Despite its industry leading Vanguard anti-cheat system, Valorant has a hacker problem. RIOT’s skill-based hero shooter launched back June and has been performing well since. And yet the American based publisher has had a hard time slowing down the ongoing cheating. But it does have a new plan to address this. In a new development post,…

There aren’t many characters more iconic in gaming than Sonic the Hedgehog. SEGA’s long running legendary mascot has led the Japanese tech giant through four console generations. And throughout those generations he has had many different voices. But it’s Roger Craig Smith who's responsible for the voice we know best. After ten years of voice acting…

When it comes to developers few are thrown around as often as Jagex. The British developer of popular MMORPG RuneScape have been acquired yet again. This time around it’s a US based private equity firm called The Carlyle Group. It’s thought that the acquisition cost the group just over $530 million. Originally, Jagex was owned by…

Earlier today Microsoft confirmed that it will soon be increasing the price of its membership service. Xbox Live Gold is required on Xbox consoles to play with other online. Up until now it has cost $59.99 for twelve months. But as of right now, this price will double to $119.99 a year with zero added…

Today developer Ninja Theory unveiled Project: Mara. The unexpected announcement was posted on the official Xbox website providing some insight into it. The post was written by Ninja Theory’s studio head, Dom Matthews. Matthews has over 13 years of industry experience at Ninja Theory and Capcom. The post provides some vague details about what Project: Mara…

For many gamers, few titles were more iconic growing up than Halo. Microsoft’s signature first person shooter franchise is today developed by 343 Industries, but began life under a difference developer. Destiny developer Bungie is credited as being the studio that made Halo so popular. However, in the near future, it will be officially ending…

Grand Theft Auto is one of the most successful video game franchises ever made. But it’s been over seven years since we last got a new instalment. But recent leaks suggest that GTA 6 is coming along well and that it could be making some big changes. Most notably, an inside source has claimed that…

The pandemic has been troublesome for the games industry. Many development teams have had to adopt a stay-at-home model which can make team project difficult to organize. And in the case of some games like Pokémon GO, their core design just doesn’t work during a pandemic. Given this you’d think Niantic’s signature AR game would…

It’s not every day that Nintendo announces that it is adding a new team to its family. But earlier today the Japanese tech giant unveiled that it has purchased a 100% stake in Next Level Games. NLG is a Canadian studio best known for its work on Luigi’s Mansion 3. However, Next Level Games have also…

Continuing on from the first set of Icon Swaps, EA just released the second set of objectives. This second set will allow players to earn the remaining ten tokens. These tokens can be traded in FIFA 21 for various rewards including unique player packs and various legends of the game. Much like the first set, Icon…