Rumor: The next Assassin's Creed game will be about the Aztecs

Popular blogger Jeremy Pentter from YouTube channel ACG said on his Twitter that the next Assassin's Creed game will be about the Aztecs.Whether it will be a standalone project or part of Assassin's Creed Infinity - is not specified.
We should point out, that he is not a well-known insider, but there are some reliable leaks about Far Cry Primal game for Ubisoft.Recall that Assassin's Creed Infinity game is an ambitious service game, that will feature several historical settings.
In addition, earlier news that Ubisoft is working on Assassin's Creed for VR under the name Assassin's Creed Nexus and a full part of the series, code-named Rift, which is being created from the Assassin's Creed Valhalla expansion.The latter is a project without an open world with an emphasis on stealth.
The main character of the part will be Basim, a popular character from Valhalla.

Hogwarts Legacy trailer spotted interface

Warner Bros Games studio doesn't talk much about the future game Hogwarts Legacy, although its release is due later this year.
Because of this, part of the news is made up of various rumors and leaks, such as the game's edition options and potential pre-order bonuses.Sometimes the desire of fans of the \"Harry Potter\" universe reaches fantastic heights.
As Reddit users discovered, you can discern the game's interface in the trailer shown as part of State of Play.
What's more, two people announced the find almost simultaneously.In the image, you can see a mini-map or health bar in the upper left corner and the traditional gamepad skill set at the bottom right.
However, flashed for a fraction of a second, and even on a black background, the interface looks incomplete. Perhaps this is just a working version, and eventually it will be replaced by another version.Hogwarts Legacy is due for release this year on PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch.
An exact release date has not yet been announced.

Test Drive Unlimited, Gollum, Robocop, Steelrising - what will be shown at the Nacon show?\t

French publisher Nacon has announced that it will show 17 of its games at its upcoming Nacon Connect show, which begins July 7 at 8 p.m.
MSC, including Steelrising by Spiders, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, a new Robocop game titled Rogue City and the upcoming Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown, as well as something secret for now - five certain \"exclusive announcements\" are expected. But if we go back to what exactly will be, we are waiting for: Ad Infinitum; Blood Bowl; Chef Life; Clash: Artifacts of Chaos; Hell is Us; The Lord of the Rings: Gollum; RoboCop: Rogue City; Session; Steelrising; Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown; War Hospital; WRC Generations.Recall, the show broadcast can be seen on YouTube and Twitch publisher.

The authors of Baladins will give all contributors a one-page role-playing game

The crowdfunding campaign for the online cooperative adventure Baladins is coming to an end: the finale is just days away.
However, the attempt has already been a complete success: the goal of 43 thousand euros is 240% fulfilled.
And the authors told about the last rewards contributors can earn.The developers are grateful for the overwhelming support and give all contributors a one-page role-playing game.
A PDF document with the rules system and adventure context will be mailed to contributors and can be printed out to play with friends.
No word yet on when this gift will be ready.Since Seed by Seed is a small studio that has difficulty attracting a large audience, additional goals have been tied to social media activity rather than fundraising amounts.
And if fans of the game manage to meet all the objectives, the game will add a secret character, created by the results of a community survey.Baladins campaign ends June 5.
And the game is expected to be released by the end of 2022.
Its free demo is already available on Steam.

Creators of Brawl Stars and Clash of Clans have invested $60 million in Trailmix

Finnish developer Supercell, known for Brawl Stars, Clash Royale and Clash of Clans, has acquired a majority stake in London-based Trailmix.The latter released puzzle game Love & Pies, which won Best Casual Game 2021 at the British TIGA Awards.Additionally, Trailmix received a $60 million investment from Supercell.
The studio has reportedly received support from Supercel since 2018, the year it was founded.
That said, the initial investment was $4.2 million.
Trailmix will retain its independence.

Minecraft creators told why frogs ate goats

With the release of the update The Wild in Minecraft will appear frogs, which previously, apparently, could eat a goat.About this amusing fact said one of the developers.
According to him, the authors of the project tried to make it so that the frogs could eat something.
In the beginning the code allowed them to eat only mucus.
Then the developers took on an editable eating behavior that would allow frogs to eat other types of mobs.As a test of the new behavior, the frogs were \"forced\" to eat goats - because it's \"fun.\" In the end, the developers succeeded in their goal, and the new mobs no longer touched the slime.Notably, at the release of the first beta, the authors forgot to disable this feature.
Overnight, some players managed to discover a shocking fact about frogs and their taste preferences, seeing how they swallowed whole goats.Developers have corrected the error, but apparently many found it amusing.
Some fans are still asking for the return of the \"goat-eating frogs\".
By the way, now the little amphibians eat only slime.
The developers said that originally they wanted to feed them fireflies, but the community pointed out that in the real world the frogs could be poisoned by them.The Wild is scheduled for release on June 7, 2022.

Voodoo Detective quest released on PC and mobile devices

Independent studio Short Sleeve has announced the release of its own tribute to the classic quests of the 1990s.
The adventure puzzle game Voodoo Detective, created by the developers of Psychonauts 2, The Curse of Monkey Island, The Simpsons and other classic games, is available on PC, iOS and Android.The role of an old-fashioned detective in a cape and fedora, who has to investigate his last case - and it could be really last at any moment.
The game promises an intense story, hand-drawn backgrounds, stylish graphics, a soundtrack recorded with live instruments and professional voice acting.
The PC version of the game is available on Steam and the Epic Games Store.

Plague Inc.celebrates a decade with hundreds of millions of players

Ndemic Creations has begun celebrating a decade of the world-famous strategy game Plague Inc.
And at the same time announced some figures and data about the popular game.At the moment, more than 180 million players around the world have become familiar with Plague Inc.
The game is available on Android, iOS, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC and even as a tabletop game.The total number of games played exceeded four billion, that is 156,725 years of continuous play.
Players have managed to infect more than 25 quintillion people with the diseases they created.The most popular attacks were Covid-19, Death, Poop, Trump, TikTok, Fortnite and Sus.
Most often as a starting country choose China and Finland.
And the free mode of The Cure delivered 178 billion vaccines.It's so strange to remember myself in 2012 - I hadn't made a video game before, after all, and Plague Inc.
was just a hobby.
Today it's one of the best-selling mobile games, and it's been an amazing journey.
I'm especially proud to have been invited to speak at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, receive an award from the Queen and help support the World Health Organization in 2020.Thanks to everyone who has played, supported or worked on Plague Inc.
over the years, I couldn't have done it without you! James Vaughn

Arma Reforger is seen as the first step on the road to Arma 4

Bohemia Interactive did not deny the information, which appeared on the network a couple of days before the official presentation.
The fresh announcement by the authors of Arma was indeed about the online shooter Arma Reforger.
And the game has already been released in early access Steam, where you can buy it for 1499 rubles, and on the Xbox Series.Arma Reforger developers see as the first step towards the upcoming Arma 4, which is planned high-tech and very ambitious.
It has a new engine Enfusion, and in the course of the battle on the island of Everon will be implemented, tested and debugged the main mechanics and mechanisms of the future shooter-simulator.The basic information about what is Arma Reforger, already known through leaks.
Players will be in the times of the Cold War as a soldier of the U.S.
or the Soviet Army.The main innovation will be the Game Master mode, where you can create unique missions and pass tests invented by modders.
Arma Reforger Mods for the first time in the history of the series will be available on both PC and Xbox.Supposedly Arma 4 we will see no earlier than 2024-2025.
The game is still in the early stages of development.

Valve is working on a quiz for Steam instead of Half-Life 3

One of the creators of SteamDB discovered data in Steam code that could point to a new Valve project.
And it's not Half-Life 3, as millions of players would like it to be, but some kind of interactive quiz.Valve's novelty, as we can assume from the found code, will allow developers to create their own quizzes with the possibility of localization.
To the questions and answers can be tied video, and they can be a reaction to the right or wrong answers and reveal some exclusive content, for example, codes for game content.It is unclear where and how the new feature will be used Steam: on the developer pages or in the general sections.
The project has not been publicly announced yet, and it is unknown when it is going to be presented to the community and when quizzes can appear on Steam.

Max Payne 3 Soundtrack to be re-released on vinyl and digital

Rockstar has decided to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of Max Payne 3 by re-releasing the game's soundtrack on vinyl and digital. The new version, titled Max Payne 3 - The Official Soundtrack (Anniversary Edition), will include additional tracks and will be released this year on digital streaming platforms as a limited edition vinyl LP, and will include tracks from the game that have never been released before, in addition to Health's work.
Additional details, however, have not yet announced - as well as the exact release date of the novelty. Max Payne 3 originally released on May 15, 2012 on PS3 and Xbox 360, and then the game was released on PC.
It is now part of the Xbox Series and Xbox One backwards compatibility program.

Free Weekend and Season 9 kicked off in The Division 2

Yesterday, May 12, season 9 kicked off in The Division 2 with new objectives, modes, events and so on.The main goal of players in \"Hidden Alliances\" will be Captain Lewis, who with the faction \"True Sons\" takes control in the city.
There is also a new mode in the game, called \"Countdown\", where players in a group of eight people for 15 minutes need to perform a series of tasks at the power plant.There is also a new system Expertise, which allows you to earn points for using different equipment.
In addition, the game added a season pass with rewards, and ahead of the users waiting for two events with additional costumes and other innovations.And today, as Ubisoft announced, The Division 2 started with a free weekend.

Square Enix owes its annual earnings to Final Fantasy XIV

Square Enix published its fiscal year 2022 report, which ended in March.
And the year's results were favorable, with operating income up 25.5% over last year to $460 million.
And net income increased by 9.8% to $2.84 billion.As it turned out, the main role in this was played by the MMO games sector, in particular, Final Fantasy XIV.
The number of sales last year increased due to a sharp increase in the number of subscribers, as well as due to the release of the expansion Endwalker.As for single-player games, despite the success of Outriders, Nier Replicant and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, net sales of HD games, mobile and projects for PC decreased compared to last year.
The financial results were probably one of the reasons Square Enix decided to part ways with some of its game series not too long ago, including Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Sleeping Dogs, Thief, Legacy of Kain and others.
However, in the future the company is going to strengthen its intellectual property base.
Investment in new technologies is also in the plans - apparently, we have in mind, including blockchain and NFT.
The president of Square Enix has previously stated an interest in these aspects, despite the discontent of players and the fact that cryptocurrency technology and resources are slowly losing popularity and profitability.

The sequel to \"Dr.Strange\" could have a cameo by Deadpool

The writer of the new \"Dr.
Strange\" Michael Waldron revealed that Deadpool could appear in the film. According to the author, the production team discussed such a question, as well as many other possible turns of the story, but in the end such an idea gave up.
The reason, according to Waldron, was the fact that such a move eventually seemed to them not quite appropriate for the story. Previously, the performer of the role of chattering mercenary Ryan Reynolds has already stated that his character will not appear in the \"Cartoon Network of Madness\", but then, not everyone believed the actor.
Especially amid rumors of numerous other cameos, which did not appear in the final picture. At the same time, a sequel to \"Deadpool\" is still in development - the director of the comedy \"Protagonist\" Sean Levy is responsible for the production.

Flying heads and other demons in Evil Dead: The Game release trailer

Saber Interactive and Boss Team Games have announced the release of the multiplayer cooperative action game Evil Dead: The Game.
The game is already available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (yet only on Epic Games Store), as well as in the cloud service GeForce Now.In addition to the standard edition players were prepared Evil Dead: The Game Deluxe Edition.
A first season pass is included, with three upcoming additions and a selection of classic costumes.
Evil Dead: The Game features the main characters from different eras as playable characters, including Ash, Kelly Maxwell, Pablo Simon Bolivar, Annie Nobie, Scotty and Lord Arthur.
Joining together as a team of four survivors, they must exorcise a Kandarian demon.
But there is another option: become a demon and hunt the survivors.More than 25 weapons are prepared for battle, including a chainsaw and a stick shooter.
The Evil Dead: The Game version for Nintendo Switch is in development, but there's no word yet on when it will be released.

The CW has shut down seven shows, including \"Bewitched\" and \"4400\"

The CW recently went on a \"bloodbath,\" shutting down seven of its shows at once -- but some new shows still received orders for a full season. Among the shows shut down were: the \"Charmed\" reboot (4 seasons); the \"4400\" reboot (1 season); \"Naomi\" (1 season); \"Dynasty\" (5 seasons); \"Legacy\" (4 seasons); \"Into Darkness\" (4 seasons); \"Roswell, New Mexico\" (4 seasons),And just before that, the channel closed \"Batwoman\" and \"Legends of Tomorrow\", significantly reducing its catalog. However, there are new items - for example, the series \"Knights of Gotham\" was ordered for a full season, this also applies to the prequels of \"Supernatural\" with \"Walker\".
The plot of \"Knights\" will revolve around Batman's murder, which the young heroes and villains will have to investigate. The prequel \"Supernatural\" will tell about the parents of the main characters, and the action of the new \"Walker\" will unfold in the 1800s, when the main character named Abby wants to avenge the murder of her husband.

AMD is looking for employees to develop next-generation console chip

AMD is going to hire engineers to start developing next-generation chips for consoles.
It is reported by TechSpot with reference to LinkedIn, where vacancies have appeared in the company's profile.Journalists of the publication came to this conclusion because of the job descriptions.
They noted that the future employee could become part of the development team of graphics chip RDNA for PlayStation and Xbox consoles.
The new AMD processor could be part of the next generation of consoles - for example, PlayStation 6.
However, such projects are usually developed over several years. Recall that in early March, Intel and AMD stopped supplying their products to Russia and Belarus.
And on May 6, the Ministry of Industry and Trade included the brands' products in the list of goods for parallel import.The decision to stop the supply of companies was taken because of Russia's military operation in Ukraine.
There is a possibility that supplies may resume some time after the end of the special operation.

Elon Musk has put the Twitter deal \"on pause\" because of fake accounts

Entrepreneur Elon Musk announced that the deal to buy Twitter has been put \"on pause\" for now because of the issue of fake accounts. Earlier, representatives of the platform reported that such accounts, which spread spam, account for less than 5% of Twitter's total audience.
Musk referred to a report provided by Reuters, noting that he wanted to see specific data on the topic from the social network itself. Against the backdrop of his statements, Twitter's shares fell 19%, and company representatives have not yet responded to Musk's request.
Recall that the amount of the deal itself is $44 billion, and previously the entrepreneur launched a survey on whether the site really adheres to the principles of freedom of speech.

Stardew Valley creator still can't believe more than 20 million copies sold

The official Stardew Valley website recently updated the number of copies sold.
As of March 2022 Stardew Valley has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, 13 of them on PC.
PC Gamer reached out to creator Eric Baron, who said he still can't believe the success of the game.
Recall that last September the circulation of the farmer simulator exceeded 15 million - it turns out that another five million-plus game \"increased\" a little over six months? Not exactly, as Baron explained, the 15 million figure was underestimated due to inaccurate information available to the developer.
However, Stardew Valley is still selling well and, according to the creator, better than ever.
Baron reckons, that the reason for endless popularity is \"word of mouth\".
We should remind, that he is working on a new Stardew Valley project - Haunted Chocolatier.
He also does not consider his past creation completed, but at the same time, he does not have a clear idea of how to develop the game further.

Criterion Games team expanded with employees from Codemasters

Electronic Arts has integrated the Codemasters Cheshire development team into Criterion Games, which is busy with the new Need for Speed. The studios have joined forces to work together on the future of the popular racing series.
At the same time team Codemasters Birmingham continues to work on the Formula 1 franchise.
No reductions in the ranks of employees did not follow. According to sources, the two studios have been working closely over the past couple of months, which also led to the merger.
Codemasters Cheshire itself was originally founded by graduates of Evolution Studios, who previously worked on the MotorStorm series. The release of the new Need for Speed part is rumored to be released this year on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series - recently the network leaked screenshots of the map and interface of the project.