The developers of Banana, a banana clicking game that has overtaken Baldur’s Gate 3 and Hogwarts Legacy as Steam’s most popular games of all time, have insisted it is not a scam. A Discord post from one of the three developers mentioned and co-owner of Banana, aestheticspartan, stated that the team had parted ways with … Read more
A now-fired developer at Paradox claims the team behind its The Sims competitor spent “a month in purgatory” before the studio closed. Game designer Willem Delventhal said on LinkedIn that they were “devastated” by the cancellation of Life by You, calling the recent events “a real show.” Paradox declined to comment when contacted by IGN. … Read more
Video Gamer is reader supported. When you buy through links on our site we may earn an affiliate commission. Prices subject to change. Learn more The Helldivers series went from a fairly niche release that very few people had heard of to a global juggernaut that appeared seemingly overnight after the release of Helldivers 2. … Read more
Derby’s road infrastructure is ‘failing’ under the pressure of existing traffic and plans for more housing, a government inspector has been told. Plans for 600 homes will be earmarked by Erewash Borough Council for land between Morley Road and Acorn Way in Oakwood as part of future planning up to 2037. The council’s core strategy … Read more
It was a difficult week before New world. Amazon Games’ long-running MMORPG is now being relaunched in the form of New World Aeternum, which revitalizes the entire game, adding new characters and endgame material, improving combat and offering a litany of additional player-requested features. It sounds promising, but the response to Aeternum was extremely critical. … Read more
Updated 09:40 June 12, 2024 GMT+1Published 09:32 June 12, 2024 GMT+1 You might want to cool your jets instead of rushing to download the iOS 18 beta If you’re one of the eager beavers planning to get your hands on Apple’s latest software update as soon as possible, you might want to wait a while … Read more
UPDATE 5pm UK: Wuthering Waves developer Kuro Games has detailed its improvement plan for the game after a shaky launch. Major improvements include redesigning the skip function and increasing the number of skippable scenes, plus optimizing combat with better controller usage and feedback. These points and more are outlined in a new blog post. To … Read more
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has a new CEO. Earlier today, it was announced that Shams Jorjani – who was previously part of the team that published Arrowhead’s game Magicka – will take over the leadership role at the company, replacing founder Johan Pilestedt. Pilestedt will continue in a leadership position following this change and will … Read more
Remark Microsoft’s Build 2024 conference kicks off in Seattle. As the company Copilot makes a flurry of AI announcements, one question seems pertinent: Is Build and Microsoft’s commitment to developers starting to wither? The event has not yet recovered to pre-pandemic levels of in-person attendance. About 4,000 people showed up in Seattle, though Microsoft would … Read more