide launch.

Plants vs Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia is coming to mobile devices this year, a whole 11 years after the last mainline entry.

Plants vs. Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia, a new mobile game in the series, has been revealed and is in the beginning stages of a soft launch in certain countries. The game’s soft launch announcement accompanies the release of an official trailer, teasing a return to the classic feel of Plants vs. Zombies, or PvZ. The last installment in the PvZ world came in 2019 with The Battle for Neighborville, and now fans are closer than ever to getting their hands on the latest wacky and colorful installment from Plants vs. Zombies.

Electronic Arts and PopCap Studios have soft launched Plants vs Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia.

EA has announced that Plants vs. Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia will be soft-launching for mobile today in select markets, with a full worldwide release happening later this year.