That Welsh Git

American Truck Simulator’s next stop is Kansas

February 1, 2023TWGbot

Following its trundle into Texas at the end of last year, American Truck Simulator has set its sights on a new destination; the next stop on its tour of the US – following the release of its upcoming Oklahoma expansion – will be Kansas. SCS Software confirmed Oklahoma would be American Truck Simulator’s first post-Texas […]

Nearly 100 staff axed from Halo developer, report claims

January 31, 2023TWGbot

Microsoft has cut “at least 95 people” from Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries, according to a new report that sheds fresh light on this month’s layoffs. The list of those now left without a job includes “dozens of veterans including top directors and contractors, upon which the studio heavily relies”, Bloomberg has claimed. Temporary staff […]

Blizzard admits Overwatch 2’s new Ranked mode “suffered from poor comprehension”

January 29, 2023TWGbot

Blizzard has outlined what changes it has planned for Overwatch 2’s third season. In a brief blog post shared on the official website, director Aaron Keller admitted that the new Ranked mode “suffered from poor comprehension”, acknowledging that there was “confusion around players’ real rank and how that translated to skill level, difficulty forming groups […]

Phil Spencer says Halo remains “critically important to what Xbox is doing”

January 29, 2023TWGbot

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to the Halo franchise, insisting that the series remains “critically important to what Xbox is doing”. In an interview with IGN, Spencer stressed that the series will “always be iconic for Xbox” despite the “missteps that [they] made as a team”. Eurogamer Newscast: What to look […]

A chat with the creator of Birth

January 28, 2023TWGbot

Warning: This piece contains discussions of mortality. To play the current build of Birth, I go to my desktop and click on a small icon showing a picture of a tooth. This is important: it’s a whole tooth, with the parts seen and the parts that, traditionally, go unseen, since they exist beyond everyday thoughts […]

Forza Motorsport reportedly delayed to ‘Q3 or later’ this year

January 27, 2023TWGbot

Forza Motorsport has reportedly been delayed from its previously announced “spring 2023” release date on Xbox Series X/S and PC to “Q3 maybe even a little bit later”. That’s according to Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb, speaking during the latest episode of his Game Mess Decides podcast (thanks VGC). “I feel pretty good about this after […]