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In a fittingly full-circle sort of way, it’s taken avid Minecraft enjoyers only a couple of days to splice the best parts of the game that inspired Hytale into Hytale, letting those who have waited seven years for what they might call Minecraft 2 play Minecraft in what is not really Minecraft 2. Yes, I’m being serious. And with a general lack of player direction in the new king of sandbox games, that’s no bad thing, either. In a delightfully short tweet, French YouTuber ‘LAirHisson’ proclaims to have “just coded the end in Hytale.” Now, without proper capitalization, the less…
Every so often, DCU co-head and Superman director, James Gunn, dares to battle against the waves of fandom in order to set the record straight. Whether it’s squashing rumors that have gone viral or addressing fans’ demands about the franchise’s future, he’s a director who’s happy to get involved in the conversation and stop it when things go too far.One such incident recently involved more flames being fanned over the possibility of Grant Gustin reprising his role as The Flash after photos surfaced of him with blonde hair. The color change was enough for fans to put two and two…
12.4 million. That’s how many copies of Arc Raiders Embark has shifted so far – a monumental achievement for a multiplayer game that, this time last year, wasn’t really on most people’s radar. Even I, as someone who enjoyed Embark’s first game, The Finals, and had a close eye on Arc Raiders from the beginning, would’ve never predicted this level of success. But what happens when your game becomes more popular than you anticipated? How does over 12 million sales change your future? That’s what I wanted to find out when I spoke with the game’s design director, Virgil Watkins.…
Warner Bros. looks to be returning to its army of animated Looney Tunes characters and putting all the attention on one of its fastest, with news that a Speedy Gonzales film is in the works. The fastest mouse in all of Mexico has been handed over to director Jorge R. Gutiérrez, who teased the announcement on social media.The director posted a photo on Instagram wearing a similar hat and bandanna that Speedy was synonymous with, and holding a toy version of the character. Gutiérrez wrote, “Guess what movie I might be developing at Warner Brothers Pictures Animation,” which has now…
Saturdays are for… drat, look at the time! I shouldn’t be writing an article. I should be loading boxes into vans. Frantically disassembling furniture. And stopping the friends who are ‘helping’ me move house from pausing to sip cups of tea. It’s like they don’t know how long I spent on the phone to the council booking parking permits. No, I couldn’t possibly tell you. Well, twist my arm. 45 minutes. So, if you’re curled up in bed having a relaxing morning, I envy you. But know that I’m in that blessed window where I can ‘accidentally’ lose all the…
Europa Universalis 5 marks the rebirth of one of Paradox’s defining grand strategy games, and that sort of fresh start always comes with some teething issues. To development studio Paradox Tinto’s credit, EU5 doesn’t make the mistake of simply trying to be EU4-2, and instead leans into its own strengths. It’s got a great core, but that can’t compete with the decade-plus of support and expansions its predecessor boasts, and the further we get from launch the more you can see those frustrations pop up among a community that initially met it with a pretty positive response. Enter Europa Universalis…
Valve has significantly rewritten Steam’s guidelines for how developers must disclose the use of generative AI in their video games.As spotted by GameDiscoverCo’s Simon Carless, Valve has made it clearer that ‘AI-powered tools’ such as code helpers do not require a disclosure, and that “efficiency gains through the use of [AI-powered dev tools] is not the focus” of its efforts.The first of the two types of AI use that developers will have to disclose is “AI to generate content for the game”, whether that is within the game, on its store page, or in marketing materials.The second is “AI content generated…
Strategy games haven’t been the same since the original Dawn of War. Released way back in 2004, it broke the mould with a chainsword, replacing it with something altogether different. No longer would turtling work wonders on your dismal enemies; you needed to get boots on the ground and start battling immediately. If you can’t tell, I love the series, and was very excited when Dawn of War 4 got announced.This latest title marks something of a sea change for the franchise, with long-time developers Relic being replaced by King Art, developers of Iron Harvest, taking stewardship of the franchise.…
Many of today’s game designers have, like me, grown up with Japanese Y2K style – the style of the late 90s and early 2000s that gave us not only fear of the end of the world due to a calendar change, but also the WipEout series, futuristic PlayStation 2 ads, and fashion that incorporated everything from glitter to holographic fabrics and cute crop tops. In a media landscape that seldom shies away from homages and sequels, I’ve waited a long time for the influence of childhood favourites such as Dance Dance Revolution and Space Channel 5 to pop…
People say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, and in much the same manner any opportunity to claim ‘free’ Fortnite V-Bucks is likely to come with a catch. So when players found a way to grab 800 V-Bucks for nothing using the new Dumb Ways to Die item gift bundle, it was only a matter of time before Epic Games took action. Predictably, it’s done exactly that, temporarily removing the pack from sale and noting that anyone who erroneously received the bonus currency will have it taken away again. It’s a pretty busy time in Fortnite land, with…