Author: Ali Shutler

Soft Play, formerly known as Slaves, have spoken to NME about their latest single “Mirror Muscles.” The nu-metal inspired track was originally written by drummer and vocalist Isaac Holman for his solo project Baby Dave. He showed it to guitarist Laurie Vincent, who decided they should have it for Soft Play because it was “too… Continue reading Soft Play on their name change and new music: “We can be aggressive, but we can also have a little cuddle”

Old School Runescape has received a significant update that introduced a brand new area on the game’s existing Gielinor map. The newly added area, Valamore, features many exciting features such as quests, boss battles, contests, and different ways of honing existing skills, including the ability to train thieving in the streets of Civitas illa Fortis.… Continue reading ‘Old School Runescape’ introduces huge new area Valamore in latest update

Ubisoft has been working on an NPC project that uses generative AI technology to create realistic conversations within video games. The NEO NPC prototype was revealed during the Game Developers Conference in 2024 but the announcement was met with controversy. Several social media users deemed the project to be soulless and uninteresting, arguing that gaming… Continue reading Ubisoft’s new NPC AI has been trashed by fans

Capcom has released a new video narrated by actor Ian MacShane for the upcoming game “Dragon’s Dogma 2.” The game, which is set to be released on March 22 for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC through Steam, was first announced in June 2022, a decade after the original game was released. The video is… Continue reading Watch Ian McShane walk you through ‘Dragon’s Dogma 2’

The CEO of Pocketpair, Takuro Mizobe, has confirmed that the studio is in talks to bring their popular game, Palworld, to other platforms. The open-world creature collecting game has become one of the biggest hits of the year since its launch earlier this year and is available through Steam and Microsoft Xbox Game Pass. Although… Continue reading ‘Palworld’ in “talks” to launch on other platforms, studio open to acquisition

Music company Fender has teamed up with game developers Epic Games to bring two iconic guitars to Fortnite. The Fender Stratocaster, famously used by Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain and The Beatles’ George Harrison, and the Precision Bass Electric Guitar will be available to buy from the item shop and can be used in both the standard… Continue reading Fender is bringing iconic guitars to ‘Fortnite’

Ichiro Mihara, the vice president and Mega Man producer of Arika, has sparked rumors of an upcoming Mega Man project. Arika, founded by former Capcom employees in 1995, is behind popular video game titles such as Tekken 8, Super Mario Bros. 35, and several Street Fighter games. Ichiro Mihara himself had contributed to Mega Man… Continue reading ‘Tekken 8’ studio teases new ‘Mega Man’ game

Shawn Layden, former CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment and PlayStation worldwide, recently spoke about the significance of platform-exclusive games. This discussion has become more prominent lately, as Microsoft announced that several Xbox-exclusives would also be accessible on “rival” consoles. Both Grounded and Pentiment are due to come to Nintendo Switch, while Hi-Fi Rush and Sea… Continue reading Former PlayStation chief talks “importance” of platform-exclusive games

The unexpected release of classic PC games by Electronic Arts (EA) onto Steam, a digital distribution platform, has caused hurt to Stumbling Cat, the developer behind indie adventure crafting game Potions: A Curious Tale. Last week, EA released over a dozen of its classic titles on Steam, which included Populous, Dungeon Keeper, Sid Meier’s Alpha… Continue reading Indie developer calls out EA after surprise release of classic titles on Steam

Nintendo has announced the upcoming release dates for two highly anticipated games: an HD remaster of Luigi’s Mansion 2 and a remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Luigi’s Mansion 2, originally released for the 3DS in 2013, will feature enhanced visuals and is set for release on June 27, 2024, as part of the… Continue reading ‘Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD’ and ‘Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door’ release dates confirmed