RuneScape developer Jagex soon to be acquired in £900m deal, report suggests
Cambridge-based RuneScape developer Jagex could soon be snapped up in a £900m deal.
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GTA 6 release expected after April 2025 and will be "positive" for the industry, Ubisoft says
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot believes the launch of GTA 6 will be «positive for the market» and expects it to launch after April 2025.
Subnautica 2 studio responds to publisher claims sequel is a multiplayer live-service game
Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds has moved to address fan concerns following publisher Krafton's announcement that the underwater survival sequel will be a multiplayer title adopting a «game-as-a-service model».
Promising Sims-like Paralives gets seven-minute gameplay video, is hitting Steam early access next year
If you're a fan of The Sims and Sims-like experiences, it's quite an exciting time; work on The Sims 5, or whatever it'll be called, is officially underway. Then there's the imminent release of Paradox's Life By You following a number of delays, and even the charmingly lo-fi Tiny Life for old-school Sims fans. The game that's generated perhaps the most excitement since its unveiling in 2019, however, is Paralives, and after a long old wait — and five years of crowdfunding support — its developer has announced it'll be entering early access next year.
Take-Two has "no current plans" for layoffs to reduce costs
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has said the company, publisher of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, has «no current plans» to layoff staff as it continues to pursue its cost reduction program.
Helldivers 2 dev pledges fixes as launch woes land "mixed" rating on Steam
UPDATE 9/2/24: Helldivers developer Arrowhead Game Studios has pushed out a «rapid patch» on Steam to sort some of its issues.
Epic Games Store's latest freebies are Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! and Lost Castle
A fresh set of weekly freebies has now arrived on the Epic Games Store, this time in the form of acclaimed visual novel Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! and rogue-like brawling RPG Lost Castle — with Dakar Desert Racing to follow next week.
Japan-set Assassin's Creed Codename Red is out before the end of March 2025, says Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed Codename Red — which takes the long-running series to feudal Japan — will launch before Ubisoft's next financial year ends in March 2025, CEO Yves Guillemot has confirmed, with the publisher's open-world Star Wars Outlaws still targeting a release in 2024.