On a fourth-quarter earnings call on February 12, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick announced that the company had achieved “record results” in 2018, but that it would nonetheless be laying off 8% of its staff, totaling nearly 800 employees. According to J. Allen Brack, who became Blizzard’s president last

Today, XSEED Games and Marvelous announced  that they will localize Rune Factory 4 Special on the Nintendo Switch, with the news that Rune Factory 5 is also in development. While both games have unannounced release dates, more details will be shared later in the year. Following its reveal on Nintendo

Today, Harmonix announced that it will release an Early Access version of its newest VR music title, Audica, on Steam and the Oculus Store on March 7. The game will allow players to wield two blasters in order to shoot targets to over 25 different songs. Armed with a pair

During today’s Nintendo Direct, producer Kenichiro Tsukuda announced that Daemon X Machina is receiving a demo, available for download on Nintendo Switch now. Tsukuda said that the demo would only be available for a short time, but didn’t say exactly how long it will stick around. Prototype Missions,

When I reviewed Subsurface Circular last year, I was impressed with how Mike Bithell Games could pack such an engrossing narrative in a digestible game. While there were some problems with the linear structure and underused mechanics, I thought it was a great experience for those who want a little

Today, Headup and Retrific Game Studio announced that they will release the roguelite loot shooter Coly Canyon on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC during Q3 of this year. The game will feature a 2D pixel art style set in the wild west as you set to free

Recently in a Galaxy far far away, Fantasy Flight Games revealed Star Wars: Outer Rim, the next title in their lineup of Star Wars based board games. Outer Rim will focus on players becoming outlaws, tackling dangerous jobs, and most importantly, gaining fame. Regardless of the path you take to

To celebrate the launch of the highly anticipated online multiplayer title, EA and BioWare released a special Anthem short directed by Neill Blomkamp. Blomkamp, the Academy Award-nominated director previously worked on District 9, Elysium, and Chappie. In Conviction, Neill explores the vast world of BioWare’s Anthem through a new