As part of a strategic shift, Microsoft is bringing the sci-fi game Halo to the Sony PlayStation. “Our biggest competition isn’t another console,” an Xbox executive said, adding, “We are competing more and more with everything from TikTok to movies.” https://t.co/A8K1n0qWY9
Eternal Strands (PC, PS5, Xbox - w/ Game Pass) is a great, smartly made third-person fantasy action game full of fun systems to tinker with
From my review, here's creative director Mike Laidlaw describing to me how they handle fire spells. So good!
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I'm back at it! I begin this year's series of New York Times game columns with the generally compelling #EnderMagnolia#bloominthemist from @BinaryHaze_EN. https://t.co/kjLXfDlEFZ
NEW: 2020's Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War cost $700 million to develop across its "lifecycle" (+ marketing)
I found that and budgets for other CoDs buried in a new court filing
People talk about soaring dev costs. These are the highest ever disclosed
https://t.co/QUvfwP1bJe
@rcsaxe Targi, Jaipur, Imhotep: The Duel and Battle Line are great two-player games. Castles of Burgundy and Azul play extremely well with two. Race for the Galaxy might scratch a card-game itch.
I interviewed @Neil_Druckmann on his first new story in nearly 15 years — what to expect from Intergalactic and a return to Naughty Dog's action-adventure roots ... 🧵
Druckmann said Intergalactic, which has been in development for four years, was a return to
@Naughty_Dog’s roots in the action-adventure genre that helped build the studio’s reputation with franchises like Crash Bandicoot. 3/3
https://t.co/rOpPCGzljX
@Neil_Druckmann, known for his work on The Last of Us, spoke with @nytimes about his next game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, which follows a bounty hunter in an alternative universe where space travel has significantly advanced by 1986. 1/3
The story, which takes inspiration from classic anime like "Akira" and "Cowboy Bebop," centers on a fictitious religion and “what happens when you put your faith in different institutions,” Druckmann said. 2/3
https://t.co/HtkZlBLiZN
All of Derrick Henry's 10,000 rushing yards came after I wrote this speculative nonfiction in 2015. (LeSean McCoy also reached the threshold.)
Nearly 40 years after Link, a brave hero, first embarked on a mission to save Princess Zelda, she finally gets her due. Echoes of Wisdom makes Zelda the playable protagonist, and this time, she has to save Link and her beloved Hyrule from doom.
https://t.co/HakFlYxWXu
Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Super Mario, Princess Zelda and Donkey Kong, spoke with the @nytimes about what makes Nintendo special as the playing card company turned global entertainment brand opens a museum in Kyoto, Japan.
https://t.co/SbLRPk4uFu
EXCLUSIVE: Ghost of Tsushima gets a sequel. @nytimes spoke with the developers about the new game, and turning Ghost into a bona fide franchise. And bears ...
https://t.co/hQWYPLST5N