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Todd Howard Says The Elder Scrolls VI Is Still Far Off, Shadow-Drop Tease Remains Possible The Elder Scrolls VI teaser — Bethesda confirmed the project at E3 2018. Bethesda Game Studios first revealed The Elder Scrolls VI at E3 2018, but executive producer and game director Todd Howard told GQ the project remains “still a...
PlayStation Announces State of Play Japan — November 11 PlayStation State of Play Japan announcement PlayStation has scheduled a special State of Play focused on games from Japan and across Asia. The broadcast will air on Tuesday, November 11 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET and is expected to run for more than...
Ken Paxton says the game has become “a breeding ground for predators”. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Roblox Corporation, accusing the company of flouting online safety laws and transforming the platform into an “uncontrolled digital arena teeming with predators and sexual content”. Paxton described Roblox as “a nursery for predators”,...
This week the Imperial Porcelain Factory is set to unveil a collection inspired by the shooter Atomic Heart, presenting visitors with twin ballerina sculptures and distinctive goblets. The Imperial Porcelain Factory has prepared a surprise for fans of the first-person shooter Atomic Heart. Reporters from Kommersant revealed that the factory plans to produce sculptures of...
They are all at different stages of development. Reporters at Insider Gaming uncovered Battlefield 6 files that reveal details on at least nine new game modes currently in development. Last month the outlet detailed six modes planned for release. Since then—after the launch of the game’s first season—more entries have appeared in the files. Of...
Earlier, the Japanese company announced plans to lay off the majority of staff at its offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and across Europe. Rhianna Gorman-Murphy, a narrative designer at Square Enix who worked on Life Is Strange and served as a mentor for the Limit Break program — an initiative promoting greater...
Next year, Ichiban Kasuga from the role-playing game Yakuza: Like a Dragon — together with his battle-crab companion Nancy — will be released as a new 33-centimeter statue from Kotobukiya. Kotobukiya has opened preorders for a new 1/6 scale Ichiban Kasuga statue based on Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The figure is priced at 28,600 Japanese...
Yostar Pictures, together with the original game’s creators, is producing the adaptation of the viral hit. Yostar Pictures — the studio behind screen adaptations of Arknights and Blue Archive — has unveiled the first trailer for the anime based on the indie sensation Needy Girl Overdose. Masaoki Nakajima has been appointed director; he previously directed...
A concise roundup of last week’s features, where we probed the games industry from every angle. Contagion — our review of Netflix’s The Witcher, Season 4 (18+) Top-tier service. Review of the adult-oriented hotel manager Quickie: A Love Hotel Story More than parody — a biting critique of the genre. Review of the extraction shooter...
Photo: Danielle Freiberg/IFC Films Horror has long put people at the center of its scares — and too often cast dogs as the threat. Between werewolves and the notorious Stephen King tale Cujo, canine characters have rarely been the sympathetic lead. IFC Films’ Good Boy, however, flips that script. The film arrives on Shudder in...
