CEO Andrew Wilson tells EA staff 5% of them will be laid off via empty and infuriating email

This is, apparently, not a sentiment ever internalised by Andrew Wilson, EA’s CEO. Therefore: 670 ish devs (byEurogamer’s count) must go. I’m not sure that EA are in the best position vis. their own IP, either. The bit where he says people will be let go doesn’t actually evensaythat. There have already been loads of layoffs this year already. Just this week there was bad news forstudios at Sony, andfrom Supermassive Games....

February 29, 2024 · 1 min · 79 words · Juan Gillespie

Come and join us to chat all things Cobalt Core in today's RPS Game Club liveblog

Our live coverage of this event has finished. So, here we are folks. Welcome to the RPS Game Club liveblog for Cobalt Core. To kick things off, I’m going to start with a controversial question.Favourite Cobalt Core characters:GO. (the answer is obviously Soggins) Welcome Caff! I approve of this very good use of multi-tasking. How is the run going? Our work here is done… flips down shades Oooo, so close, I_have_no_nose_but_I_must_sneeze!...

February 29, 2024 · 2 min · 313 words · Dominique Morgan

Fantasy RPG Greedfall 2 hits Steam early access this summer

This sequel is actually set three years before the events of 2019’sGreedfall, and stars a completely separate protagonist. Said trailer certainly looks very dramatic. Just look at those sun-dappled cliffs! Of course, what they’ll actually look like in-game is yet to be seen. If it looks as punchy as the trailer implies, I’m all for it. Perhaps some of them will be those men and women with the guns and swords in the trailer....

February 29, 2024 · 1 min · 87 words · William Schultz

Grab Kingston's KC3000 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD for £123 at Amazon UK

One of the fastest PCIe 4.0 options at a fair price.

February 29, 2024 · 1 min · 11 words · Katherine Thomas

Helldivers 2 mech video surfaces alongside rumours of meteor Stratagems and deployable AI squad mates

When are they actually being added to the game? Do they look cool as heck? Mech footage first emerged thanks to Reddit leaker fozzye18, who posteda clipentitled “Mechs… enjoy”. This Redditthreaddoes a nice job of summarising their key strengths and weaknesses. Still, mechs in Helldivers 2 may not work quite the same as they do in Helldivers 1. The perspective has shifted from top-down to third-person, and the devs may want to tune them differently!...

February 29, 2024 · 1 min · 86 words · Derrick Figueroa

After seven years, Spelunky creator's retro compilation UFO 50 will release in the second half of 2024

Posted a small update about UFO 50 development on our Steam forums! Also imo game is very fun? We’re having to clean up some prehistoric code and confront decisions we made for speed (?!) in the early days (in GameMaker Studio 1, no less). Just don’t ask him to pick his favourite game from UFO 50. “I love them all!”

February 28, 2024 · 1 min · 60 words · Richard Jones

Against The Storm's latest update arrives next week, adds fancy trends window and blight post upgrades

Wegave it a Bestest Best badgewhen it launched into 1.0, and since then the developerspromised more major updates. A new “Trends” window in-game will help players keep better tabs on their consumption/production stats. The Blight Post is receiving some upgrades, one of which is physical automatons. Seemingly, these mechanical lads will go about and torch Blightrot Cysts for you, how lovely!

February 28, 2024 · 1 min · 61 words · Sandra Fry

Elden Ring level map and area order

Note: Tread lightly, Tarnished. Spoilers for certain areas and bosses follow! West Limgrave Recommended Level:1-20Recommended Weapon Upgrade Level:0-2 West Limgrave is where all players begin their journey. Bosses to watch out for:Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater 3. Weeping Peninsula Recommended Level:20-30Recommended Weapon Upgrade Level:0-2 The Weeping Peninsula lies to the south of Limgrave. Bosses to watch out for:Runebear,Leonine Misbegotten 4. Bosses to watch out for:Margit, Godrick 5. Bosses to watch out for:Red Wolf Of Radagon,Rennala...

February 28, 2024 · 3 min · 549 words · Cole Patel

Epic Games reportedly hit by 189GB hack, including login and payment info

“Mogilievich has not contacted Epic or provided any proof of the veracity of these allegations. “Mogilevich has not responded. We’ve mailed Epic ourselves for an update, and will let you know when we hear more. In the meantime, you might want to change your Epic Games Store password. There’s no such thing as being too careful.

February 28, 2024 · 1 min · 56 words · Connie Alexander

Cobalt Core is wonderful because it's actually Pong

Pay attention to certain underlying rhythms while playing. Need I say any more? Fine, I guess I’ll show my working. Whether moves like these are match-winners depends heavily on your choice of vessel. Of course: this isn’t a spaceship. It’s a paddle. I am customising a paddle. And by extension, Cobalt Core is not a roguelike deckbuilder. It is, in fact, one of many, very creatively concealed homages to Breakout and Pong....

February 27, 2024 · 1 min · 105 words · Anthony Stevens

Connect All The Things with this £19 7-port powered USB hub

That’s 2.71 per USB port! In any case, I think that just about does it. Something to keep in mind!

February 27, 2024 · 1 min · 20 words · Elizabeth Sanchez

Elden Ring might have one little secret left, Miyazaki says, and I hope we never discover it

One small secret may yet remain, assuming he’s not pulling another prank, or maybe not. Honestly, Miyazaki should say it has hundreds of undiscovered things. Communal Internet knowledge has ruined the mystique of video games. And then, somewhat contradictorily, he suggested maybe there was something. “For me personally, there is a small element that I feel has not yet been discovered. Who knows what it might be. Did people miss one detail of a character’s backstory?...

February 27, 2024 · 1 min · 158 words · Melissa Navarro

Age Of Mythology Retold tilts for the modern esports crowd with changed god power mechanics

Then, two weeks before my final exams, I somehow went out and bought Ensemble’sAge Of Mythology. I’m not sure why - blame the devil on my shoulder, I guess. It wasn’t even a new release at that point. These things keep me awake at night. To return to my opening skit, do you have any similar Sliding Doors moments related to certain videogames?

February 26, 2024 · 1 min · 63 words · Emma Kelly