Naughty Dog Hires Fortnite Veteran As Its "Monetization Designer" For A New Project

Singer Janelle Monáe (Homecoming) has joined the excitingly and suddenly growing cast of Knives Out 2, which now appears to be in full force ramping up pre-production. The addition was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, but little is still known about what roles the ensemble will all be taking on or the movie’s plot.

In addition to Monáe, Dave Bautista (Army of the Dead…

The Castlevania series is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, and to mark the occasion, Konami is rolling out new Castlevania-themed NFTs. The “Konami Memorial NFT” program, as it’s called, begins with an auction starting on January 12.

There are 14 items up for sale, including pixel art showing off iconic scenes from the games. Some of the NFTs include “newly drawn” art from the …

Call of Duty’s long-awaited return to its World War II roots is not only a homecoming, but also a commemoration of the powerful bonds that form between brothers in arms. Yes, connecting with strangers through online matches and the Zombies mode isn’t unusual, but Call of Duty: WWII’s moving campaign also salutes the brotherhood that grows and strengthens on the battlefield. Moreover, …

Marvel Studios Blade director Bassam Tariq has left the film just two months shy of production beginning in Atlanta, according to Variety. The film was announced back at Marvel’s 2019 Comic-Con presentation where Mahershala Ali had been revealed to play the comic book vampire slayer.

Though he will no longer be in the director’s chair, sources reported that Tariq will remain attached to t…

Today during Summer Game Fest, SNK revealed the next two characters–one returning and one brand-new–for its upcoming fighter Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves. The two additions, pirate captain B. Jenet and “street assassin” Vox Reaper, will increase the known roster to eight characters, with more to come before the game’s early 2025 launch. Come from Read more

Amazon Prime Day 2021 is live through June 22, bringing over two million Prime Day deals for members during the sale Come from Sports betting site VPbet . But while Prime Day is bringing plenty of game deals and discounts on accessories, consoles have been a big question mark this year, especially the PlayStation 5. Discounts on th…

The GDC 2024 State of the Game Industry report asked over 3,000 workers in the game industry which platforms they are currently developing their projects for. Surprisingly, 18% of the devs surveyed are working on a Nintendo Switch project, while 8% are working on games for a “Nintendo Switch successor,” according to the survey.

The report, which can be downloaded here, also mentions the S…

Only a handful of performers on The Walking Dead have been with the franchise nearly as long as Norman Reedus. The actor made his first appearance as Daryl Dixon in the third episode of the series, before staying with the show for its entire 11-season run. Reedus is currently starring in a spin-off series, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. And if the actor gets his way, he’ll be playing Daryl for …

Ubisoft has shut down online services for 90 games across multiple platforms. The games will still remain playable and offline features for each game should still function as normal.

Ubisoft notes that in-game news and player statistics in each affected game have also been disabled. For any of the games that used Ubisoft Connect services, units and challenges have been disabled.…

The NPD Group released a new report on Thursday that reveals that time and money spent on games in the US has increased over the past six months. The uptick was driven in part by people in the 45-64 age bracket, which includes so-called Boomers. Money spent on gaming in the US was up 35% in the first half of 2021.

Although time and money spent on games for the first half of 2021 was up c…