Author: Zach Barbieri

Game development platform Unity has announced that it is cutting 1,800 jobs amid a company restructuring, in an attempt to “position itself for long-term and profitable growth.” The announcement comes after a tumultuous year of layoffs across the industry, during which Unity had downsized several jobs as well. These layoffs were confirmed as part of an SEC filing, in which the company stated that jobs cut will represent around 25 percent of the company. The end goal in this is to restructure and refocus the core of their buisness in the coming fiscal year and beyond. Unity expects the costs…

Announced with a price point of 3,500 dollars, Apple’s Vision Pro VR headset will arrive next month. While details of the headset have existed for several months, as well as the price point which is over 3 times the price of its closest competitor, Apple has finally shared plans as to when and how they will launch the device. As part of this, it was announced that preorders for the headset would begin on January 19th, with the launch of the device following on February 2nd only a few weeks after. In a blog post authored by Apple CEO Tim…

Xbox Exclusive Hi-Fi Rush, a release that came completely out of left field yet delighted most people who played it, might not remain exclusive for long. According to a new rumor, the title might make its way to the Nintendo Switch sometime this year, causing a lot to question Microsoft’s strategy with exclusivity moving forward. Insider “Nate The Hate”, who has had a decent track record with leaks in the past has stated that the rhythm beat-em-up will be coming to the handheld in 2024. Additionally, ResetEra user lolilolailo who has also had some success with leaking information has taken…

Despite previously being intended for release in 2023, publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer ShiftUP have officially delayed the upcoming action game Stellar Blade into 2024. This honestly should not come as a shocker to many, given that the game had remained relatively quiet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayek3ZzWb1E The official confirmation came during a PlayStation Blog highlighting several games and accessories that Sony has upcoming across the next year. Other games included are Helldivers II, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, as well as Rise of The Ronan to name a few. The blog post states about the game: While Stellar Blade is Korean developer…

Square Enix plans to investigate blockchain and cloud-based technology look set to continue despite the change in leadership that came in mid-2023. Alongside this, it appears that new generative AI will also be something the company plans to aggressively pursue for the development of future games from the company. These plans emerged in Square Enix’s annual New Year letter, which was penned by the company’s new CEO Takashi Kiryu, who took over for Yosuke Matsuda after he stepped down in 2023 at a time that seemed to coincide with the studio losing investments related to blockchain technology. Kiryu noted in…

Rockstar Games has officially announced Grand Theft Auto VI after a year of leaks and rumors about the game. While this is not the first time that Rockstar has confirmed the game’s existence, this announcement comes with a time frame for the first trailer for the game. Rockstar has announced they will release their announcement trailer in December 2023, coinciding with the 25th Anniversary of the founding of RockStar Games. This news was announced through a post on Rockstar Newswire, confirming rumors earlier this month that an official unveiling was imminent. In this release, penned by the studio head Sam…

Sony has a large amount of tech releasing this holiday season, which now includes the upgraded PlayStation 5 slim versions of both their physical and digital consoles. In addition to their Digital Version of the platform costing 50 dollars more than their current digital console, it will feature the ability to upgrade to a disk version through an 80-dollar Blu-ray disk drive sold separately. An upcoming ad for a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III PS5 Console Bundle brought this back into the limelight, featuring the updated hardware and stating that “Internet connection required to pair Disc Drive and PS5…

After a year and a half, Microsoft announced that they acquired Activision Blizzard King for $69 Million. This officially brings popular franchises such as Call of Duty, Overwatch, Diablo, Crash Bandicoot, and more into the Xbox Family. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYU4q594LJ0 In an official post on Xbox Wire, Phil Spencer stated that work has begun on integrating Activision and Blizzard games into Xbox Game Pass. He stated: Today we start the work to bring beloved Activision, Blizzard, and King franchises to Game Pass and other platforms. We’ll share more about when you can expect to play in the coming months. We know you’re…

Paradox Interactive, publisher of games like Cities: Skylines and A Plague Tale: Requiem, has referred to their recent release of tactical RPG The Lamplighters League as a “big disappointment”. Despite only being released a week ago, it appears that the game is unlikely to make back its development costs, resulting in a $22.7m loss. Developed by Paradox-owned Harebrained Schemes, better known for the Tactical Shadowrun games which were recently released on consoles in trilogy format, took their experience on those games into The Lamplighters League. Taking its cues from 1930s pulp fiction, the game blends real-time stealth mechanics with a…

After being heavily speculated for most of this year, Sony has finally unveiled the PlayStation 5 Slim, their more compact version of the PlayStation 5 system. With us closing in on the 3rd year anniversary of the PS5, it does seem like the perfect time to release it. Better yet, gamers who want this version of Sony’s latest console do not have to wait long as Sony plans to release the Slim in November, just in time for the Holiday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BU4VXofbQk Both models of the PlayStation 5 Slim will ship with 1TB of internal storage. The biggest addition announced was…