Valve’s Steam Deck is making its way to Australia sometime in November. Nearly three years after its initial launch, the handheld is finally hitting the country with both its original and OLED iterations up for sale. The LCD’s 256 GB version will run for $649 AUD, while the 512 GB and 1 TB OLEDs are …
EA has announced that Plants Vs Zombies 3 will no longer be playable from November 15, with the publisher removing the game from app stores today so that it can undergo “a major overhaul”. The tower defense threequel soft launched in January, but received an unenthusiastic response from players over the last nine months. Users …
Bloomberg reports a new series of child safety reforms are coming to Roblox sometime next month. In an email to the outlet, Roblox Corp. said the new measures “are part of [our] commitment to making the platform one of the safest online environments for our users, particularly the youngest users.” These changes will require users …
Nearly three months after video game voice actors went on strike, SAG-AFTRA says it will reenter negotiations with developers. Next Wednesday, October 23, the actor union will resume speaking with the bargaining group representing triple-A developers such as EA, Insomniac Games, and Take-Two. Beyond that, it said neither it or the developers had any further …
Hi-Rez Studios will be shutting down two of its multiplayer titles on February 17,2025—Divine Knockout and Realm Royale Reforge. The move was announced via the Steam page for each respective game, with developers Evil Mojo Games and Red Beard Games (both subsidiaries of Hi-Rez Studios) sharing almost identical statements on the proposed closures. The news …
Following this morning’s announcement of new studios Dark Math Games and Longdue Games, another ZA/UM alum has launched their own independent outfit. Co-founded by Disco Elysium writer Argo Tuulik, Summer Eternal is billed as an “art collective/RPG studio.” Its mission? Gather other Disco writers and some new blood to “create a liberating space for us …
Tequila Works, developers of Rime and Deadlight, have cut staff following the cancellation of an unannounced project. On LinkedIn, the studio said a “small number” of roles were impacted by this development. No specific reason was given for the project’s end. However, it did state it would now focus its full attention on another, also …
Elden Ring and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware is raising its base salary in Japan. From April 2025, it will pay new graduates 300,000 yen ($2,020)–an 11.8 percent increase from its current starting salary of 260,000 yen ($1,750). The raise comes amid a wider move in Japan to attract and retain top tier developer talent. Over …
Within its first day, Sonic x Shadow Generations has sped past 1 million copies sold across physical and digital, revealed Sega. The game released on PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Series X|S. Along with a remaster of the 2011 game Sonic Generations, it comes bundled with a brand-new campaign centered …
Several former Supercell developers have founded a new multiplayer-focused studio called Antihero, opening offices in both Finland and Barcelona. As reported by Mobilegamer.biz, the studio was founded by former Supercell creative director Brice Laville Saint-Martin, alongside former Brawl Stars senior game designer Frank Yan and former King technical director Andre Parodi. Ubisoft game designer Hadrian …
