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Bandai Namco Entertainment has revealed that a new in-house game engine has been in production for two years now, indicating that the company is committed to ending its reliance on third-party engines. This is becoming increasingly rare at a time when fully featured and supported engines such as Unity and Unreal exist, making game development much faster and easier on the cost.
Less than two months before the release of Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, scheduled for March 25, IGN released 23 minutes of gameplay. The video shows the fast-paced action expected from the Borderlands 3 spin-off.
Square Enix has announced that the second part of the unique Voice of Cards series, The Forsaken Maiden, will be released this month on February 17th.
Valve announced the Steam Deck last July, and the news was met with interest. Its premise is great - play your Steam games on the go, Switch-style - but many have been baffled by the button layout. Its buttons seem to run off the edge, the analog sticks are quite tall (not offset like on the Switch), and there are two very large touchpads.
Valve is making changes to Steam that will finally allow users to see how much storage a game needs without having to try to install it first. If you've signed up for the Steam Beta Client, you can take advantage of the new feature right now.
Co-op adventure game It Takes Two has received several achievements over the past year. About a month after the launch, it sold one million copies, and last June it sold two million copies. Now celebrating the victory in the nomination "game of the year" the game has crossed the five million mark.
Rockstar Games has revealed more details about the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S editions of Grand Theft Auto V. Rockstar has confirmed that GTA V will debut on new platforms on March 15th. The game was originally supposed to be released in November 2021, and then was postponed.
After years of rumors and reports, Rockstar has confirmed it's working on a new Grand Theft Auto game and said the process is "well underway"
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has announced that Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming and Head of Xbox, will receive the AIAS Lifetime Achievement Award at the 25th Annual D.I.C.E Awards.
Nintendo's latest financial report showed that the Switch has outsold the Wii and the original PlayStation in terms of sales. This makes the Switch the third best-selling Nintendo console of all time.
Epic Games is trying to improve its portfolio, like many other gaming companies in recent times. Epic Games recently decided to invest in an animated film studio that should bolster the company's metaverse aspirations.
If you've been itching to see more of Ghostwire: Tokyo, the supernatural action game from The Evil Within developers, Tango Gameworks, you should make time for February 3rd at midnight. Sony is hosting a special PlayStation 5 demo for the upcoming game, and the show starts at 00:00.
Horizon Forbidden West launches on February 18th, and Guerrilla Games has released another trailer to showcase what we can expect from the sequel.
Gardens is a new studio made up of former Skyrim, Journey, and Marvel's Spider-Man developers that prioritizes studio transparency, sustainability, and employee empowerment.
On February 2, Riot Games released the Lunar New Year event and patch 4.02 for Valorant. The trailer for the event details the new weapon skins that are impressive. In addition, we see what the Lunar New Year Pass includes, and some long-awaited but minor fixes with the patch.
