Nathan Flake It looks like Sony’s movie adaptation of Naughty Dog’s popular adventure seriesUnchartedhas hit another hurdle, with the production losing its most recent director,Travis Knight. As reported by Deadline, a scheduling conflict has arisen due to star Tom Holland’sSpider-Manduties, and as such theBumblebeedirector will no longer be able to helm the upcoming adventure flick, which follows the youthful exploits of series protagonist Nathan Drake. Knight is the sixth director to leave theUnchartedproject since its initial announcement, following exits from notable lensfolkDan Trachtenbergand Shawn Levy....

Nintendo not pleased Amiiqo use with Android Mobilebycontact734 People are varying degrees of upset over Nintendo’s not-unexpected decision to lock content — even if it’s mainly costumes and the like — behind amiibo pairing. The “amiiqo” is an okay answer to these complaints. The completely unauthorized, Simon-looking pog allows you to back up your dolls’ data, which is nice because they can only write data for one game at a time....

Reveal will be unrelated to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 2023 is underway, and, like clockwork, all of the studios and publishers are taking to the airwaves to offer non-descript teases for their new year’s wares — Perhaps the most notable of these has come from Square Enix producer Yoshinori Kitase, who has teased a “big announcement” concerning the legendaryFinal Fantasyfranchise. Interestingly, however, Kitase notes that the announcement is unrelated to the ongoingFinal Fantasy VII Rebirthproject, which Kitase is helming alongside the team at SE’s Creative Business Unit I....

Praise the sun! Minecraftuser Davweed is currently recreating the world of Lordran fromDark Souls, block by block. If you’ve playedDark Souls, you probably know how crazy this is. Lordran is full of grandiose locations that interconnect and weave into each other, so it’ll take a lot of precision and dedication to pull this off. The map hasn’t been completely built yet, but it looks very impressive so far! Firelink Shrine, New Londo Ruins, and most of Undead Asylum are ready to be explored....

Another next-gen game appears City Interactive has had aninterestingpast, but its latest game,Lords of the Fallen, sounds intriguing. Announced as a 2014 title for next-generation consoles and PC, its story is centered around a world where “the gods have failed mankind,” which is a sentence I’m eager to type. There’s now an “unstoppable supernatural force” that must be put to an end by a human named Harkyn. That’s us, by the way....

Microsoft exec brings hope Continuing in line with previous comments about open-world franchiseCrackdownreturningwith the right team and time, Microsoft Game Studios VP Phil Spencer has again professed love for the property. “[It’s] one of my favorite games, and not just because it’s a Microsoft first-party game,” he said to IGN. “I have a lot of love for that franchise.The homage toCrackdownin the [May 21 event] reveal screenshotswas … I know there was some, like, ‘Did we accidentally sneak that…?...

Switch, PS4, and PC The Kinda Funny Games Showcase kicked off with an announcement I’ve been waiting years to hear:YIIK: A Post-Modern RPGis finally set to release. And soon. Very soon. Like, just over a month from now. The Ackk Studios project is set to launch on Switch, PS4, and PC on June 30, 2025.

Indie RPG also changing platforms Atlus will now be publishingCryamore, the Kickstarter-funded RPG from indie team Nostalgico. The Shin Megami Tensei publisher has apparently been courting the studio for some time, offering the development team help to finish the game, which raised over $240,000 via Kickstarter in 2013. While Nostalgico will retain the rights to the property, its partnership with Atlus will provide certain benefits, such as additional quality insurance, marketing, and distribution....

Time to collect on that $7.5 billion bill Back in September, in one of the year’s most industry-shaking announcements, Microsoftconfirmed that it had acquired ZeniMax Media, bringing a host of studios including Bethesda, MachineGames, id Software, Arkane, and others under the Xbox banner. The staggering bill for this acquisition was a cool $7.5 billion USD and, understandably, Microsoft is hoping to reap the reward from this wallet-busting layout. Speaking at the Jefferies Interactive Entertainment Virtual Conference last week, Xbox Chief Financial Officer Tim Stuart laid out the studio’s desire to offer preferential treatment to Xbox and PC when it comes to its new partner studios wares....

Further competitive rules restrictions added Infinity Ward has pushed outCall of Duty: Ghosts‘first update of the year on the Xbox 360, addressing complaints from users regarding its Broadcaster mode and how it would sometimes cause the game to crash. The update also adds a ‘kill feed’ option to Broadcaster mode, as well as several new restriction options for matches using competitive rules. Full details of the patch can be read below and over on theCall of Dutyforum....

If you fancy pitting your militaristic mind against some of your fellow video game fans, then Relic might have just the ticket for your Tuesday evening — the developer is opening its doors on a public “pre-alpha” trial build of its upcoming WWII strategy titleCompany of Heroes 3, allowing fans to take a look at the action many months ahead of the sequel’s launch. Kicking off today and running for one week only, theCompany of Heroes 3pre-alpha will offer up four maps and a selection of modes, including Skirmish, co-op vs....

Psychedelic, man! Are you interested in whatWatch Dogs 2has in store for its season pass? No? That’s too bad, because Ubisoft has revealed all of the content planned for its upcoming hack-a-thon sequel and it certainly “sounds” like $40 worth of stuff. I especially like that we’re getting what amounts toSimsstuff packs. There will be two story based DLC packs and two accessory packs, along with a new difficulty (as DLC?...

Mugman will find true love. This is a nice surprise, Cuphead was absolutely brilliant and it seemsCuphead: The Delicious Last Courseis bringing more of everything that made the original base game so brilliant. Just announced at Microsoft’s E3 2018 press conference,The Delicious Last Courseintroduced a new playable character in the form of Ms. Chalice, as well as a brand new isle, more bosses, and new weapons!