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When Rock Band initially launched in 2007, Harmonix touted it as a platform for players going forward. While subsequent launches and peripherals joined the mix in the succeeding years, the main pillar for that claim is the developer’s steadfast support of the Rock Band platform through its aggressive downloadable content schedule. Today, however, the studio...
Thunderful Group, the company behind games like 2023’s SteamWorld Build and Lego Brick Tales, has announced plans to lay off roughly 20 percent of its workforce, as first reported by GamesIndustry.biz. Kotaku notes that 20 percent of the company’s workforce is about 100 employees. As for why, Thunderful CEO Martin Walfisz cites the company’s need to...
Ready for another sneak peek at our upcoming ? As you travel through the state, you’ll encounter a network of truck stops strategically placed to cater to the needs of drivers navigating through the heart of the United States. So let’s take a look at them! The truck stops in Nebraska have a history as...
PTW, a support studio that’s worked with some of the industry’s biggest companies like Blizzard, Capcom, and Sega, has laid off about 45 people, as first reported by Kotaku. PTW was previously called Pole To Win and its services include quality assurance, studio support, and localization. Last week, on January 11, someone with knowledge of the...
With the release of today’s v28.01 Battle Royale hotfix, Epic has revealed two new Jam Tracks for Fortnite Festival players. According to the official Fortnite Festival 𝕏 account, players will be able to experience Bastille’s ‘Pompeii’ and Glass Animals’ ‘Heat Waves’ as Jam Tracks in-game from Thursday, January 16th. Behold! We’ve got some sweet...
Wakerunners is the next game from developer Mintrocket, which made a name for itself last year with the excellent Dave the Diver. Mintrocket did confirm to us that Wakerunners is being developed by a different internal team (apparently it has a number of projects from distinct teams going at once), but the pedigree is still...
Fortnite has released the latest hotfix for Battle Royale v28.01, unvaulting the Crash Pad Jr. item. Crash Pad Jr. Returns Marking a weak start to the year in terms of updates, Fortnite has unvaulted the Crash Pad Jr. item in all playlists. The item can be found as floor loot at a spawn rate of...
In an unexpected update to Fortnite’s Item Shop, Epic Games has removed the timer used for counting down to the next rotation. The controversial change was announced through an in-game pop-up that updated the wording of the existing ‘How and When the Shop Refreshes’ tab. The tab’s wording has been changed to describe how the...
Developer Embark Studios surprise-launched its free-to-play FPS, The Finals, back in December – Game Informer documented everything that goes into a stealth release like this – and the game has continued to garner a strong fanbase. Now, just a little over a month since its release, Embark is set to release Update 1.5.0 and a new limited-time...
2K’s tennis series is returning after more than a decade of dormancy with TopSpin 2K25, the company announced today. It did so with a quick teaser trailer revealing that it’s “coming soon.” Its announcement coincides with 2024’s first Grand Slam tennis tournament, the Australian Open, which began Saturday, January 13. “Today, 2K revealed the return...
