In a surprise move, Sony has announced that it’s made Horizon Zero Dan developer Guerrilla Games managing director and co-founder Hermen Hulst as its new head of PlayStation’s Worldwide Studios. That’s the job that’s been filled by the universally adored Shuhei Yoshida.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is a massive game with a level of detail that seems unmatched by modern standards. But that means the studio embraced crunch, instigating 100-hour work weeks to do it.
Cyberpunk 2077 feels different. Sure, it looks fantastic, but there’s also a certain sub-text below the visuals that seem to hint at a story that knows exactly which direction it wants to take its narrative in. That’s not accidental, as developer CD Projekt Red isn’t shying away from spreading its own message through the tale.
The games industry - in the US at least - is a lot healthier and less stagnant than we've been led to believe. It's all because of digital distribution.
Amazon has bought games developer Double Helix. Is that rumoured amazon gaming console on its way to becoming a reality?
So Sony’s decided to gear their new PSP marketing campaign to to the ages between 8 and 15 years, A market that SCE UK product manager, Claire Backhouse feels they’ve not really tapped into before. According to her, “Our heartland is 16 to 24 year old men” but she goes on to say “they always will be”. Thus I trust …
Film classification in the UK is designed to help audiences understand what content is …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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