Former Elder Scrolls Online Employees Form New Indie Studio

ZeniMax Online Studios, established in 2007, gained a large fanbase with the popular game, The Elder Scrolls Online. The game continues to attract new players and has generated nearly $2 billion in revenue since 2014. Recently, however, Microsoft layoffs impacted the studio, resulting in over 300 job losses. This included staff working on a new, unannounced game called Project Blackbird, which Xbox has now cancelled. Fortunately, some of those affected have joined forces to create a new, independent game studio owned by its employees.

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Director of snubbed 2024 game of the year Dragon’s Dogma 2 says potato chips were key to the development and pacing of Devil May Cry 5 – and I’ll be damned, Hideaki Itsuno, you’ve got a point

As a huge Devil May Cry fan, what always gets me is the incredible action. It really kicked off the whole 3D action genre, and honestly, I think the combat in games like Devil May Cry 3 and 5 is still the best around. But it’s not *just* about the action – the story is surprisingly good! It’s over-the-top and dramatic, but I always find myself getting really invested. And somehow, even with all the story cutscenes, it never slows down the gameplay, which is amazing.

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Monster Hunter Wilds Hit With Another Wave of Negative Reviews Amid FF14 Crossover

Despite some challenges, *Monster Hunter Wilds* quickly became Capcom’s best-selling game ever, shipping 8 million copies in just three days. At Gamescom, fans were thrilled to hear about a crossover with *Final Fantasy 14*, which will add new outfits, a challenging boss fight against Omega Planetes, and the option to play as a Dark Knight or Pictomancer. While this new content brought some players back, overall feedback hasn’t been great, as the event isn’t addressing the game’s biggest issues.

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Monster Hunter Wilds: How To Get Omega Axle

The Title Update 3 (TU3) for Monster Hunter Wilds brought a lot of new content, with the Final Fantasy 14 collaboration being a major addition. But the most exciting part of the update is definitely the new monster, Omega Planetes. Typically, monsters in Monster Hunter World come with one armor set and a few weapons – one for each of the 14 weapon types.

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You May Have Already Played Ghost of Yotei Before in 2025, and I Don’t Mean Assassin’s Creed Shadows

From the initial announcement, and as more information became available, Ghost of Yotei was frequently compared to Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Because Ghost of Tsushima, the game it builds upon, had previously drawn comparisons to the Assassin’s Creed series due to its focus on stealth, it was natural for those parallels to extend to Ghost of Yotei as well. However, the similarities between Ghost of Yotei and Assassin’s Creed Shadows weren’t limited to gameplay; both games feature a story where a young woman seeks revenge for her parents’ murder. But after playing Ghost of Yotei, I’ve realized it actually shares more in common with another highly anticipated game this year: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.

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Kingdom Come Deliverance 2’s best side quest transformed the RPG into medieval LA Noire, and now I wish Henry could keep on solving crimes

While the victim’s body doesn’t offer many immediate answers, this helpful clue leads me on a complicated and unpredictable journey as I try to unravel a series of puzzling murders in Kuttenberg. This gruesome investigation kicks off The Fifth Commandment side quest, and it’s easily the most captivating and enjoyable questline I’ve experienced in Warhorse’s RPG to date.

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Capcom brings Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin to Xbox One players

At Tokyo Game Show 2025, Capcom revealed exciting news for Monster Hunter Stories fans: both Monster Hunter Stories and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin are coming to Xbox for the first time! Players will be able to enjoy these games on both Xbox One and the newer Xbox Series X|S consoles.

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