Ubisoft Defends AC Black Flag Resynced’s New Microtransactions

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is getting great reviews from critics and has already sold 2 million copies. But not everyone is raving on Steam. Some negative player reviews have flooded in over the Ubisoft remake’s long list of microtransactions. The French publisher has responded by saying none of those paid DLCs are needed to…

The Minecraft Movie votes are in and, despite controversy, everyone’s a winner

Which community-made build will feature in A Minecraft Movie Squared? The upcoming sequel brings back Jack Black and Jason Momoa as Steve and Garrett, alongside Kirsten Dunst in the role of Alex. To embrace the spirit of player creativity, developer Mojang announced during its latest Minecraft Live showcase that it would be holding a competition…

After Space Marine 2 ‘literally changed everything’, Saber Interactive has been inundated with offers from major licenses: ‘We are in a very fortunate position to turn down more than we can accept’

It’s a miserable time in the upper echelons of game development right now, but in the midst of all the layoffs, cancelled games, and legendary studios being horribly and inexplicably gutted, one company at least is riding high—Saber Interactive. Previously known for vehicle simulators and middling action games like World War Z, Saber found itself…

Assassin’s Creed remake made a huge mistake cutting the best part of Black Flag

I never played Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag when it first launched in 2013. I’m kicking myself for that negligence right now. Its new remake, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, reaffirms that the open-world pirate adventure is one of Ubisoft’s finest games. Everything from its thrilling naval battles to its island treasure hunting holds up…

Designing The Blood Of Dawnwalker’s Combat To Be Immersive

The Blood of Dawnwalker is a massive role-playing game, and not all of its quandaries can be solved with words and fetched items. Sometimes, Coen will need to draw a blade, or even his vampiric claws. Combat, then, is an important part of The Blood of Dawnwalker, and Rebel Wolves didn’t rest on its laurels….

Gay As A Service Game Hard To Find On Steam Despite No Explicit Nudity

Indie game dev Robert Yang has a novel approach to re-releasing remastered versions of his queer experimental games. First spotted by PC Gamer, Radiator Forever is a project Yang calls “gay as a service,” a cheeky (heh!) twist on “games as a service” where instead of releasing the updated games with their own individual store pages,…

Palworld dev delivers “important” 1.0 mod warning

Palworld 1.0 is finally upon us. It’s yet another scary reminder of the passage of time that it’s already been two and a half years since the creature-collecting survival game proved itself more than mere parody and exploded to become one of the biggest games ever on Steam. As developer Pocketpair leaves early access, it…

Sonic Frontiers First 4 Figures Statue Sneak Peek, Pre-Orders Open Soon

Image: SEGA As part of Sonic the Hedgehog‘s 35th anniversary celebrations, Sega recently shadow-dropped Sonic Frontiers – Definitive Edition on the Switch 2. Now, to join in on the birthday celebrations, First 4 Figures has shared a sneak peek of its Sonic Frontiers statue. This statue will be available to pre-order on 21st July 2026,…

Xbox’s new chief strategist is a metaverse true believer

A star in the games business Twitter circuit, investor and analyst Matthew Ball has made waves in the industry over recent years with his “State of Video Gaming” slideshows, which in some corners have become doctrinal explanations for gaming’s 2020s woes. Now Ball has the chance to put his analysis directly to work at one…

Long-Forgotten PlayStation Exclusive RPG Still Coming, Dev Says

A PlayStation exclusive RPG long thought dead is surprisingly still in development, its developer has confirmed. Cygames‘ action RPG Project Awakening (Arise) got a stunning reveal as a PS4 exclusive game in 2018, but we’ve barely had any updates since. PlayStation exclusive RPG Project Awakening was first announced in 2016 Project Awakening was originally announced…