Author: Zach Barbieri

After a slight leak last week, EA has officially unveiled the title of their next Star Wars game, as well as the studios involved with its development. Entitled Star Wars: Zero Company, development is being spearheaded by Bit Reactor, with support from Lucasfilm Games and Star Wars: Jedi Survivor developer Respawn Entertainment. There isn’t much known at this time about Star Wars: Zero Company, outside of it being a “single-player turn-based tactics game”. There isn’t long to wait for more answers, however, as EA has stated it will give its first look at the game on April 19th during the…

Sony has announced they will be raising the recommended retail price of PlayStation 5 Consoles across Europe, Austrailia, and New Zealand. The company has stated that “a challenging economic environment, including high inflation and fluctuating exchange rates,” is at the forefront of the decision to do so. These price increases were confirmed via a PlayStation Blog post concerning them in which the company went over the price increases. Starting on April 14th, the prices for each version of the console will be as follows in these regions: EuropePS5 Digital Edition – €499.99 (No pricing changes for the standard PS5 with Ultra…

Zenless Zone Zero, the latest gacha game from the developers behind Genshin impact, miHoYo, has been announced to be coming to the Xbox Series platform. It was originally released on PlayStation, PC, and Mobile in July of last year, marking another popular Live-Service title to be making the jump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An23yVkUdlQ An official announcement via miHoYo states: Zenless Zone Zero will officially launch on Xbox alongside its Version 2.0 update this June. In addition to Xbox Series X|S, Zenless Zone Zero will also be available via Xbox Cloud Gaming, enabling Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members to play the game seamlessly across devices without downloads. With…

After announcing last week that Marathon, the upcoming Reboot of the classic IP from original developer Bungie, would be receiving a lot more information after being relatively radio silent through Sony’s termoutulous dialing back of their previous Live-Serrvice Strategy, over the weekend, we received our first look at the game, including some additional information as to what we can expect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvJIQoWIQP8 At its core, Marathon is a three-person squad-based extraction shooter in which the player takes the role of a robotic runner. Players will travel to locations around the planet of Tau Ceti IV, in which they attempt to scavenge for supplies…

Date Everything!, The sandbox dating sim where you- you guessed it- can date everything, finally has a new release date. Previously, it was slated for release on Valentine’s Day for obvious reasons, but it was delayed so that the developers could have extra time to polish it. We will now see the game release on June 17th, which might not be as romantic a day as originally planned but should still be a fun day all the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAD1r-1oQ2w In the game, players take the role of a person who ends up with a magical pair of glasses that, when…

Sony will release a new update for the PlayStation Portal, focusing on the cloud Steaming Beta, which was introduced to the platform late last year. These will include some user experience and functionality updates, all of which will be added later today. This news comes via a PlayStation Blog post detailing what players can expect. Along with this, sorting will be added to the streaming catalog, allowing players to sort the games in the catalog, something that was desperately needed given previously, you could only browse the over 100 games in alpherbetical order. The sorting options will include Title, Release…

One of the big announcements to come out of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct was that, after some time worth of asking, Nintendo fans will now be getting a Gamecube Classic library added to their Nintendo Switch Online, though only for the new console. Alongside this, as Nintendo is want to do, a Gamecube controller was announced that will work with the system alongside these, though some fine print now indicates it will be very limited in its functions. Spotted in the details of the UK version of the trailer for the Switch 2 GameCube Controller, thanks to VGC, is…

Microsoft has confirmed their plans for June, announcing that an Xbox Games Showcase will take place then and a Direct covering Obsidian Entertainment’s upcoming sequel, The Outer Worlds 2. This follows their longstanding tradition to hold an event during June that focuses on upcoming games that will be coming to the Xbox platform, when the company typically took part in E3 Expo before the events cancelation and the rise in popularity of Geoff Keighly’s Summer Game Fest. Microsoft will be holding the event on Sunday, June 8th. It starts at 10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern / 6 pm…

The publisher of Bloomtown and Ember Knights, Twin Sails Interactive, has announced they are breaking away from Embracer Group through a management buyout, the latest to do so. The company shared this news via a blog post, stating they will have “full autonomy and more flexibility,” moving forward to pursue growth and their vision. Twin Sails had previously been operating under tabletop game publisher Asmodee Group AB, which is owned by Embracer Group. Last year, Embracer had turned Asmodee into a publicly listed company in search of what they called “winning formulas”  after the implementation of a brutal restructuring program.…

Bungie will be showcasing their upcoming PvP extraction shooter Marathon, announcing a Livestream event that will showcase all-new gameplay for Saturday, April 12th. This follows a series of bizarre and mysterious tweets that the company dropped last week, including a 15-second video that kicked off an “extensive alternative reality game,” as players realized buried with the ASCII art of it was “a snippet of footage from the initial trailer,” that featured the runner sprinting down featured in that trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZUv1-qR1Aw Another tweet gave an error message that seemed to imply an announcement for the game was imminent. It stated: WHEN…