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Skate 4 Could Bring Back User-Created Content

Skate 4 is finally in the works, and while we're yet to see any gameplay footage, we've got some minor insights into what it might look like. While current EA job ads don't show much, EA CEO Andrew Wilson recently talked about the game in an EA fireside chat, and it's given us a few things to work with.Wilson talked about how enthusiastic people were for a new Skate, and dropped some hints at features the game might contain. He said that while skateboarding "in and of itself has tremendous

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Darius Cozmic Collection’ Review, ‘Ys IX’ Coming to Switch, Today’s New Releases, Sales, and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 24th, 2020. In today’s jam-packed article, we’ve got reviews of the two Darius Cozmic Collections, a bunch of news, summaries of all the nifty new releases, and a full list of new and outgoing sales for you to consider. There’s a whole lot in here today, friends, so fill up your mug and settle on in. Let’s go! News ‘Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2’ Heading to Switch “Soon" One of the stretch goals for Koji Igarashi’s then record-breaking

Former PlayStation Boss Says AAA Game Development Is Unsustainable

Shawn Layden, the former boss of PlayStation, has weighed in with his thoughts on the state of the AAA games business, and he thinks it's unsustainable. Speaking at the Gamelab Live conference, as reported by GI.biz, Layden said the commonly held idea that the cost of game development will double every new generation cannot continue."The problem with that model is it's just not sustainable," he said.Layden recalled the days when the world's biggest video games were developed on budgets of around $1 million. Now, the cost of most AAA games

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Burnout Paradise Remastered’ Review, ‘Duke Nukem 3D’ and Today’s Other New Releases, the Latest Sales, and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 23rd, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got a guest review of Burnout Paradise Remastered by none other than our top newshound Mikhail Madnani. We’ve also got some Shaun-written summaries of the latest new releases, and it’s a bumper crop today. There’s some interesting news to go through, and a small but sweet set of sales involving a speedster named Sonic. Let’s dive in! News Min Min from ‘ARMS’ Enters ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’ Next Week While it was announced

Microsoft kills Mixer, will push users to Facebook Gaming

Microsoft is killing its Twitch competitor Mixer next month and is partnering with Facebook to push its users toward the Facebook Gaming service. The app is winding down on July 22. The sudden move comes after Microsoft has dumped considerable efforts into its gaming-centric streaming service, acquiring streaming rights to some of the biggest esports personalities like Ninja and Shroud. Microsoft couldn’t spend its way into meaningfully competition with Amazon’s Twitch and Alphabet’s YouTube Gaming. The company launched its Mixer service in 2017 after acquiring the gaming startup Beam Interactive

Over 3,000 Steam Deals, Free Game Available In New PC Games Sale

PC game keys retailer Fanatical has offered some pretty fantastic sales as of late, and another blowout sale is back with over 3,000 deals on PC games, bundles, and DLC. Fanatical offers licensed Steam keys, and the vast majority of games featured in the latest sale must be redeemed on Steam. The timing for Fanatical's Red Hot Sale is certainly interesting, as it comes just days before the rumored launch date of Steam's annual summer sale, but Fanatical's prices tend to be just as good (and usually better) than Steam's,

Hamilton On Disney Plus Gets First Trailer, And It Looks Great

The acclaimed Lin-Manuel Miranda stage play Hamilton is coming to Disney+ on July 3, and the the first trailer has now arrived. The trailer provides a first look at Miranda as Alexander Hamilton and the rest of the cast, and it also confirms a PG-13 rating which is notable.Hamilton the stage play features multiple instances of the word f**k, which would require it to be rated R. However, the trailer shows a PG-13 rating, which presumably means some--or all--of the F-bombs have been edited out. Miranda previously alluded to this."If

Alien And Lord Of The Rings Star Ian Holm Dies

Veteran British actor Ian Holm has died. Holm is best known by sci-fi and fantasy fans for his roles in the original Alien and the Lord of the Rings movies, as well as The Fifth Element and Pixar's Ratatouille. He was 88.Holm began his acting career on the stage, and by the 1960s was established as one of the UK's leading Shakespearean actors. In 1965, he won acclaim for playing Richard III in a BBC TV adaptation of The Wars of The Roses, a condensed version Shakespeare's historical plays, and

It Takes Two is the Next Groundbreaking Co-Op Adventure From Hazelight, Coming 2021

We’ve ventured through a mythical Nordic landscape. We’ve plotted our escape from prison. Now, it’s time to prepare for another groundbreaking EA Originals co-op adventure from Hazelight, in their next title It Takes Two set for release in 2021! Watch the announcement from EA Play Live now Josef Fares, founder of Hazelight, and his award-winning studio made their debut with Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons back in 2013 on Xbox 360. Brothers introduced us to an emotional tale where you played as two young boys journeying through a fantastical