Thomas Rivers

Cyberpunk 2077 from developer CD Projekt Red had a challenging start when it was released in December 2020–the issues were so bad that Sony removed the game from sale entirely on the PlayStation Store. But the game rebounded in a very meaningful way and went on to become a critical and a commercial success. In fact, following the 2.0 update and release of the Phantom Liberty expansion, it’s one of the best comeback stories in modern times for games.With more than 25 million units sold, it’s one of the most successful video games in history. Naturally, CD Projekt Red is moving ahead with a sequel that’s in development right now at one of the team’s newest studios.In this post, we’re rounding up everything we know so far about the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, which doesn’t have an official title …

September is a big month for The Legend of Zelda, with Echoes of Wisdom, the Hyrule Edition Nintendo Switch Lite, and the first Zelda Lego set all scheduled to release. But those aren’t the only imminent Zelda releases to look forward to. A box set collecting all 11 volumes in the superb manga adaptation of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess launches September 24, just two days before Echoes of Wisdom.The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Complete Box Set preorders are discounted from $130 to $117 at Amazon and $104 at the Crunchyroll Store. With Amazon’s preorder price guarantee, you’ll pay the lowest offered price until your order is shipped. It’s wouldn’t be surprising to see Amazon match Crunchyroll’s 20%-off deal, which is the best discount yet since the collecti…

Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is just under two months away from release, but the biggest weapon in players’ arsenals has has already been unleashed. During Call of Duty Next, streamer JustHazzardous dropped the first nuke even before the game’s official beta period had begun. The results were understandably explosive, and even fatal for his character.

WE DID IT. 2 YEARS IN A ROW ☢️ https://t.co/lwEDMOvbi0 — J Of TreAndJ 🚶🏽‍♂️ (@JustHazzardous) August 28, 2024

JustHazzardous claims to have pulled off a similar feat last year by setting off a nuke in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. In the new video, the effects of the nuke are seen almost immediatel…

During Gamescom recently, Microsoft announced that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will come to PlayStation 5 in 2025 following its debut on Xbox Series X|S and PC this December. Creative director Axel Torvenius from MachineGames said in an interview that the studio is “super thrilled and excited” by the opportunity to bring the game to PS5 and reach a wider audience.”The more people that can play the game–who can see all the passion and love we have put into this project and all the hard work–the merrier,” the developer told Eurogamer.Design director Jens Andersson, meanwhile, said bringing The Great Circle to PS5 is “something we wanted to do.” The developer added that the game’s engine, id Tech, was made as a multiplatform engine, which will help the team bring the game to PS5. And…

Five years ago this month, Michelle Yeoh was announced as a cast member in the Avatar sequels. Yeoh’s character, Dr. Karina Mogue, sat out of Avatar: The Way of Water, but she was expected to debut in the upcoming sequel, Avatar: Fire & Ash. However, director James Cameron has now clarified that Yeoh won’t be joining the franchise until Avatar 4 in 2029.”Michelle Yeoh won’t be in 3. She’s in 4 and 5,” Cameron told EW. “So that got a little bit misreported. She will be coming in soon to do her part, which is an interesting, fun character. I mean, we’re getting ahead of ourselves now. This whole thing has been planned for years and years. The scripts were all written years ago, through the end of movie 5. So we’ve been working on parts of 4 even as we go along, mostly because we’ve got t…