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Warner Bros. Games is working on another live-service game, despite Suicide Squad flop

AuthorJuly 29, 20250

Warner Bros. Games is working on a new live-service game, despite the high profile flop of Suicide Squad last year. A new job for an executive producer at WB Games Montréal has been listed, which includes mention of development “from concept to post-launch live operations”, and the experience required includes “deep understanding of the full […]

Mario Paint finally comes to Nintendo Switch Online, and it makes great use of an underused Switch 2 feature

AuthorJuly 29, 20250

Nintendo Switch Online members can now get their very artistically capable hands on Mario Paint. Mario Paint originally released all the way back in 1992 on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or SNES. It uses mouse controls to draw pictures. “You can even create animated sequences and write music to add to your collage,” reads […]

Itch.io reveals new adult content guidelines following pressure from payment processors

AuthorJuly 29, 20250

Itch.io has revealed its new adult content guidelines, following the de-indexing of all its NSFW content due to pressure from payment processors. Last week, the indie games platform revealed that it had “deindexed” all its NSFW adult content from its search and browse pages following “scrutiny” from its payment processors. Now, the platform has updated […]

Sony sues Tencent over “slavish” Horizon knock off Light of Motiram

AuthorJuly 29, 20250

PlayStation maker Sony is suing Tencent for allegedly ripping off its Horizon video game franchise. Towards the end of last year, Tencent development studio Polaris Quest revealed Light of Motiram, a post-apocalyptic open-world survival crafting game with mechanised animal-like creatures which looked remarkably similar to Guerrilla and PlayStation’s Horizon series. Now, Sony is suing Tencent […]

Sony sues Tencent for “slavish clone” of its “valuable” Horizon franchise

AuthorJuly 28, 20250

Sony has filed a copyright lawsuit against Tencent, alleging the latter’s upcoming game Light of Motiram is a “slavish clone” of its tentpole Horizon series, calling the franchise “among its most valuable intellectual property.” In court papers, as first reported by Reuters, Sony demands a jury trial for copyright and trademark infringement and prevent the […]

Puzzle & Dragons publisher/developer GungHo Online faces shareholder revolt

AuthorJuly 28, 20250

Puzzle & Dragons publisher/developer GungHo Online is considering a shareholder request to oust CEO and president, Kazuki Morishita. As reported by VGC, the developer initially received a 32-page report back in January from shareholder Strategic Capital, requesting the firm “up its game.” According to this new report, shareholder Intertrust Trustees (Cayman) Ltd has now also […]

Free-to-play FIFA-licensed mobile game tops 1m downloads since its launch last month | News-in-Brief

AuthorJuly 28, 20250

Free-to-play FIFA-licensed mobile game tops 1m downloads since its launch last month | News-in-Brief

Mario’s smile in Sunshine makes Bob Odenkirk want to tear the mascot’s moustache off and jam it down his throat

AuthorJuly 28, 20250

It doesn’t sound like Bob Odenkirk wants to play nicely with Nintendo’s moustachioed Jack of all trades Mario. Speaking with Eurogamer’s sister site IGN at San Diego Comic-Con, Odenkirk said that he would, err, “kill” Mario, which sounds quite extreme. Mario Party Switch 2 May Be Fun, but Is It Just an Overpriced Gimmick? Watch […]

Some game firms are struggling with the complexities of the UK Online Safety Act

AuthorJuly 28, 20250

The UK Online Safety Act (OSA) came into force last Friday after years in the works – but some games companies have struggled to comply with the act’s strict terms. “There’s a lot of uncertainty around the OSA ruling out there, in the games industry and beyond,” says Andrew Wailes, CEO and founder of the […]

The Last of Us Part 2’s Abby calls Kaitlyn Dever “phenomenal”, while Bella Ramsey says Neil Druckmann still has an impact on season three

AuthorJuly 28, 20250

Laura Bailey, who portrayed Abby in Part 2, has called Kaitlyn Dever “phenomenal” following The Last of Us’ second season. The Last of Us Part 2 (the game) initially released back in 2020, and Bailey went on to win the Best Performance accolade at the Game Awards for her portrayal of Abby. Now, another actress […]

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