Category: gaming
Sony has reportedly halted PSVR 2 production until its current backlog is sold
Sony has reportedly halted production on new PSVR 2 units until the current backlog of headsets has sold through. The news comes according to a new Bloomberg report, which suggests that PSVR 2 sales have declined each quarter since its launch in February of last year. Especially notable are the…
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Sega announces Sonic x Angry Birds crossover event for five of its mobile games
I hope you like Sonic the Hedgehog and Angry Birds because both franchises are getting a heap of limited time content via five – yes, five – Sega mobile game crossovers. And they’re happening right now. An announcement trailer posted to the official Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel confirms that…
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Turtle Beach acquires PDP – creator of the Victrix Pro BFG and Riffmaster controllers
Gaming accessory manufacturer Performance Design Products (PDP) has officially been acquired by the Turtle Beach Corporation. A statement on Turtle Beach’s corporate web portal announces that the San Diego-based company acquired PDP for $118 million. It also asserts that the “combined company anticipates total revenues of $390 to 410 million…
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Starbreeze CEO Tobias Sjögren abruptly leaves studio following Payday 3’s rough launch
Starbreeze CEO Tobias Sjögren has departed the studio as the company searches for “different leadership”. In a press release shared online on March 12 (via Game Developer), the Payday 3 developer announced that after three years as CEO, Tobias Sjögren will be stepping down from the role. Board member Juergen…
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The latest Helldivers 2 patch reduces the spawn rate of Chargers and Bile Titans on higher difficulties
Arrowhead Game Studios has released a new Helldivers 2 patch that reduces the number of heavily armored targets that spawn on higher difficulties. Patch 1.000.102 is now live on PC and PlayStation 5 and aims to make further balance changes for the third-person online shooter, as well as fix a…
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Star Wars Jedi director announces Giant Skull – a new AAA studio focused on narrative-driven single-player games
Stig Asmussen, best known for directing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, has announced his brand-new studio, Giant Skull. Giant Skull is a AAA studio that will focus on creating narrative-driven single-player action-adventure games “set in captivating worlds”, according to the press release. The team is…
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