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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake and more cancelled by Ubisoft, with layoffs potentially on the horizon
Given its lengthy, troubled development period, it will probably not come as any surprise to you that Ubisoft have announced today that their Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake has been cancelled. This comes as part of a broader restructure at the company, which will apparently focus on what they call five “specialised creative houses” to “reclaim creative leadership and restore sustainable growth.” Alongside the Prince of Persia remake, Ubisoft have also cancelled development on five other games, three of them apparently being completely new, and one being a mobile title. Seven other games they have…
Battlefield 6 Season 2 sees a fan-favorite vehicle return to the fray, with a familiar map set to drop further down the line
Battlefield 6 hit a small bump in the road as it approached Season 2, and in a move that surprised a fair few of us, decided to delay the release of its sophomore content drop. The team cited “community feedback” as the reason and not much more, with a disconcertingly vague post about needing to “polish and refine” what they already had. It wasn’t a huge disaster, as the extension of Season 1 of the FPS game brought with it extra time for players to complete the Battle Pass, and a new bonus track to keep everyone busy while the…
Veteran Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe, known for Metroid and Paper Mario, reportedly confirms retirement
Veteran Nintendo designer and producer Kensuke Tanabe has reportedly suggested he’s retiring from the company, after nearly 40 years of service.In an interview with Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream, which has been uploaded by a user on Weibo, Tanabe is claimed to have said that Metroid Prime 4 was his last game at Nintendo, and that producer Risa Tabata will likely succeed him, should another Metroid Prime game be made. VGC interviewed Tanabe and Tabata back in 2020.Tanabe is claimed to have said that when he was planting hints in Metroid Prime 3 and Metroid Prime: Federation Force about villain Sylux,…
Battlefield 6 teases new Contaminated map for season 2 and confirms a "rebuilt" version of classic Battlefield 4 map Golmud Railway is on the way
Battlefield Studios has revealed a new community update detailing some of the plans for Battlefield 6 season 2, including a brand new multiplayer map and the return of the classic Battlefield 4 map, Golmud Railway.EA gave a fairly comprehensive overview of its plans for Battlefield Labs testing for season 2 “and beyond” on its official website. The season 2 update was recently delayed because EA wanted to give Battlefield Studios more time to refine the new content following community feedback, and in this new community update, it’s revealed that one of the things being tested in Battlefield Labs is a…
Goofy name aside, action roguelite Lort looks like a neat fantasy alternative to Risk of Rain 2
I am going to level with you. My awareness of Lort up until this point has been non-existent. Never heard of it before today, it’s early access release day! But when you see a game called Lort, well, you at least need to take a little look. And as astronomically silly as the name is, it looks like a pretty neat, silly time, so, my predilection towards the inane has clearly worked out in my favour this time. Lort is one of those trendy affordable co-op games, specifically of the action roguelite variety. Think something along the lines…
Ubisoft axes six games, including the Prince of Persia Sands of Time remake that felt like it was finally within reach
Ubisoft has today announced a “a major organizational, operational and portfolio reset” that will see six in-development projects canceled and a further seven upcoming games delayed. The only one of the six scrapped projects to be named is the Prince of Persia Sands of Time remake, which has had a long and arduous development at the hands of multiple studios but looked set to launch within the next few months. “Ubisoft’s strategic decision to undertake this major reset is driven by the continued shift toward a persistently more selective triple-A market and an increasingly competitive shooter landscape, combined with the…
Epic Games VFX head says Pirates of the Caribbean artists would have loved using UE: ‘And I should know, I was one of them’
A visual effects developer at Epic Games has challenged director Gore Verbinski’s comments about Unreal Engine.Earlier today VGC reported that the Pirates of the Caribbean director criticised the increasing use of Unreal Engine in film production, saying it’s led to “this sort of gaming aesthetic entering the world of cinema”.“I just don’t think it takes light the same way,” Verbinksi said. “I don’t think it fundamentally reacts to subsurface, scattering, and how light hits skin and reflects in the same way. So that’s how you get this uncanny valley when you come to creature animation, a lot of in-betweening is…
Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod creator isn't ruling out making it free following DMCA from CD Projekt Red, but says it's kind of pointless now because people are pirating it to "punish" him
The creator of the Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod that was recently taken down after a DMCA from CD Projekt Red isn’t ruling out making it “free for everyone,” but says it’s become somewhat irrelevant since its removal has led to pirating, and some saying “I should be punished by having it stolen.”Modder Luke Ross is well known for his R.E.A.L VR mod framework, which brings VR support to over 40 games including Elden Ring, Final Fantasy 7 Remake and – once upon a time, before a separate DMCA from Take-Two Interactive – Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 5. However,…
As it approaches its second early access anniversary, Enshrouded gets a 1.0 release window for later this year
More and more as time goes on I feel that if I blink a whole two years will pass, and suddenly a game like Enshrouded, which is coming up to its second early access anniversary, will be gearing up for its proper 1.0 launch. While an exact date for the survival game’s full release hasn’t been locked in just yet, a new Road to Release video was shared by developer Keen Games detailing what you can expect leading up to said launch. As of right now, the current plan for Enshrouded 1.0 is that it’ll arrive sometime in…
Crimson Desert, the fantasy game that both impressed and annoyed me the most last year, has gone gold
Boasting a gorgeous fantasy world, a huge combat and traversal sandbox, and one of the best protagonist names I’ve heard in a while, I’m extremely keen to get my hands on Crimson Desert. Putting you in the shoes of Kliff Macduff, leader of the Greymanes (told you it was good) you’ll be out for revenge, hunting down those that ambushed and slaughtered members of your clan. A Crimson Desert release date of Thursday, March 19 was locked in following its delay from a late 2025 window last year, and while an exact date is always encouraging, further pushbacks are never…