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Veteran team already at work on brand new IP Today brings news of a new studio entering the world of video game development — Wildlight Entertainment has been founded by a party of developers, almost all of whom have previously worked with Respawn Entertainment on major league titles such asCall of Duty, Titanfall, andApex Legends. In fact, the key founder of Wildlight Entertainment isApex Legends’original game director, Chad Grenier, who announced the launching of the new studioon Twitter yesterday evening....

Users reporting a variety of problems [Update:Destructoid user ghostpsalm777 is experiencing the same disc grinding error, and has shared his story of what Microsoft wanted to offer to fix the situation. See his story below along with his video.] It’s not a console launch without issues. Aswith the PlayStation 4, some users are experiencing hardware troubles with their newly acquired Xbox Ones.This Reddit threadhas a collection of users with consoles that make a grinding noise when they enter a disc into the tray....

‘Wow, that guy’s really getting over… Bury him.’ Spike Chunsoft has announced a wave of new paid DLC for their excellent pro-wrestling titleFire Pro Wrestling World. The DLC will not only bring exciting new wrasslers to the ring, but will also feature new modes and features for the sandbox grappling game. Coming in Fall of this year, “Fire Promoter” will add a whole new management sim-style side mode toFPW. Fire Promoter will allow players to create their own wrestling promotion, hire and train wrestlers, book shows and tournaments, collaborate with other promotions, even work on merchandise sales, (just don’t forget to stamp out any notions of a union....

Following the recent success ofDay Z, we will now inevitably see many “me too” games being announced in the coming months. This one, however, appears to be a huge coincidence. Start-up indie studio Hammerpoint Interactive has officially announced their take on the zombie survival MMO will move into Beta very soon with a full release this fall. TitledThe War Z, it will take place in 200 to 400 square kilometer maps, will feature merged PvE and PvP gameplay, safe cities with stores, normal and hardcore modes, and first or third-person perspectives....

TNA [UPDATE: Pixel Dash Studios, who developedRoad Redemptionalongside EQ-Games, have reached out to us and would like it made known that Pixel Dash have nothing to do with the development of any potential X-Rated version of the game.] Road Redemption is apretty rad game, but I always felt it was missing something. With all the bloody carnage and decapitated cops, how am I supposed to fully tickle the reptilian side of my brain without some boobs?...

At full power,Fallout: New Vegasis arguably the bestFalloutgame ever made, courtesy of how it gets to combine the new systems ofFallout 3with, well, better writing than that ofFallout 3. Obsidian’sNew Vegasis a near-perfect project of aFalloutgame, but the development was rushed to the point of the game coming out in a very buggy state. This usually spells catastrophe, but fans took to fine-tuning the game, and thus we got a bunch of glorious mods that you should consider getting for maximizing your odds of succeeding and having fun inNew Vegas....

If you’re playingStarfield, there’s a good chance you’ve experimented with mods. And if you haven’t already, you should, as it can add a lot to the experience. Since launch, talented modders have added tons of new weapons toStarfield. Some are from existing franchises, while others are totally brand-new. These are the 10 you need to add to your load order! Plague’s Optics Reimagined Plague’s Optics Reimaginedis a full remake of almost every reflex and holographic sight inStarfield, making them much more usable in combat....

Remember that game that looks likeBorderlandsand has alogothat REALLY looks likeStarCraft? Well, it seems free-to-play FPSFirefallhas hit a pretty high number of registered users: half-a-million to be exact. That’s almost like a number worth announcing in a press release or something! “We’re treatingFirefallas a service, which means it’s critical that we’re continually adding value and fun for players,” said Mark Kern, CEO of developer Red 5. “Having a large and growing community lets us know that we’re on the right track....

It appears as if detectives across the internet have uncovered a Square Enix trademark filing for something called “Seekers of Adoulin.” Since Adoulin is a location in Vana’diel (the world ofFFXI), many have deduced that this is an upcomingFinal Fantasy XIexpansion. Considering data-miners have founda ton of unfinished content in the gamerecently, this could easily be a possibility. If you didn’t get the chance you playFFXI, you’re missing out. It’s easily worth of theFFname, and one of the best MMOs to date....

Everyone is coming back, including your cousin that swore he quit There’s a joke among MMO players that every single release in the same space is dubbed a “WoWKiller.” One of the more popular podcasts on the gameis even based around that concept! The reality is that although there are plenty of MMOs that have carved out their own audience over the past decade and change, none of them have actually “killed”World of Warcraft....

As we march ever onward toward Black Friday, Amazon is showering us with mouth-watering deals. Today is aday for the gamers, with prices slashed on a variety of collector’s editions. Some of these bad boys have up to 75% knocked off the asking price! Highlights include theDuke Nukem Forever“Balls of Steel” package for $17.99, theDeus Ex: Human Revolution“Augmented Edition” for $49.99 and theNaruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade Chronicles – Amazon Exclusive Figure Collection for $49....

Amid record revenues In one of the biggest mass layoffs in recent memory for the video game industry, Activision Blizzard has reduced its workforce by eight percent. That amounts to approximately 800 employees who were left without jobs today. This maneuver comes adjacent to Activision Blizzard’s 2018 quarter four and full fiscal year report. In anearnings reporton the publisher’s investor relations site, Activision Blizzard confirms yearly net revenue of $7.50 billion....

Clearly taking influence from X-Files [Editor’s note: This story ran in our community blogs a week ago. Backing isnow closed, so I’ve made tiny adjustments to the headline and calls to action for fundraising. As backing the project isn’t necessarily a pre-order I thought I’d put this on some of your radars anyway as it’s due for a 2017 release. Why Louisa didn’t mention her Monkey Islandcosplay obsessionis criminal, you look great!...