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Michel Ancel has announced he has left the video game industry to focus full-time on a wildlife sanctuary. Ancel’s prolific 30-year career saw him create franchises at Ubisoft such as Rayman, Rabbids and Beyond Good & Evil. Announcing his departure Read more
We wanted to do something special for PAX Online x EGX Digital – the digital gaming event from our parent company, ReedPop, which is running this week – and with new PlayStation and Xbox consoles just two months away, a Read more
After Doom’s resounding 2016 comeback – which was also something of a comeback for developed id Software – this year’s Doom Eternal didn’t get quite the same level of universal acclaim. Some loved it, though, including Digital Foundry’s John Linneman, Read more
The US government is probing the security protocols of Unreal Engine and Fortnite maker Epic Games, plus League of Legends creator Riot Games. Letters have been sent by the US Treasury Department to various companies linked with Chinese conglomerate Tencent, Read more
I love the smell of next-gen in the morning. It’s exciting, isn’t it? We’ve had quite a couple of weeks: the long-awaited, leaked reveal of Xbox Series S started a series of dominoes that saw both Sony and Microsoft price Read more
Observer System Redux, the enhanced next-gen version of Layers of Fear developer Bloober Team’s surreal sci-fi horror, has now been confirmed as a launch title for both upcoming next-gen consoles, meaning a 10th November release on Xbox Series X/S (and Read more
Cyberpunk 2077’s 19th November launch date is rapidly closing in, which, as you might expect, means CD Projekt’s steady stream of reveals continues; and this time the developer has offered a closer look at Night City itself, as well as Read more