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Developers Need to be “More Creative Within Constraints” to Avoid Crunch – Insomniac Games CEO

Developers Need to be “More Creative Within Constraints” to Avoid Crunch – Insomniac Games CEO

"The team needs to have permission to pause and come up with a better way, instead of bulldozing through the problems and causing potential health problems," says Insomniac's Ted Price.

Far Cry 6 Danny Trejo Mission “Accidentally Released Early” – Ubisoft

Far Cry 6 Danny Trejo Mission “Accidentally Released Early” – Ubisoft

A "work-in-progress" version of the mission was released early and has since been removed with the latest Title Update on consoles.

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun – Aiko’s Choice Launches on December 6

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun – Aiko’s Choice Launches on December 6

The standalone expansion for Mimimi Games' real-time tactics stealth title will be releasing in just a little over a month, it's been announced.

Far Cry 6 – Title Update 2 is Live on Consoles, Adds New Challenges and Quality of Life Improvements

Far Cry 6 – Title Update 2 is Live on Consoles, Adds New Challenges and Quality of Life Improvements

The opening title sequence can now be skipped, performance has been improved, and enemy respawn rate is improved around some areas.

Blizzard Entertainment Co-Lead Jen Oneal Leaves After Just Three Months in the Role

Blizzard Entertainment Co-Lead Jen Oneal Leaves After Just Three Months in the Role

Recently appointed as co-lead to replace outgoing Blizzard president J. Allen Brack, Oneal is now leaving Mike Ybarra as the sole lead of the company.

Psychonauts 2 – Quality of Life Update Adds Otto Shot, Checkmarks for Fast Travel Locations, and More

Psychonauts 2 – Quality of Life Update Adds Otto Shot, Checkmarks for Fast Travel Locations, and More

Players can also access a special arena to fight all enemies, testing their combat skills and earning all of the associated Achievements.

Activision Blizzard Earned $1.2 Billion Revenue from Microtransactions in Q3 2021

Activision Blizzard Earned $1.2 Billion Revenue from Microtransactions in Q3 2021

Total revenue for the quarter ending September 30th 2021 totaled $2.07 billion but monthly active users remained stagnant.

Halo Infinite Trailer Dives Into the Series’ Lore

Halo Infinite Trailer Dives Into the Series’ Lore

A (very) short film tells the emotional story of two UNSC Marines who braved every danger on their way to a groundbreaking technological breakthrough.

Nintendo Plans To Produce 20% Fewer Switches For Fiscal Year Due To Ongoing Chip Shortages

Nintendo Plans To Produce 20% Fewer Switches For Fiscal Year Due To Ongoing Chip Shortages

The chip shortage will see Nintendo revise its planned sales for the Switch to a total of 24 million units for the fiscal year.

Super Smash Bros. Creator isn’t Thinking About a Sequel, Unsure if the Series Can Continue Without Him

Super Smash Bros. Creator isn’t Thinking About a Sequel, Unsure if the Series Can Continue Without Him

"If we’re going to continue with the series, Nintendo and I need to discuss and seriously consider how to make it a success," says Masahiro Sakurai.

Netflix Games Announced, Launches for Android Today

Netflix Games Announced, Launches for Android Today

The initiative launches today as part of existing Netflix subscriptions at no additional cost, starting off with a library of five games.

Diablo 4 And Overwatch 2 Have Both Been Delayed

Diablo 4 And Overwatch 2 Have Both Been Delayed

Despite neither game having solid dates, Blizzard has confirmed that both will now launch further than originally envisioned.

Marvel’s Avengers Will Stop Selling XP Boosters for Real Money

Marvel’s Avengers Will Stop Selling XP Boosters for Real Money

The developer apologized for "not responding sooner to your concerns" and that it didn't initially "see them as pay-to-win."

League of Legends Games Reach a Collective 180 Million Active Players

League of Legends Games Reach a Collective 180 Million Active Players

Riot has officially announced that the League of Legends games have collectively reached a total of 180 million active players.

Shin Megami Tensei 5 Gets its First Review

Shin Megami Tensei 5 Gets its First Review

Japanese outlet Famitsu has reviewed Atlus' upcoming RPG, and praises the game highly for its combat, world design, and more.

Jurassic World Evolution 2 – Unlock and Pre-load Timings Revealed

Jurassic World Evolution 2 – Unlock and Pre-load Timings Revealed

Developer Frontier Developments has also confirmed that the dino park building and management siulator will get a day one patch.

PS5 Will Now Reportedly Run Games Even After CMOS Battery Dies

PS5 Will Now Reportedly Run Games Even After CMOS Battery Dies

According to research done by Hikikomori Media, the PS5 can now run games even after its internal CMOS battery dies.

Battlefield 2042’s Free 10-Hour Trial Will Begin for EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Subscribers Next Week

Battlefield 2042’s Free 10-Hour Trial Will Begin for EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Subscribers Next Week

EA Play and Xbox Game Pass subscribers will have access to a 10-hour free trial period of Battlefield 2042, as recently confirmed by an EA Help page.

Sony is Reportedly Shipping in Large Quantities of PS5 Stock to the UK in Time for Christmas

Sony is Reportedly Shipping in Large Quantities of PS5 Stock to the UK in Time for Christmas

Sony is flying in PS5 stock to UK with 3 Boeing 747 planes to meet demands for Christmas season, according to a recent report from The Sun.

Apex Legends Season 11: Escape Trailer Details Battle Pass

Apex Legends Season 11: Escape Trailer Details Battle Pass

Mirage, Gibraltar, Wraith, Loba, and Revenant are receiving some new skins while the Prowler gets two new reactive skins today.