Vikki Blake

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Bully Online Mod Creators Insist Shutting the Project Down 'Was Not Something We Wanted' - IGN

Technology January 16, 2026

Cast your mind back to the end of last year, and you may remember we reported that a group of volunteer modders had united to develop an online mode for Rockstar's Bully (also known as Canis Canem οΏ½...

Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox update their 2020 pledge to "improve player safety across our platforms" - GamesIndustry.biz

Technology January 16, 2026

Nintendo, Sony Interactive Entertainment, and Microsoft continue to collaborate in a bid to "improve player safety across [all three] platforms," Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles. AllοΏ½...

Rockstar launches official marketplace for mods - GamesIndustry.biz

Technology January 15, 2026

Rockstar has launched an official marketplace for "every server and every player" to buy mods: Cfx Marketplace. Rockstar Games announced the acquisition of Cfx.re, a Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead οΏ½...

Shift Up CEO claims AI is essential for smaller nations competing with the manpower of China and the US - GamesIndustry.biz

Technology January 14, 2026

The CEO of Shift Up, the studio behind Stellar Blade and Goddess of Victory: Nikke, believes countries like South Korea have no choice but to adopt AI technology if they wish to remain competitive wiοΏ½...

It Looks Like The Division Definitive Edition Is On the Way, 10 Years After Its Initial Release - IGN

Technology January 14, 2026

It's been almost 10 years since we first stepped foot in Ubisoft's extraction shooter, The Division yeah, I know and it looks like the developer will celebrate by giving fans a chance to replay theοΏ½...

Awesome Games Done Quick 2026 closes with Β£1.8m raised for Prevent Cancer Foundation and a 70-player relay in Super Mario 64 Replay - Eurogamer

Technology January 12, 2026

Awesome Games Done Quick 2026 has raised $2.44 million (Β£1.8m) for its latest cause, Prevent Cancer Foundation. The annual speedrunning fundraiser - just one of several of Games Done Quick's yearly ...

Former Assassin's Creed director says the future of game design "lies in smaller teams" - Eurogamer

Technology January 12, 2026

Former Assassin's Creed director Alexandre Amancio has shared his thoughts about AAA development, suggesting we need "smaller teams" and admitting that big-budget developers cannot "solve a problem bοΏ½...

The Sims wants you to know its values "are unchanged" despite EA sale - Eurogamer

Technology January 12, 2026

EA has stressed to its community that "the values of The Sims are unchanged" as we head into 2026. At the end of last year, EA shareholders approved the proposed $55bn acquisition of the video game οΏ½...

Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5 - Broken Things gets a subtitle and a PC release date, but console players will have to wait a little longer - Eurogamer

Technology January 12, 2026

Surprise! We finally have a release date and a subtitle - "Broken Things" - for Poppy Playtime 5: 18th February, 2026. The console release for Chapter 5 will reportedly "follow in the months ahead". οΏ½...

Phasmophobia developer launches Kinetic Publishing to "support and champion creativity within the indie space" - GamesIndustry.biz

Technology January 9, 2026

Phasmophobia creator Daniel Knight is one of the lucky few developers to have seen their idea blossom into not only a massive hit, but one that helped define a genre. His self-published ghost-huntingοΏ½...