Posts By Shubhankar Parijat

Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Guerrilla, and Firesprite Hit with Layoffs

Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Guerrilla, and Firesprite Hit with Layoffs

"These decisions have been extremely difficult, but they are necessary, and I think it’s important to be transparent," says PlayStation Studios boss Herment Hulst.

PlayStation is Laying off 900 People

PlayStation is Laying off 900 People

In a year that's already been brutal for the games industry, it has been announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment is also going through mass layoffs.

Helldivers 2 Sales More Than Doubled in the US in its Second Week

Helldivers 2 Sales More Than Doubled in the US in its Second Week

"Inverse decays are rare, this large a week two jump even more so, especially outside the Holiday window," says Circana analyst Mat Piscatella.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s Queen’s Blood Minigame Has “an Entire Storyline Developed Around it”

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s Queen’s Blood Minigame Has “an Entire Storyline Developed Around it”

Game director Naoki Hamaguchi says Queen's Blood is "not just a card game that one could engage with", but the centerpiece of an entire questline.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Has “Close to 30 Minigames”

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Has “Close to 30 Minigames”

"Some may be minigames that can be played throughout the course of the entire game, others may be one-offs that are specific to a certain, singular quest," says game director Naoki Hamaguchi.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 – Everything You Need to Know

Dragon’s Dogma 2 – Everything You Need to Know

Ahead of the approaching release of Capcom's open world action RPG, here are some key details you should know about it.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s Surprise Patch Makes Tiny but Inexplicable Change to the Ending

Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s Surprise Patch Makes Tiny but Inexplicable Change to the Ending

Ahead of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's release, its 2020 predecessor has received a headscratcher of a patch.

Another Assassin’s Creed Remake is in the Works on Top of Black Flag – Rumour

Another Assassin’s Creed Remake is in the Works on Top of Black Flag – Rumour

It's one of several Assassin's Creed games that are scheduled to release "by the end of the decade", it's been claimed.

Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe Will be “the Darkest Assassin’s Creed Game Ever” – Rumour

Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe Will be “the Darkest Assassin’s Creed Game Ever” – Rumour

It will be the first Assassin's Creed game since 2015 to feature a long female protagonist, it has been claimed.

High on Life is Getting a Physical Release

High on Life is Getting a Physical Release

Limited Run Games is set to release physical Standard and Collector's Editions of the first-person shooter.

Nintendo Switch 2 Will Launch in March 2025, Delayed Partly to Avoid Supply Issues – Rumour

Nintendo Switch 2 Will Launch in March 2025, Delayed Partly to Avoid Supply Issues – Rumour

A new report has corroborated recent claims that the release of Nintendo's next-gen console has been pushed back into the first quarter of 2025.

Final Fantasy 16: The Rising Tide DLC Will Receive New Details at PAX East on March 22

Final Fantasy 16: The Rising Tide DLC Will Receive New Details at PAX East on March 22

Producer Naoki Yoshida, DLC director Takeo Kujiraoka, and localization director Michael-Christopher Koji Fox will speak about the expansion at PAX East next month.

Rainbow Six Siege Director Feels Making a Sequel or Moving to a New Engine Would be a Mistake

Rainbow Six Siege Director Feels Making a Sequel or Moving to a New Engine Would be a Mistake

"We really do know that this is a game that can last forever with the people and the talent and the tools that we have today," says director Alexander Karpazis.

All-Digital Xbox Series X Model Launching in June/July – Rumour

All-Digital Xbox Series X Model Launching in June/July – Rumour

The revised Xbox Series S model will allegedly be white in colour and come with an improved heatsink and upgraded Nexus card.

Next Battlefield’s Campaign Director Has Seemingly Left Ridgeline Games

Next Battlefield’s Campaign Director Has Seemingly Left Ridgeline Games

Marcus Lehto, who founded EA studio Ridgeline Games to work on narrative-driven Battlefield campaigns, seems to have left the company.

Helldivers 2 Developer is Working on “Some Real Cool Stuff”

Helldivers 2 Developer is Working on “Some Real Cool Stuff”

Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Johan Pilestedt says the development team is ready to "resume our original plan" for post-launch content.

FromSoftware Boss Says Making Quick Decisions is Key to Efficiently Developing AAA Games

FromSoftware Boss Says Making Quick Decisions is Key to Efficiently Developing AAA Games

"We’re able to understand quickly what we want to make and [are] able to make these decisions early on in development," says Hidetaka Miyazaki.

Hidetaka Miyazaki Says There’s a “High Possibility” He Won’t Direct FromSoftware’s Next Soulslike Game

Hidetaka Miyazaki Says There’s a “High Possibility” He Won’t Direct FromSoftware’s Next Soulslike Game

"I think if we do that, I’d like to step away from that supervisory role and give them full direction and full control over those projects," the Elden Ring director says.

Rise of the Ronin Has a Character Creator, Sony Confirms

Rise of the Ronin Has a Character Creator, Sony Confirms

Players will be able to customize several elements, including the protagonist's "face and body shape, hair, voice, and more."

Rise of the Ronin Features 4-Player Co-op

Rise of the Ronin Features 4-Player Co-op

Four players can play together online to tackle the game's main story missions, though there will be no PvP.