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Studio management is reporting very strong performance metrics. Windows Central insider and journalist Jez Corden recently discussed an internal letter from the president of Blizzard. The studio has the best performance metrics within the Xbox division. In the excerpt of the letter provided, Johanna Faries notes Blizzard’s strong metrics: In fiscal year 2026, Blizzard closed...
Nintendo lawyers have not yet responded to the release. Gamers have recently revisited Donkey Kong Land (1995). The classic platformer has received a second life thanks to a modder. An unofficial remake of Donkey Kong Land has been released on PC. Players are offered more than 30 full-sized levels to complete. As the modder explained,...
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The first season brought players back to Tarkov. Arc Raiders from Embark Studios had a strong launch. At one point, the game’s peak concurrent players on Steam exceeded 480,000, but it gradually lost its audience. Players criticized the developers for technical issues and a lack of new content. This past weekend, the peak stood at...
The developers of BR1: Infinite have decided to target players who are ready to risk their own money. Various Escape from Tarkov alternatives are appearing on the market. Both multiplayer extraction shooters and single-player games exist, and they frequently use the genre’s classic rule where dying in a raid means losing your gear and loot....
Some features were present in the game but went unused due to bugs or flawed code. An updated version of “SilentPatch” was released this summer for the PC versions of the Grand Theft Auto 3D trilogy. This fan-made patch not only fixes numerous technical issues, but also restores the functionality of certain mechanics and brings...
By taking this approach, he aims to draw attention to the issue and prompt changes within the industry. Gamers have recently taken note of a specific lawsuit in China. The father of a gamer suffering from gaming addiction has filed a lawsuit against several Chinese gaming companies, demanding a symbolic compensation of 10 yuan (about...
Sony and Microsoft are moving away from discs not out of greed, as a single Blu-ray is expensive for a publisher, and physical versions of games end up costing more than the 30% commission charged by digital storefronts once retailer markups and logistics are factored in. Producing physical copies of games is genuinely expensive for...
I audibly yelped when I realized what was really going on in Netflix’s The Last House. As I learned later talking with friends and colleagues, the movie’s Cloverfield-esque mystery box may have gotten a little soggy by the third act twist. Was this a Chubby Rain alien invasion situation? Not quite. The story of a...
Whether you love or hate it, you can’t deny that showrunner Ryan Condal and writer Sara Hess’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s Targaryen history book, Fire & Blood, has been entertaining from start to finish. The House of the Dragon season 3 finale proved to be no exception, even if it also introduced a number...
