Author: Zach Barbieri

With rumors persisting that several members of the media were able to go hands-on with the inevitable Nintendo Switch 2, it was only a matter of time until the discussion turned to what multiplatform games would be coming to it. It looks like, if you are a Nintendo fan looking for big games to play on the go, you should be in for an exciting few months. While we are still waiting for the official announcement of the platform, leaker Tom Henderson has suggested several games are set to announce the upcoming platform for release. As posted on his X…

FoamStars, the upcoming live-service 4v4 shooter from Square Enix, launched its open beta on September 29th for players on the PlayStation 5. While the beta gives the first solid look at what players can expect from the game matchmaking issues have made the game far from accessible for many people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD_XuyEgfOY On the game’s official X (formerly Twitter) page, this matchmaking issue has been stated to be due to “concentrated,” users access which has led to matchmaking errors, as well as long loading times. Currently, and unfortunately, the only solution being offered to this issue to to attempt Queueing again.…

Bloomberg has reported that Fortnite developer Epic Games is expected to lay off 16% of its workforce. In a statement from the CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, he confirmed that the layoffs are expected to impact roughly 830 employees within the company. In addition, Epic Games will be looking to sell Bandcamp, an independent music storefront that the company had only acquired last year, to musical licensing platform Songtradr. Sweeney went on to state that these layoffs are a direct reaction to Epic “spending way more money than we earn.”It was noted that within this statement, Sweeney does not…

Sega has canceled their upcoming 4v4 Live-Service Shooter Hyenas close to when the game was anticipated to launch. Sega announced this news in an official press release, citing that this decision was reached due to “the lower profitability of the European region.” Alongside the announcement that Hyenas would end development, Sega stated that several unannounced titles would also be terminated due to company-wide structural reform. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w7DCQx7ezY Hyenas was intended to be a long-form Live service title where two teams of heisters attempted to steal collectibles such as a Sonic The Hedgehog statue among other objects. To accomplish this the two…

During the Opening Night Live event of Gamecom 2023, hosted by Geoff Keighley Namco Bandai released the first trailer for the third game in the Little Nightmares series, Little Nightmares III. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFHOsobwFrA The trailer showcases that this next title will take place in a desert and will have multiple brightly lit set pieces, both of which are far cry’s from previous entries in the series. On top of that, two characters take part in this story allowing players to tackle the horrors of this new world alone or with a friend through online co-op. Despite these departures much of the…

Geoff Keighly has moved to put expectations in check ahead of the Gamescom Opening Night Live event next week. He stated that this year’s event is “Less about brand new announcements.” This year will mark the 5th year Geoff Keighley has hosted the opening night event for Gamescom, known for a solid slate of big-name games. While there have been some announcements in the past, the event has always been more commonly a stopping tour on the hype train for upcoming titles and this year seems to be no exception. Keighley described this year’s opening ceremony as an “exciting show…

Xbox has unveiled a new 8-strike system today, aimed to curtain offensive or bad behavior on the Xbox platform. This system is meant to clear up any confusion about how Xbox enforces its community standards, as well as allow players to track any enforceable actions made against their accounts. In an interview with the Verge, Xbox player services corporate vice president Dave McCarthy stated: This is all about player transparency. We didn’t have a way to show our players what their standing was in our community. And this makes it completely clear. In this new system, players that violate the…

This preview contains spoilers for Alone In The Dark: Prologue. People, especially Resident Evil fans, might forget that there was a time in the industry before the mainstay seminal horror series. In a year when Resident Evil 4 was remade to universal acclaim, and the beloved Dead Space did pretty much the same, there is another remake coming soon and it should have more eyes on it. Alone In The Dark was first released in 1992, predating the original Resident Evil by 4 years, and helped lay the pivotal groundwork for the zombie survival game to thrive. Unlike Capcoms flagship…

Directly following Square Enix releasing Final Fantasy XV after its 10-year development hell there were several interviews with the game’s former director. Among them came the revelation that after the Hugh Jackman-led musical adaptation Les Misérables hit theaters in 2012 there was a brief period where Tetsuya Nomura considered turning the game into a musical. This idea was later scrapped because Final Fantasy can apparently be anything except a musical. This might sound like an odd pairing in theory but it was coming from the guy that dabbled in it the concept once before back in Kingdom Hearts II. Final…

The video game adaptation Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin, based on the five part miniseries of the same name was given an official announcement during the THQ Nordic event, showcased on August 11th. This is the first official confirmation of the project since it was teased earlier this year by Paramount, the parent company of Nickelodeon who in turns owns the TMNT brand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NX3iz_aoEg Rounding out the slate of games being showcased by THQ Nordic, this trailer differed in that very little was actually showcased. Set to a Taiko drum beat the trailer features four candles over a…