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Diablo boss Rod Fergusson leaves Blizzard

AuthorAugust 9, 20250

Rod Fergusson is “stepping away” from his leadership role at Blizzard. In a brief statement on social media, Fergussion said “the teams are set up for success, with an exciting slate of releases ahead,” adding he was “looking forward to what comes next for Diablo and for me”. Diablo Immortal x Hearthstone | Heroes of […]

Nintendo’s new toddler range includes cute wooden Mario blocks that double as amiibo, but the full set’ll cost you £100

AuthorAugust 8, 20250

Nintendo’s wading into the baby and toddler market with a new toy, clothing, “general goods” range it’s pulling together under the My Mario umbrella. And there’s even a toddler-friendly stop motion Mario series releasing to accompany the whole thing. My Mario is described as a “series which parents and children can enjoy together”, […]

Tron: Catalyst and Thomas Was Alone studio Bithell Games is laying off ‘the majority of full-time staff’

AuthorAugust 8, 20250

Bithell Games, the studio behind the acclaimed likes of Thomas Was Alone, John Wick Hex, and Tron: Catalyst, has announced job cuts impacting the “majority” of its full-time employees. In a statement announcing the news on social media, studio founder Mike Bithell explained he company has been unable to secure a new larger […]

Sony’s confidence in PlayStation is well-placed | Opinion

AuthorAugust 8, 20250

There are basically two camps in any discussion of the success of PlayStation in recent years. Neither camp claims that PlayStation hasn’t been a success – the futility of that claim was underscored yet again this week as the company reported significant rises in revenues, profits, and user engagement across almost every metric of its […]

Fantasy FPS classics Heretic and Hexen have been revived and remastered for PC and consoles

AuthorAugust 8, 20250

Retro fans rejoice! Raven Software’s legendary (or at the very least, fondly remembered) fantasy FPS twosome Heretic and Hexen have risen from the grave and received the remaster treatment on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC, courtesy of retro specialists Nightdive. Heretic, for those too young to remember, originally released in 1994 while its […]

Digital Foundry goes independent | GamesIndustry.biz

AuthorAugust 8, 20250

Digital Foundry has announced it is parting ways with IGN Entertainment and going independent. In its latest podcast episode, the publication’s editor and founder Richard Leadbetter explained that he and Eurogamer founder Rupert Loman-West bought roughly half of its outstanding shares following an offer from IGN. “Digital Foundry has parted ways with IGN and we’ve […]

Pokémon TCG Pocket finally replaces card art following plagiarism accusations

AuthorAugust 8, 20250

Pokémon TCG Pocket has inserted new art to the Ho-Oh EX and Lagia EX cards introduced in the recent Wisdom of Sea and Sky expansion. This comes after the original art was removed following allegations of plagiarism. The original art drew the ire of the Pokémon TCG Pocket players after an artist compared the in-game […]

Here are the games Prime Gaming members can claim in August

AuthorAugust 8, 20250

As the thrills of July make way for the spills of August, Amazon has refreshed its Prime Gaming offerings once more, this time bringing 13 titles to subscribers, including Civilization 3. As is now customary for the service, Prime Gaming’s August additions arrive across four scheduled content drops, and the month’s first batch […]

Marathon expected to launch “within this fiscal year” following indefinite delay, says Sony

AuthorAugust 8, 20250

Sony has addressed concerns regarding the release of Marathon following its indefinite delay back in June, and the overall outlook of the firm’s live service offerings. During an earnings call (via Seeking Alpha) following the publication of its first quarter financial results, Sony’s chief financial officer Lin Tao confirmed that Sony expects Marathon to launch […]

Xbox exclusive Contraband reportedly cancelled as Avalanche states its “active development has now stopped”

AuthorAugust 8, 20250

Contraband – a game under development by Avalanche Studios (Just Cause) – has been suddenly cancelled by Microsoft, four years on from its public debut, as reported first by Jason Schreier at Bloomberg. The game was revealed in June 2021 during the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, but little to nothing of the co-op smuggling […]

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