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Thanks to government funding and initiatives by the British Film Institute, Maze Theory studios - renowned for VR experiences - will be broadening their horizons in 2021, with games spanning across PC, consoles, and mobile devices. At the top of their list are new games for the popular TV series Doctor Who and Peaky Blinders, aiming to deliver first-time fan experiences with story-driven gameplay. Doctor Who will be expanding with a new title for the PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch along with a separate horror/sci-fi game for smartphones....

There isn’t much debate over the hardest fight in the game. Even after Doom Eternal Ancient Gods Part 2 came out, the final boss was a cakewalk compared to the final fight in the Ancient Gods Part 1. By comparison, the Icon of Sin is a complete joke. The Mutated Seraphim has ended many Ultra-Nightmare runs for pros. Amateurs sitting on a stack of lives can lose them all just as easily....

Leaks for the next V-Jump scan confirm that Super Baby 2 will be the next Dragon Ball FighterZ DLC character. He will be the second Dragon Ball GT character added to the game, and the fourth added through the Dragon Ball FighterZ Season 3 pass. The scans describe some of the techniques Baby will use in combat, and if the translations for them are all accurate, he may be one of the most powerful characters in the game....

Techland’s Dying Light 2 was originally going to release in spring 2020 before it was delayed in January without a concrete release window to give the developers more time “to fulfill our vision.” Since then, various rumors have come out saying the zombie-based horror RPG has been delayed for so long because of a troubled development, but now it seems the game may be close to seeing an announcement thanks to outside marketing promotions....

Is it possible to remake a classic without losing everything that makes it special? Bethesda sure thinks so. In a discussion between Matt Grandstaff, DOOM executive producer Marty Stratton, and art director Hugo Morton, one thing was quite clear: id Software’s new game might be a reboot, but it’s not reinventing the franchise. Like Stratton says, DOOM has always been about “Badass demons, big f’n guns, and moving really, really fast....

The Entertainment Software Association has put the kibosh on any and all political contributions following last week’s insurrection attempt, reports GamesIndustry.Biz’s Rebekah Valentine and Brendan Sinclair. “Given the events and actions that led to the violence at the US Capitol, we are pausing contributions from the ESA PAC as we reflect on the tragedy and our path forward,” the ESA told the site. In the wake of the riots, which left five dead and several injured, 147 US Republican lawmakers voted to overturn the results of November’s presidential election....

Electronic Arts’ CFO Blake Jorgensen says EA wants to create its own open-world action game similar to the Grand Theft Auto and Assassin’s Creed franchises. Thanks in large part to the capabilities of current-gen consoles, developers are now able to create incredibly large and interactive worlds for gamers to explore and experience. The open-world action genre continues to grow as developers seek to capitalize on platform capabilities and gamers’ love of freedom in gaming....

Sad that nobody has yet to come forward to accuse any of their executives of sexual misconduct, EA has put out a statement asking for individuals to speak out. Despite the recent string of allegations made against powerful individuals and companies in the gaming industry, EA has been able to avoid any finger-pointing. At least, so far. New allegations are popping up all the time, and a company as large as EA is certain to have some skeletons in the closet....

During a Q4 FY 2020 conference call, EA confirmed it intends to release multiple titles for the Nintendo Switch before the end of the year. Previously, EA stated that it was releasing Burnout Paradise: Remastered on the Nintendo Switch, but it was unclear whether it were planning to do the same with any other titles. On June 11th, EA will be hosting a digital showcase event, during which it will announce news and world premieres of its games for 2020....

Written and directed by Scott Cooper, Netflix’s The Pale Blue Eye gazes on the young poet Edgar Allan Poe, played by Harry Melling, who would go on to invent the detective mystery with his short story “Murders at the Rue Morgue.” Based on Louis Bayard’s 2006 novel, The Pale Blue Eye is set in 1830 at the West Point Military Academy where the body of Cadet Leroy Fry (Matt Heim) is found hanging from a tree with his heart cut out of his chest....

Recently, many gaming news outlets and content creators got to dive deep into the world of Elden Ring thanks to a gated, six-hour sneak peek. Now that those lucky few have shared their experiences, we know a little more about one of the most intriguing locations on (or perhaps just slightly off) the game’s open-world map. While Soulsborne games are arguably best known for their challenging-yet-fair combat, each title is ultimately propped up by their world....

Anyone who grew up reading the Harry Potter series probably went through a phase where they secretly hoped that they would get a mysterious letter in the mail on their 11th birthday, inviting them to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Now Harry Potter fans can really live out the fantasy by playing Hogwarts Legacy, coming to next-gen consoles next year. It promises an adventure of epic proportions in and around Hogwarts, all about mastering magic while uncovering ancient secrets and attending the school during the late 1800s....

Next-gen gaming doesn’t necessarily bring with it a huge leap in graphical fidelity like previous console generations, but there is a clear focus on resolution and 4K televisions. Both the Xbox Series X and the PS5 are specifically designed to be run games at 4K resolution, which obviously means that anyone who’s been holding out on a 4K television now has the perfect reason to get one this holiday. While the PS4 Pro didn’t necessarily hit the full 4K gaming benchmark that some fans expected, Sony’s PS5 should be able to tackle 4K resolution in stride....

EN Publishing recently announced War of the Burning Sky 5E #11: Under the Eye of the Tempest, a fantasy adventure module for characters of 19th level and higher for the fifth edition of the world’s most popular tabletop roleplaying game. The module is available now in PDF form at DriveThruRPG for just $9.99. Under the Eye of the Tempest is the 11th module in the War of the Burning Sky series, with the official EN World Morrus-penned blog post announcement calling it the “penultimate” adventure, which may mean it’s the final one in the series....

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, developed by Mediatonic and published by Devolver Digital, came onto the scene last summer and immediately rose in popularity thanks to its battle royale-style minigames. It was successful enough that it ended up being nominated for several awards as one of the best multiplayer and family games of 2020. As the game wraps up its third season, Fall Guys has revealed its first costume for Season 4, and it is out of this world....

For fans of the Fallout video game franchise, theory-crafting comes with the territory. There is a plethora of lore throughout each game in the series for fans to pore over and scour. Despite that, there are still many holes in the puzzle of the universe. This excludes questions about the future of the timeline like what the Institute might do with their teleportation technology. Rather, it relates to questions of what happened before the events of the games themselves....

The team behind the Fallout 4: New Vegas total conversion mod released a new trailer today, showcasing impressive visuals and combat. Fallout series fans have eagerly anticipated a follow-up to Fallout: New Vegas since its release in 2010. Obsidian Entertainment’s spin-off game received widespread praise at release, and has cemented its place among the series’ better entries. Unfortunately, the likelihood of a direct sequel for the last decade appeared slim....

Plenty of leaked footage from Fallout 4 has made its way online. We detail what the leaked footage confirms, for better or worse, about gameplay in the Boston wasteland. Fallout 4 is just about a week away, and gamers all over the world are clamoring to get their hands on the game and explore the wastes of post-apocalyptic Boston. Some crafty Fallout 4 fans have managed to get their hands on retail copies of the game early, which then prompted several videos and screenshots to make their way online....

From creating a mod that adds mutant superpowers to an aesthetic overhaul that turns the game into the horror film The Witch, modders have had a field day when it comes to creating new content for Fallout 4. Upon learning about Bethesda’s recently-announced “Creation Club” at E3 2017, a fan became inspired to create his own “Creation Club” but it is perhaps not the club that players might initially expect....

Players of Fallout 76 might soon be trekking outside the mountainous terrain of West Virginia’s Appalachia, or so hints the game’s lead designer, Ferret Baudoin. The game developers recently did an AMA on Fallout 76’s subreddit to celebrate the release of the game’s newest DLC, Wastelanders. Fallout 76 got off to a rocky start when it initially launched in 2018, getting slammed for its many bugs, glitches and lack of human NPC’s....