Developer Daybreak Game Company, previously known as Sony Online Entertainment and Verant Interactive, has now split off into three new development studios: Dimensional Ink Games, Rogue Planet Games and Darkpaw Games. Each of the three new studios individually focuses on specific franchises: DC Universe Online, Planetside, and EverQuest, respectively. With this news comes a possible
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On one hand, we at DualShockers are very bummed that Final Fantasy VII Remake got delayed. On the other hand, the recent swell of attention and news is driving a ton of new and impressive FFVII cosplay. And some of the best of the bunch? New takes on fan-favorite Tifa Lockhart, including a fantastic photoshoot from cosplayer Shade Cramer
The Coronavirus outbreak in China continues to make waves, as it now been confirmed that the League of Legends league matches in China have been postponed. Originally the LPL was scheduled to reconvene after February 5th after the conclusion of the Chinese New Year, but because of the breakout that has been delayed: Due to
I truly can’t remember how old I was when I saw my first Star Wars movie. I have vague memories of seeing The Phantom Menace at some point when I was very young but I honestly couldn’t tell exactly when I saw it. That being said, I do remember seeing Revenge of the Sith with my
Plague Inc.‘s official Twitter account reported that its site went offline due to an all time high concurrent player count on Steam. And the cause of this anomaly? The Coronavirus outbreak that’s currently affecting China. And in response Ndemic Creations released a statement addressing that very reason: The Coronavirus outbreak in China is deeply concerning
Let no one say that competition always builds a healthy marketplace. According to the leading game sales expert Mat Piscatella, the introduction of Epic Games Store into the PC gaming marketplace led to lower overall consumer spending on PC content across every distribution platform. While the notion of multiple software platforms like Steam and Epic
Posted on the official Duelyst Steam page is a surprise announcement that’s sure to sadden longtime fans of the CCG and tabletop game. Bandai Namco announced that the title, which first launched back in 2016 for Steam, will be shutting down its servers on February 27th of this year. According to the full message: We
During an interview with game director Hugo Martin from id Software reveals his own opinions on the Nintendo Switch exclusive Animal Crossing: New Horizons that shares a March 20th release date with the upcoming DOOM Eternal. And said opinions are refreshingly positive, especially considering how polar opposite these two titles are in genre, graphics, and
In the day before Destiny and Warframe, there was PlanetSide. This sci-fi MMO series has always managed to have an impressive scale, even through its ups and downs. We are coming off a particularly rough year for the series as PlanetSide Arena divided fans of the series, flopped and subsequently shut down. That being said,
Earlier this month it was announced that Enter the Gungeon had surpassed three million copies sold. The popular run and gun roguelike has made an ever-growing community and has continued to deliver. Developer Dodge Roll Games released its follow up Exit the Gungeon back in October 2019 as an Apple Arcade exclusive, but it looks like it will
Yesterday when Epic Games shared its upcoming plans with Fortnite Season 2 the developer also mentioned a two-week event that will take place before the new season begins. While nothing has been confirmed it seems that the event will be a crossover to promote the upcoming film Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley
Along with APEX Legends announcing season 4 coming next month, Battle Royale behemoth Fortnite shares that Season 2 will be making its way to players on February 20. Epic Games shared this information through its official website stating that Season 2 will feature new inclusions to the game but are not ready to share what specifically to
In an interview with IGN, actress Jurnee Smollett-Bell reveals that her interpretation of Black Canary for the upcoming Birds of Prey film drew inspration from 2017’s Injustice 2. “I drew a lot of inspriation for the Canary Cry from the Black Canary in Injustice 2,” says Smollett-Bell. “Even physically, for me, I really wanted to
Following its arrival on the Nintendo Switch last year, it seems like Hotline Miami Collection could soon be headed to a new platform. As recently teased over on Twitter, publisher Devolver Digital seemed to imply that Hotline Miami will be landing on Xbox One down the road. “So Hotline Miami Collection on Xbox?” Devolver tweeted out, seemingly asking
About 20 years ago, I used to come home from school to watch Cartoon Network’s programming block Toonami. This is where I was introduced to anime. More importantly, this is where I first watched Dragon Ball Z. Although it took numerous episodes for one person to conjure up enough energy for an attack, I always
Lost Words: Beyond the Page is a surreal and beautiful story where the pages of a young girl’s journal come to life. A new gameplay trailer was recently shown off at the New York Game Awards that revealed a beautiful and surreal story that mixes platforming and puzzle-solving in a fascinating new adventure. Lost Words
After over 15 years since the release of the second installment in the series, it seems like a new Knights of the Old Republic game could finally be in the pipeline. In a new report from Cinelinx, it is said that EA is currently working on a new Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic game
Our peers at Dengeki Online published an interview with Aquaplus following the announcement of the second and third Utawarerumono games’ Steam ports, Mask of Deception, and Mask of Truth. The end of the interview has Aquaplus mentioning multiple new Utawarerumono console games are in development: “We’re working on multiple console games. We hope you’ll play
This past year has been very eventful for DC Universe Online and its team. Not only did the MMO go through new episodes like Justice League Dark, Metal Part I and Metal Part II, it also came to Nintendo Switch and the team behind the MMO was spun off into its own studio: Dimensional Ink
It has been over a year since the fallout of Telltale Studios, leading to The Walking Dead IP being moved to Skybound Games while other franchise rights like The Wolf Among Us sticking with the acquirer of Telltale LCG Entertainment. Due to the fallout, The Walking Dead series was delisted from Steam but is now back for players
APEX Legends developer Respawn Entertainment revealed new details coming soon to the game including Season 4 Assimilation which begins on February 4. The developer held a devstream with numerous members of the team speaking about the additions that will be coming to the hit Battle Royale title. The new season includes a new hero named Forge,
After being removed from Xbox’s digital storefront in 2017 due to licensing issues with the game’s soundtrack, Remedy Entertainment’s cult-classic Alan Wake has finally found its way back to the marketplace this week. As seen over on the Xbox Marketplace, Alan Wake once again appears when searched and can actively be purchased once again. The game retails for
Following the report that Ubisoft is looking to overhaul its editorial team to change the company’s course of creative direction, it has now been revealed that one former Ubisoft director is now going to rejoin the publisher as a member of this editorial board. According to a report from VGC, former Splinter Cell creative director Maxime
Rocket League quickly jumped on the scene as one of the best arcade sports games to come out in the last decade. Over the past few years, the devs at Psyonix have been working hard to bring fans the best experience they can. To do that, they’ve had to improve the game’s backend technology, which
Developer Housemarque has been hard at work over the past few years, toiling away on what the studio says is its largest project ever. While the general public still doesn’t know just what this new game will be, Housemarque announced today that the time is coming when it will soon lift the veil on this
Recently, director of the hotly anticipated DOOM Eternal, Marty Stratton, sat down with Metro to discuss the upcoming shooter. One particular comment of note was when Metro asked Stratton about a small little title, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and whether or not we’d see the gruesome Doom Slayer making an appearance as a new fighter.
After being initially revealed last year by THQ Nordic, information on when Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated will actually be released hasn’t been given just yet. However, thanks to a new leak from Nintendo, it now seems like we have a good idea of when to expect it. As seen on Nintendo’s official website,
It seems as though a sequel to Bloober Team’s futuristic horror game Observer could be announced in the near future, based on a new tease from the developer. Early this morning, Bloober Team released a brief new video on its YouTube channel which seems to be teasing an upcoming project from the studio. The video is
Dimensional Ink Games’ was recently founded as part of Daybreak Game Company’s “Franchise First” initiative, and its focus at inception is on both DC Universe Online and an unannounced action MMO. DC Universe Online is still going strong; in fact, Daybreak is pleased with the results from its recent Nintendo Switch release. While Executive Producer
The last year or so has been rocky for the PlanetSide franchise. While PlanetSide 2 still has a loyal player base and is going strong, PlanetSide Arena failed to catch on. With Arena behind them, the PlanetSide player base is eager to see what is coming next, especially now that PlanetSide has a dedicated studio