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A new report details issues at theGone HomeandTacomastudio Fullbright co-founder Steve Gaynor has stepped back from his role as creative lead and manager onOpen Roads. This news broke last evening, just ahead of aPolygon reportdetailing issues at the studio, including complaints of Gaynor’s behavior towards women on the team. The statement, posted to theOpen Roadsaccount last night, says that the team “care deeply about creating games that have a positive impact,” as well as fostering a work environment that is “healthy and collaborative, where we can work with transparency, autonomy, and trust....

Developers aren’t hiding things from you, I promise In the wake of theGTA VIleaks last week, a lot of people online made it very clear that theydon’t know anything about how video games are madeand embarrassed themselves online. One particularly egregious comment stated that visuals are the first thing finished in game development — which is just laughably false. Look, I’m as privy to making false assumptions as the next person, but “fans” going out of their way to harass game developers because they refuse to use Google’s most basic functionality is no one’s fault but their own....

[REDACTED] This week’s retro re-release certainly offers something a little different, history-wise, as the retro fans over at Hamster having chosen SNK’s on-foot jungle shmupGuerrilla Waras its newest Arcade Archives entry, now available to download on Nintendo Switch. Originally released in arcades in 1987, before being ported to numerous home computers, Guerilla War follows two UNNAMED commandos as they fight through an UNNAMED Caribbean island in order to free it from an UNNAMED dictator....

The July 2024 games lineup is filled to the brim with RPG action, but there are a few other standouts like the return of college football to consoles and PCs. We’ll also be getting a retro throwback with Nintendo this month. Dungeons of Hinterberg (Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC) Publisher: Curve GamesDeveloper: Microbird GamesPrice: $29.99Release Date: July 18Trailer Dungeons of Hinterbergcould be the next indie RPG to take the world by storm....

Miami mission becomes racetrack riot I’m pretty good atHitman. I’ve been playing the games ever sinceHitman: Codename 47, a game so clunky that youhadto love it in order to put up with its intolerable menu system and unrelenting control issues. The games have such an allure to me. It’s not the violence, it’s the planning, the lateral thinking, and the execution (pun fully intended). I love them all. Yes evenAbsolution, which iswaybetter than you give it credit for....

Laugh out loud logo Not even two weeks have passed sinceSquare Enix decided to drop IO Interactive, but people are already losing jobs while the company continues searching for a new parent. TheHitmandeveloper posted an update on Twitter, stating it had to make “some changes…which will allow us to be better equipped for future adventures.” DespiteHitmanbeing one of the best, if notthebest game of 2016, it apparently didn’t sell well enough to convince Square Enix that keeping IO Interactive would be profitable....

Bitlifeallows you to live out your dreams, no matter what they are. Some of those dreams, however, can feel as hard within the game as they are in real life, and one of these is becoming an Actor. To get you to stardom fast, here’s the stats you’ll need to become an actor inBitlife. The best thing to do when trying to become an Actor is start a new life, because the work for this route begins at age eight, when you’re able to ask your parents for acting lessons....

The Tusk evolution is back inA Universal Time (AUT)as part of the 4.0 update, and it’s stronger than ever if you can manage to get all the unique powers. You’ll come across four different powers, which can be obtained from four different acts. Usually, the process is chronological in nature, but there’s a bit of turning back to a previous stage in one case. Let’s take a look at how you can obtain all the Tusk evolutions to help it reach its maximum potential....

Playing a fighting game is all about beating up your opponents, but it’s always more fun when you look good doing it. If you want to know how to get all the cool skins, death effects, emotes, and titles, then follow theShonen Unleashedcosmetics guidebelow. There are two ways to unlock skins inShonen Unleashed: There are currently four banners in the game: You can see how muchcash and tokenspulls cost, as well as theoddsof getting common, rare, and legendary skins, in thebanner menu....

As intriguing as Superbrothers’ latest game looks,Jett: The Far Shorehas admittedly started to slip through the cracks while higher-profile launch-window PlayStation 5 games hog all of the spotlight. We haven’t heard much about the far-out sci-fi adventure since its showing at Sony’s PS5 event in June. Today, the team announced that it needs more time –Jettis now aiming for a 2021 release on PlayStation 5, PS4, and PC (on the Epic Games Store)....

Aspyr has announced that they’ve been hard at work on a remaster of 2002’sStar Wars: Bounty Hunter. It will be released on PC and consoles on August 1st. When it comes to video games,Star Warshas historically been veryhit-and-miss. Actually, that could be said about everythingStar Wars, not just the video games. However, the early ‘00s were perhaps the most inconsistent time for the brand. We gotStar Wars: Knights of the Old RepublicandStar Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader(and probably some others I’m forgetting), but between those, we got some of the okay-estStar Warsgames, such asStar Wars: Obi-Wanor, well,Star Wars: Bounty Hunter....

Do you have 8,000 coins to spare? AnotherSuper Mario Odysseyoutfitouted by a dataminerhas come to the game. This time, we — and by we, I mean those of you with enough coins saved up to afford a stylish new getup the moment it’s added to the game — are getting the Racing Outfit. A new special outfit has been added to#SuperMarioOdyssey! After you’ve finished the main story, check out the shop to find the Racing Helmet & Racing Outfit....

It was recently brought to people’s attention that the Master Collection ofMetal Gear Solidwas near unplayable on Steam Deck. Fortunately, Valve has been quick off the mark, and a fix is rolling out. According to a recentTwitter/X postfrom Pierre-Loup Grifais – coder for Valve – a hotifx has been deployed. This should tend to the crashing issues people have been having with bothMetal Gear Solid 2andMetal Gear Solid 3. A Proton Hotfix has been deployed for “METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty – Master Collection Version” and “METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater – Master Collection Version” to address a blocking crash in cutscenes....