WithGuitar Hero World Tour, Neversoft attempted to shut up all of the “go play a real guitar” folks by introducing “GHStudio,” a suite of tools that allowedGuitar Heroplayers to actually make music, of a sort, using plastic instruments. But upon trying it out, many criticized the clunky interface, MIDI-sounding songs, and limitations placed on the amount of music that they could create. At last Thursday’sGuitar Hero 5event, I spoke with Travis Chen, the lead programmer of GHStudio 2....

Siege meets The Division? Ahead of the start toRainbow Six Siege‘s third year, Ubisoft has revealed something that feels very different. It’s a new mode called “Outbreak” and it’s not exactly about acting as a counter-terrorism unit. It looks more like it’s about being a counter-zombie unit. Outbreak,as Ubisoft explains it, is a four-week three-player cooperative mode that has players fighting a mysterious infestation in the town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico....

Remnant 2has finally received its first major update on PlayStation 5. This specific update focuses on a lot of the bigger issues that are already live on PC and Xbox. Primarily, this update brings a helping of bug fixes and quality-of-life updates. Furthermore, it includes some performance optimizations and reduces potential crashes. Here are theRemnant 2PS5 Update patch notes for August 8. August 8 PS5 Update patch notes forRemnant 2 Performance and Crashes – Initial optimizations to improve overall performance....

Sony has decided that, unlike in other territories, there will be no PSP-to-Vita transfer program in North America, barring the possibility of PSP owners obtaining games they already physically own at a discount. You want to play your PSP UMDs? Keep your PSP, or buy them again. The transfer program was revealed by Sonyback in November, but it seems that only Japan will be blessed with its services. Sony did asimilar thing with the PSPgo, when it decided in the end to not allow UMD transfers on the all-digital model....

Finn and Captain Phasma will be playable Star Wars: Battlefrontwas by any measure a successful game, but its brevity left many players wanting more. It appears EA was listening to player feedback, andBattlefront 2looks to fix many of the complaints players had about the first title. Instead of being a multiplayer-only title,Battlefront 2will feature a single-player campaign, featuring all three eras ofStar Wars’story. The Naboo map was shown off extensively after the trailer, and clone troopers battled droids throughout the capital city....

Hurry, hurry, step right up UPDATE:Due to me having car trouble and not being able to update this till now, the contest has been arbitrarily and retroactively extended to 1:08 PM EST. Any entries before this time now qualify for prizes. Isn’t this great? Hey there, boys and girls! To commemorate the great deals on Steam this weekend, we’ve thrown together a spontaneous contest. Now you can compete to the death for fame and glory!...

Today on Sup Holmes we’ll be joined byJonatan Söderström and Dennis Wedin of Dennaton Games, creators ofHotline Miami, one of the more talked about PC games of the year. It’s rare for a game from such a small team to make such a splash during the holiday rush of “AAA” titles, and it’s not even a platformer! In fact, it’s hard to know how to describe the game. It’s sort of like an ultra-violentAdventures of Lolo, but with a message?...

Diablo IVdirector and two other developers were let go According to a new report,Diablo IVgame director Luis Barriga, Blizzard lead level designer Jesse McCree, andWorld of Warcraftdesigner Jonathan LeCraft have been let go.Kotakureports that the news was delivered to the development teams today. A source told Kotaku that the developers’ names are no longer visible in the internal directory at Blizzard. A source at Blizzard also tellsIGNthat their names have been removed from the company Slack channel....

Joining Assassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell, and Watch Dogs After getting a number of videogames, tons of merchandise, and evena television seriesfor Nickelodeon, the Rabbids are now on the path toward a full-length feature film at Sony Pictures Entertainment with oversight from Ubisoft. Seems like a no-brainer, really. “Sony Pictures has tremendous experience developing hybrid live-action-and-animated blockbusters for audiences around the world, which makes them a natural fit for what we want to achieve with a Rabbids film,” said Ubisoft Motion Pictures executive director Jean-Julien Baronnet....

Keep it in The Family The gargantuan roster of Bandai Namco’s anime brawlerOne Piece: Pirate Warriors 4is set to grow and grow. As revealed by the latest issue of Japanese magazine V-Jump, the latest character joining the DLC queue is the Commander of the Germa 66 himself, Vinsmoke Judge. A towering and imposing figure, Vinsmoke Judge is the leader of the powerful Vinsmoke Family, rulers of the Germa Kingdom and conquerors of the North Blue....

Don’t be a stick in the mud The latest entry in the long-runningWorld Rally Championshipseries finally got the green flag on Switch today, asWRC 9finally launches on the Nintendo platform, following its September 2020 release on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC WRC 9for Nintendo Switch comes jam packed with all of 2020’s WRC content, including three rallies through Japan, New Zealand, and Kenya, along with 15 iconic vehicles, 14 environments, and a huge 110 special stages....

You have got to be kidding me Earlier this year, after mostly missing out on the series for its entire run, I finally put down the cash to pick upKingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIXon the PS4 thinking it would be the final compilation of the series to see release. Turns out that line of thinking is probably wrong. According to two product listings on Amazon.de and Koch Media, another series bundle is on its way that will include1....

PC and PS4 updates from SOE Live The wait forPlanetSide 2on PS4, since delayed fromearly 2014, will end late 2014. Details from SOE Live 2014 remain similar to what we learned last SOE Live.PlanetSide 2on PS4 is equivalent to the PC version on Ultra settings. It will remain completely free-to-play (no PlayStation Plus membership required). PS4 players will not be able to play with PC players. The difference, I guess, is that it’s running on PS4 now....