Portal 64 dev unsurprised Valve took down the project

Tributes from developers have been flooding in for Blizzard's unannounced survival game following its cancellation. 

Game developer People Can Fly has laid off around thirty developers from an unannounced Square Enix game codenamed Project Gemini. The news was broken yesterday by Kotaku, which obtained an email sent by Development Director Adam Alker to his fellow employees. Alker chalked the layoffs to budget limitations and a decision to shrink the game's scope.

Following the successful launch of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, the development team is sharing a message of gratitude with the community. Despite the initially divisive return to 2D, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown reviews have been positive. It's not just critical reviews either, as fans have been vocal about their support for the Metroidvania twist the series has implemented.

Marvel fans are curious about whether Wilson Bethel, who played Bullseye in ‘s third season, is reprising his role as the highly skilled marksman villain for the Disney Plus series. Here is what we know.

Game developers aren't buying that several Pokemon and Palworld creatures look alike by mere coincidence. 

Only three days after Palworld launched, which fans have been calling 'Pokemon with guns' since it was announced anyway, someone made a mod that turned the player into Ash Ketchum and Pals into 'mons. But less than a day later, it has already been taken down by Nintendo.

Fans who were eagerly awaiting new information to emerge on the MachineGames Indiana Jones title were finally treated to a deep dive yesterday. We got our first look into the upcoming title during the Xbox Developer Direct. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle had a decent showcase where we got our first look into the gameplay and even some narrative storyline premise. While we’re still waiting for the official release date to be finalized, the new website hosted under Bethesda unveils more details on what we can expect from this game. 

Valve may have had a change of heart about fan-made tribute projects “borrowing” its intellectual property. GamesRadar+ reported on the Steam maker’s DMCA takedown notice sent to the creators of Team Fortress: Source 2, a passion project porting TF2 to the more modern Source 2 game engine. In addition, the Steam maker squashed a Portal demake for the Nintendo 64, hinting at a possible shift toward a more protective corporate strategy from the typically lenient Valve.

House Flipper 2developer Frozen District has released its first post-launch 'Status Report,' detailing the state of the game and some plans for the near future.

There is quite a bit of hype built up around the upcoming launch of The Last of Us Part II Remastered. The game is nearing its release later this week, but if you’re looking for another reason to dive into this installment, Naughty Dog is hopeful you’ll take up with No Return. The No Return mode has been one of the big components that fans have discussed since its reveal. Developers have expressed that there will be some real challenges for players to face. Today, a new video tease online has showcased just one obstacle you might be up against. 

The developer of the Nintendo 64 version of Portal has taken the game down at the request of Valve.

As Valve gets tougher on fan-created content, the team behind a beloved Team Fortress 2 VR mod has pulled the project from the web while they assess the situation.