Quantic Dream’s 2013 supernatural action adventure Beyond: Two Souls is on its way to a TV adaptation after the rights were acquired by one of the game’s original stars Elliot Page, through their company Pageboy Productions. “Filming the game was one of the most challenging and fulfilling acting experiences of my career,” … Read more
John Gonzalez confirms its not for Fallout: New Vegas 2 Image credit: Obsidian Entertainment John Gonzalez, best known for his work as lead writer on Fallout: New Vegas and as Narrative Director on Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West at Guerrilla Games, is back at Obsidian Entertainment after 13 years. In his LinkedIn … Read more
Online hardware retailer Newegg has reported that it sold out of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs “within minutes” and broke down the surge of customer activity around the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090. “The response to the NVIDIA RTX 50 Series has been extraordinary,” said Jim Tseng, VP of Product Management in a … Read more
The Warner Bros. platform fighting game, MultiVersus, will shutdown on May 30, according to a statement by developer Player First Games.The game was released on May 28, 2024. “We have an important update to share regarding MultiVersus. After careful consideration, our next Season will serve as the final seasonal content update for the game,” said … Read more
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In-game audio ads platform Audiomob has established its MENA headquarters on Yas Island in the United Arab Emirates. Audiomob – which has partnered with Abu Dhabi Gaming for the venture – said it chose to establish itself in UAE due to its “strategic position” and the appeal of the country’s tech, talent, and subsidies. “Abu … Read more
Robocraft 2 developer Freejam has shut down. In a statement posted to Discord, the studio blamed “market conditions” and the costs of keeping servers going on Robocraft 2, which will now be sunsetted, along with predecessor Robocraft and Cardlife. The sequel has already been withdrawn from Steam, where it had been available as an Early … Read more
Sony has patented several new systems, including one designed to harness AI to help predict player behaviour, and another to adapt DualSense controllers to be more realistic weapons. The first seeks to utilise AI tech and anticipate player movements in a bid to reduce lag. By using a camera to study and record player actions, … Read more
SplitMetrics has appointed former Meta and Google sales director Eoin Hallahan as its new chief revenue officer. The company said Hallahan “brings 16 years of sales expertise, with over a decade in senior leadership roles across adtech, martech, and high-growth B2B startups,” including roles as enterprise sales director for EMEA gaming at Meta, managing director … Read more
Godfall developer Counterplay has reportedly shut down. Whilst not formally confirmed by the studio, PlayStation Lifestyle allegedly spotted and verified a post on LinkedIn that stated the studio had “disbanded” after a partnership with Jackalyptic fell through. “Over the past six months or so our project at Jackalyptic has been supercharged by the world-class devs … Read more