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Evil Empire will no longer work on Dead Cells, New Project Teased After a nearly half-decade journey nurturing the celebrated title Dead Cells, the development team at Evil Empire has announced they are stepping away from the project. During their tenure, they were instrumental in delivering four... Samanta Blumberg Feb-12-2024 Read more

Former VFX Lead At Blizzard Details Company’s ‘Fake Promotion’ & HR Irregularities Chris Sayers, a former Visual Effects Lead at Blizzard Entertainment, recently voiced his concerns and reasons for resigning from the company via a series of Twitter posts. He highlighted issues such as mistreatment, deceit by management, and inadequate support from Human Resources as significant factors that compelled him to leave. Sayers acknowledged the positive aspects of working with dedicated teammates but pointed out that the negative experiences overshadowed these, ultimately affecting his mental well-being. Within his tweets, Sayers elaborated on the challenges he faced, including handling an overwhelming volume of work. This was partly due to unmet promises and unrealistic expec... Greg Burn Feb-12-2024 Read more
EXODUS Sci-Fi AAA RPG Will Be Co-Developed by Certain Affinity After a remarkable journey spanning nearly half a decade, Evil Empire, the talented minds behind the updates and expansions of the celebrated Dead Cells game, has decided to step back from its involvement with the title. Having contributed four DLC packs, 18 major updates, and successfully transitioned the game onto mobile platforms in cooperation with Playdigious, the studio is now embarking on fresh creative paths. Through a heartfelt message on Twitter, the team expressed profound gratitude towards Motion Twin for the trust placed in them with Dead Cells and voiced their deep connection to the game’s community. The collaboration with players and the process of developing new cont... Samanta Blumberg Feb-12-2024 Read more
Steam's Remote Play Together Fest kicks off on Monday Dive into the joy of cooperative gaming during Steam's Remote Play Together Fest 2024, a celebration aimed at spotlighting discounts and demos for co-op titles on the platform. The event is scheduled to unfold starting from February 12th, Monday, and will run through to February 24th, Saturday, concluding at 10 am PT (6 pm GMT). Interested gamers can explore a variety of titles that could be featured by navigating to Steam's dedicated Remote Play category, where the festival's offerings will be prominently displayed once the event commences. Remote Play stands out by transforming local multiplayer experiences into online ones, using what could only be described as a touch of d... Greg Burn Feb-12-2024 Read more
The Finals' latest patch makes progression faster, stops corpses exploding This past week, The Finals received its update 1.7.0, rolling out a series of changes aimed at drastically improving the game's progression dynamics. Especially for players keen on acquiring skins and cosmetic items, moving up through the battle pass levels should now be noticeably quicker. A set of adjustments has been made to substantially boost the XP gains from various in-game actions. Indeed, activities such as vault opening now reward players with 200 XP, a leap from the previous 100 XP, and successfully executing a cashout steal escalates the XP gain to 300 from a mere 100. Moreover, the game has been tweaked to modify XP rewards based on the team's final standing in each... Greg Burn Feb-12-2024 Read more

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