"If you respect your public, and you refuse to dumb your work down, eventually it pays back, because what you do is different."
-Dontnod Entertainment's Jean-Maxime Moris, on creating female leads. Speaking with ShackNews, the creative director of the upcoming Remember Me revealed that the team's decision to opt for a female protagonist was more than about 'just feeling right.' It was about echoing one of the game's themes. "We didn't think of gender equality being a major theme in the game, but thinking back …
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe confirmed this morning that it has laid off staffers at three of its largest UK-based studios, including the team that is currently working on Driveclub for PlayStation 4. Sony told VideoGamer that staff at Evolution Studios (Driveclub), Guerrilla Cambridge (Killzone: Mercenary) and SCE London Studio (Singstar) have been affected by the round of layoffs Come from Soccer 13 pools and matches . The company noted, "We have reviewed and assessed all current projects and have decided to make some change…
Senator Joel Villanueva has passionately urged his colleagues in the Philippine Senate to rally behind Senate Bill 1281, which seeks to banish all forms of online gambling from the Philippines, encompassing the operations of former Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).
Concerns over criminal allegations:
In a recent and fervent statement, Senator Villanueva emphasized the imperative for the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) to take resolute action against POGOs. He pointedly referenced compelling evidence linking these operators to heinous crimes such as human trafficking, fraud, and other illicit activities.
Senator Villanueva chastised Pagcor for what he views as its failure to regulate POGOs …
Whether you spend an entire afternoon or mere minutes getting the details right trying to match your likeness or maybe handsome Squidward, creating your character in games like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Dragon Age is an important step before you even start your adventure. Streamer Breebunn showed during this extremely long stream creating her characters for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which took an astonishing 21 hours.
The streamer created an elf Inquisitor named Mellon, rocking a high ash blonde ponytail, and her elf mage Rook wears a smidge of lipstick for a pop of color. “I needed to get my Inquisitor to look how I wanted her to look,” Breebunn said on stream. “I have my priorities sorted, and they’re insane.”
During today’s Warner Bros. Discovery Q3 earnings call, CEO David Zaslav commented on the company’s gaming and film divisions, and how they’ll be expected to “deliver more consistency” with their releases. It has been a tough year for Warner Bros. Discovery, as several of its high-profile releases–including Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, MultiVersus, and Joker: Folie à Deux–have drastically underperformed.
Zaslav said that the company’s games business is currently “underperforming its potential” and that inconsistency remains an issue in its various divisions (via The Verge). Zaslav added that Warner Bros. Games revenue declined 31% between July and September when compared to the previous year, as Mortal Kombat 1 launched during that window in 2023. MultiVersus in part…
Udinese forward Luis Muriel has confirmed reports that AC Milan and Internazionale are interested in his signature.
The Colombian, who is currently on loan at Lecce, has been in scintillating form this season, and has been the subject of admiring glances from major European clubs.
The 20-year-old was linked to Milan and Inter among other clubs and he now admits that Milan duo are showing interest in his services.
“I know from my agent that Udinese have received official offers from Inter and Milan,” the youngster told Colombian radio station RCN Mundo.
“However, I am just concentrating on helping Lecce avoid the drop this season. I’m focused on finishing the campaign well and then returning to Udine.”
The young Colombian joined Udinese …
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp hopes Chelsea win the UEFA Champions League this season.
If the Blues win the competition then Tottenham, who are currently fourth in the Premier League, would miss out on qualification.
A UEFA rule states that a team must be able to defend their title even though an extra place in the competition is not awarded to that side s country.
The Stamford Bridge side claimed a 1-0 victory in the first leg of their semi-final tie with Barcelona but must hold that slender lead at Camp Nou, where the European champions have not lost since 2010.
I ll be rooting for Chelsea, Redknapp said.
I haven t even thought about (missing out if Chelsea win the competition). If Chelsea stay in it they ve got a Champions League final to pr…
The contract currently binding Marco Reus to Borussia Dortmund expires at the end of the season, but the experienced winger says he cannot imagine himself playing for any other club and hopes to get an extension sorted soon.
Reus rose through the youth ranks at Dortmund, but at the age of 15, he left for Rot Weiss Ahlen where he earned his first senior contract. He joined Borussia Monchengladbach later and having spent three years there, he returned to Dortmund at 22 and has so far made a total of 375 appearances in all competitions, scoring 159 goals and producing 120 assists. He s been captaining the team for five years now, helping them to two German Cups and three Super Cups.
He s also been named the best German football player twice, scoring 15 goals in 48 caps as …
Fernando Torres on Saturday said that Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez was the inspiration behind his goal-scoring exploits which helped Spain to Euro 2008 glory.
Torres netted 33 times in a blistering first season for Liverpool breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy s record for goals scored by a foreigner in a debut Premier League campaign.
The 24-year-old said that Benitez s relentless quest for improvement since he joined from Atletico Madrid has been a catalyst for his career.
There are days when you think: My God, this guy (Benitez) doesn t let you breathe , Torres told the club s website.
At a club like Liverpool, you can t sit back after scoring 20-odd goals and say: Well, that s it. After you score 20, Benitez is at you during the next training session …