Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
Embattled gaming company Embracer Group has cancelled an in-development Deus Ex game that Eidos-Montréal was working on, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The untitled and unannounced RPG was reportedly in pre-production for two years and was s...
German developer Piranha Bytes might be the latest studio to end up on Embracer Group's chopping block, although it's not over yet. Last week, several German journalistic sources shared the news that the studio would likely be closed. Lead game designer Björn Pankratz left the studio in November, and the rest of the studio also got the notice last month. However, they were seemingly able to convince Embracer Group executives to try and shop their next project around other companies. This project should be Elex 3, which had also received around €3 million in funding from the German government, with […]
Within the last few years, video game industry layoffs have unfortunately become more commonplace. In 2023, we saw near-weekly layoffs across the entire industry. When the dust had settled, at least 6,000 jobs across publishers, developers, and other v...
In October 2021, developer Eidos-Montréal, the team behind the basically-dead live-service title Marvel’s Avengers, launched Guardians of the Galaxy. The single-player, third-person shooter was excellent, offering great combat, likable characters, soli...
TimeSplitters fans are a particularly resilient bunch. They'd have to be, seeing as the last entry in their favorite sci-fi first-person shooter franchise, TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, launched nearly nineteen years ago for sixth-generation consoles (PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox). However, this last blow is certainly going to test them. After a flurry of rumors, the studio's official website was updated to say '404 Company Not Found :-('. Meanwhile, several employees have begun posting their goodbyes on social channels like Twitter and LinkedIn, hinting they had a very good time at the studio and are extremely sad about this shutdown. It's […]
Gamers are a passionate bunch, and we’re no exception. These are the week’s most interesting perspectives on the wild, wonderful, and sometimes weird world of video game news.Read more...
The vibes surrounding the new PS5-exclusive version of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic have not been positive for some time, with the Embracer Group’s CEO refusing to even comment on the project during their most recent earnings call because anything he said would “become a headline” (of course, this became a headline). Sony also tellingly pulled down the announcement trailer for the project and scrubbed any references to it from social media. So, is there any hope? While the KOTOR remake hasn’t been fully canceled yet, during the latest Game Mess Mornings livesteam, insider Jeff Grubb poured some […]
This is Lars Wingefors, the CEO of Embracer, a Swedish holding company that owns multiple video game publishers, dozens of studios, and employs over 16,500 people. Or at least it used to. Embracer has been laying off hundreds, canceling projects, and c...
Remnant 2 sales have surpassed 2 million units globally, publisher Embracer Group has revealed. The sales number was revealed via Embracer's financial earnings interim report for the publisher's second quarter in its current fiscal year. According to the report, the Remnant sequel harvested over $66 million in net sales between July 2023 and September 2023. "Remnant II, internally developed by Gunfire Games and published by Gearbox Publishing, was successfully released on July 25 and has now sold more than 2 million units and generated more than SEK 700 million in Net Sales in Q2", the interim report reads. Back in […]
A teaser for a Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake coming to PlayStation 5 nearly stole the show at Sony’s September 2021 showcase. But reports surfaced last year that the project was already in trouble. Now Star Wars fans have noticed that S...
Today, the Embracer Group hosted its annual general meeting with investors for the current fiscal year. Chief Executive Officer Lars Wingefors commented on the ongoing restructuring process that brought about […]
Gearbox Software, the studio most well-known for the Borderlands franchise, is reportedly up for sale as parent company Embracer Group considers options to “shore up its finances,” according to a September 11 Reuters report.Read more...
Embattled gaming company Embracer Group has cancelled an in-development Deus Ex game that Eidos-Montréal was working on, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The untitled and unannounced RPG was reportedly in pre-production for two years and was s...
German developer Piranha Bytes might be the latest studio to end up on Embracer Group's chopping block, although it's not over yet. Last week, several German journalistic sources shared the news that the studio would likely be closed. Lead game designer Björn Pankratz left the studio in November, and the rest of the studio also got the notice last month. However, they were seemingly able to convince Embracer Group executives to try and shop their next project around other companies. This project should be Elex 3, which had also received around €3 million in funding from the German government, with […]
Within the last few years, video game industry layoffs have unfortunately become more commonplace. In 2023, we saw near-weekly layoffs across the entire industry. When the dust had settled, at least 6,000 jobs across publishers, developers, and other v...
In October 2021, developer Eidos-Montréal, the team behind the basically-dead live-service title Marvel’s Avengers, launched Guardians of the Galaxy. The single-player, third-person shooter was excellent, offering great combat, likable characters, soli...
TimeSplitters fans are a particularly resilient bunch. They'd have to be, seeing as the last entry in their favorite sci-fi first-person shooter franchise, TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, launched nearly nineteen years ago for sixth-generation consoles (PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox). However, this last blow is certainly going to test them. After a flurry of rumors, the studio's official website was updated to say '404 Company Not Found :-('. Meanwhile, several employees have begun posting their goodbyes on social channels like Twitter and LinkedIn, hinting they had a very good time at the studio and are extremely sad about this shutdown. It's […]
Gamers are a passionate bunch, and we’re no exception. These are the week’s most interesting perspectives on the wild, wonderful, and sometimes weird world of video game news.Read more...
The vibes surrounding the new PS5-exclusive version of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic have not been positive for some time, with the Embracer Group’s CEO refusing to even comment on the project during their most recent earnings call because anything he said would “become a headline” (of course, this became a headline). Sony also tellingly pulled down the announcement trailer for the project and scrubbed any references to it from social media. So, is there any hope? While the KOTOR remake hasn’t been fully canceled yet, during the latest Game Mess Mornings livesteam, insider Jeff Grubb poured some […]
This is Lars Wingefors, the CEO of Embracer, a Swedish holding company that owns multiple video game publishers, dozens of studios, and employs over 16,500 people. Or at least it used to. Embracer has been laying off hundreds, canceling projects, and c...
Remnant 2 sales have surpassed 2 million units globally, publisher Embracer Group has revealed. The sales number was revealed via Embracer's financial earnings interim report for the publisher's second quarter in its current fiscal year. According to the report, the Remnant sequel harvested over $66 million in net sales between July 2023 and September 2023. "Remnant II, internally developed by Gunfire Games and published by Gearbox Publishing, was successfully released on July 25 and has now sold more than 2 million units and generated more than SEK 700 million in Net Sales in Q2", the interim report reads. Back in […]
A teaser for a Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake coming to PlayStation 5 nearly stole the show at Sony’s September 2021 showcase. But reports surfaced last year that the project was already in trouble. Now Star Wars fans have noticed that S...
Today, the Embracer Group hosted its annual general meeting with investors for the current fiscal year. Chief Executive Officer Lars Wingefors commented on the ongoing restructuring process that brought about […]
Gearbox Software, the studio most well-known for the Borderlands franchise, is reportedly up for sale as parent company Embracer Group considers options to “shore up its finances,” according to a September 11 Reuters report.Read more...