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Next Tomb Raider game is in development and is being built using Unreal Engine 5

April 5, 2022VG247

The news was announced alongside the release of Epic’s new engine today. Crystal Dynamics has announced that its next Tomb Raider game is being built on Unreal Engine 5. Announced today alongside of the release of Unreal Engine 5, the next game in the series will be built using Epic’s technology instead of the Crystal proprietary engine. “Crystal Dynamics is proud to be a part of the launch of Unreal Engine 5,” said Crystal Dynamics GM Dallas Dickinson. “This new engine translates to next-level storytelling and gameplay experiences. And that’s why we’re thrilled to announce today that we’ve just started…

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Ubisoft’s cloud computing tech Scalar allows developers to build larger open worlds with huge player counts

March 18, 2022VG247

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Ubisoft Stockholm is actively working on a new IP leveraging Scalar to deliver an experience “at a scale never seen before.” Ubisoft has announced a new cloud-native technology for game development called Ubisoft Scalar. Using this cloud computing tech, developers will use the power and flexibility of cloud computing for Ubisoft’s game engines reducing dependency on players’ hardware and providing new possibilities for game development and player experience. The tech takes the components and systems of traditional game engines and…

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Blizzard is working on a brand-new survival game for PC and console

January 25, 2022VG247

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Blizzard is working on a new game and it’s a survival title for PC and consoles. This is according to a call for staffers to help shore up the development team. According to the company, the game will be set in a whole new universe, will be “full of heroes we have yet to meet,” “stories yet to be told,” and “adventures yet to be lived.” That’s all of the information that was posted. The lack of information probably has…

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Respawn’s secretive third project loses its creative director

January 15, 2022VG247

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Alavi says he’s excited about his next adventure, but calls his departure “the end of an era.” Respawn Entertainment creative director Mohammad Alavi announced on Twitter this week he has left the studio. Alavi started his career at Infinity Ward before moving to Respawn Entertainment where he worked for 11 years. The most recent project Alavi was attached to was a third game currently in the works at the studio, and despite losing Alavi as its creative director, development will…

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Xbox is collaborating on a Wu-Tang themed action-RPG – report

October 24, 2021VG247

Brass Lion Entertainment is reportedly working on Project Shaolin; an action RPG that will feature music from the Wu-Tang Clan. According to industry insiders, Xbox is working with Brass Lion Entertainment to create a Wu-Tang Clan themed game which currently goes by the moniker ‘Shaolin’. According to Windows Central – with extra verification coming in hot courtesy of journalist Jeff Grub – Xbox is reportedly working with developer Brass Lion Entertainment on a third-person RPG with four-player co-op and a focus on melee combat. “The campaign is planned to run for a couple of dozen hours, complete with a rich…

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CD Projekt has acquired the studio behind The Flame in the Flood

October 22, 2021VG247

The studio will be working on its own game based on one of CD Projekt’s IPs. CD Projekt has announced the acquisition of US-based developer The Molasses Flood – the studio responsible for The Flame in the Flood and Drake Hollow. Founded in Boston in 2014 by Bioshock, Halo, Guitar Hero, and Rock Band series veterans, The Molasses Flood will be working closely with CD Projekt Red, but will retain its identity and will not be merged with existing teams. “We’re always on the lookout for teams who make games with heart,” said Adam Kicinski, president and joint CEO of…

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Quantic Dream’s Star Wars game won’t play like the studio’s other games – report

September 21, 2021VG247

Quantic Dream’s rumoured Star Wars game is going to deviate from what you’d expect from a title developed by the studio, reports suggest. Quantic Dream, the developer behind PlayStation-exclusive titles Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human, is supposedly working with Disney on a new Star Wars game, and as per new information, the game will be different to the sorts of things we’ve seen from the French studio to date. Since the initial reports about Quantic Dream’s unannounced project first circulated, moore information about specifically what this game will be have come to light. As per a report from Kotaku,…

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Indie dev turns down $500,000 publishing deal, shines a light on exploitative contract practices

August 18, 2021VG247

An indie developer has turned down a massive $500,000 deal and publicly outlined their reason for doing so, hoping to shine a light on exploitative practices in the games industry. Solo indie developer Jakefriend, the creative force behind wizard adventure game Scrabdackle, has tweeted an insightful thread about the “exploitative” nature of publisher contracts that are aimed at indie developers, and noted how some of the clauses contain practically “insane” breach-of-contract penalties. Jakefriend noted that they were offered the ludicrous sum outright – and that could have helped release the game in multiple languages, with full QA testing, on both…

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There’s a new South Park game in the works, Matt Stone has confirmed

August 8, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 8 August 2021 23:08 GMT There’s a new South Park game in development, and this one will be 3D and developed by an internal studio created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, a new report has detailed.A Bloomberg report has shed some light on the duo’s $900 Million Deal With ViacomCBS (supposedly valued at roughly $900 million) that will see the pair continue the show until series 30 and create 14 movies for the franchise.As well as the extended series and films, there’s also a game in the works at Parker and Stone’s internal studio that has not yet…

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Dead Space remake shooting for late 2022 release – report

August 6, 2021VG247

By Sherif Saed 6 August 2021 11:12 GMT We may be playing the Dead Space remake sooner than we thought.Had it not leaked ahead of time, the Dead Space remake teaser shown at EA Play Live would have been a major surprise. Nevertheless, it’s one EA project many of us are excited about.Watch on YouTubeNow, according to a GamesBeat report, developer Motive Studios is actually aiming for a fall 2022 release for the game, which is a little earlier than most might have imagined given the very brief teaser.A fiscal 2023 release, according to the report, is EA’s plan. EA…

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Black Ops Cold War Season 5 seems to confirm Call of Duty Vanguard rumours

August 4, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 4 August 2021 10:27 GMT It looks like Call of Duty Vanguard has been officially teased by Activision as a new cryptic easter egg in the Black Ops Cold War and Warzone Season 5 image has materialized.In a Twitter tease showing off the latest operator – Kitsune – arriving in Warzone and Black Ops Cold War with the launch of Season 5, eagle-eyed fans have also spotted something else.As you can see from the tweet embedded below, it appears a repeated Japanese phrase in the image suggests ‘Vanguard incoming’ – which definitely feels like a hint from…

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Ubisoft CEO responds to open letter from employees, but group says “few points seem to have been addressed”

July 31, 2021VG247

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has responded to an open letter published by employees earlier this week, and his response hasn’t gone down as well as hoped with those who work at the company.Earlier this week, over 500 (now over 1,000) current and former Ubisoft staff members signed an open letter to the company, criticizing the French publisher’s failure to deliver proper change after last year’s scandal involving members of upper management.In response, company CEO Yves Guillemot sent a mail to employees, reiterating previous statements made after the scandal broke, stating that the company has made “important progress” over the past…

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Ubisoft employees criticize company’s “empty promises” following last year’s allegations

July 29, 2021VG247

Nearly 500 Ubisoft employees have signed an open letter as they stand in solidarity with Activision Blizzard employees, criticizing the French publisher’s failure to deliver meaningful change after last year’s allegations.As the ongoing fallout to the explosive Activision Blizzard lawsuit continues, Ubisoft employees have signed an open letter showing support to workers walking out of the Activision Blizzard campus in protest of their management’s response to claims made against the company.Addressing Activision Blizzard staff, Ubisoft staff’s open letter (which was shared by Axios reporter Stephen Totilo on Twitter) states: “We hear you and want to loudly declare our solidarity with you….

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Activision Blizzard being investigated by shareholders amid shares slump

July 28, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 28 July 2021 10:06 GMT In the wake of ongoing controversies surrounding Activision Blizzard‘s sexual harassment lawsuit, shareholders are investigating the company as its stocks start to slump.Shareholder rights law firm Robbins LLP is investigating Activision Blizzard to determine whether certain Activision officers and directors violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and breached their fiduciary duties to the company, according to a note shared on BusinessWire.Pre-market stats suggest the shares are starting to rally – albeit slightly – but overall, Activision Blizzard stocks have dropped by as much as 7% on Tuesday as the legal mess…

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Here’s an early look at some Forza Horizon 5 gameplay footage

July 27, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 27 July 2021 11:07 GMT Developer Playground Games debuted some new footage of its latest game, Forza Horizon 5, showing off what races will look like in its new Mexican setting.If you’ve been curious about Forza Horizon 5, and what Playground Games is cooking up for us in the game’s new home of Mexico, wonder no longer: a new dedicated developer video has been made live, and it shows off a couple of the game’s biomes as well as a full race (there will be 11 biomes in total).In the latest episode of Forza’s YouTube show, Let’s…

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