Marathon Game Director Was Fired for Misconduct; Insider Says Game Is ‘Cooked’
News for Bungie continues to be bleak, especially for Marathon, the upcoming PvP extraction shooter set in the sci-fi franchise created in the 1990s.
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Dune Awakening Gamescom Q&A – Funcom Talks Endgame, Post-Launch Updates and More
Gamescom 2024 was a crucial step for Dune Awakening. Funcom finally shared the early 2025 release window (for PC, with consoles to come later) and showed off the first solid chunk of gameplay in a presentation posted on YouTube.
Avowed Art Director Says Xbox Series X Often Runs Better Than PC
During Gamescom 2024, Avowed Art Director Matt Hansen revealed that the studio targeted 30 FPS for Xbox consoles while developing the game, adding that 60 frames per second aren't required for a single player RPG. That statement turned out to be rather controversial among fans, and now there's another of a similar kind from a separate interview published by Windows Central.
The Witcher 4 Pre-Production Is Almost Over, Says CD PROJEKT
Today, CD PROJEKT has released its earnings for the first half of 2024 while updating investors on the status of its main projects, chiefly The Witcher 4 (codenamed Polaris).
Blue Protocol Is Being Shut Down in Japan, and the Western Launch Is Canceled
The Blue Protocol development team announced today that the free-to-play MMORPG will soon shut down in Japan. Originally unveiled in 2019, the game launched in Japan in Spring 2023. However, it didn't gather a large enough fanbase to keep going, and the live service is now scheduled to end on Saturday, January 18, 2025. The developers said they'll keep updating Blue Protocol with new stories until near the end, though.
Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 Reveals First Year of Post-Launch Support
With mere days separating us from the official launch of Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2, Saber Interactive has now shared with the community a detailed post-launch roadmap that covers a full year of support.
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred Gamescom Q&A – ‘Diablo Is the Healthiest It’s Been Since Launch’
At Gamescom 2024, Blizzard showcased Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred, the first of a series of expansions coming to the action RPG with a scheduled annual cadence.
Starfield: Shattered Space Adds New Gameplay Mechanics, Has a Lot of Densely Packed Content
Starfield: Shattered Space, the first expansion for the single player sci-fi RPG released last year by Bethesda Game Studios, is now just about a month away from launching.