An Unreal Engine 4-powered Warhammer 40K first-person shooter

From the makers of hack-or-be-hacked E.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy Streum On Studio, the developer behind the crazedE.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy, already announcedSpace Hulk: Deathwing, its FPS take on the Warhammer 40,000 universe. But today might as well be our introduction to the game — there are actual screenshots this time, not a vague teaser trailer. And they look cool! The game has you, a Deathwing Librarian, leading a squad aboard a Space Hulk full of horrors “from Genestealer Hybrids equipped with heavy weapons, through many sub-species of Genestealers, to huge Bloodlords....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Christopher Powell

Aspyr Media set to acquire MythForce developer Beamdog

One RPG studio will bring in another Beamdog has more news than just a new game. Today, Aspyr Media announced it’s entered into an agreement to acquire Beamdog. Aspyr is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saber Interactive, under Embracer. Yes, this does chalk up another acquisition for Embracer. Under the agreement, Beamdog will operate as an independent studio within Aspyr. The closing of the deal is still subject to approval at this time....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Nicole Walls

Best R.E.P.O tips to make money

Looking to make money fast inR.E.P.O? Amid the various maps and monsters withinR.E.P.Olies one simple goal: make money for The Taxman to save up enough for better weapons and upgrades. Below is a list of top tips to help you make money as fast as possible in the game. In this guide: Extraction Points As you advance to higher levels inR.E.P.O,you’ll start to spawn into maps with multiple Extraction Points. You must meet the quota for each Extraction Point and cannot escape the level until you do so....

August 4, 2025 · 8 min · 1698 words · Anna Hodges

Carmack: Violent games have a potentially positive effect

Speaking to Industry Gamers, id Software’s John Carmack touched briefly on the violent games “debate” by saying: “People just play games now and I never took seriously the violence in video games debate. It was basically talking points for people to get on CNN and espouse their stuff on there.” He continues by mentioning how there was an E3 where this was a hot topic, during which time he wasn’t supposed to talk about it to reporters....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 943 words · Ricardo Carter

Cotton Fantasy western release pushed back to spring

The Wait for Willow continues… ININ Games has announced thatCotton Fantasy,the all-new sequel in the long-running cute ’em up franchise, will not see a western localization this winter as originally scheduled — While the colorful sequel is already available in Japan, fans on these shores will now have to wait until spring 2022. Cotton Fantasy— miserably remonikered from the far superior “Cotton Rock ‘n’ Roll” — is the first full-on Cotton sequel in some 20+ years, the last release being 2000 Dreamcast entryRainbow Cotton....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 283 words · Christina White

Darkest Dungeon’s creators tell us what it’s really like to go to GDC

They might also be performing black magic to get ready for Darkest Dungeon 2 Every year in spring, thousands of developers, industry insiders, and gaming enthusiasts flock to San Francisco to clog the already busy downtown streets for the Game Developers Conference. Unlike the more fan-facing shows, like PAX or E3, GDC focuses on the business of gaming. That means you’ll find more people in business suits running around than you’ve ever seen in one place, but don’t let the lack of pageantry fool you....

August 4, 2025 · 15 min · 3029 words · Mary Brown

Don’t expect any new Elder Scrolls 6 details for ‘years,’ Pete Hines says

That will come ‘after Starfield’ For the past two years, usElder Scrollsfans have been clinging to a 36-second teaser trailer for the next mainline entry:Elder Scrolls VI. Bethesda has been pretty mum on the whole project since then, but now we have a better idea of when more info is coming: “years” from now. Responding to a fan inquiry on Twitter about when we can expect news on the newElder Scrolls, senior vice president of global marketing & communications Pete Hines gave us a timeline: “It’s afterStarfield, which you pretty much know nothing about....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Deborah Harris

Dying Light 20% off, Borderlands and Dark Souls series on sale

Weekend deals, yo Next week TuesdayDying Lightwill make it debut on the PC, Xbox One, and PS4. Originally pre-orders came with the “Play as Night Hunter” mode as a bonus, but it’s now free to everyone. Kudos to angry mob effect. Current PC deal forDying Lightis asimple 20% offvia GMG. If you’re up for a challenge,Dark SoulsandDark Souls IISteam keys areon sale this weekendat DLGamer. They’ve been slightly cheaper and the updated version with better graphics is coming out soon (old version will still get updated content sans graphics)....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Debbie Gregory

E3 10: The future of Forza supports Kinect [Update]

Microsoft’s Project Natal unveiling at their 2009 E3 press conference showedBurnoutwith the player placing his hands on an imaginary steering wheel, and that’s just what we saw this year in a live demo of Kinect support forForza 3. The demo man put his hands at 10 and 2, and was off to the races. It looked pretty damn good, but we’re not sure if this was a Kinect-specific game or a new mode coming toForza 3....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 273 words · James Pham

EA FC 25 Title Update 3 improves AI movement and nerfs defending – full patch notes

EA FC 25‘s Title Update 3 has been announced, and it’s the biggest set of changes since the game’s launch on September 27. The official patch notes have been released by EA Sports, and the update will be available shortly on the old-gen consoles. However, the new patch is also likely going to make its way onto current-gen systems, including PC. If the changes work as expected, the upcoming changes are going to have some massive effects on the general gameplay....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · David Allen

EA FC 25: How to complete David Alaba Flashback objective

The David Alaba Flashback objective is live inEA FC 25, and you can get a special promo item for your Ultimate Team squad. The objective can be completed for free and has two tasks – an SBC and the requirement to complete a single game. Completing the SBC can be slightly tricky for many, as the requirements are pretty steep. How to complete Flashback Upgrade SBC in EA FC 25 The Flashback Upgrade SBC requires you to submit one 86-rated and one 87-rated squad....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Philip Moran

Embracer is reportedly considering selling Gearbox Entertainment

Embracer Group is a large company that has its fingers in quite a few pies. In 2021, Gearbox Entertainment was acquired by Embracer for an eye-watering $1.3 billion. Despite the pricey purchase, it seems not all is well, and areport from Reutersclaims that Embracer is considering its options with Gearbox. Reuters, citing three people familiar with the matter, states that the involved parties are working with Goldman Sachs and Aream & Co to explore a possible sale, and this comes after Embracer received interest from third parties....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Janice Barrett

Famitsu, Amazon say Bethesda is publishing WET

A few weeks back, WET developer A2M told us that the title wasmost certainly still on trackfor a 2009 release. The biggest question was who would handle publishing; after losing Sierra,WETwas seemingly left in limbo. According to the latest issue ofFamitsu(viaSiliconera), it appears that Bethesda Softworks has come to the rescue. And eitherAmazon.comis getting its information fromFamitsu, or this actually is the case — the game’s Amazon product page certainly lists “WETby Bethesda....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Karen Cordova