PlayStation has acquired UK-based Firesprite for its third acquisition of the summer. The Liverpool-based game developer isn’t a household name — it’s best known for its work with PSVR, horror shooter The Persistence, and support for Sony’s Playroom titles — but it’s a substantial studio with more than 250 employees. That’s…

Aspyr Media announced today that it will release Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic — Remake for PlayStation 5 and PC, a reimagining of the classic 2003 RPG. Aspyr Media is mostly known for bringing classic Star Wars games to modern platforms, like Republic Commando, Jedi Outcast, and Jedi Academy…

DLC Roadmap and Pre-Order Incentives Have Been Revealed For Lost Judgment Game SEGA has revealed the pre-order incentives and DLC roadmap for its upcoming Yakuza spin-off, Lost Judgment. The first Judgment was released in 2018, and Lost Judgment will be released later this month. So, with the launch approaching, SEGA and…

Despite the close of the 2020 Summer Paralympics, the event is far from over in the world of video games. There’s also the officially licensed Paralympics game, The Pegasus Dream Tour, which launched in June and hosted its own in-game concert as a closing ceremony. The Summer Olympic Games since…

As it relates to esports, crowdfunding is often used to describe prize pools for tournaments, as organizers have found that it can be a cost-efficient way to provide impressive dollar figures. The International, Valve’s premier annual Dota 2 event, raised some of the biggest prize pools in esports history with…

Eurogamer reports that the news of the retro handheld game joining Nintendo Online was first revealed via the Nate the Hate podcast. As a result of that news, Nintendo Life collaborated with their sources, which are also now backed up by Eurogamer In its current form, the Nintendo Online subscription service not…

Twitch Streamers Participate In A One-Day Boycott of Twitch Streamers participated in the #ADayOffTwitch protest, demanding protection against hate raids. Twitch tracking site Sully Gnome reported 57 million viewer hours watched on September 1, 2021. On Wednesdays in the previous month, 61–65 million hours were watched, a decline between 7% and…

Amazon Games Studios has announced that Lost Ark will launch in early 2022, moving the MMORPG out of the late 2021 release window. Amazon has also announced that a closed beta test will run from November 4 to November 9. Those who purchase the Founder’s Pack will be given access to…

Dr. Lupo Signs Exclusive Partnership With Youtube Gaming Benjamin “DrLupo” Lupo announced an exclusive partnership with YouTube Gaming to Livestream on the platform. Lupo will begin streaming exclusively on YouTube on Tuesday. Loaded, his representative agency, did not disclose the financial terms of the deal. Lupo currently has 1.7M subscribers on YouTube…