Posts By Joelle Daniels

Dino Crisis Trademark Renewed by Capcom

Dino Crisis Trademark Renewed by Capcom

While the trademark has been renewed, this doesn't necessarily mean the company is working on a new title for the franchise.

Skate Playtest is Getting Microtransactions

Skate Playtest is Getting Microtransactions

The inclusion of microtransactions should come as no surprise since the game will launch as a free-to-play title for consoles and PC.

LEGO is Bringing Game Development In-House

LEGO is Bringing Game Development In-House

It's traditionally worked with third-party developers to make games based on the LEGO theme, like the recent LEGO Horizon Adventures.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Director Pre-Emptively Apologises for Higgs Being Ridiculous

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Director Pre-Emptively Apologises for Higgs Being Ridiculous

During the SXSW 2025 panel, Kojima described the character as so ridiculous that players will throw their controllers away by the end.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach – Hideo Kojima Reveals Details on Decision to Cast Luca Marinelli

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach – Hideo Kojima Reveals Details on Decision to Cast Luca Marinelli

"Neil is an important role that replaces Cliff from Death Stranding 1. The fans would not be satisfied unless the casting surpassed Mads."

Dollhouse: Behind the Broken Mirror Gets New Video Series Revealing More Details

Dollhouse: Behind the Broken Mirror Gets New Video Series Revealing More Details

The first video of the new Sessions series details the central story and themes of the first-person horror, out on March 28th.

Blades of Fire is “Strongly Narrative-Driven”, Players’ Curiosity Will Reveal More of the Story

Blades of Fire is “Strongly Narrative-Driven”, Players’ Curiosity Will Reveal More of the Story

MercurySteam's action RPG will still employ cutscenes to tell its story, but players must actively pursue it to know what's happening.

Intergalactic Creative Director Wants to Tackle Themes of Being Lonely

Intergalactic Creative Director Wants to Tackle Themes of Being Lonely

Naughty Dog's Intergalactic will be its game in a while where players won't have an ally to rely on throughout the adventure.

Sony’s Collaboration With AMD Will Bring FSR 4-Based Features to PS5 Pro’s PSSR

Sony’s Collaboration With AMD Will Bring FSR 4-Based Features to PS5 Pro’s PSSR

PS5 Pro lead architect Mark Cerny does specify that the console doesn't have the hardware to support a full version of FSR 4.

Intergalactic is Still Changing and Evolving During Development – Creative Director

Intergalactic is Still Changing and Evolving During Development – Creative Director

Naughty Dog has been developing the upcoming Intergalactic since 2020, and has had more than 250 developers working on the project.

Monster Hunter Wilds’ Success is Because of its Story, Voice Acting and Cross-Play – Producer

Monster Hunter Wilds’ Success is Because of its Story, Voice Acting and Cross-Play – Producer

Monster Hunter Wilds places an even bigger emphasis on its story than its predecessors did, with full character arcs and plot twists.

Nintendo Switch 2 – New Patent Indicates OS-Level Integration for Voice Chat

Nintendo Switch 2 – New Patent Indicates OS-Level Integration for Voice Chat

Nintendo Switch 2 might leave behind the reliance on a smartphone app for its players to use voice chat in multiplayer games.

Astro Bot PS5 Bundle Announced, Out This Week

Astro Bot PS5 Bundle Announced, Out This Week

The new PS5 bundle features a copy of critically-acclaimed platformer Astro Bot along with the console and one controller.

Okami Sequel Developer Might Work on New IP After Development is Complete

Okami Sequel Developer Might Work on New IP After Development is Complete

Clovers won't necessarily work on a follow-up to classics like God Hand and Viewtiful Joe after development on the Okami sequel is done.

Death Stranding Strands of Harmony Concert Tour Announced, Starts on November 8 in Sydney

Death Stranding Strands of Harmony Concert Tour Announced, Starts on November 8 in Sydney

The concert tour will go all over the world, kicking things off in Sydney in November and wrapping up in Toronto in 2026.

DOOM: The Dark Ages Will Leave Room For More Medieval Fantasy Stories – Director

DOOM: The Dark Ages Will Leave Room For More Medieval Fantasy Stories – Director

Martin has revealed that the game won't end with the Doomslayer being locked away and waiting for the events of DOOM 2016.

DOOM: The Dark Ages Will Allow Players to Finish it With Only Melee Weapons

DOOM: The Dark Ages Will Allow Players to Finish it With Only Melee Weapons

Producer Marty Stratton warns that players may not enjoy a melee-only run of DOOM: The Dark Ages, and that there may be some jank.

Blade And Soul NEO Review – The Ultimate Grindhouse

Blade And Soul NEO Review – The Ultimate Grindhouse

Blade & Soul NEO is an Unreal Engine 4 remaster of the classic South Korean MMO Blade & Soul. Check out our thoughts on its western release.

Helldivers 2 Was Originally Designed for Five-Player Squads

Helldivers 2 Was Originally Designed for Five-Player Squads

Helldivers 2 was also originally designed to have a completely different armour system than what we ultimately got to see in the game.

DOOM: The Dark Ages Will Have Agadon Hunter as its Marauder Equivalent

DOOM: The Dark Ages Will Have Agadon Hunter as its Marauder Equivalent

Director Hugo Martin spoke about how the Agadon Hunter will act as a test to see how well players have mastered the game's mechanics.