The Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake is a highly anticipated Remake of of the original game made by Bioware in 2003 with a sequel in 2004. This remake was announced in 2021 during a PlayStation Showcase as a PlayStation 5 exclusive and was being developed by Aspyr. Aspyr is known for Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, Mythforce, as well as re-releases of older Star Wars titles on new hardware such as Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Star Wars: Republic Commando, and even porting KOTOR titles to modern platforms. In 2022 however, the KOTOR Remake was handed to a support studio that was already helping on the title, Saber Interactive due to turmoil and delays from Aspyr.The most recent news around the KOTOR Remake is that trailers have been pulled from YouTube. This caused the internet to naturally assume that Sony was quietly purging the game from history and cancelling it with little fanfare. Multiple outlets have reported that a Sony representative commented on the issue: “As part of normal business, we delist assets with licensed music when the licenses expire.” While this is somewhat true, the entire PlayStation Showcase still exists on YouTube with the trailer and its music intact. Also important to note is the only music in the trailer is the Star Wars theme owned by Disney. It begs the question “Why wouldn’t you just renew the rights and keep the trailer on YouTube to build up more hype for a highly anticipated game?”
Well the answer to that question remains to be seen. I myself hope the game isn’t cancelled and this should probably clear up some fears of that. We also haven’t seen or heard anything about this game since 2021, it is possible Saber Interactive is hard at work and will share their work when it is ready. Stay tuned for more updates. Let me know in the comments below what you think!

I really dislike the hate reviews and hot takes that "game journalism" and content creation has fallen into. If everything is trash, then how do you know what's good? If you spend all your time being negative and playing games you don't like, are you even happy and fulfilled in life?

I definitely think we need a big change in the industry and some integrity. It's perfectly fine to be honest and critical, but there's no objectivity if everything is trash and you confuse your subjective opinion with objective truth and use your followers to push that narrative to further harass game developers and toxify the environment.

This is why I started my website to start posting Gaming News & Reviews. I want to change the way things are done. Maybe even just in my own corner of the internet. Review scores are dated and too subjective, aggregated review sites are easily corrupted and manipulated, review bombs can tank the overall score of even a great or a decent game. We’ve seen the recent stories about publications being bribed on Rotten Tomatoes to publish good/bad reviews for a payoff. Where is the journalistic integrity?

RoboCop: Rogue City has released a trailer announcing it’s pre-order content for the game releasing November 2, 2023. By pre-ordering players will receive The Blue Armor from the RoboCop 2 movie and The Pitch Black version of the Auto-9 Weapon. These are both cosmetic items and do not offer any sort of gameplay advantage.

Robocop: Rogue City is priced at $49.99 but for the Alex Murphy Edition at $59.99 players will receive extra items:The Base Game, the OCP Shotgun (Secondary Weapon), the Prototype Version of the Auto-9, The Damaged Armor from the first RoboCop movie, 48 hours early access to the game, and the digital artbook.

I’ve added some images of the content included in Pre-order and the Alex Murphy Edition below. Are you excited for RoboCop: Rogue City? Which version do you like? Personally I need everything here as I am a huge fan of RoboCop. Let me know in the comments!

In an interview with Remedy Writer & Co-Founder Sam Lake said about the Max Payne 1 & 2 Remake,

“It is a significant undertaking in the sense that even if they are old games, just thinking about bringing them up to modern standards and combining them into one, you can see that it’s a big, big project.”

He was later asked if he would reprise his role as Max Payne since he was the visual actor for the character in the first game. (Seen in the image above).

“No comment!” he replied. “That’s going too far.” Lake laughed.

Max Payne is one of my favorite series of all time. It’s a film noir, graphic novel style storyline based in New York about a hard-boiled detective framed for a crime he didn’t commit. It’s the first use of Bullet Time slow motion action in videogames, dual wielding a wide variety of weaponry while diving through the air. What do you think of the latest news on this Max Payne 1 & 2 Remake? Let me know in the comments!

Per a Insomniac Games post on the PlayStation Blog, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will not only have a robust set of Accessibility Features, but will introduce new ones in an effort to allow all players to enjoy the latest Spider-Man experience.

A few additions are: Challenge Level Modifiers, Gameplay Assists, Shortcuts, Game Speed, as well as Audio Frequency Controls. There are also features coming post launch such as Audio Descriptions, Screen Reader, and Captions coming in December 2023.

What do you think about the latest Accessibility Features coming to Spider-Man 2 and the leaps and bounds other games and developers have made in the accessibility space. Let me know in the comments!For more details, read the full blog post here.

Epic Games is reportedly laying off 900 employees, 16% of its workforce. In a memo from Epic CEO Tim Sweeney, the layoffs will be from Bandcamp and SuperAwesome. Sweeney also commented that the company will focus more on Fornite content and other codenamed projects. ”For a while now, we’ve been spending way more money than we earn, investing in the next evolution of Epic and growing Fortnite as a metaverse-inspired ecosystem for creators. I had long been optimistic that we could power through this transition without layoffs, but in retrospect I see that this was unrealistic.”Fortnite remains one of the world’s most played games based on store rankings on game consoles. Epic also announced the price of V-Bucks, Fortnite’s in-game currency, is going up this October. 2800 V-Bucks will now cost $22.99 as opposed to the previous price of $19.99. The Unreal Engine also made by Epic Games is one of the most popular game design engines in the industry. Fortnite users now can create content within Fortnite using a version of Unreal.

While 2023 has been host to many incredible games, there have been widespread layoffs in the gaming industry this year. From Embracer Group, Electronic Arts, Microsoft, and now Epic Games. What do you think of the recent layoffs in the industry in comparison to many game releases this year. Let me know in the comments! Also I’d like to wish all of the people best wishes at finding a new job. Hopefully those displaced by these sudden and rampant layoffs will land on their feet.

Stardew Valley Update 1.6 includes some big features that are in the works. Players can expect a new major festival, two new mini festivals, new late game content expanding on each of the skill areas. There’s also new items, crafting recipes, Joja alternatives to end-game quests, 100* new lines of dialogue, Winter outfits for villagers, and a new type of reward for completing billboard requests. PC Support for 8 player co-op is a rather big and often requested feature to be able to help friends on the farm with many more players added. You can also expect small additions and adjustments, a new farm time, new secrets, and more!

If there weren’t already compelling reasons to keep Stardew Valley in your library of consistently played relaxing titles, there certainly is now, because a lot of content is on the way that can be enjoyed with 7 of your closest friends!

Developer ConcernedApe announced the update has no release date and you can see the post on Twitter here.

Jim Ryan, President and CEO, announces retirement after 30 years with Sony Interactive Entertainment.

Check the link here for the entire article from PlayStation.

Horizon: Forbidden West Complete Edition coming to PC Early 2024. What do you think? Let me know in the comments.

The PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for October are: The Callisto Protocol, Farming Simulator 22, and Weird West.

Dead Space Creator Glen Schofield has recently left the studio he founded to make this game, Striking Distance.

What do you think of PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for October? Let me know in the comments.

Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft is a new anime coming from Netflix. Check out the exclusive first look trailer now. What do you think? Let me know in the comments down below!

SAG-AFTRA Members Approve Video Game Strike Authorization Vote With 98.32% Yes Vote. Link to article.

This does not mean a strike will happen immediately but if a deal is not reached between actors and various videogame companies, we could very well see a strike begin until agreeable terms are set.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice exceeds over 10 million units from March 2019 to September 25th, 2023. See image above for developer From Software’s comments and gratitude to players.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty launches today. Check out the trailer below!