Arrowhead teases ‘exciting’ Helldivers 2 plans after resolving server issues
Arrowhead has teased “exciting” plans for Helldivers 2 after seemingly resolving the game’s server issues.
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A quarter century after its release, Age of Empires 2 is still getting DLC
Ensemble's Age of Empires 2 released in 1999, and I know of at least one person who thinks gaming never got better than this. They're clearly not alone, either, as this game has proven to have an enormously long tail and, after being supported by the community for most of its existence, got the full-fat remaster treatment it deserved with 2019's Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition (developed by Forgotten Worlds under the aegis of the AoE-focused World's Edge studio).
Doom Is Getting Ported to a Lawn Mower
Doom is getting ported to a range of lawn mowers from Husqvarna as part of a free update set to roll out in spring. This unusual release will add to the ever-expanding list of devices that can run Doom, one of the most ported games of all time.
Helldivers 2's engine was "discontinued" 6 years ago: "Our crazy engineers had to do everything, with no support"
Helldivers 2 is the new must-play shooter in town, and it turns out the engine it was built on is already extinct.
One of the the largest ransomware outfits in the world has been magnificently trolled by the Swedish police and Europol
Well well well, how the turntables have...you get the idea. Lockbit, a notorious ransomware syndicate that's estimated to have extorted more than $120 million of ill-gotten gains from victims worldwide, has been subjected to a successful takedown operation from a group comprising a range of international authorities, including the Swedish police and Europol.
Helldivers 2 was built on an obscure Swedish engine discontinued in 2018: 'Our crazy engineers had to do everything with no support'
You've heard of Unreal Engine and Unity, two engine juggernauts that power most of your Steam library, but you've probably never heard of Bitsquid. It was an obscure game engine used in a handful of notable Swedish indies of the early 2010s. In 2014, Autodesk bought Bitsquid, renamed it Autodesk Stingray, then discontinued it in 2018.
Epic secures iOS developer account, Europe mobile store and Fortnite launch this year
Epic Games will begin developing a mobile version of the Epic Games Store for launch on iOS in Europe, the company has said, now it has officially received an Apple Developer Account.
Payday 3 is Still Having Serious Problems
Starbreeze Studios has confirmed that Payday 3 is still not meeting expectations. The latest entry into the long-running co-op heist shooter franchise was released in September 2023, but Payday 3 quickly suffered a decline in player numbers thanks to a myriad of bugs and glitches found within the game.