PS Plus Game Catalog for September Includes The Plucky Squire, Night in the Woods, Chernobylite and More

[ad_1] Sony has revealed the slate of games joining the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog in September. The lineup is led by The Plucky Squire, an action-adventure platformer where characters from a storybook discover the world that exists outside the pages. The game is a day one release on PS Plus and will be playable for … Read more

Microsoft Announces 650 Layoffs at Xbox Unit in Bid to Cut Costs After Activision Acquisition

[ad_1] Microsoft said it is cutting 650 jobs in its Xbox unit, the third such layoff this year as the company tries to rein in costs and integrate its $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,79,115 crore) acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The gaming industry saw mass layoffs, studio shutdowns and project cancellations … Read more

Annapurna Interactive Hit With Mass Resignations, Leaving Partners Scrambling

[ad_1] The entire staff of Annapurna Interactive, the video-game publishing division of Megan Ellison’s Annapurna studio, resigned this month following a dispute with its owner. Annapurna Interactive President Nathan Gary and his team had been negotiating with Ellison, the daughter of billionaire Larry Ellison, to spin off the video-game division as an independent entity. When … Read more

Astro Bot, EA Sports FC 25, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and More: The Biggest Games of September

[ad_1] We’re into the second week of September and we’ve seen some major game releases this month already. And there’s many more still to come. Sony launched its first-party title Astro Bot on September 6. The platformer is a follow-up to Astro’s Playroom, the free-to-play title that comes pre-installed on every PS5 and serves as … Read more

Next Battlefield Will Return to Modern Setting, Bring Back 64-Player Maps and Classes, Says EA

[ad_1] Battlefield, Electronic Arts’ Call of Duty competitor, hasn’t been seen since the last instalment in the first-person military shooter franchise launched in 2021. Battlefield 2042 faced backlash from players over its multiplayer ‘Specialist’ system and lack of a single-player campaign. Nearly three years on, details about the next game in the long-running series have … Read more