If you've ever worked at a big game company, you know that managing and supporting high-performance teams in this industry is a full-time job. Ubisoft Montreal's Madelaine Beermann has years of leadership experience in just such a job, and in March she'll be giving an expert talk on "Leading High-Performance Teams" at GDC 2015. Beermann will demonstrate how good leadership and people skills can change the course of a project while bad leadership can be a cause of failure to projects, causing monetary loss and harming your company as a whole. She believes our investment in building up leaders in the industry who are able to carry the flag and push their teams to the limit without damaging them is still too…

At Sony's Gamescom briefing in Cologne, Germany today, the company had a few messages it wanted to convey to its customers and to the competition: We've learned our lessons, we're all about content, and PlayStation is back Come from South African Online Casinos . Sony took care to open its press conference by showcasing Killzone Shadow Fall in realtime — and in the PlayStation 4 UI, demoed live on stage for the first time. If you recall the Killzone 2 debacle from the PlayStation 3 launch — in which a rendered trailer was passed off as in-game footage — this is a refutation of not just that kind of trickery but a message: the …

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Massachusetts bettors will have an additional platform for online sports wagers starting Tuesday as Bally Bet is set to launch nearly a year and a half after receiving clearance from state regulators.

The introduction of Bally Bet at 11 a.m. on Tuesday will expand the number of mobile betting platforms in Massachusetts to seven. Bally Bet will join BetMGM, Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings, ESPN Bet, Fanatics, and FanDuel, all of which are currently operating in the state Come from South African Online Casinos . Previously, Betr and WynnBet were part of this market but have since exited.

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Earlier this week, the Kingdom Hearts Union χ Dark Road application was unexpectedly delisted from the Apple and Google Play stores.

The Kingdom Hearts Union χ Dark Road mobile game contained pivotal lore, key story details, and an in-depth plot for the basis of much of the Kingdom Hearts series. Unchained X–previously known as Union X–and Dark Road did receive a cutscene compilation people can watch to experience the story, but playing the game seems to now be a bygone pasttime for Kingdom Hearts fans.

This delisting poses great problems since one of the main characters introduced in the mobile game, Strelitzia, also appears in the first Kingdom Hearts 4 trailer and is teased to play a major role in the new installment alongside Sora.

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Metaphor: ReFantazio is in rarified company, garnering a 10 out of 10 review score from GameSpot. That makes for a pretty good reason to want to check out this RPG from the studio behind the Persona and Shin Megami Tensei games. If you’re looking to preorder Metaphor: ReFantazio on PC, you can knock a few bucks off each edition of the game at Fanatical, while also securing a number of preorder bonuses. The discounts at Fanatical knock about 13% off of Metaphor’s list price. That brings the base game down to $61 from the usual price of $70. Alternatively, you can also get the Metaphor: ReFantazio Atlus 35th Digital Anniversary Edition, which is normally $100, for $87. Metaphor: ReFantazio launches on today, October 10, and this preorder deal will disappear soon.

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Sony has announced that it has shut down Firewalk Studios, the developer behind the multiplayer-shooter game Concord. Additionally, Concord has been permanently sunset, dashing any hopes of a revival.

“The PvP first person shooter genre is a competitive space that’s continuously evolving, and unfortunately, we did not hit our targets with this title,” Sony said in a statement. “We will take the lessons learned from Concord and continue to advance our live service capabilities to deliver future growth in this area.”

Sony has also closed down Neon Koi, a mobile studio that was working on an action game that will no longer be moving forward. Neon Koi was previously known as Savage Game Studios and it was acquired by Sony in 2022.

According to Bloomberg, 210 employees wi…

The newly announced ARPG Project Pantheon is looking to bring a fresh twist to the genre by combining the gameplay and loot of Diablo with the high-stakes survival of extraction shooters.

Developed by Wolcen Studio (whose previous game, Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, is also an ARPG) and described as an “ExtrAction RPG,” Project Pantheon will be free-to-play and see players transported to a mysterious afterlife where they are tasked by Death to battle through realms inspired by different mythologies. Along the way, players will upgrade their base of operations and battle through maps featuring PvPvE combat, where those who escape will bring home valuable loot while those slain in battle may lose their gear for good. Wolcen says the game will also feature a player-driven econom…

PS5 owners who haven’t added the masterful Resident Evil 4 remake to their collection can grab a physical copy for cheap right now. Amazon has discounted Resident Evil 4 to only $20 for PS5. This is the lowest price ever for the PlayStation 5 physical edition. Resident Evil 4 carries a $40 retail price, though it’s often available for $30-$35 at Amazon. Xbox Series X players can snag a physical copy for $22.

Resident Evil 4 continued Capcom’s streak of successful Resident Evil remakes, recreating the 2005 original’s story and setting with modernized visuals and gameplay that iterates on the design of the Resident Evil 2 and 3 remakes. However, unlike the massive overhauls seen in those other remakes, this new version of Resident Evil 4 is a muc…

Elden Ring’s opening area is called Limgrave, and the boss Margit the Fell Omen is a tremendous early-game challenge for even veteran From Software players. The boss is located in the Stormveil Castle legacy dungeon, and it’s likely you’ll get clobbered by the combination of projectiles and melee attacks if you aren’t ready. However, you can also avoid the fight.

There is a well-hidden passage through a cliffside that will take you from Limgrave to the game’s next major Liurnia of the Lakes, allowing you to bypass Margit and continue leveling up, finding new gear, and otherwise becoming more prepared for fighting him and tackling Stormveil Castle. Let’s walk you through how to make it happen.

Elden Ring: The Shadow of the Erdtree, the gam…