Krafton, developer of the popular Battle Royale game,PUBG: Battlegrounds, has recently posted 20 varying job roles to work on an unannounced AAA project. All listed job descriptions point towards a new combat-orientated game. The highly successful player versus player shooter game is a worldwide sensation that helped ignite a genre that many players across the globe enjoy. Originally released on Steam,PUBGlater came out on other devices, including mobile, due to its success and recently became free to play on PC and consoles....

TheResident Evilseries is turning 25 years old this year, and throughout that time, the games have changed quite a bit. While the series started as a purely survival-horror experience, the franchise hasn’t been shy about becoming more action-oriented, as shown byResident Evil 4and the recently releasedResident Evil Village. In spite ofResident Evil’sever-changing nature, the games are still pretty similar in many regards. Throughout the series, there have been several characteristics that have become so ingrained into the franchise’s core DNA that it could be argued that they defineResident Evilmore than any one style of gameplay featured throughout the series....

Summary The temporary codename for the recently confirmedNintendo Switchsuccessor console may be Muji. With the highly successfulNintendo Switchover seven years old as of this writing, discussion of the next Nintendo system continues to spread across gaming circles. However, the Big N itself has remained tight-lipped on whether its next hardware is actively in development, let alone when eager gamers can expect to see it. That is, until earlier this week, when Nintendo officially announced that its next console will be shown off at some point before the current fiscal year ends in March 2025....

After falling prey to Warner Bros. Discovery’s round of cancellations,Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!has been leaked online. Warner Bros. Discovery began purging content from their streaming platform HBO Max during the summer of 2022 and cancelling upcoming projects in various production states. According to WB, the reason for the cancellations was to receive tax write-offs on projects they didn’t see as lucrative enough. While many projects fell victim to this decision, theScooby-Doofranchise took a lot of hits....

There is little doubt thatPlayStationis one of Sony’s most important divisions.PlayStation’s success has contributed to a large portion of Sony’s overall revenue in recent years, and it seems like the demand for a PS5 is not slowing down anytime soon. Sony’s first-party outputis largely defined by single-player games as franchises likeGod of War,Marvel’s Spider-Man,Horizon, andUnchartedwhich are all multi-million sellers. While PlayStation does release multiplayer titles, they don’t typically get the same level of attention....

The horror genre, as with any genre, is composed of numerous subgenres that can fall under the umbrella of the term horror. Creature features, found footage, and supernatural horror are just some examples of subgenres that can be found in horror films. There are even subgenres within subgenres for those wanting to deep dive. One subgenre that often doesn’t get mentioned, whether it’s for mislabeling or for the concept not being understood as well as it could be, is the existential horror genre....

Summary Battlefieldhas had its struggles, particularly with a few recent controversies. However, rumors surrounding a competitor have set the stage forBattlefieldto take advantage of a unique opportunity. Battlefield 2042has had a rough time. Its recent controversy surrounding the Stadium map has undone some of the goodwill brought on by the game’s recurring updates—goodwill that was sorely needed in response to its critical and commercial woes. The series has fallen behindCall of Dutyand tumbled down from its spot as one of EA’s flagships....

The Simulationis an upcoming horror game by Playmestudio, an indie developer based in Chile known for its prior release,The Signifier. The latter delves deep into the twists and turns ofthe human mind, as players seek to unravel the truth of events surrounding a mysterious death. WhileThe Signifierwas not billed as a horror game, many fans thought it should be, and that’s translating intoThe Simulation. The upcoming title sets the stage for its horror scenario by putting players in the shoes of a retired game designer involved in a police investigation....

Video games take place in settings that are similar to the real world, although they might be different versions of reality or visions of what may come. This often happens in the science fiction genre, mostly due to the nature of creating an interactive narrative that takes place later, but it happens in fantasy, real-time strategy, and god games. RELATED:Best Mistaken Identity Games Sometimes a creative game describesfuture events with chilling accuracy, but it’s really just a matter of dumb luck or good writing, and it’s not always games that take place in the future that are the best at predicting it....

Ubisoft’s CEO has apologized for recent comments that seem like blaming the current crisis on employees. For those who are uninformed,Ubisoftis a French video game company headquartered in Montreuil with several development studios around the world. It was founded in March 1986 by five brothers of the Guillemot family as a computer game publisher. Today,Ubisoft is one of the leading game publishers in the world, with a large portfolio of popular franchises, includingAssassin’s Creed,Tom Clancy’s,Just Dance, andRabbids....

Ubisoft has developed an unhealthy habit of teasingSplinter Cellover the past several years, followed by confirming shortly thereafter that there areno plans for theSplinter Cellfranchise at the moment.Splinter Cellfans keep hoping that Ubisoft’s plans have changed, however, and that the next teaser might be for real. It looks like fans have another opportunity to hope aSplinter Cellsequel is in development, as Ubisoft has yet again releases aSplinter Cellteaser on social media....

Just like developer Fatshark’s other game entries in theWarhammeruniverse (namelyWarhammer: End Times - VermintideandWarhammer: Vermintide 2), the upcomingWarhammer 40,000: Darktidewill use a class system. Four classes will be available once the game launches.Darktide’s Veteran is a more traditional FPS classthat wields multiple types of firearms and can buff their ranged damage with their Volley Fire ability. The Psyker is the mage class that uses their Brain Burst to dispatch enemies on the field....

CD Projekt Red recently teased all the projects it currently has in development in addition toThe Witcher 4. Along with two Cyberpunk 2077 products and a new IP, three new projects in theWitcherseries were announced. These products includedSirius, a project being developed by The Molasses Flood, a major title namedCanis Majoris, and a brand-new trilogy ofWitchergames. With how expansive theWitcherworld is and with different developers working on each project, players could seea variety of newWitchertitlesadded to CD Projekt Red’s iconic series....