The two heads of British racing game developer Codemasters, CEO Frank Sagnier and CFO Rashid Varachia, are leaving their posts and the company at the end of this month, according to a GamesIndustry.biz report.Sagnier and Varachia will be succeeded by senior vice president of product development Clive Moody and senior vice president of publishing Jonathan Bunney. This comes four months after Codemasters was acquired by EA.Codemasters and its subsidiary Slightly Mad Studios, the team behind the Project Cars franchise, was bought out by Electronic Arts in February 2021. The acquisition was valued at $1.2 billion, with CEO Andrew Wilson calling the purchase "the beginning of an exciting new era for racing games."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Actor Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks, Portlandia) has joined the cast of Peacock's upcoming Joe Exotic series, according to Variety. A premiere date has not yet been announced.MacLachlan will star as Howard Baskin, opposite series lead Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live), who will play Carole Baskin. The NBC series was first announced last year, on the heels of the runaway popularity of Netflix's Tiger King--which is also likely widely remembered as one of the first things people binged while in quarantine. For those who haven't yet seen it, Howard Baskin's character functions as an "even-keeled husband who supports her" throughout an escalating war with the titular character, who will be played by James Cameron Mitchell (Shrill, The Good Fight).All in all, the chemistry between these three actors alone should make the show worth a watch--even among those who didn't watch or made a point to stay away from the Netflix series. Said Susan Rovern, chairman of entertainment content at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, "Joe Exotic is shaping up to be a bold and provocative drama and perfectly suited for Peacock, where we can push the envelope and truly bring the story to life in a way that we would be unable to do on broadcast television."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you're suffering from the awful affliction known as Joy-Con drift, we have some bad news for you: the new Nintendo Switch model isn't going to feature new Joy-Cons. A Nintendo representative confirmed with GameSpot that the Joy-Cons will remain the same from the stock Nintendo Switch."The Joy-Con controller configuration and functionality did not change with Nintendo Switch system (OLED model)," the Nintendo representative said. "The configuration and functionality is the same as that of the Joy-Con controllers for the Nintendo Switch system."Many Switch owners have complained of Joy-Con drift, a phenomenon where the stick signals input to the console when it's actually in a neutral position. Nintendo's president Shuntaro Furukawa apologized for the drift back in 2020, and there are several lawsuits pending over the issue in US courts.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Red Dead Online will get a new summer update titled Blood Money on July 13, with a first trailer dropping on July 7.Not much is known about Blood Money currently, but Rockstar hinted at what the overall content of summer updates will look like in a May Red Dead Online dispatch."Down in Saint Denis, Angelo Bronte's trusted lieutenant, Guido Martelli is working to create his own criminal network, so whether it's intimidation, unsavory crimes, or larger, high-stakes robberies--riders best be willing to do whatever it takes to earn their blood money," Rockstar said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fortnite players will begin to find new alien technology on the island this week in the form of nanites. These otherworldly cubes bestow their users with rather strange powers and their usefulness is not limited to just a single scenario. But you're probably wondering where to find nanites in Fortnite as well, so in this guide, we'll help you understand where to locate them and how to best use them to your advantage.Where To Find Fortnite Alien NanitesUnfortunately, there seems to be no surefire way to find nanites, which is too bad considering you'll need to deploy alien nanites as part of a Week 5 Legendary Quest which goes live on July 7 at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET. You can find them as floor loot as well as within chests. Currently, you are more likely to find them near Abductors and on the Mothership, so it's in your best interest to start there if you're eager to put them to use.As you'll see in the next section, you'll definitely want to consider carrying them in your inventory even after you complete the related challenge, because they're unique and potentially lifesaving.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ad Infinitum--a World War 1 survival-horror game first announced all the way back in 2015--seemed like it had become vaporware, but that's no longer the case. During the Nacon Connect presentation on July 6, the game got a re-reveal trailer, though you will still have to wait a pretty long time before you can play it.The re-reveal trailer features a dead soldier slumped over a barbed wire-covered obstacle, with what appears to be a mine just by his head. The mine doesn't detonate, but a mysterious creature grabs the body and disappears, and the camera pulls out to reveal dozens more dead soldiers in the same area."In Ad Infinitum, you play a conscripted German soldier returning home after the Great War, but the trauma you experienced in the trenches continues to haunt you," Nacon said. "Each night, hallucinations filled with horrific creatures, death traps, and mysteries mark your path to recovery. Overcome them to free yourself from your trauma and tear the veil of other, perhaps even more terrible mysteries."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

As part of the Nacon Connect 2021 event on Tuesday, developer Daedalic Entertainment showed off more of its upcoming Lord of the Rings game focused around Gollum. Producer Harald Riegler appeared in a video to share more details and insight on The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, which is slated for release in 2022 following a delay.For those just catching up, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is an action-adventure game that blends stealth and parkour, with a story told from the perspective of Gollum.Gollum's mind is ripped in two, as he's torn between his clashing personalities that drive him in different directions. As part of Nacon Connect, Daedalic revealed some of the characters who are pursuing him, including Gandalf, Thrandruil, and the Mouth of Sauron.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Nacon Connect 2021 event on Tuesday brought a big surprise: a new RoboCop game.Nacon and developer Tayon are working with movie studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer on a new video game adaptation of the famous sci-fi series called RoboCop: Rogue City.Gallery The new game is developed by Teyon, which has experience in the licensed game field, having previously made Terminator: Resistance. You play as Alex Murphy AKA RoboCop in the game.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

At the Nacon Connect 2021 event on Tuesday, the French publisher revealed a release date for Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, and more.The racing game will release on September 22, 2022. Not only did Nacon announce the release date, but the publisher showed off new footage and confirmed the game is set in Hong Kong.We also got a developer interview featuring the game director (Amaury Beyris) and creative director (Alain Jarniou) from developer KT Racing. The pair showed off and discussed several of the new features coming to Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A new game called Steelrising gives a look at the French revolution through an alternate, steampunk lens. The Nacon Connect 2021 event showed off a new trailer for the game from French development studio Spiders, providing a closer look at the combat. It's slated for release in June 2022.In Steelrising, you play as an automaton guard for Marie-Antoinette called Aegis, and you'll battle through an array of mechanized enemies roaming the streets of an alternate-history Paris. The trailer shows Aegis fighting through enemies with dual-wielded blades, war fans, and even a nifty-looking mechanical folding shield.Steelrising was teased for release on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Spiders is most recently known for having developed Greedfall, an action-RPG released in 2019.Info from Gamespot.com

Roblox and Sony Music Entertainment have signed a strategic partnership that will see the two companies working together to deliver "innovative music experiences for the Roblox community" that will bring more Sony Music recording artists into the "Roblox metaverse."The partnership builds upon an already existing relationship between the two companies, which previously partnered together for events like a November 2020 Lil Nas X's virtual concert in Roblox, an event more than 36 million people watched. Roblox is a online game platform where users can create and play games crafted by other users. The game's popularity has boomed in the last year, in part due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Roblox's daily active users hit 42 million in May 2021.Jon Vlassopulos, vice president and global head of music at Roblox, says Sony Music has been a "fantastic partner" and that they understand the "massive opportunity that the metaverse presents" to artists.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It seems Ubisoft is preparing to ramp up its game development divisions, as a series of new job posts suggest a Sydney-based studio is set to open.Ubisoft posted 12 new openings on its jobs portal, all of which are based in Sydney, Australia. According to Screen Hub, offices in the Australian region specialize in sales, marketing, and distribution. However, it's looking like Ubisoft may want to tap the creative talent in the country. The listings suggest this Sydney studio will work on some online multiplatform AAA title.The senior core engineer, for example, is someone that will work on "a new multiplatform AAA project." Meanwhile, the gameplay engineer will collaborate with the company's San Francisco office to "create fun experiences" while working with a "cohesive online game team."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

HBO has released a new trailer for the highly-anticipated Season 3, which will finally air sometime this fall on HBO Max. Given this new clip, fans will be in for a treat when the new season finally hits the streaming service.In a little over a minute, a rapid-fire series of snippets demonstrates how each and every member of the dysfunctional Roy family, which runs the global media and hospitality empire Waystar RoyCo--are done being two-faced behind each other's backs. As the future of the corporation stands in wavering balance during an all-out war, new calculating alliances are coldly suggested. For some reason, Sarah Snook's character Siobhan literally spits into a book. Logan can't even muster a coherent insult against his dad. The clip is much better to watch than read about, so check it out below.Are you part of this family or not? @Succession returns this fall on @hbomax. pic.twitter.com/pssaJesUAY — HBO (@HBO) July 6, 2021Thankfully, all of the show's regular actors will be returning this season, including Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Nicholas Braun, Matthew Macfadyen, J. Smith-Cameron, and Snook. This season looks to pick up directly after Strong's character Roy betrayed his faith, Cox's Logan, by staging a coup for control at a press conference where he was supposed to take the fall for company misdeeds.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios is bringing its next game, Contraband, to Xbox Game Pass on day one, and now the studio has elaborated more on that decision.CEO Pim Holfve told GI.biz that it "made a lot of sense" to work with Xbox on the game "because of the grandness of [the project]." He added, "It's not a concept we would pitch to every publisher."Not much is known about Contraband, but we do know it's a multiplayer title of some sort. Part of the appeal of working with Xbox, and bringing the game to Game Pass, is that doing so gives Contraband a potentially massive audience on day one.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Warframe's big new Sister of Parvos update is now live on all platforms, and it adds a lot of new content to the game. The update adds a new antagonist in the form of the titular Sisters of Parvos, who are elite hunters who will track you down and take you out if you aren't careful. Check out the trailer here.You have to follow a precise series of events to eliminate the Sister that will pursue you once and for all, including eliminating the mechanized Hound that accompanies her. You can choose to kill her in order to obtain her loot, or you can convert her to your side in order to get her as a crew member on your Railjack.The Sisters of Parvos each have one of eight new weapons, so you'll have to grind hard if you want to get them all. This update also adds a new Warframe to the game in the form of the water-themed Yareli, who you can research after obtaining her main blueprint from challenges in the Orb Vallis. She rides a very cool bone fish called Merulina, who can also absorb incoming damage.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com