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  • Former Xbox Exec Shares Her Side Of The Story After Mysterious Depature

    Former Xbox Exec Shares Her Side Of The Story After Mysterious Depature
    Helen Chiang, the veteran Xbox staffer who got promoted in July and left the company amid mysterious circumstances just recently, has shared her side of the story--but her response doesn't close the book on this saga.In a LinkedIn post titled "Clarity is Kindess," which itself is a reference to her former boss (and Xbox CEO) Asha Sharma's much-ridiculed and cringey mantra, said it's "not accurate" that she was "fired for a policy violation" as multiple reports said.Chiang said she will not "turn
  • When Is Resident Evil Coming To Home Video? It Could Be Very Soon

    When Is Resident Evil Coming To Home Video? It Could Be Very Soon
    Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie crushed it at the box office, banking more than $400 million globally to become the most successful entry in the series ever. When will the film be available to watch at home, though?
    According to Fandango, the home video release is set for November 3. That's apparently when people can buy the movie outright or rent it digitally, with a physical edition for Blu-ray coming at some point later. It will also presumably come to streaming at some point, and it shoul
  • Phantom Blade Zero Put Up Some Massive Sales Numbers

    Phantom Blade Zero Put Up Some Massive Sales Numbers
    Developer S-Game's action-RPG Phantom Blade Zero launched on October 29 and had a massive start across PC and PS5.
    The game sold more than 4 million copies over its first 72 hours. That works out to 926 units sold per minute or about 15.4 per second over the first three days.
    "Thank you everyone from the bottom of our hearts for all the love and support," the studio said in a social media post.
    https://twitter.com/pbzero_official/status/2117074929594298758
    The 4 million figure counts copies sold
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  • Xbox Game Pass Has A Busy November Ahead With Several Day-One Launches

    Xbox Game Pass Has A Busy November Ahead With Several Day-One Launches
    The start of the month is a good time to be an Xbox Game Pass subscriber, as that's when Microsoft reveals the next batch of games coming to the service. November is frontloaded with new game releases before November 19--we can't imagine why--and several of them are day-one releases. Once more games are revealed, we'll update this post.A few games have already been revealed for November, and usually, the first wave is the biggest one for Game Pass. Kicking things off is the online horror co-op g
  • GTA 6 Buying Guide: Get Ready For Sticker Shock

    GTA 6 Buying Guide: Get Ready For Sticker Shock
    Rockstar's GTA 6 finally releases on November 19, and if you're looking to play the game, you'll also need a console--and those are more expensive than ever. Here's a quick buying guide to help you understand what you need and how much the items will cost. A consoleFirst, you'll need a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S console. The least expensive option for buying a new system outright is the Xbox Series S, which costs $500. Unfortunately, that's $200 more expensive than the system cost at laun
  • Claude Code Just Got A New Rule: Stop Copying Other People’s Games

    Claude Code Just Got A New Rule: Stop Copying Other People’s Games
    AI clones and vibe-coded copycat games have become a huge headache for developers recently, but it looks like an update to Anthropic's Claude Code's "rules" has been pushed out. Listed under "tengu_heron_brook," the tweak to the AI now directs it not to copy games and assets, and users cannot disable this setting.Spotted by Chasm on X (via Game Developer), the full rule reads, "Do build original games, games in a genre, and games from the user’s own designs and assets. Don't build a recreat
  • Doom Dev Says “We’re Doing Great” After Half The Studio Was Just Laid Off

    Doom Dev Says “We’re Doing Great” After Half The Studio Was Just Laid Off
    Doom developer id Software was among the numerous Microsoft-owned game studios that cut staff recently as part of the big Xbox "reset." What's the vibe like internally at the studio in the wake of that? Studio co-director Marty Stratton said in a recent interview, "We're doing great."He said he wasn't trying to "handwave" the layoffs, and isn't shying away from acknowledging that "half of our studio" was laid off, IGN reported. Stratton said the layoffs were part of a "deliberate effort" to ensu
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  • We Finally Know Who Made The Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake

    We Finally Know Who Made The Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake
    Fans have speculated on which studio is leading the development of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake since it was first announced, and a new Ask the Developer feature from Nintendo appears to give us the answer.The interviewees in Nintendo's online feature include longtime Zelda producerEiji Aonuma and several members of Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development (EPD) Production Group No. 3, which is the team behind the mainline Zelda games. In other words, the usual Zelda peop
  • Gears Of War: E-Day’s Apparent $500 Million Budget May Not Tell The Full Story – Report

    Gears Of War: E-Day’s Apparent $500 Million Budget May Not Tell The Full Story – Report
    How much does a true console exclusive cost to make today? If recent reports are to be believed, Gears of War: E-Day had a production cost $500 million, but there's more to that figure than just a single game.That's according to Windows Central writer Jez Corden, who says he spoke with multiple sources familiar with the story behind the half-billion dollars paid over several years to The Coalition while it was working on Gears of War: E-Day. The studio emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic as a Swi
  • Resident Evil Director Reacts To Backlash: “I Should Have Known Better”

    Resident Evil Director Reacts To Backlash: “I Should Have Known Better”
    Resident Evil is a huge success at the box office, recently surpassing $400 million globally. It's also received fantastic review scores. But hardcore fans of the game series took issue with the film and its direction because it did not contain any storylines or characters from the source material. Director Zach Cregger never intended to, instead opting for his own original story that is set in the world of Resident Evil. Now, Cregger has spoken more about the fallout, saying he became "frustrat
  • Dave Bautista Is Looking More Like Kratos After Packing On 20 Pounds Of Muscle

    Dave Bautista Is Looking More Like Kratos After Packing On 20 Pounds Of Muscle
    With filming set to resume soon on Prime Video's God of War series, 55-year-old actor Dave Bautista revealed in an Instagram Story that he's packed on a beefy 20 pounds of muscle for the role of Kratos, bringing his weight to 250 pounds. While it's not the first time Bautista has bulked up for a role, he'd noticeably slimmed down in recent months, and he'd previously said he needed two months to get ready to play Kratos on TV.While 250 pounds is an impressive weight, it's not the heaviest that
  • Xbox Game Pass Is Losing 14 Games In November

    Xbox Game Pass Is Losing 14 Games In November
    It's the start of a new month, which means new additions and departures on Xbox Game Pass. To kick off November, 14 games are being removed from the Game Pass library soon, including several simulators, one longrunning Dragon Ball game, and one of the greatest James Bond adventures of all time--at least until that upstart 007 First Light popped up earlier this year.Simulator fans can say goodbye to Football Manager 26, Firefighting Simulator, Pigeon Simulator, and Police Simulator this month. Be
  • Gang Of Dragon Won’t Be The First Game From Nagoshi Studio. It Won’t Be Any Game At All

    Gang Of Dragon Won’t Be The First Game From Nagoshi Studio. It Won’t Be Any Game At All
    Nagoshi Studio, the studio formed by Yakuza creator Toshiro Nagoshi at NetEase, has been shut down before it even released its first game. According to Gematsu, shareholders officially dissolved the developer on October 31 via a resolution later published in the Japanese government gazette Kanpo.Under Nagoshi, the studio worked on Gang of Dragon, a new game that looked similar to the veteran developer's work on Sega's Yakuza and Like a Dragon series at Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. Work on the game con
  • EA Just Shelved A Mysterious Sims Project—That Could Be Good News For Players

    EA Just Shelved A Mysterious Sims Project—That Could Be Good News For Players
    It's been another rough year for video games, with countless studio closures, staff layoffs, and projects that barely managed to even get off the ground before they were unceremoniously cut short. But things are feeling especially grim after EA trotted out two beloved franchises--Mass Effect and Dragon Age--for what amounted to a public execution via the announcement that BioWare has been shuttered. This was especially painful for Mass Effect players, who were looking forward to the upcoming Ma
  • CoD: Modern Warfare To Cut Real-Life Korean Tragedy Segment After Backlash

    CoD: Modern Warfare To Cut Real-Life Korean Tragedy Segment After Backlash
    Publisher Activision has responded to criticism over using a devastating tragedy in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, saying that the incident will be removed from the military shooter in a November 12 update.The Seoul Halloween crowd crush occurred in October 2022 in Itaewon. Approximately 100,000 people gathered in a narrow alleyway in Seoul, resulting in 160 casualties as people were suffocated. This year marks the fourth anniversary of the tragedy, with bereaved families and community organize
  • Phantom Blade Zero’s Lead Voice Actor Was Seemingly Replaced At The Last Minute

    Phantom Blade Zero’s Lead Voice Actor Was Seemingly Replaced At The Last Minute
    There's a new voice behind the protagonist of Soul in Phantom Blade Zero, and it's none other than Sonic the Hedgehog--or his longtime voice actor, Roger Craig Smith, to be precise.As spotted by Game Informer, Smith has stepped in to replace Jay Maksenuk (V in Once Human). You can still hear the latter in the various trailers for Phantom Blade Zero, and developer S-Game hasn't revealed why they brought Smith on as a last-minute replacement. Both actors have several video game credits, and as Ga
  • New Assassin’s Creed Game Is Out Now, If You Don’t Mind Being Board

    New Assassin’s Creed Game Is Out Now, If You Don’t Mind Being Board
    If you thought there wasn't going to be a new Assassin's Creed game this year, think again. It's not a video game, but Assassin's Creed: Animus is out today, turning the series into an adventure-style board game for 1-4 players.
    A competitive game that pits players against each other as they explore distinct eras from the video games, Assassin's Creed: Animus features four protagonists to choose from in its standard edition: Eivor, Ezio, Altair, and Connor. The Collector's Edition, meanwhile, ex
  • EA Reportedly Chose An Unannounced Star Wars Game Over BioWare’s Next Mass Effect

    EA Reportedly Chose An Unannounced Star Wars Game Over BioWare’s Next Mass Effect
    EA recently announced it was shutting down BioWare, ending a studio responsible for multiple hit games over 30 years. According to a new report, EA's decision was driven by economics, as it had to choose between funding a new Mass Effect and backing the safer bet, Star Wars: Battlefront 3.Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reported that EA had to choose between two costly projects, and with the added pressure of paying off $18 billion in leveraged debt after its sale to a business consortium and Saudi
  • GTA 6’s Attention To Detail Is Getting A Little Ridiculous

    GTA 6’s Attention To Detail Is Getting A Little Ridiculous
    Only a few more weeks remain before Grand Theft Auto 6 launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and while Rockstar Games recently lifted the lid on its big open-world sequel, that's still not enough. There's definitely value in approaching a game with as little knowledge as possible so that you can enjoy any potential surprises, but we're not those people.
    Instead, senior video producer Jake Dekker decided to grab a folder of high-resolution GTA 6 screenshots--a whole 99 of them, not including the p
  • Don’t Expect Destiny 3 At The Game Awards, Bungie Says

    Don’t Expect Destiny 3 At The Game Awards, Bungie Says
    Destiny's future lies in its past, as Bungie is working to bring content from the infamous Destiny vault back to the game. Big plans are in place to rework fan-favorite campaigns like the Red War and Forsaken back into Destiny 2, and while that content won't be out for quite a while, Bungie has also detailed what you should not expect from the studio as the year winds down. Long story short: Don't expect to see Destiny 3 teased at The Game Awards."Knowing we are early in incubating our future a
  • Patrick Stewart Dies At 86

    Beloved actor Patrick Stewart has died at the age of 86. The veteran of stage and screen was best known for his many years as Star Trek's Jean-Luc Picard and X-Men's Charles Xavier, though he also had notable roles in video games, including The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.This story is developing...
  • WoW: Forever Won’t Have Dead Servers

    WoW: Forever Won’t Have Dead Servers
    World of Warcraft: Forever will avoid repeating WoW Classic's mistakes and will have tools to prevent "dead" or "unsustainable" server rulesets, Blizzard said.In the past, various WoW Classic servers became "dead" over time, as players either stopped playing or transferred to other servers. Those massive drops in population had major ramifications for players left on the server being unable to find groups for raids or dungeons, as well as for the server's economy and auction house. In some extre
  • Artist With Music In GTA 6 Had No Idea About Any Of That

    Artist With Music In GTA 6 Had No Idea About Any Of That
    Cliff Richard is among the numerous famous artists who are lending their music to Rockstar's GTA 6, with Richard's classic tune "Devil Woman" appearing in the Netflix Extended Look. Richard, 86, didn't know about any of that, however, or that GTA 6 is a game and not a TV show.Speaking to The Times (via Dexerto), Richard said of the partnership with Rockstar for GTA 6: "I was told this happened!" He said his nephew's sons told him about it. "They didn't realize I could sing like that," he said.Lu
  • A PUBG TV Show Is Coming To Netflix, Starring Donald Glover

    A PUBG TV Show Is Coming To Netflix, Starring Donald Glover
    Krafton and Netflix today announced a live-action TV show based on PUBG, and it will star Emmy-winner Donald Glover. In fact, Glover will not only star, but also direct, write, and executiveproduce the show, along with his brother, Stephen Glover, as writer and executive producer.
    That's all Krafton had to say in its announcement, so it sounds like early days for the PUBG series. A PUBG animated series is on the way, too, from Castlevania's Adi Shankar.Donald Glover is no stranger to video games
  • Ubisoft Is Pumping The Brakes On Assassin’s Creed Remakes For Now

    Ubisoft Is Pumping The Brakes On Assassin’s Creed Remakes For Now
    What's next for the Assassin's Creed franchise? Following the successful launch of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced earlier this--which sold very well--you'd imagine that Ubisoft would be looking to fast-track another remake while it continues work on future titles. That's not the case, as Ubisoft dropped a new update on all things Assassin's Creed, including confirmation that it's not currently working on any remakes."One thing we want to be transparent about today is that we currently have
  • WoW: Forever Controller Support Is A First Step To Playing The MMO On “Whatever You Want”

    WoW: Forever Controller Support Is A First Step To Playing The MMO On “Whatever You Want”
    World of Warcraft: Forever will launch with full controller support, a first for the various versions of Blizzard's longrunning PC-exclusive MMORPG. According to Blizzard, the option to play on controller is the "first leg of a journey" to make WoW playable "on whatever you want." Speaking to GamesRadar, WoW executive producer and vice president Holly Longdale said Blizzard's goal is to eventually have WoW playable "wherever you want, and, at some point, on whatever you want."The first step on
  • You All Guessed Elder Scrolls 6’s Name, And Now Here’s The Game’s Setup – Report

    You All Guessed Elder Scrolls 6’s Name, And Now Here’s The Game’s Setup – Report
    After eight years, Xbox is reportedly preparing to reintroduce The Elder Scrolls VI to the world. And this time, the game will apparently get an official subtitle: Sentinel. According to The Verge, Bethesda could reveal the full name next month in celebration of Skyrim's 15th anniversary. That's not all, though.The report states that Hammerfell will serve as the setting for Sentinel. It's a massive region that's southwest of Skyrim and probably best known for being playable in The Elder Scrolls
  • Xbox Wants To Be More Profitable Than PlayStation And Nintendo By 2030

    Xbox Wants To Be More Profitable Than PlayStation And Nintendo By 2030
    Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has an ambitious goal: not only to make Xbox more lucrative, but to surpass the profit margins of its biggest gaming rivals, Sony and Nintendo.Speaking to CNBC, Sharma said Microsoft was working to achieve this goal by mid-2030 and had a variety of plans in place, from focusing on more exclusive titles to gaining more ground in the casual games market. "We will build long-term plans for our biggest franchises across film, television, consumer products, sponsorship, live expe
  • Xbox’s Recent Efforts Haven’t Changed Anything And The Future Remains Bleak, Expert Says

    Xbox’s Recent Efforts Haven’t Changed Anything And The Future Remains Bleak, Expert Says
    Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has undertaken a number of efforts thus far to help get the business back into a healthy place, and nothing has worked, Circana analyst Mat Piscatella says.
    He told The Game Business that based on the sales and engagement data he sees for the US gaming industry, "I'm not seeing [the moves] have any positive impact" for Xbox.The disc-to-digital program "hasn't changed their sales of new physical software trend at all," he added. Additionally, making Gears of War: E-Day exclus

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