2023-10

French police have arrested five former Ubisoft executives after a years-long investigation that began in 2021 following complaints and allegations of sexual assault and harassment within the company, as reported by GamesIndustry.biz. Among the five arrested are Ubisoft's former chief creative officer, Serge Hascoët, and former vice president of editorial and creative services, Tommy François.  The publication learned of these arrests after French newspaper Libération reported that three former Ubisoft executives were arrested yesterday, with two more arrested today.  The summer of 2020 marked a turning point within Ubisoft after numerous reports surfaced regarding abuse, misconduct, and power corruption happening within the company. Various executives and managers, including François, were fired as a result; Hascoët voluntarily resigned.  At the time, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot announced he was leading the company's charge for the investigations, later publicly publishing results of a recent internal employee survey. That...

Developer Kumi Souls Games announced its gothic Soulslike metroidvania, The Last Faith, years ago, and last summer, we got a new trailer that indulged in the game's pixelated violence. We knew the game was coming late this year, but now it's official: The Last Faith hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC on November 15.  Kumi Souls Games announced this release date with a new gameplay trailer that you can watch below:  If you don't want to wait until November 15 to jump into The Last Faith, you can check it out early with a new extended demo that's available right now on Steam. Kumi Souls Games says that in it, you can get a taste of Mythringal's brutal environment.  "Often brutal, but always empowering, The Last Faith thrives on merciless and precise...

11 Bit Studios, the developer behind This War of Mine, Frostpunk, and Children of Morta, unveiled The Alters last year. It called it a sci-fi adventure where one man is trying to survive, and hopefully get home, after a space mission goes wrong. To do so, he must rely on both himself and various copies of himself.  Today, 11 Bit Studios released a new trailer of The Alters that gives us our first look at its gameplay, which highlights that it's a third-person, base-building survival game. The team says the story is "driven by life-defining choices and exploring the diverse paths one could take" after Jan crash-lands on an inhospitable planet turning toward a massive sun.  Check it out for yourself in The Alters gameplay trailer below:  "In this desperate race against time, Jan must harness local Rapidium crystals...

Earlier this year, Nintendo ended eShop functionality for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, marking the beginning of the end for these devices. Now, Nintendo has announced that online play and other device functionality that requires online communication is coming to an end, too.  More specifically, Nintendo says online services for these devices will end in April 2024.  As of early April 2024, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end service for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Thank you very much for your continued support of our products. Find out more: https://t.co/nOyzBImHCE — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 4, 2023 "In early April 2024, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software," Nintendo's announcement reads. "This also includes cooperative play, internet rankings, and data distribution." Nintendo says it...

If you subscribe to the digital edition of Game Informer, you can now learn all about Super Mario Bros. Wonder! Following the cover reveal our digital issue is now live on web browsers, iPad/iPhone, and Android devices. Alongside the cover story, you will also find big features on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Ghostrunner 2, and we spoke with the creators of Palworld (colloquially known as Pokémon with guns) to confirm that it is in fact a real game. We've also got features about the difficult of testing games in VR, an Afterwords interview with Nintendo about the development of Pikmin 4, an Xbox 360 retrospective in honor of it being our 360th issue, and much more! Individual issues are also now available for purchase at this link or in any GameStop store. You can download the apps to read the...

Ghostrunner 2 is just a couple of weeks away now, hitting PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on October 26. Developer One More Level released the first Ghostrunner in 2020, and announced its sequel a year later. We saw some gameplay during a PlayStation Showcase earlier this year. But as fans of the first game know, the series' music is one of its best aspects and we haven't learned much about Ghostrunner 2's soundtrack yet – until now.  Game Informer can exclusively reveal Ghostrunner 2's soundtrack list, and is excited to share that you can listen to one of its songs – "Road Zero" – right now. At the bottom of this article, beneath the tracklist, is a music player. Click play and enjoy artist Dan Terminus' "Road Zero" in full.  Ghostrunner 2 Soundtrack List We Are Magonia...

Bad Blood is a unique murder mystery that's both an interactive card game and a comic book. Get a closer look at the game's gorgeously illustrated playing cards....

Here's everything you need to know about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Open Beta, including how to get early access to it this weekend....

October’s first batch of Game Pass titles aren’t necessarily spooky, but they’re no less exciting. The long-awaited Forza Motorsport leads the pack as it crosses the finish line to release next week. Like A Dragon: Ishin, the historical drama and remake of the formerly Japan-exclusive Like A Dragon spin-off, is also on the way.  Check out the list of what’s joining and what’s exiting the library as well as links to our reviews of applicable titles. What’s Coming To Xbox Game Pass Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (Xbox Series X/S, Coud) – October 4 Forza Motorsport (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud) – October 10 From Space (Console, PC,Cloud) – October 12 Like A Dragon: Ishin (Console, PC, Cloud) - October 17 | Our Review What’s Leaving Xbox Game Pass on October 15 Eville (Console, PC, Cloud) Overwhelm (PC) Shenzhen I/O (PC) The...

Earlier this year, developer Rocksteady Studios and Warner Bros. Games revealed that it was bringing its Batman: Arkham trilogy to the Switch this fall. This collection does not include Batman: Arkham Origins (a great game), which was developed by Gotham Knights studio Warner Bros. Games Montreal. The Batman: Arkham Trilogy, as the Switch collection is called, was due out this month on October 13 but has now been delayed to December.  More specifically, Batman: Arkham Trilogy hits Swtich on December 1. As for why, the team says more time is needed on its development.  "More time is needed to bring players the best possible experience on Nintendo Switch," Rocksteady's statement on Twitter reads. "We apologize to fans who are excited to play this version of the trilogy. Thank you for your patience."  pic.twitter.com/Pmjmkf5zA7 — Batman Arkham (@BatmanArkham) October 3, 2023 In the...