Take-Two Interactive Acquires Gearbox Software from Embracer for $460 Million
The publisher will own the Borderlands, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Homeworld, Risk of Rain, Duke Nukem and Brothers in Arms series.
The publisher will own the Borderlands, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Homeworld, Risk of Rain, Duke Nukem and Brothers in Arms series.
Playable characters include Spider-Man, Hulk, Magneto, Iron Man and many more, with Team-Up Skills and destructible environments.
"Developers didn’t feel they needed it, at least the ones I spoke to," says GamesIndustry.biz founder Christopher Dring.
The next instalment in BioWare's acclaimed sci-fi RPG series is currently in pre-production.
"Once the PC version is released, we’re thinking about hopefully moving to other platforms as well," says producer Naoki Yoshida.
"We know that this will be disappointing for a lot of you and we're sorry for that," says Extremely OK Games founder Maddy Thorson.
Strategy genre specialist studio Relic Entertainment is leaving Sega and going independent, it's been announced.
Sega Europe and Sega HARDlight will also be impacted, though the status of other UK studios like Two Point Studios and Sports Interactive is currently unknown.
Following Gearbox's sale to Take-Two, these studios will be "welcomed and integrated" into other parts of the Embracer Group.
The publisher will own the Borderlands, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Homeworld, Risk of Rain, Duke Nukem and Brothers in Arms series.
Call of Duty: Warzone players will be able to queue up as quad teams to face off against bots in the new Bootcamp mode.
Ghost Story Games' first-person shooter is due out for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC some time next year.
Square Enix has started a new behind-the-scenes video series for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, featuring a host of different developers that worked on the game.
Heavy metal rhythm-based shooter Metal: Hellsinger is making the jump from flat displays to VR later this year.
Previous leaks have claimed that a discless variant of the Xbox Series X is set to launch this Summer.
Headup was acquired by Thunderful Group in 2021 in a deal worth up to €11 million, and is now buying back its independence for a purchase price of €500,000.
Previously set to be published by Private Division, it will now be self-published by Yellow Brick Games when it launches next year.
The battle pass will have 76 tiers in total, and will also bring new expressions, banners, and colour swatches.
"Going forward, our challenge is to build from that and perhaps achieve things we weren’t able to do this time," says director Fumihiko Yasuda.
They will be joined with roguelike platformer Skul: The Hero Slayer, with all games going live on April 2.
New Fleet Missions allow players to defend their frigates when attacked, and guild affiliations have been made more rewarding.
Playable characters include Spider-Man, Hulk, Magneto, Iron Man and many more, with Team-Up Skills and destructible environments.
"Developers didn’t feel they needed it, at least the ones I spoke to," says GamesIndustry.biz founder Christopher Dring.
Metal Gear Solid 3 on Steam also gets an Additional Settings menu with audio and screen options, mouse sensitivity and more.
The demo goes live on March 29th for PS5 and features the opening sections. Progress carries over into the full release on April 26th.