Contrary to conventional wisdom, the best-selling consumer electronics products aren’t necessarily a company’s latest or highest-end products; mass-market customers often gravitate instead towards affordable models with good enough performance. That’s the reason console makers keep last-generation models around after launching superior sequels: as long as there’s a promise of at least token continued support, “old” hardware is still viable.

Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy recently confirmed the production company is thinking about developing something related to BioWare’s classic role-playing game “Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.” “Knights of the Old Republic, a lot of fans want to see that, is there any development of that?” MTV reporter Josh Horowitz asked Kennedy during Star Wars Celebration last weekend.

Ubisoft has spoken out in light of the news thatAssassin’s Creed: Unity will be instrumental in the rebuilding of Notre Dame cathedral. The cathedral, which is more than 800 years old, suffered from a devastating fire earlier this week. As one of France’s most important historical buildings, the world was left heartbroken by the news.

Sony's free PlayStation 4 theme for God Of War includes a rune that teases the arrival of the Norse Gods' doomsday, Ragnarok. As a thank you to fans, Sony Santa Monica has released a free PS4 theme for God Of War. While the theme initially doesn’t look like much, there is a hidden Easter egg that teases “Ragnarok is coming” in the inevitable sequel.

A complete guide to World War Z Classes & their skills, including a breakdown via video provided by Epic Games & The Developers.

I missed out on Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma when it first released in 2012. The reception was positive, if somewhat mixed. The Kotaku review noted that it was a game with potential that fell short. Since then, it’s developed a cult following thanks to intense monster slaying and a large open world. The upcoming Switch port for its enhanced version, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, is fantastic, and after pouring nearly 20 hours into it this weekend, I’ve yet to get bored.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider didn't have a lot of buzz when it hit PS4, Xbox One, and PC last year, but apparently it did pretty well. While the latest Lara Croft adventure got off to a pretty slow start, by the end of 2018 it surpassed 4 million copies sold, which was a bit under Square Enix's expectations, but developer Eidos Montreal seems happy with how the game performed critically and commercially. “We’re super happy with how Shadow of the Tomb Raider turned out, both on the critics side and performance,” said producer on the game Jonathan Dahan while speaking with US Gamer.

We have finally gotten a glimpse at the install size of Sony Bend's upcoming title Days Gone and it is nothing out of the ordinary. We have finally gotten the install size for Days Gone, developed by Sony Bend studios. Their new IP will officially have an install size of 67 GB after the day one patch. It is nothing too outrageous, but users who have started running out of memory on their PS4 systems might need to clear out some room for this one.

Telltale, the adventure-game juggernaut known for games like The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us, shuttered late last year in a shocking and abrupt fashion. Speculation erupted through the games industry, with many wondering what circumstances led to the closure.

Telltale co-founder and former CEO Kevin Bruner recently spoke to us about the successes and downfalls of Telltale, as well as what led to its abrupt closure last year. Several problems existed internally at Telltale, including rampant crunch across the studio and stifled creativity. One of the major factors behind Telltale's limited risk-taking had to do with The Walking Dead's success.

Who knew, Apple has deep pockets? The company is reportedly spending billions of dollars a year on Apple TV+ original content, will pay about $480 million for the Texture acquisition which ultimately became News+, and is reportedly also spending several million dollars per game in Apple Arcade. The Financial Times says the company is spending ‘several million dollars each’ on more than 100 games, putting Apple Arcade’s budget in excess of $500 million dollars.

In the real world, humanity has spent the last few days celebrating our first real look at a black hole. No Man’s Sky players who traverse galaxies in search of adventure are well beyond that point, though. They’ve been through black holes already — virtual ones, anyway. So they’ve moved on to the next logical question: Where do black holes send you, exactly?

Respawn Entertainment and EA have revealed the first trailer for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, their upcoming singleplayer Star Wars game that's due out on November 15. The trailer was revealed at the Star Wars Celebration event today, and shows the game's hero Cal Kestis, played by actor Cameron Monaghan of Shameless and Gotham, on the run from the Empire and its Inquisitors following the events of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

Borderlands 2 has seen a huge increase in concurrent players on Steam in the last week, no doubt a result of escalating interest in the series following the reveal of Borderlands 3. The game peaked just shy of 60K players last weekend—59,033 according to Steam Charts (highlighted here on GitHype). The review scores remain Very Positive on both Borderlands 2 and the original game, though closer inspection will show that both games have seen recent 'off-topic review activity'—read more about those review bombing efforts here.

A lawsuit over Red Dead Redemption 2’s Wild West Pinkerton agents is ending quietly, with publisher Take-Two Interactive and developer Rockstar Games dismissing a defensive complaint against the modern-day Pinkerton agency. Take-Two and its subsidiary Rockstar filed the suit in January, striking back at a cease-and-desist notice from Pinkerton, which argued Red Dead Redemption 2 had infringed on its trademark. The publisher wanted a court to rule that its use of the Pinkerton name — as part of a game that emphasizes historical accuracy — was fair use. But GameDaily.biz notes that the suit was dropped today, apparently ending the dispute.

Kotaku's Jason Schreier has been doing the lord's work when it comes to the behind-the-scenes stories of games like Anthem, Mass Effect: Andromeda and Destiny 2. In yet another in-depth look at the struggles BioWare is facing, this time in the development of Dragon Age 4, Schreier discusses the game that BioWare was working on before it was cancelled and rebooted as something else entirely.

In a season dominated by Fortnite, Red Dead Redemption 2, and other high profile games, a few major releases were bound to fall between the cracks. Shadow of the Tomb Raider was one of those games. Nevertheless, Eidos Montréal has continued to crank out DLC to support the fans who have stuck around. Its output includes challenge tombs, new story-driven segments intended to wrap up loose ends, and runs that resemble obstacle courses. The DLC that Eidos Montréal showed us at PAX East is The Grand Cayman, which dropped last week.

It's been a few years since the PlayStation VR for the PS4 and PS4 Pro launched onto the virtual reality scene, bringing with it an excellent virtual reality headset experience for console gamers. As of writing this article, it's still one of the best-selling virtual reality headsets on the market, which makes sense considering several of the others need high-end computers to get up-and-running such as the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive.

A new golden age of piracy is almost upon us in the form of the Anniversary Update for Sea of Thieves. Shacknews was recently invited out to the Rare studio in the United Kingdom to play and experience some of the features, activities, and mechanics coming to Sea of Thieves on April 30. There’s a lot on offer, and to celebrate its imminent arrival, we’ve collected everything new coming to Sea of Thieves in the Anniversary Update!

25 years ago, Final Fantasy was already a hugely popular series. But with FFVI you can really feel the determination of the staff to not rest on their laurels due to the series’ reputation. These legendary creators took a look back at their memories of the development of this title with us. Eiji Nakamura – As the sound engineer for FFVI, he was responsible for the sound effects and sampling. He’s currently the president of Sound Racer. Kasuko Shibuya – Square Enix’s “Pixel Artisan”. As the graphics director for FFVI, she was in charge of the character pixel graphics.