Newzoo: There are reasons why the market may still grow

RPG veteran Josh Sawyer has left his mark on loads of fan-favorite games, from Fallout: New Vegas, to Pillars of Eternity and its sequel. However, he's recently spoken about one of the first games he worked on, Icewind Dale, and how it ended up being considered so difficult – partly because he "threw everything I knew at it."

Melinoë is just beginning her journey in Hades 2, the sequel to Supergiant Games’ brilliant roguelike based off Greek mythology. Hades 2 recently entered early access, and while there’s a ton of content to explore, there are still placeholder assets and obstacles blocking player progression past a certain point. Still, fans are happily digging into everything on offer — and getting inspired by the gorgeous art style and new lore. But what if you could encounter even more new and exciting myths and legends in your journey up to Olympus — including ones from other games entirely?

YouTube viewers have started relying more on adblockers with the passage of time due to constant interruptions during consumption and security concerns that erupt due to deceptive advertising. How many times did you have to skip an ad and were annoyed due to the recurring intrusion? The feeling is mutual for most Americans, as in a recent study, it was claimed that a hefty amount of users in America block ads one way or another. Recently, an issue regarding YouTube videos has surfaced, and many users have expressed their confusion about the content skipping either to the end of the video or suddenly being muted. This makes it almost impossible to have a seamless screen experience for the affected people, and the issue is not just limited to specific videos but extends overall. Google has now shared its side of the story.

Well, Helldivers 2 fans, you are on the wrong side of the galaxy, as revealed by Arrowhead's chief creative officer, who claimed players are the evil guys.

Since the 2015 release of , players have had plenty of time to explore the vast lore of the game's world, and many have come up with interesting theories about some of the hidden details that they've discovered. The series has a breadth and wackiness to it that lends itself to fan theories, from truly bizarre characters to a wealth of audio and text logs found throughout each expansive RPG. One question that continually resurfaces in fan discussions is whether 's player character, the Sole Survivor, could be a synth.

The enormous wave of layoffs, studio closures, and corporate consolidations which hit the games industry last year is by no means over – but it does appear to have crested, at least, with the pace of such announcements starting to slow down as we've entered the second quarter of this 2024.

With Silent Hill 2 remake, the next Astro Bot and now Concord rumored for the yet-to-be-announced PlayStation Showcase, perhaps Marvel’s Wolverine may appear. However, a new tweet from Insomniac Games has curtailed any expectations.

CyberPowerPC, a California-based gaming PC company, officially entered India on Wednesday following the announcement of CyberPowerPC India, a joint venture between the parent company and Indian company Creative Newtech. This initiative marks the company's first foray into Asia. The company has confirmed that it will introduce its lineup of gaming rigs and gaming configurators in the country. The company has also hired the former head of marketing at Nodwin Gaming to lead its India business. Its India website has listed products available for pre-orders.

After years of being exclusive to the Epic Games Store on PC, Kingdom Hearts is finally coming to Steam next month. Well, most of it anyway, as it seems that Melody of Memory isn't going to be ported over.

Destiny 2's patch notes for The Final Shape's abilities and armor tuning would have been so huge that, at over 9,000 words, it would have been one of the biggest articles Bungie's ever published. Thankfully, that means it's being split up.

We might just be living in the ultimate golden age of portable gaming. There’s the Switch for Nintendo first party games and indies, the Steam Deck and its rivals for modern PC titles and, of course, a whole bunch of systems intended for retro gaming. Ayaneo has been one of the leaders of this retro resurgence and it’s not slowing down anytime soon. As a matter of fact, the company just announced a whole bunch of new products, including two incredibly cool-looking Game Boy-inspired consoles. As a note, the company has yet to release pricing or availability information for any of the following items.

The amount of Primogems available in 4.7 has allegedly leaked and, based on that, players can start thinking about how they optimize their gains and direct that toward acquiring new characters. Version 4.7 is set to arrive in early June if the game sticks to its regular schedule and there are no delays to planned content. The patch will introduce three new playable characters to the game as already confirmed by developer HoYoverse, all of which should be described in detail during the 4.7 livestream that occurs before the arrival of the patch itself.