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Man, have I been writing a lot of Fallout articles lately! Ah, well. One more won’t hurt. This time, however, it’s not about the main games, but about one of the most ambitious mods for Fallout 4, which is still on track for an April release. In the latest progress video from developer Team FOLON, Fallout: London gives us one last look at some of what we can expect from the UK-centric add-on. Specifically, there’s some clarification at the start regarding the use of the word “cells” in a previous video.…

Helldivers 2‘s creative director has cautioned players to not spend their money on the game until the server issues are ironed out. “If you have no cash, get it later. While we made a really fun game it’s worth waiting until the servers can support the capacity,” replied Johan Pilestedt to a YouTuber who said they felt left out as a result of the positive chatter about the game on social media. “I mean, as a CEO I of course want the game to be as profitable as possible, but if you spent last and got stuck in server…

A developer who worked on Immortals Of Aveum has described the decision to create a new “triple-A single-player shooter in today’s market” as a “truly awful idea”. Anonymised in IGN‘s recent report on the state of the industry and the layoffs in 2023, the developer claimed that the game cost Ascendant Studios £99million ($125million) in a budget that priced development at £67million ($85million) and marketing and distribution at £31.7million ($40million). “Sure, there was some serious talent on the development team, but…

Johan Pilestedt, the creative director of Helldivers 2 and CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios, has disputed the idea that the game is pay-to-win in a series of social media posts. Helldivers 2 has two battle passes, termed “Warbonds”. One Warbond is freely accessible to all players whereas the other premium Warbond is priced at 1,000 in-game Super Credits. Players are able to harvest Super Credits from playing the game, though it is significantly easier and faster to purchase the premium Warbond by spending $10. ‘Helldivers…

It would appear that the studio behind Helldivers 2, Arrowhead, didn’t quite anticipate the massive surge in popularity the game received following its February 8 release date. With an all-time Steam peak of over 155,000 concurrent players, Helldivers 2‘s servers simply couldn’t keep up with the attention. On top of the usual suite of errors Helldivers 2 throws out when there’s something amiss, something even worse cropped up last Sunday, February 11. Notably, Helldivers 2‘s servers straight-up died, and it didn’t take…

There’s been some concern among the Subnautica fan base that the next entry will be going for a more “Games-as-a-Service” model. It’s a trend that’s often met with negative response, but it turns out this is probably not the case for the upcoming game. According to a recent update on Unknown World’s website – the developer behind the Subnautica series – there are no plans to implement GaaS for the next installment. This is almost certainly a response to what publisher Krafton said in a recent earnings call.…

Unknown Worlds has revealed that the next Subnautica game will not be a live-service game, despite some earlier reports claiming that it was."In reference to 'Games-as-a-Service,' we simply plan to continually update the game for many years to come, just like the previous two Subnautica games," Unknown Worlds said in a statement on its website. "Think our Early Access update model, expanded. No season passes. No battle passes. No subscription."The studio clarified that players can enjoy the game as a…

The lineup for the 2024 SXSW Film & TV festival has been announced, with the additions of Dev Patel‘s action thriller Monkey Man as a headliner. Also joining the lineup is the Sydney Sweeney starring nun horror Immaculate and Y2K, the comedy from SNL alum Kyle Mooney that stars Rachel Zegler. These films join previously announced centerpiece screenings including the Ryan Gosling starrer The Fall Guy, Anne Hathaway romance The Idea of You, and the Jake Gyllenhaal led Road House remake, the latter of…

Throughout his career, Dev Patel has given some incredible performances in everything from Arthurian legends like The Green Knight to Best Picture winners like Slumdog Millionaire, and even some of the best Wes Anderson movies. And now, the remarkably entertaining, engaging, and versatile actor will soon appear in what could be a new favorite action flick in Monkey Man.If this is the first you’re hearing about Patel’s upcoming project that was co-produced by Jordan Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions, stick around…

Apple’s Vision Pro headset is set to release for consumers today, but YouTube is not currently building a dedicated app for the device. To fill that void, Christian Selig, the developer who made Apollo for Reddit client, has made a Vision Pro app for YouTube called Juno. The app costs $5 for a one-time purchase and doesn’t have any recurring revenue model. Selig said on his blog that the app uses YouTube’s embed API, which essentially loads videos in a web view and provides controls for…