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Square Enix Montréal - the developer behind the likes of Hitman Go and Lara Croft Go - has rebranded as Studio Onoma following its acquisition by Embracer Group in May. Square Enix Montréal was one of three studios purchased by Embracer Group as part of a $300m USD deal with Square Enix earlier this year. Following the deal’s completion in August, Embracer now also owns Crystal Dynamics and Eidos-Montréal, alongside major IPs including Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief, and Legacy of Kain....

Warning! This Star Trek: Discovery review contains massive spoilers. With a huge and emotional reveal central to the latest episode of Star Trek: Discovery, there wasn’t a lot of time for winks and nods to existing Star Trek. Just kidding! Though the 11th episode of Star Trek: Discovery’s second season — “Perpetual Infinity” — mostly focused on building its own mythology, there were still plenty of connections to the larger canon of Star Trek....

Lucasfilm has effectively shut down an ambitious fan remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. “It’s with a great sadness that I’m posting today; I recently received a letter from Lucasfilm instructing Poem to end production on Apeiron,” said project lead and Poem Studios member, Taylor Trotter. “I recently received a letter from Lucasfilm instructing Poem [Studios, the team behind the remake] to end production on Apeiron. After a few days, I’ve exhausted my options to keep it afloat; we knew this day was a possibility....

Electronic Arts kicked things off today for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) with its EA Play presentation. During the presentation, Respawn Entertainment was first up to bat, detailing more on its upcoming Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The event showed off our first look at the title’s gameplay, which is now confirmed to take a third-person view. Familiar Jedi combat The gameplay slice that was showcased took place about three hours into Jedi: Fallen Order....

Here is the list of Starlight Isle Codes that you can redeem instantly. This guide will show you all of the working codes that are redeemable with which you can get Coins, Diamonds, and other such goodies. Starlight Isle Codes (January 2023) These are all of the valid and new codes currently available. Active Codes MWTSJ0sWVy0SrJ – Redeem this gift code to get exclusive rewards in Starlight Isle. DiscordExc – Redeem this gift code to get 300x Diamond, 10x Mount Pri Fruit, and 2x Offline Botting Card....

Apple users arguing that the Mac is a viable gaming computer will have a significant addition to their army: Valve has now confirmed Steam will be coming to the OS X. For those who live by consoles rather than computers, Steam is a digital distribution platform in which gamers can easily purchase and download games, connect with friends and of course, play online. It has grown exponentially within the last few years as Valve has branched out to more and more gaming producers who wish for their games to by offered by Steam....

Rebellion has outlined its extensive post-launch plans for spiffing adventurer Strange Brigade, confirming there’s a bunch of free maps in the pipeline in addition to the paid-for Season Pass goodies. Things kick off this week with the addition of the Texas Cowboy Character Pack for Season Pass owners, which adds Patrick ‘Bash’ Conaghan into the mix. Meanwhile, there’s free stuff in the shape of three Score Attack levels and a new Horde map, Palace....

Our list of Roblox Strucid codes is the most updated one as it contains all the latest and valid codes that players can redeem in January 2023. Since these codes expire in a jiffy, there are thousands of players who have been having a hard time finding the latest Strucid codes and if that’s you then look no further as we have got you covered. These codes are working as of December 28, 2022, when we checked....

Two new golfers, four new golf courses and a range of additional Play Now modes are to be added to Rory McIlroy PGA Tour for free between now and the end of March 2016, EA has announced. American golfer Dustin Johnson and Swedish golfer Henrik Stenson will join the roster of playable golfers, along with a new ‘Treasure Island’ Fantasy Course. Meanwhile, Quail Hollow (North Carolina), TPC Stadium at PGA West (California) and Oakmont Country Club (Pennsylvania) will each be added to the list of real world courses, alongside 4 new Play Now modes: Skins, Four Ball, Alternate Shot and Best Ball....

Epic Games has recently launched its battle royale with a twist under the name Rumbleverse. Unlike other battle royales in the gaming industry, this one focuses on melee combat. Since players have no guns or weapons access, they have to rely on base attacks like kicks, punches, and even elbow drops. The goal although stays the same with other battle royales. In Grapital City, you have to be the last one standing among forty players....

It’s time to dust off one of gaming’s oldest rumors, but with a twist. Valve might actually be releasing a new Half-Life. Hear me out, it’s not a slow news day, I promise. There is at least one source that claims Half-Life will be one of the flagship games of Valve’s upcoming VR headset, the Valve Index. But here’s where the twist comes in. Half-Life VR will be a prequel, not Half-Life 3....

Overwatch has consistently been one of the world’s most popular video games ever since its launch in 2016, but there’s no denying that it’s past its prime. As a result, rumors have been swirling that Blizzard may soon be replacing Overwatch with Overwatch 2, and that may mean that the original game won’t be getting any new heroes. According to an Overwatch leaker named Metro who leaked Damage character Ashe ahead of her BlizzCon 2018 reveal, there is no new hero in the works for Overwatch....

Apparently, the titles available for the PlayStation 5 when the next-gen console is released will not merely be games that have already been released on PS4. Six years on from the release of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, this generation of consoles is coming to a close. Both Sony and Microsoft have revealed that their next-gen consoles will be released in time for the 2020 holiday season. Let the speculation, rumors, and on rare occasions, discussion of cold hard facts begin, as if it hadn’t been going on for months already....

All hail Saint Maud as we prepare to rejoice in her ascension. A24‘s psycho-evangelical thriller will be the first horror movie shown in theaters since COVID-19 Stephen-King-novelized us all. And if that’s not scary enough, it’s being compared to Hereditary and The Witch as the next great modern horror film. The film will open nationwide on July 17. Saint Maud is a “chilling and boldly original vision of faith, madness, and salvation in a fallen world,” according to its official website....

The hoverboard is one of the vehicles that you can acquire in Saints Row. Similar to the hoverbike that you get from a mission, it’s got decent speeds, jump capabilities, and a means of crossing bodies of water. However, it’s also got a special move that you can use. Here’s our Saints Row guide to help you get the hoverboard from the Eurekabator Criminal Venture. Note: We’ll have a Saints Row guides and features hub soon, so stay tuned....

A movie of the Saints Row franchise is on the way? Prepare yourselves for some Grade A ridiculousness on the big screen. Now, as we know, these sorts of adaptions don’t tend to work out all that well. Generally speaking, video games should remain video games and movies should remain movies, because bad things happen when the two collide. What kind of things? Well, Superman flying through rings like it’s freaking Baby’s First Flight Sim, that’s what....

Asus’ TUF line of gaming laptops are made to endure thanks to strong construction and quality materials. They’re often easy to recommend as potential buys because of this. This Asus TUF F17 is similarly easy to recommend, and it’s currently down to £797.97 over at Laptops Direct. That’s £200 off the previous RRP. Big gaming laptops with 17-inch displays are usually incredibly pricey and packed with overkill features. This TUF F17 is well within the budget of an enthusiast gamers, and it has great specs to match....

The Spartans of the Halo universe will be bring the fight back to the small screen with another season of the live-action Halo series. Over on the show’s official Twitter account, Paramount revealed that filming has begun for Season 2 (as seen below), taking place in Iceland. Plans for a Halo TV series have been in production for years before the show premiered earlier this year. Halo received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised the action and cast, with the series sitting at a respectable 69% on Rotten Tomatoes....

One of the coolest features of the 1994 Genesis game Sonic & Knuckles was the ability to lock-on previous Sonic cartridges to access new content. This resulted in players being able to use new character Knuckles in both Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and 3. While mainly a way to get around technological limitations of the time period, it was a concept that Sega marketed with expertise. Most ports of Sonic 2 don’t include this option, though....

Square Enix has lifted the wraps off the debut trailer for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the final chapter in Lara Croft’s rebooted trinket-pinching adventure series. Shadow of the Tomb Raider is set to be a defining moment in Lara’s globetrotting antics, marking the point where she becomes, well, the Tomb Raider. Eidos Montreal is handling primary development duties this time around, although Crystal Dynamics, who worked on both Tomb Raider and Rise of the Tomb Raider, is still chipping in....