For the past couple of years, we’ve seen Xbox enhancing its first-party studios through acquiring a number of major studios such as Ninja Theory and Bethesda/Zenimax. However, the company has also created what it calls a “AAAA” studio known as The Initiative that has been confirmed to be working on a reboot of Perfect Dark.
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The Game Awards 2020 is happening tomorrow, Thursday, December 10, where not only will we see numerous games win awards in various categories, but we can expect to see plenty of unexpected announcements as well. Last year we saw some great reveals with the Xbox Series X, Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga, and The Wolf Among
Xbox Game Pass continues to be arguably the most attractive service in video games. Giving players and possibly even more important, developers a platform to get their games in front of more eyes at little cost for consumers. This is even more relevant for all the developers a part of Xbox Game Studios. In an
Epic Games announced on their official blog the launch of Unreal Engine 4’s latest update, 4.25. Brand new features include platform-specific functionality such as new audio advancements, initial support for online subsystems, and early support for TRC and XR certification requirements. The update also rolled out “The Unreal Insights” profiling application. This feature offers an
Team-based battle arena games are a dime a dozen nowadays. From League of Legends to Overwatch, many of the recent games that fall in that genre seem derivative, hardly deviating from the tried-and-true formulas of the past. However, there are new releases, like Ninja Theory’s Bleeding Edge, that essentially is a melting pot of those
Bleeding Edge is the upcoming 4v4 team fighter from the team at Ninja Theory. The 3rd-person action brawler is all about working with your team to pull off powerful, stunning combos to decimate your opponents. After several beta tests over the past few months, the game is finally ready for prime time. It launches next
Phil Spencer is a busy man. Just a few days after returning from a trip to Japan, the Head of Xbox tweeted Tuesday that he received an update from Microsoft’s internal studio, The Initiative, and may have included a small tease as to what the team might be working on. The key here is that
During The Game Awards tonight, Xbox Game Studios announced that a sequel to Hellblade is now in development by Ninja Theory. Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga is the name of the next entry in the series and it is being developed now exclusively for Microsoft’s newly announced Xbox Series X platform. Ninja Theory revealed this new title
After being teased months ago, X019 is finally here. Microsoft brought back their old X0 event last year, and this year’s show in London affirms that it will be an annual thing. While the festivities will be going on all weekend, the most interesting portion of X019 is happening today at 3pm ET: Inside Xbox.
Ninja Theory’s Rahni Tucker took to the stage at the E3 version of Inside Xbox to give a more in-depth look into the team’s upcoming Bleeding Edge. The 4v4 combat game looks wild in action and I can’t wait to get my hands on it. Give the gameplay demo a look below. In the interview,
According to Twitter user Nibellion, the E3 trailer for Ninja Theory’s new 4v4 online melee combat game has leaked ahead of this weekend’s Microsoft press conference. As always, take this Bleeding Edge leak with a grain of salt; however, the footage looks like a typical bombastic E3 trailer, so it certainly seems plausible. If you
According to a LinkedIn update, former Naughty Dog developer Robert Ryan joined Microsoft’s newest game studio, The Initiative, as a senior systems designer back in April. Despite being less than a year old, The Initiative is already filled with brilliant minds likeGod of War lead producer Brian Westergaard and Red Dead Redemption lead writer Christian
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice by developers Ninja Theory is one of 2017’s most compelling and in-depth titles scoring high praise all across the gaming spectrum. One of the main reasons that Hellblade did so well was due to the utterly spellbinding performance by Senua, voiced by Melina Juergens and also its profound awareness of the mental illness psychosis. Hellblade:
During Nintendo’s Direct back in February, it was announced that Ninja Theory’s Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice would be coming to the Switch in spring but at the moment, we didn’t have an exact date. As of today, that has now changed. Ninja Theory announced the release date for Hellblade on Switch and it’s a lot sooner than you
Nearly two years after its initial release, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is making its way to Nintendo Switch, as announced during today’s Nintendo Direct presentation. The action game from Ninja Theory received high marks for its story, particularly with how it depicted mental health and psychosis. With a body of work that includes Heavenly Sword, DmC,
UPDATE (11/11/18): During yesterday’s Inside Xbox: X018 Special, Microsoft revealed that it had acquired two more studios: Obsidian Entertainment and inXile Entertainment. As such, I have updated this article to reflect that and give insight about these newly acquired studios. During Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference, the large publisher announced the acquisition of five brand new
Xbox brought a heavy load of gaming-related announcements during their X018 presentation that was hosted in Mexico City yesterday. With that being said, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer also briefly teased projects from studios they have recently acquired; in fact, he gave us a better idea about when exactly we will be learning about the next project
At this year’s Xbox E3 Showcase, we saw Microsoft make some big moves announcing they acquired five developers, one of which was a brand new team based in Santa Monica: Playground Games (Forza Horizon series), Compulsion Games (We Happy Few, Contrast), Undead Labs (State of Decay series), The Initiative, and Ninja Theory (Heavenly Sword, Hellblade:
British developer Playground Games has made some surprising moves in the last few months. At E3, they unveiled Forza Horizon 4, revealed that they had been acquired by Microsoft, and teased that they were working on a new non-racing game. Today, GamesIndustry.biz revealed that Playground Games has hired several new staff members from studios like BioWare,
Originally debuting in August of last year, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice earned critical acclaim for its dark and emotional story that revolved around a young woman grappling with mental illness, and since its debut, the title has reached a significant new sales milestone. Developer and publisher Ninja Theory has announced that the title has now reached
Originally released last year on PS4 and PC, the acclaimed Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice finally brought its intense and compelling tale of mental illness to Xbox One owners earlier this month, and now the game seems to have gotten off to a great start on the new platform. Developer Ninja Theory has revealed via Twitter that Hellblade: Senua’s
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice drew critical acclaim in bringing players into a tense story of intrigue and suspense surrounded by an exploration into mental illness, and now Xbox One owners will get to experience the game with its upcoming release next month. Developer Ninja Theory has released a new trailer for Hellblade in anticipation of the game
Today Ninja Theory announced that its successful action-adventure title Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is finally coming to the Xbox One. The wait won’t be much longer as the game will launch on April 11th. It will support HDR on Xbox One S, and it will be enhanced on Xbox One X with three different modes. “Enhanced Visuals”
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice launched onto PlayStation 4 and PC in August. Last month, the developer was able to announce that the game had broken-even in sales, despite its expectations being much lower. However, at that time, Ninja Theory wasn’t able to provide specifics regarding the title’s success. Today, that changed with the release of the
Early in October, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice developer Ninja Theory announced that it would be celebrating World Mental Health Day by donating all of the game’s proceeds collected on the day (October 10). We now know the extent of that campaign’s efforts. Today, Ninja Theory announced that £60,798.80 (about $80,000) was donated to Rethink Mental Illness, an organization that
Today Ninja Theory released a rather special accolade trailer for its latest game Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. The trailer doesn’t use the usual choice press quotes and scores (despite the fact that the game received many positive ones), bit screenshots captured by players with the game’s photo mode with some of the messages sent by fans since
UK developer Ninja Theory has revealed that an official Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice necklace is now available to purchase via the developer’s official store. With the triskele pendant, you can be as sleek and stylish as Senua, who in my personal opinion is one of the year’s best new characters. Each necklace comes packaged inside a soft black