Rod Fergusson, a video game producer best known for managing the development of the Gears of War franchise, recently transferred to Blizzard Entertainment to supervise development on the Diablo series, an action role-playing hack and slash dungeon crawler. His move coincided with the COVID-19 lockdown, which forced all employees at Blizzard to work from home. Fergusson says he was in the office for just eight days when he was sent home....
“I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. Something that could never ever possibly destroy us: Mr. Stay Puft!” Ghostbusters: Afterlife just revealed how it will make those words from Dan Aykroyd’s Ray Stantz more prescient—and poetically meta—than ever. The line, from the 1984 original movie, was a contrite explanation for his impulsive decision to choose the now-iconic, pillowy “destroyer” form of ancient evil entity Gozer for its attack on the Big Apple....
When Halo: Reach came to PC late last year, a lot of people were excited to finally have a full Halo experience on the platform. While there were previous ports of both Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, they were marred with different issues and felt decidedly undercooked. Those were born from a much different time, so it’s understandable. Still, for some weird reason, Halo: Reach omitted split-screen play with its PC debut....
Captain Kuro “KuroKy” Salehi Takhasomi is returning to Team Nigma’s active Dota 2 lineup, the organization revealed on Twitter today. KuroKy stepped down from the starting roster in July, taking time off to recover from a recurring hand and arm injury. His first appearance back with the squad will take place at EPIC League Division 1. KuroKy stepped down from Team Nigma’s active roster in July, just prior to OGA Dota PIT Season 2....
Recently, Game Rant had the opportunity to interview RedabCho, the Creative Director, Lead Game Designer, and Producer of Dragon Ball Demon Breaker. During the interview, RedabCho shared valuable insight about how the game is coming along, some interesting features he and his team are going to add, and more, but he also took some time to talk about Goku and Vegeta’s role in the game. As most fans of Dragon Ball are no doubt aware, these two pureblooded Saiyans typically hog the spotlight in the anime, manga, and even video games, but that isn’t the case in RedabCho’s take on the franchise....
Ever since Dragon Ball FighterZ’s gameplay footage debut at E3 2017, fans of the popular anime franchise have been scouring the Internet for as much information as possible about the forthcoming fighting game. Now, the publisher Bandai Namco and developer Arc System Works have released a new, albeit short character intro trailer for what is arguably the series’ most memorable and iconic villain, Frieza, with the clip featuring a handful of the antagonist’s moves and abilities....
The gaming community is certainly in for a treat this holiday season, with the arrival of next-gen consoles, Atari’s new hybrid console, and now Dragon Quest’s first arcade machine is coming to Japan. Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Xross Blade is coming to Japanese arcades next month, with a trading card battle game based on The Adventure of Dai manga series. Published by Square Enix, Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Xross Blade will appear in Japanese arcades during late October....
In the arcade days of yore, one game stood head and shoulders above its 8-bit compatriots: Dragon’s Lair. A fully animated swashbuckling medieval fantasy game, Dragon’s Lair tasked players with helping protagonist Dirk the Daring survive deadly traps, nasty dragons, and dangerous monsters to rescue the beautiful Princess Daphne. The game required lighting quick reflexes, lest Dirk run afoul of the lair’s dangers, forcing players to watch their hapless protagonist be brutally dispatched in fully animated glory....
“I take risks and try different stuff. Kicking the guitar as high as possible… I got a few dents up on my roof here.” Herman Li has steadily become one of the most iconic heroes of modern internet culture through combining his love for technology, jaw-dropping talent, and willingness to collaborate. Speaking with Li about his newest projects was a pleasure, as he exhibited a contagious passion for creativity throughout the interview....
Since Fortnite streamer Ninja and rapper Drake broke Fortnite records streaming with others, fans have been clamoring for a Hotline Bling emote based on Drake’s maneuvers in the music video. Now, after a recent stream with Ninja, Drake revealed he would rap about Epic’s popular game if the company made the emote available in the game. At the time of this writing, Epic Games or People Can Fly have not responded, but it is noteworthy that the creators of Fortnite are currently hosting a dance submission competition for emotes that may appear in the game....
One of the most eagerly-anticipated movies of 2020 — despite even the raging coronavirus pandemic — has been Dune, director Denis Villeneuve’s epic adaptation of the classic 1965 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert. We’ve seen images from Villeneuve’s film (the first of hopefully two that will encompass the entire book), but now the first official trailer has arrived and it seems almost certain that the director of Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival has created another cinematic sci-fi masterpiece....
There are tons of ways to build a Dungeons and Dragons character. But, for whatever reason, one of the most uncommon builds is anything having to do with a support role. You might be liable to say, “Hey, now! Many of my parties have had a consistent healer!” and that may be true. But a support character and a healer are not one and the same. Where healers focus on restoring hit points and keeping the party alive, support characters function as more of a jack of all trades....
Unfortunately, there isn’t much detail in the listing other than the announcement date and tentative release date. As such, there’s not much for Dungeons & Dragons fans to speculate on. The generic title for the listing is “D&D March Title,” it’s a hardcover book, and it’s coming from the Wizards RPG team. Anything beyond those details is up to the Dungeons & Dragons community to speculate on. Luckily, the Dungeons & Dragons community is more than willing to speculate on such matters....
The upcoming release of Dying Light’s The Following DLC not only brings new story content, but it will also revamp the game’s “Be the Zombie” multiplayer mode. Dying Light’s critical and commercial success since its release in January 2015 has prompted Techland to focus more of its attention on the post-release development of the game. With the imminent release of the game’s big standalone DLC, called The Following, more details have emerged on what improvements and new features will be added to the game....
The next hero to come to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be the Hero from the Dragon Quest series. Nintendo had a tough time with Dragon Quest. Not because it wasn’t a world-renowned game franchise with tons of awards and fans across the globe–it most certainly is all that and more. The problem is that Dragon Quest never names its protagonist. The player writes in their own name at the beginning of each game (much like with every Pokémon game), so Nintendo didn’t have any name to write in their introductory video....
E3 2012 is in full swing, and so is the fusillade of trailers being fired out as the show goes on. We’re on the floor with the full hands-on break down of Halo 4’s exciting multiplayer - including its new ‘Spartan Ops’ mode - but in the meantime developer 343 Industries has a new trailer taking us inside walls of the UNSC vessel/player hub, Infinity. Also be sure to check out the latest teaser for The Elder Scrolls Online and the feature trailer for Square Enix’s promising Hong Kong crime thriller, Sleeping Dogs....
The BAFTA awards took place late last week, and among the winners was EA/DICE’s shooter Battlefield 3. EA’s pretty elated about winning, feeling that it gives them a “one over” on Call of Duty. Battlefield 3 took home the GAME award, which is the only publicly voted on category at the BAFTA’s. As this award was voted by the fans, it probably carries a bit more heft for EA, especially when they try to show off their accolades....
Electronic Arts has reportedly pulled the plug Gaia, a game that has been in development for the past six years at Motive Studios in Montréal. According to Bloomberg, the IP has been canceled due to a “resource shift” after the company reconsidered the projects it is currently developing. Sources told Bloomberg that Gaia’s development had been “turbulent” and that the title had undergone at least one “major reboot.” The project was reportedly greenlit when Jade Raymond joined EA in 2015 to head up its newly launched Motive Studios....
Elden Ring fans looking forward to the game appearing at E3 might want to brace themselves, as it’s being reported that it might skip E3 entirely. VentureBeat reporter and gaming insider Jeff Grubb talked about the game on the GamesBeat Decides podcast and had some choice words about the game’s chances of appearing at E3. On the podcast, Grubb said, “I am really doubtful that it’s going to be at E3....
The billionaire entrepreneur behind the likes of Tesla, SpaceX, and SolarCity, Elon Musk has garnered a lot of notoriety over recent years for his eccentric online persona and host of innovative ideas. However, while Musk does command a number of significant companies and has a lot of support from his wide fan base, the popular figure has been a subject of controversy as of late. Not only has Musk’s reaction to the spread of Covid-19 been noted by many as completely short-sighted and ignorant, with the billionaire claiming there’d “probably close to zero new cases” in America by the end of the year, but he’s also been labeled a conspiracy theorist for his dismissive claims surrounding the pandemic....
