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Visceral Games is set to close its doors in the very near future. Electronic Arts has opted to close the studio that’s most well-known for theDead Spaceseries andBattlefield Hardline. For the past few years,Visceral has been working on aStar Warstitle under the lead of creative director Amy Hennig. That game is going to be reworked into something different and the project will be moved to another studio. EA explains what this means forStar Warsin a statement by executive vice president PatrickSöderlund:...

Loot boxes, unlicensed websites and more Fifteen gambling regulatory bodies in Europe, along with Washington State, are coming together to discuss the “risks created by the blurring of lines between gaming and gambling”. Various countries including Spain, the UK, Malta, France, Austria, Ireland and others are joining an ever-increasing band of national governments shining a spotlight of in-game trends such as loot boxes, as well as unlicensed third-party websites that sell rare skins and other in-game items....

The deal is happening in Q2 2014 Facebook announced today it has reached an agreement to acquire virtual-reality headset makerOculus VR, Inc.for approximately $2 billion — spread across $400 million in cash and 23.1 million shares of Facebook common stock — with an extra $300 million earn-out in cash and stock tied to certain undisclosed milestones. The deal is expected to happen in the second quarter of 2014. “Facebook plans to extend Oculus’ existing advantage in gaming to new verticals, including communications, media and entertainment, education and other areas,” reads a press release....

There’s nothing better as a fan of any game than being able to display that love in official merch, and there is a lot ofFinal Fantasy XIVmerch out there fit for purpose. On February 3, more merch is set to arrive in the shape of an official collab with Australian clothing company BlackMilk. Set your alarms for 4 p.m. EST on February 3. Do it now, before you forget, because you won’t want to miss this collab....

While we wait for Konami to give us a long-overdue localization of theParodiusseries (preferably as a collection), a fan translation has been dropped for 1994’s Super Famicom version ofGokujou Parodius. For the English release, it has been titledFantastic Parodius! Pursuing the Former Glory. If you’re unfamiliar with theParodiusseries, it’s something of a spin-off or parody ofGradius. Hence the name. The series began in 1988 on the MSX microcomputer before getting a more famous release in arcade in 1990....

Ziplines, koi fish, bees, and mosquitoes are coming up The future looks bright and bug-filled forGrounded. When the game was first announced, I liked the idea of a shrunken survival game well enough, but it wasn’t until I played it that I appreciated just how much potential there is. Obsidian could flesh outGroundedfor years to come and I’d be stoked about it. After update 0.2.0 with the bird, there’s plenty to look forward to in monthly content updates, but what about bigger-picture stuff?...

At last, the sturdy boot of Managed Democracy will be delivered to those who deserve it nearly as much as bugs and bots. The latest patch forHelldivers 2adds an AFK kick timerto remove AWOL players so that active divers can be allowed to unleash justice. Following patch 1.000.11,Helldivers 2will boot lobby-dwellers after 15 minutes of inactivity. There are other fixes with the patch, mind. But the timer is an important addition....

Triplets of Weebville The “father ofFinal Fantasy” Hironobu Sakaguchi is still making Japanese RPGs, albeit no longer with Square Enix, but with the company he founded in 2004, Mistwalker (Lost Odyssey,The Last Story). Aswe reported last week, the company will unveil its newest project since the cell phone gameTerra Battleon June 22, but here’s some concept art and some music to hold you over. The woman’s name is Sara. There’s also three sometimes-crying-boys called “The Triplets” who look too young tocrack open a cold one with, unfortunately....

There are three spots in the sky you need to visit Zelda: Tear of the Kingdomcontinues to surprise me. WhileBreath of the Wildhad some really interesting armor pieces (like the climbing gear, which returns in the sequel):Tears of the Kingdom, like most of its game systems, “plusses things up” a bit. Take the glide armor for instance, which doubles as a wingsuit! Here’s how to get all three pieces and fly through the sky....

Tickets inArise Crossoverare one of the most important currencies in the game. However, farming enough of them to purchase all the Gamepasses can take a long time. To learn everything about the best Ticket farming methods in the game, follow our guide onhow to get Tickets inArise Crossoverbelow. Table of Contents What are Tickets in Arise Crossover TicketsinArise Crossoverare a freemium currency that you’re able to use to buy Gamepasses and many other items....

You’ll get it really early Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxehas a few extras in store for folks who are getting it the second time around: including the Merry Magoland minigame center. Here’s how to unlock it, and what it actually entails. What is Merry Magoland? Merry Magoland is a minigame modethat allows up to four players to compete in an array of minigames. The full list of games includes: You can earn stamps here, which in turn will unlock more bonuses and masks to use in both Merry Magoland or the main game....

Pipe dreams If you’re patient (and you have a good co-op buddy),Human: Fall Flatis the gift that keeps on giving. Developer No Brakes added another free level to the manic physics platformer this week. The level, Steam, is a short but sweet series of trials and tribulations involving pipes, barrels, and a huge crane. Steam was previously available on, uh, Steam–the PC games platform, I mean–but now the level has also joinedHuman: Fall Flaton PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch....

Blizzard is working on it Overwatchhas been a pretty smooth ride in terms of massive bugs, and even this new one has been cited as fairly rare, despite its gargantuan nature. According to a bunch of players on the official forums, their accounts have been getting instant competitive play bans, or have lost a random amount of ranking points. The big seems to be tied to disconnects that aren’t the fault of the player when loading a map, which forfeit the match....