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Hothead Games announces immediate closure

United Kingdom, Dec. 23 -- Hothead Games has shut down. The company was founded in 2006 by Steve Bocska, Vlad Ceraldi and Joel DeYoung and were best known for titles such as 'Swarm' and 'Death Spank'... Read More


EA 'not interested' in making another Dead Space game

United Kingdom, Dec. 23 -- EA is "not interested" in 'Dead Space 4'. The gaming company published the first three titles of the survival horror game but when it comes to a fourth installment, Motive'... Read More


Helldivers 2 players to get Killzone items for free following pricing backlash

United Kingdom, Dec. 20 -- 'Helldivers 2' players are due to receive all of the 'Killzone 2' content for free. The items - which would have included weapons, armour and other cosmetics from the 2009 ... Read More


Assassin's Creed Shadows protagonist Naoe will be 'the fastest assassin Ubisoft has ever made'

United Kingdom, Dec. 20 -- 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' protagonist Naoe will be Ubisoft's "fastest assassin [the studio has] ever made". The latest instalment in Ubisoft's action-adventure franchise i... Read More


COD: Black Ops 6 Zombies actors have been recast, Activision seemingly confirms

United Kingdom, Dec. 20 -- Activision has seemingly confirmed some of the actors in 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 6' have been replaced. After rumours began to spread earlier this month that voice actors ... Read More


The Witcher 4 will 'respect' player's choices from previous games, narrative director says

United Kingdom, Dec. 19 -- 'The Witcher 4' narrative director Philipp Weber has stressed the game will "respect" the choices players made in previous instalments. The upcoming fantasy-RPG - which is ... Read More


Sony confirms 'strategic capital and business alliance' with FromSoftware owner Kadokawa

United Kingdom, Dec. 19 -- Sony has announced it has formed a "strategic capital and business alliance" with Kadokawa. The corporation bought a further 12,054,100 shares in Kadokawa - which is the pa... Read More


Hi-Fi Rush 2 being considered 'positively' by Krafton

United Kingdom, Dec. 19 -- Krafton is "considering a sequel positively" to 'Hi-Fi Rush'. The publisher bought developer Tango Gameworks in August after the studio was closed in May by Xbox, and while... Read More


The Sims creator insists developers need to embrace 'narcissism of their players'

United Kingdom, Dec. 18 -- 'The Sims' creator Will Wright insists game designers should never underestimate "the narcissism of their players". The video game developer - who created the iconic simula... Read More


Microsoft 'redefining what it means to be Xbox fan'

United Kingdom, Dec. 18 -- Microsoft are "redefining what it means to be an Xbox fan". The tech giant's CEO Satya Nadella has opened up about the company's strategy for its gaming platform following ... Read More