Grand Theft Auto VI briefly appeared to offer PC players a way around its console-only launch. Xbox has since shut down that possibility, although the company’s broader plans remain unclear.
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If You Make Entertainment And/Or Culture, What You’re REALLY Selling Is…. TIME
We here at That Park Place and our associated channels deal with popular culture and entertainment and thus inevitably with the worlds of commerce, politics, and the games people play to create, produce, and market the games people play as well. But lost too often in...
Rumor: Ubisoft Disbanded ‘Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown’ Development Team
A new rumor alleges that Ubisoft disbanded the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown development team. This rumor comes from French YouTube channel ORIGAMI whose host detailed that at the Ubisoft Montpellier office employees were seen transporting boxes of supplies from...
Sweet Baby Inc. Developed ‘Unknown 9: Awakening’ Sees Peak Player Counts Decline By Over 40% In First Week
Reflector Entertainment and Bandai Namco's Unknown 9: Awakening, which was developed by Sweet Baby Inc., has already seen its peak player counts decline by over 40% in just its first week on Steam. The game hit an all-time peak concurrent player count of 285 on...
‘Halo’ Composer Marty O’Donnell Says If Elon Musk Starts A Video Game Studio He Will Come Out Of Retirement
Marty O'Donnell, the composer for Myth II, Oni, Halo and Destiny, shared that he would come out of retirement if Elon Musk decided to start a video game studio. O'Donnell's comments came in the wake of Musk being asked if he would start a video game company in the...
After Sales Were Over 50% Worse Than ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man,’ Insomniac Reveals ‘Spider-Man 2’s’ PC Release Has “No Additional Story Content Planned”
Insomniac Games announced that it has "no additional story content planned" for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 ahead of the game's one year anniversary since it released. In a blog post on Marvel.com, it was announced that Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will arrive on PC on January 30,...
‘Concord’ Insider Believes Original Parent Company Will Not Survive Game’s Catastrophic Failure
A Concord insider alleges that the game's original parent company, ProbablyMonsters, will not survive the game's catastrophic failure that saw it get shut down by Firewalk Studios and PlayStation in less than two weeks after its initial release due to a lack of...
Elon Musk: “DEI And The Woke Mind Virus” Ended The Art Of Video Games
Elon Musk recently explained why he believes that "the DEI agenda and the woke mind virus" has been detrimental to video games. During a town hall, Musk was asked, "With recent flops like Concord and Dustborn, games are prioritizing pronouns and things like that and...
As Mounting Evidence Points To Poor Sales, BioWare Partners With NVIDIA To Give ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’ Away For Free
NVIDIA announced it partnered with BioWare and EA to give Dragon Age: The Veilguard away for free with the purchase of a GeForce NOW Ultimate bundle as evidence grows that the game is not selling well. On its blog, NVIDIA shared, "Fight for Thedas’ future at Ultimate...
Former ‘Dragon Age’ Lead Writer Admits ‘The Veilguard’s’ “Art Style Leaves Me Cold” After Bashing Gamers For Criticizing The Character Designs
Former Dragon Age Lead Writer David Gaider admitted that Dragon Age: The Veilguard's "art style leaves me cold" after previously bashing gamers who criticized the game's character designs. Over on Blue Sky, Gaider mocked gamers who complained about the appearance...
‘Wheel Of Time’ Showrunner Rafe Judkins Exits ‘God Of War’ TV Adaptation As Sony And Amazon Reportedly “Go In A Different Creative Direction”
Rafe Judkins, the showrunner for Amazon MGM Studios' Wheel of Time series, has reportedly exited Amazon and Sony's in-development live-action God of War series due to Sony and Amazon wanting to "go in a different creative direction." According to Joe Otterson at...
Actress Anya Chalotra Struggles To Describe ‘Unknown 9: Awakening’ But Eventually Claims She’s Never Seen A Game As Diverse As It
Actress Anya Chalotra, known for her role as Yennefer in Netflix's The Witcher series, recently discussed her character and role as Haroona in Unknown 9: Awakening, and claimed that she's never seen a game as diverse as it. Speaking with YouTube channel CG Magazine,...
‘Tales Of Kenzera: ZAU’ Developer Lays Off Entire Team And Puts Entire Games Division On Hiatus After Previously Claiming Game’s Sales Were Fine
Surgent Studios, the developer of Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, who worked with Sweet Baby Inc. announced it is putting its entire games division on hiatus. In a post to X, Surgent Studios shared, "We've decided to put the work of the Surgent games division on hiatus while...