2023-03

Two former Riot Games executives have teamed up to form a new studio that aims to make a "next-generation open-world game."  This new studio is called The Believer Company, and it was founded by former Riot vice president Michael Chow, who will serve as the studio's CEO, and founding Riot member and League of Legends executive producer, Steven Snow, who is now The Believer Company's chief product officer. The Believer Company has already secured "$55 million in Series A financing," too.  A press release states that this funding is led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, and will "initially be put to work building a world-class team to deliver a next-generation open-world game, anchored by an original IP, stories where player choices matter, and gameplay systems that bring players together rather than pushing them apart." The $55 million round was funded "with the...

Cities: Skylines II was announced at today's Paradox Announcement Show, and it’s coming later this year. This follow-up builds upon its 2015 predecessor with new features, such as fully-realized transportation and economy systems. Paradox didn’t reveal too many other specifics beyond stating in a press release that the game features “ a wealth of construction and customization options and advanced modding capabilities.” Cities: Skylines II is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S (including Game Pass), and PC. Check out the teaser trailer below: The original game was a big success, having sold over 12 million copies and filling the simulation gap left by SimCity's hiatus. Developer Colossal Order has supported it with multiple updates and expansions, including a VR port and a recent current-gen remaster. You can read our original reviews of Cities: Skylines on PC here and the console edition here. ...

Per tradition, WWE 2K23 will receive several post-launch DLC superstar packs that will bolster the already large roster with even more playable wrestlers. 2K has unveiled the contents of all five packs, revealing a number of top stars from Raw, Smackdown, and NXT, as well as legends. The first pack hits in April, roughly a month after 2K23’s launch, and will release every month through the end of the summer. Combined, the packs will add 24 superstars. Each bundle can be purchased individually and will be rolled out to season pass holders (which comes included with the Deluxe and Icon Editions of the game). Check out the contents of each pack below.  Steiner Row Pack - April 19 Scott Steiner Rick Steiner Ashante "Thee" Adonis Top Dolla B-Fab (non-playable manager) Pretty Sweet Pack - May 17 Karl Anderson Luke Gallows...

Puma has unveiled a new shoe collection inspired by the popular MMORPG, Final Fantasy XIV.  The collaboration will consist of four shoes: two Puma Slipstream models and two RS-X models, as reported by Techraptor. For each model type, there's a (Warrior of) Light version and a Dark version, which basically equates to white and blue-green, and black and purple-pink. All four of the shoes look great but before you get too attached, these shoes are Japan-only for now. There's no word on if they'll come to the U.S.  Check out the shoes in the gallery below:    Each of these shoes will cost 17,050 yen, which is roughly $125, according to Techraptor. They will be released in Japan next week on March 15.  Shoes inspired by video games have risen in popularity, with Converse releasing two sets of Pokémon-inspired shoes...

Seth Rogen announced in 2020 that he was producing a new animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie and today, Paramount Pictures released the first trailer for it...and it looks great! What's especially notable about this trailer is the animation style, which is quite unique for both the TMNT franchise and animation in general. It's reminiscent of stop-motion mixed in with the comic-style vibes of Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse, although it's also very much its own thing. Check it out for yourself below in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem trailer below:  From permanent teenager @SethRogen, a new generation of heroes will rise...from the sewers. Watch the new teaser trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: #MutantMayhem - Only in theatres August 4, 2023. #TMNTMovie pic.twitter.com/SBFK4QFq8g — TMNT (@TMNTMovie) March 6, 2023 As you can see, the movie is clearly harkening back to the...

A new Resident Evil 4 remake augmented reality game has been discovered and you can participate in it right now.  This ARG is full of puzzles and riddles for participants to solve, and it seems to set up the beginning events of Resident Evil 4, specifically how Ashley is kidnapped prior to the remake's start, as reported by IGN. If you're interested in checking the ARG out, you can do so now by going to babyeagleismissing.com.  We haven't run through it ourselves yet, but based on IGN's reporting, it doesn't sound particularly challenging. If you manage to get through it today, let us know what you think of it in the comments below! For more about Resident Evil 4, which was Game Informer's February cover game, head to our Resident Evil 4 exclusive coverage hub for video interviews, gameplay, features, and more.  [Source:...

Bandai Namco has revealed a new Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi game.  Yesterday, the publisher released a short teaser trailer for the game, running less than a minute, that highlights footage from previous Budokai Tenkaichi games before showcasing what appears to be the new one. In the footage of the new game, we see Goku powering up. And then the words, "Get Ready For Battle" and "A New Sparking Begins" appear on screen.  Check it out in the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi teaser trailer for yourself below:  ／ 「ドラゴンボール Sparking！」シリーズ 最新作情報が解禁！ ＼ 映像はコチラから↓#ドラゴンボール #バトルアワー pic.twitter.com/VMMPWWeSUr — ドラゴンボールゲームスバトルアワー2023公式 (@db_eventpj_jp) March 5, 2023 As you can see, the game might be called, in some variation, Dragon Ball Sparking (that's what the tweet calls it if you use Twitter's built-in translate function, too). But regardless, the trailer ends with "A New Budokai Tenkaichi" begins, quelling any doubt...

Resident Evil 4 has a new ARG that is full of puzzles and riddles for users to solve in an effort to recover the US president's daughter (codenamed Baby Eagle) before it's too late....

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