WB Games Montreal lays off 99 developers

Developers at WB Games Montreal have been laid off, according to French outlet Radio-Canada.

The outlet claims 99 employees were impacted, and that the most affected were subcontractors through Keywords, a game service provider that's previously worked with BioWare and NetEase. Those workers handled QA for WB Mont…

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Assassin's Creed Mirage Reportedly Releasing in August 2023

While only broadly stamped with a 2023 release, a new report states Assassin’s Creed Mirage is eagle eying an August launch. However, it is possible that it won’t stick to that reported release window.

That’s because the game has already been delayed internally twice, according to Insider Gaming. Apparently Ubisoft planned for the back-to-basics title to come out earlier next ye…

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Chris Hemsworth Almost Didn't Play Thor- "My Audition Sucked"

Chris Hemsworth wasn’t always a lock to play Thor in the MCU. The Australian actor revealed in an interview that his little brother Liam Hemsworth almost got the part after he botched his first audition.

Speaking to MensXP, Chris Hemsworth said, “My little brother Liam Hemsworth almost got cast as Thor. He was one of the first people who got right down to the wire on getting the part…”<…

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GameStop Loses $100 Million, Says New-Gen Console Stock Should Improve Soon

Retailer GameStop has released its latest earnings report, and the company had another tough quarter. For the company’s fiscal second quarter (May-July), GameStop posted an overall loss of $108.7 million, which is worse than the $61.6 million loss that GameStop had in the same period last year.

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Greak- Memories Of Azur Is A 2D Platformer Where You Play As Three Siblings, Releasing August 17

Developer Navegante Entertainment and publisher Team 17’s Greak: Memories of Azur is an upcoming 2D platformer with charming hand-drawn animation and a lovely orchestral soundtrack. It looks to scratch the same itch as games like Hollow Knight, along with other classic action-games and metroidvanias. In this exclusive trailer for GameSpot’s Play For All, highlighting the latest news and events …

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How To Heal Injuries In Project Zomboid

When you’re playing Project Zomboid the question of whether your character will be hurt isn’t if it will happen, it’s when and how bad it can be. Injuries in Project Zomboid are common, and a simple scratch left untreated can leave your character hobbled for days–or even weeks–to come. Here’s how you can quickly heal injuries in Project Zomboid.

If y…

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Italian Police Say They Have Busted A $52 Million Counterfeit Retro-Console Ring

Italy’s financial police say they have successfully busted a ring that specialized in importing bootleg vintage video game consoles from China. According to the Italian authorities, the thousands of counterfeit consoles also contained millions of popular video games from the ’80s and ’90s.

“Around 12,000 consoles on which more than 47 million pirated video games were illegally stored were…

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Deathloop Discount Available For PS Plus Subscribers, Free Steelbook Up For Grabs At Best Buy

Deathloop, the latest game from Arkane Studios, releases tomorrow, September 14 for PS5 and PC. Though Bethesda is now under the Xbox umbrella, Deathloop was already a PS5 console exclusive before the acquisition happened. If you haven’t secured a copy yet, there is still time to preorder Deathloop and get preorder bonuses with your purchase.

PlayStation Plus subscribers can save 10% on d…

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Lego Fortnite Player Recreates Iconic Lord Of The Rings- The Two Tower Location

There may not be thousands of Uruk-hai ready to knock down the walls, but a resourceful Lego Fortnite player has constructed a virtual Helm’s Deep inside the game. The location serves as the setting for one of the most famous battle scenes in cinema history in the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

Dexerto posted a clip from Lego Fortnite on X (formerly known…

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Redfall Review – Half-Staked

Arkane doesn’t put ladders in its games. The team says as much with a succinctly stated poster in one of the rooms in its Austin location: “F**k ladders,” it reads. The team has said ladders feel limiting by putting players in a “mode” where they can’t use their weapons or abilities, and they often even fall to their deaths anyway–Arkane hates ladders. And yet, there are ladders earl…

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