Astro Bot almost went open-world, but opted for 80 planets instead because that led to the most control over the game's variety - games news - NewsLocker (2024)

Astro Bot serves as a kind of "new beginning" for the platforming mascot that won everyone over while pat-patting around our controllers in PS5 pack-in game Astro's Playroom. But while trying to reintroduce the loveable hero in a much-larger, full-priced adventure, the developers at Team Asobi almost went down an open-world route.Speaking to Edge Magazine in its 400th Issue, which features a whopping ten unique covers with different cosplaying Astro Bots on each, creative director Nicholas Douce

The Witcher 4 is "the most advanced" game CD Projekt is working on right now, ahead of Cyberpunk 2 and The Witcher remake

The Witcher 4 is the "most advanced" project of all the games that CD Projekt Red (and its partners) are working on right now.That's according to Pawel Sasko, associate game director on the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel. Speaking on the Flow Games podcast, Sasko wasn't able to give much detail on any of the upcoming CD Projekt Red games, but he did give a rundown of the whole bunch, explaining that The Witcher 4 is by far the furthest along.Sasko echoed statements from a CD Projekt investor call in May,

Ken Levine says BioShock nearly went nowhere and was almost canceled: "We can't make those games because they don't sell"

BioShock and BioShock Infinite director Ken Levine has opened up about early troubles that the series faced when it came to budgets, low sales expectations based on the genre, and a close call with cancelation.Speaking to Edge Magazine's 400th Issue, Levine recalls that many of the original developers came to Irrational Games "because they liked" immersive sim classic System Shock 2 and wanted to make something similar to the 'get bullied by AI' shooter, but Levine supposedly vetoed the id

FromSoftware expert finds the studio's biggest dragon finally surpassed with Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's almost 400 meter behemoth

Today's obscure news: FromSoftware seems to have soft-launched its biggest dragon yet in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, and I have a feeling you can measure the studio's success based on how long their winged beasts are.YouTube channel Zullie The Witch, who specializes in everything to do with FromSoft's beloved hits, recently published a video delving into a mysterious dragon found already-dead in the Land of Shadow, which might just take the crown as the new largest beastie from the studio

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Trails developer working on new IPs because making the same JRPG giant for 20 years is "like developing an online game" and "stagnates" the team

Developer Nihon Falcom has been pumping out JRPG hits in the Trails series for two whole decades, but the studio is now working on new ideas "in the background" to avoid stagnation.Speaking to Gamespot, studio president Toshihiro Kondo explained that the long-running series is "about 80 to 90% complete" after four different story arcs and 16 games building on top of each other. Keeping interest in one story for so long is a massive feat, but Kondo also delves into the dangers of doing so."You se

Baldur's Gate 3 lead writer is "really curious" to see the CRPG series' future beyond Larian - but suggests that people should maybe chill out on the "spicy" fan art

If there was somehow any doubt remaining about the future of Baldur's Gate 3, the RPG's lead writer has done his best to finally put those doubts to rest, saying that he's entirely moved on from the game - but that players should continue its legacy any way they like.Speaking to Edge Magazine, Adam Smith was asked how it feels to acknowledge that the future of the series is no longer in his hands, and that in the years to come he'll be watching other people work with characters he created. In re

Is this Nintendo's mystery horror game? Maybe not, but it is an "extremely important" new Switch game from Silent Hill 2 remake dev Bloober Team

Layers of Fear and Silent Hill 2 remake developer Bloober Team has quietly revealed that it's working on something called Project M for Nintendo Switch, and I'm perhaps irresponsibly wondering if it has anything to do with the mysterious horror project Nintendo just revealed this week.I mean, the timing is interesting to say the least, right? Nintendo surprise-drops a teaser for what looks like its first full-blown horror game in ages, and almost exactly at the same time, Bloober Team reveals a

Hello Games' Sean Murray lights the internet on fire with a single emoji that could mean more No Man's Sky, Light No Fire news, or nothing at all

Well, it was a nice, quiet Friday afternoon until Hello Games managing director Sean Murray decided to drop an Earth-shaped bomb onto the internet.Say what you want about Murray, but he knows how to get people talking. That fact is provable due to the existence of a single tweet sent out today containing a solitary emoji. Fan reactions to Murray's tweet of an Earth emoji are bordering on the hysterical as fans clamor to decipher its meaning. Is it a clue that we're getting another No Man's Sky u

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Former Pokémon lawyer explains how he tracked down a young leaker by calling his mom: "Absolutely baked my legend in at Pokémon for like 5 years"

An ex-Pokémon lawyer has shared a triumphant story in which he tracked down and course-corrected a young leaker by calling his mom and telling her what he was up to.Don McGowan used to be the general counsel at Destiny studio and Sony subsidiary Bungie, but before that he was The Pokémon Company's chief legal officer for more than 10 years. McGowan gave an insightful interview to Bloomberg in which he shared some of his experiences chasing down leakers for major video game companie

Old School RuneScape devs face loot-hungry MMO players after an endgame quest spits out worse items than an easy mob so profitable it became a bot farm

I've been keeping an eye on a fascinating microcosm of MMO economics for a while now, and it's officially hit a boiling point over in the Old School RuneScape community. The recent release of two new enemies, one spitting out millions of gold despite being easy to kill, and the other locked behind an endgame quest yet struggling to drop anything worthwhile, has confused and rankled the OSRS faithful, to the point that developer Jagex recently delayed a planned Q&A session so it could instead

Star Wars Outlaws lead wants you to know it's not just another Ubisoft open-world game: "We are hyper conscious of the Ubisoft house style ... Massive is quite unique"

Julian Gerighty, creative director of Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment, says Star Wars Outlaws won't be like most Ubisoft open-world games.Talking to GamesIndustry, Gerighty laid out two key reasons why he thinks Star Wars Outlaws will surprise anyone expecting a typical Ubisoft open-world game set in a galaxy far, far away."We are hyper conscious of the Ubisoft house style," Gerighty said. "Massive has always been different. The Division and The Division 2 were different. Originally Massive was

Genshin Impact drops a massive update 5.0 teaser out of nowhere: 9 Natlan characters revealed for the RPG, including the apparent Pyro Archon

Days before the release of update 4.8, Genshin Impact developer HoYoverse dropped a massive preview trailer for Natlan, update 5.0, and the patches to come in the new region, revealing an initial cast of nine seemingly playable characters that also appears to include the Pyro Archon herself.The near 4-minute video "Ignition Teaser: A Name Forged in Flames" sets up the next big arc of Genshin Impact's story. The voice actors for all the new characters have helpfully been revealed in tweets

Lego Millennium Falcon hits lowest ever price, and I'd say fans need it in their life

The new Lego Millennium Falcon set has hit a record low price ahead of the weekend.You can currently get your hands on the kit for $77.58 at Amazon instead of $85, and it's never been cheaper. In fact, that seems like the Lego Millennium Falcon set's first big discount after it launched a few months ago.Meanwhile, UK fans are facing down an even bigger saving; the kit is on offer for £59.99 at Amazon rather than the usual £74.99. So far as I can tell, you won't be able to find

Red Hulk - Harrison Ford's MCU persona explained

It's official - as revealed by the first official trailer for Captain America: Brave New World, the Red Hulk is joining the MCU. And by all appearances, it will indeed be Harrison Ford's President Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross who transforms into the not-so-jolly red giant.There's still time for Marvel to pull the ol' switcheroo and have some other character transform into the Red Hulk, but that sure looks a heck of a lot like Ford's features, and of course, Thunderbolt Ross is the original Red Hu

I've wanted Pokemon Black and White remakes for years, and this fan-made version inspired by one of 2023's best JRPGs makes me desperate to return to Unova

One talented Pokemon fan has given us a taste of what Pokemon Black and White remakes could look like if they were recreated in an Octopath Traveler-esque HD-2D art style, and I'm now more keen to dive back into the Unova region than ever before.Even though nothing official has been announced, we can probably expect Pokemon Black and White to be next on the list when it comes to mainline Pokemon remakes. They first released in 2010, and fans have been begging for them to be remade, well, e

Just days after a big patch, Lethal Company dev says he's "busy creating the best update of all time, gimme a couple weeks"

Only a few days have passed since Lethal Company's solo developer Zeekerss released the indie horror hit's vehicular patch, the Version 55 update - and he's already got more on the way.Lethal Company launched almost a year ago now, making waves among longtime horror fans and newcomers to the genre alike as a chaotic, quirky multiplayer experience. In the game, players must work for a mysterious company with Lovecraftian vibes, collecting scrap atop dangerous moon surfaces rife with monstrous SCP

The First Descendent isn't secretly messing with your drop rates, and Nexon is taking steps to prove it's not lying

The First Descendant isn't being shady with your drop rates, claims developer and publisher Nexon.The free-to-play co-op looter shooter came out a couple weeks back, on June 30, and since then, those enamoured with the game's bombastic abilities and even more bombastic bosses have felt like something strange has been going on with drop rates. Players online have complained about grinding for hours without finding the shiny goodies they're looking for. (Check out how to farm Kuiper Shards and Voi

The future of action games looks a whole lot weirder thanks to Action Game Maker, a new tool from the team that fuelled cult classic RPGs like Omori

RPG Maker once spawned countless roleplaying games of all shapes and sizes with tools that let anyone, regardless of their programming experience, make their own adventures. RPG Maker makers Gotcha Gotcha Games are now working on a very similar Action Game Maker.Action Game Maker shares plenty with its various older 'Maker' siblings, giving people easyish tools to make an action game without much (or any) coding knowhow. The tools use a "node-based visual scripting system" that you can cat

PlayStation Portal takes rare price cut ahead of Prime Day - and it might just be enough to tempt me

The day I've been waiting for is finally here. The PlayStation Portal has finally shaved down its price tag for discount, and it's the first I've seen to hit the shelves. I won't lie, I haven't really touched my PS5 since the Asus ROG Ally took over my life, but remote play from my bed? That might get me back in the DualSense's good books.That's why I've been waiting for a saving on Sony's somewhat controversial handheld, and Amazon's just delivered. You'll find the PlayStation Portal on s

In a moment of Honor Mode panic, one ice-cold Baldur's Gate 3 player unlocks an achievement in a way that would make most RPG fans recoil in horror

One Baldur's Gate 3 fan has managed to pop the Kill Two Birds with One Gnome achievement in the most despicable way possible.The shocking confession comes from Reddit user swords_again, who took to the game's discussion board in a post titled, "My most shameful achievement yet." The post itself is brief, consisting of nothing but a single screenshot of the achievement in question and one harrowing 10-word sentence beneath it:"My barbarian threw thebaby owlbearat themama owlbear

The First Descendant hits 10 million players in a week despite rough start with 52% positive Steam reviews: "We will do our best to bring you great experiences"

Despite launching to 'Mixed' user reviews on Steam, Nexon's new third-person looter shooter, The First Descendant, is doing really well when it comes to its player count, as the developer has revealed it hit 10 million players in just seven days.In a statement posted to Twitter today, Nexon thanks players for their "tremendous support" so far. "It means everything to us," the developer writes. "We will do our best to bring you great experiences. Can't wait to continue this journey together!"

Alien: Romulus bursts onto the cover of the new issue of Total Film

The covers of the upcoming issue of Total Film have been revealed, and they promise a return to pure interstellar terror as the xenomorph is reborn in Alien: Romulus. The universe's ultimate killer can be seen in all its biomechanical glory on the newsstand cover of the new issue which is landing on shelves on Thursday 18 July, with subscribers getting a close encounter on their copies, due to land on doormats shortly.In Alien: Romulus, Priscilla star Cailee Spaney heads up a much younger cast t

After 22 years, three cult classic Kirby-style platformers Nintendo refused to release outside of Japan are finally available worldwide

In an exciting new move for all platformer fans globally, Nintendo has made three of its classic Starfy games available to players outside of Japan for the first time ever.Kirby is adorable - but what if he was a starfish instead? The Legend of Starfy answers that burning question, featuring protagonist Starfy as he collects power-ups and swims his way through various platform-heavy stages. The series' original three games, Densetsu no Starfy 1, 2, and 3, were never localized or launched outside

Deadpool and Wolverine features a new side to Wolverine almost 25 years after Hugh Jackman’s X-Men debut

Deadpool and Wolverine features a new side to Wolverine – almost 25 years after Hugh Jackman first popped his claws in 2000’s X-Men."There are parts of the character I pitched in different versions and tried to get across – and I can’t tell you what it is. It was something I’d been scratching at, and these [writers] did it," Jackman revealed at a London press conference attended by GamesRadar+."I feel so invigorated playing him again. I think fans are going to see a

Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds reveal the cut musical number from an earlier Deadpool and Wolverine pitch

The first pitch for Deadpool and Wolverine featured an unusual musical number, Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds have revealed.The MCU film, which is arriving in just a few weeks, will see Deadpool and Wolverine join forces to save the Marvel multiverse.When asked about the many strange rumors surrounding the movie at a press conference attended by GamesRadar+, Jackman jokes: "There was a whole song and dance number for Wolverine – naked."While that doesn't sound like the truth, R

Dragon Age: The Veilguard skips fan-favorite Blood Mage class specialization because its "nasty" parts aren't where BioWare "want the hero to walk"

BioWare hasn't delved too much into how morality works in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. We've seen some very Dragon Age 2-esque dialogue wheels with fantasy emotes letting you know if you're being flirty or virtuous, but my main question remains, 'Can I be kinda evil? Can I get it on with another literal demon? Can I bully strangers for funsies?' According to the game's lead writer, The Veilguard has limits on how far our main hero can go.When asked about whether fan favorite class specializations

Blindfolded Zelda Tears of the Kingdom speedrunner who beat the game in under 3 hours has a rare gift that helps him memorize video games, but there's written instructions if you don't

A legendary Zelda super-fan has beat Tears of the Kingdom, while blindfolded, in about as long as it took me to leave the Great Sky Islands with both eyeballs in play.Eric, otherwise known by his creator handle PointCrow, posted the frankly awe-inspiring video on YouTube. Over its two hours and 15-minute long runtime, the intrepid TOTK genius expertly makes his way through Hyrule, defeats the Demon Dragon on his very first try, and rescues the princess in near record time for blindfolded s

Captain America 4 gets a slick, stylish first trailer featuring Giancarlo Esposito, tons of action, and Red Hulk

The first trailer for Captain America: Brave New World has arrived, and it's a slick, stylish few minutes packed with action... and Red Hulk.In the brief clip, which can be viewed below, Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson takes on the titular mantle, while Danny Ramirez's Joaquin Torres also returns. Harrison Ford replaces the late William Hurt as Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross, the newly-elected president of the United States. There's even a joke in the trailer acknowledging his new look.Perh

4TB SSDs are often ludicrously expensive, but this Samsung 990 Pro deal changes that

It's time we admit it: SSD prices are bold-faced lies. This year especially, the listed prices of each model changes depending on the retailer, supply, and I guess the movement of stars with each new day. While that's true enough for 1TB drives, the problem only worsens as you move up the capacity scale. 2TB and 4TB drives can have these laughably high prices that go into the five and sometimes six hundreds. In other words, they're even harder to keep track of, and for that reason, I usually don

The new LG OLED B4 is down to a record low price, but here's why I'd buy the older model instead

The new LG OLED B4 is already down to a record-low price, and while that’s pretty exciting, I’m more hyped about the older model right now. While Prime Day hasn’t officially kicked off yet, you can grab a 65-inch OLED B3 for $400 less than the 2024 screen, despite both panels being nearly identical in terms of specs.Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying the LG OLED B4 isn’t worth buying, and with an early Prime Day TV deal knocking the 65-inch version to $1