Microsoft has ‘let Blizzard be Blizzard’ following its acquisition, studio says (www.videogameschronicle.com)
One of Star Wars’ best FPS games is getting remastered in February | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
EA’s Black Panther game will be open world, job ad suggests (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Rockstar has raised GTA+ prices by up to 40% (www.videogameschronicle.com)
$70 games ‘will go the way of the dodo’, believes Saber CEO. The former interim Embracer COO believes developers will move to reduce risk and costs (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Roku wants to patent the ability to display ads when consoles connected to its TVs are paused (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Microsoft has launched Xbox’s Spring Sale, offering ‘savings of up to 50%’ (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Reminder: Online play for Wii U and 3DS will shut down on Monday. Players will still be able to play games offline and download update data (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Tekken boss says younger players prefer team games so they can shift responsibility if they lose (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Opinion: Phil Spencer, long cast as Xbox’s saviour, may be remembered as the man who killed it (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Sony president Hiroki Totoki officially begins his role as interim CEO of PlayStation (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Jim Ryan claims Sony has sold 160M PlayStation 2 consoles (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Minecraft is reportedly getting a native PS5 version (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Two thirds of CD Projekt developers are now working on The Witcher 4, reaching its target staff size (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Relic says it will continue to support its existing games after being sold by Sega (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Capcom is seeking feedback on potential Dragon’s Dogma 2 DLC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Two thirds of CD Projekt developers are now working on The Witcher 4, reaching its target staff size (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Xbox claims mass layoffs were the outcome of a ‘concerning’ lack of industry growth | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
In a message sent to staff when the job cuts were announced, Spencer said the decision was taken after Microsoft and Activision’s leadership teams “set priorities, identified areas of overlap, and ensured that we’re all aligned on the best opportunities for growth”....
Dev says Like a Dragon series must keep using its own engine (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Xbox claims mass layoffs were the outcome of a ‘concerning’ lack of industry growth (www.videogameschronicle.com)
I call BS.