Tag: Games

Sony has decided to close Firewalk Studios, the developer of the infamous multiplayer game Concord. PlayStation studio business group CEO Herman Hulst announced this in a letter to employees. Along with Firewalk, mobile games studio Neon Koi will also close. Let's recall that on August 23, Firewalk released Concord on PC and PS5. The game did not attract enough attention from players, and just two weeks later Sony shut down the project's servers and refunded all buyers. At that time, Concord still had a chance to be relaunched, but, as SIE co-head Hermen Hulst now reports, "after much deliberation" it was decided to finally bury the game, and at the same time close the studio. Well-known insider Jason Schreier reported that 172 people lost their jobs due to the studio's closure. But ...

Half-Life fans are preparing a surprise for the game's 20th anniversary - the release of Half-Life 2 Beta: Mega Build, which is scheduled for November 16, 2024. This version is based on leaks from 2003, when German hacker Axel Gembe stole a beta version of the game from Valve. The new build will offer over 1,000 restored textures, character models (including those from 2000-2002) and items, content from recent leaks, including cut mechanics, locations and enemies. In particular, the video showed the original version of City-17, a pre-release variation of the gravity gun, the cut ability to pierce water tanks with firearms and much more. https://youtu.be/hRNyAc456Fc?si=24PmPPY0rViwnwho Now, with the release of Half-Life 2 Beta: Mega Build, fans will be able to once again see ...

In 2017, Giant Sparrow released the emotional What Remains of Edith Finch, which was very popular with players, and the studio was expected to release its next game. And now, finally, it has shown concept art of the future project. Its main focus will be “exploring the wonders and horrors of biology.” Players will play as a field biologist studying urban wildlife, both mundane and fantastical.  Sources of inspiration include Ico, Windosill, Spirited Away, David Attenborough documentaries, and the spirit of animation pioneers like Winsor McCay and Walt Disney, who used cutting-edge technology for their time to create work that felt eerily alive. Interestingly, the project has become noticeably darker over time, just like What Remains of Edith Finch did in its day.