Late last month, it was revealed that Creative Assembly and Sega had decided to cancel , a shooter that we compared to both Payday and Apex Legends after we got to play it at Gamescom. At the time, we didn't get a whole lot of details about the cancellation, but Volound and VGC have plenty of details to share about the whole thing, which includes things like poor management, a mismanaged game engine switch, unwillingness to take any risks and a general lack of direction. But there is another thing that stands out the most in the report, as it turns out was Sega's most expensive game ever - including Shenmue which for a long time was the most expensive game ever.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/report-hyenas-was-segas-most-expensive-game-ever-1312103/

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Taking things people love and give it a distorted horror twist is a common thing in the wonderful world of scary movies, and Sony Pictures' upcoming seems to be a prime example of this. Instead of celebrating a wonderful with friends and family, people from Plymouth (Massachusetts) are getting killed. It all seems to be related to a Black Friday riot that ended in tragedy, and it is now up to the citizens to figure out what is actually happening in a that does not seem to offer much to be grateful about.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/thanksgiving-offers-more-murders-and-less-things-to-be-grateful-about-1312113/

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news Are your favorite cars included in ? Well, chances are fairly good at least a couple of them will be as it includes 500 automobiles that you will be able to build and race. With only a week to go until the official release on October 10 (although with a five-day head start if you order the Premium edition), Turn 10 has now revealed all cars that are included at launch, and the selection will of course will be increased as more will come after the release. Turn 10 has previously said that new cars and tracks will be added in a new way that makes them more meaningful than in previous installations of the series, and that all future tracks will be free.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/here-are-all-500-cars-available-day-one-in-forza-motorsport-1311143/

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news launches on October 5 and we are currently working towards our review. With so little time to go until the release, the full set of Xbox achievements has been revealed by Exophase (and they will with 99,99% probability be the same as PlayStation trophies as well). You can check the full list out below, it's pretty straight-forward and usually just requires that you do something repeatedly, although some of them could be considered mild spoilers , so beware. Tree of Life - Unlock 5 Skills in the skill tree.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/here-are-all-the-assassins-creed-mirage-achievements-1309693/

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news Imagine being stranded on a distant planet. How do you get back home? Wellm that's up to you and your friends to sort out in , which is described as a "cooperative construction platform puzzler" . You must help them explore the planet, collect resources and build clever things (like fuel and a shuttle) in order to save yourself. If this quirky campaign sounds like something you would like to try out with up to three of your friends, you should head to Steam right now as it is now available as Early Access.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/the-co-op-construction-platform-puzzler-astronimo-released-as-early-access-1309843/

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It has almost been 4 years on the day since Shawn Layden, the previous PlayStation boss, suddenly and mysteriously left Sony. This lead to quite a few changes at the company, as the Japanese company's gaming division started to seem more focused on Europa by appointing the Dutch Hermen Hulst head of PlayStation Studios and replacing Layden with British Jim Ryan. That last change has left many disappointed. Ryan just hasn't seemed like a gamer, and far more businessy and uptight. Well, we'll soon learn how PlayStation evolves without him.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/playstation-head-jim-ryan-steps-down-1309793/

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One of the first big rumors of 2023 was that Ubisoft was working on and another game in the series. Now Insider Gaming offers plenty of details on the former. is said to take place on a tropical island called Kimsan somewhere in the Yellow Sea, next to Korea. The story is about a wealthy family that has been kidnapped by an organization known as Sons of Truth . You are being tasked with saving all family members, and you can help them in any order you like. Unfortunately, you don't have an infinite amount of time, as this needs to be done within 72 in-game hours, which is equivalent of 24 real hours.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/rumor-far-cry-7-launches-2025-and-takes-place-on-a-tropical-island-outside-korea-1309803/

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news Some of us have enjoyed FromSoftware games for more than a decade, but it was Elden Ring that truly made the world aware of just how talented the Japanese studio is. That doesn't mean the developers have forgotten about one of their other recent amazing games. FromSoftware reveals that has sold more than 10 million copies. Quite an impressive feat even if it's far behind Elden Ring's 20 million .

https://www.gamereactor.eu/sekiro-shadows-die-twice-has-sold-more-than-10-million-copies-1308893/

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As we've previously reported about, Embracer finally did run out of money after years of spectacular purchases. It now seems like we're getting a streak of studio closures, cancellations and layoffs because of this. After closing developers like Campfire Cabal and Volition, talks about selling Gearbox and plenty of layoffs and more, the time has come for Crystal Dynamics to let some people go. At least ten persons are confirmed leaving the studio, which is most famous for the first two games in the new Tomb Raider trilogy, Marvel's Avengers and helping The Initiative develop the new Perfect Dark .

https://www.gamereactor.eu/tomb-raider-and-perfect-dark-studio-hit-with-layoffs-1307483/

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We already knew that was off to a really good start as it has been smashing all kinds of records , but so far we haven't any sales numbers, as Microsoft rarely shares those. Fortunately, we have now gotten an indication at least on how has performed sales wise in Europe, thanks to GamesIndustry.biz . They have now revealed that is the fifth fastest selling game of the year in Europe, bested only by Hogwarts Legacy, Diablo IV, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - which also means it did beat the releases of games like Final Fantasy XVI and Resident Evil 4.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/starfield-is-the-fastest-selling-new-ip-of-the-year-in-europe-1306593/

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Before the launch of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Stig Asmussen was best known as the creator director of God of War III, so it's safe to say he's delivered a trio of excellent games after releasing earlier this year. It seemed like he was set to make it four after sharing his hopes of making a Star Wars trilogy several times, but that's not happening. Jason Schreier's always reliable sources have revealed that Stig Asmussen has left Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts. EA's spokesperson makes it sound like they ended their relationship on good terms by stating he wants "to pursue other adventures" .

https://www.gamereactor.eu/star-wars-jedi-survivor-and-god-of-war-iii-creator-leaves-ea-and-respawn-1305153/

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If you want to buy a whole bunch of Disney and Pixar films, you'll soon have the chance. On November 14, 2023, Disney is releasing a huge box set to celebrate 100 years of movie magic. The Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection contains 100 films on Blu-ray (digital versions are also included) and is filled with classics like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book and more. There are all the Toy Story films, Cars with all the sequels and some other perhaps less expected films such as The Jungle Book 2 and some other sequels such as Frozen 2 and others.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/disney-to-release-a-huge-box-set-of-blu-rays-to-celebrate-its-100th-anniversary-1303893/

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We still have a hard time understanding that we're only one month away from the return of one of the biggest sitcom characters of the 90's - psychiatrist Crane (played by Kelsey Grammer). Back in August, we showed you the new opening theme for the show, and today, we have new images to offer thanks to Entertainment Weekly . Besides Kelsey Grammer, a few other characters from will return as well (played by the same actors) but there will mostly be new faces. It is also expected that other beloved characters will return as guests every now and then.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/check-out-new-images-from-frasier-1303863/

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The simple premise of having celebrities eating very, very spicy chicken wings while performing really well made interviews has become a very winning concept for Hot Ones . The most popular episodes (like when Gordon Ramsay first visited) has well over 100 million views. The latest episode was published yesterday, and surprisingly enough, it wasn't the average singer, actor or athlete that visited the show - but a veteran video game creator. As you've probably already figured out, we're talking about Ed Boon, co-founder of Mortal Kombat and still the main man behind the franchise.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/mortal-kombat-creator-eat-spicy-chicken-on-hot-ones-1303393/

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news EA has just promised a full reveal of tomorrow (September 7), but that wasn't the only thing they had to say as they also has presented the cover athletes for the game. It turns out that Alexander Volkanovski and Valentina Shevchenko will get the honor for the Standard Edition, while Stylebender (Israel Adesanya) is the star of the Deluxe Edition. We will get back tomorrow when we have all the first details about the game, but until then - what do you think of the cover athlete selectio

https://www.gamereactor.eu/the-cover-athletes-for-ea-sports-ufc-5-have-been-introduced-1302503/

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There have been a lot of rumours claiming that Nintendo would have a Direct stream this month, but when Nintendo both announced and streamed a show dedicated Super Mario Bros. Wonder , many people feared this meant we won't get a show during September. But according to the insider Nate the Hate (noted by ComicBook.com ), this is not necessarily true. When asked about it on X, he simply replied that one event does not automatically negate another one, which means there's still a chance we'll get a new Nintendo Direct.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/rumour-there-is-a-nintendo-direct-planned-for-september-1302023/

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Energy drinks continues to be serious business, but the Japanese noodle brand Nissin has another idea on how to energize gamers. They have now announced both Nissin Gaming Cup Noodles and a Curry, which comes infused with the regular energy drink stuff such as arginine, caffeine and niacin. Two flavors has been announced so far (translated via DeepL), which is "Energy Garlic & Black Pepper Yakisoba" and "Energy Ginger Keema Curry". We assume they won't arrive on our shores anytime soon (most probably never), but they will be released in Japan on September 18.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/nissin-to-launch-gaming-noodles-later-this-month-1302033/

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There has been a lot of rumors claiming that Nintendo would have a Direct stream this month, but when Nintendo both announced and streamed a show dedicated Super Mario Bros. Wonder, many people feared this meant we won't get a show during September. But according to the insider Nate the Hate (noted by ComicBook.com ), this is not necessarily true. When asked about it on X, he simply replied that one event does not automatically negate another one, which means there's still a chance we'll get a new Nintendo Direct.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/rumor-there-is-a-nintendo-direct-planned-for-september-1302023/

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news With the fall avalanche of new releases is coming and Starfield being officially launching this week, it's easy to forget the arguably biggest premiere of 2023 - . It massacred all kinds of records after it was released in February and has has continued to perform well. While we know many of you are hoping it will get DLC eventually, it seems like Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment might have other plans and have kicked of the work on a sequel. The fairly known insider (as far as insiders goes) MyTimeToShineH writes on X: "Sources confirmed that a sequel is in the works" While this is hardly surprising considering what a huge success the first game was, and the fact that Harry Potter is getting a TV series on HBO Max eventually - we're still glad to hear that the development might already have started to some extent.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/rumour-hogwarts-legacy-2-is-already-in-development-1301463/

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news With the fall avalanche of new releases is coming and Starfield being officially launching this week, it's easy to forget the arguably biggest premiere of 2023 - . It massacred all kinds of records after it was released in February and has has continued to perform well. While we know many of you are hoping it will get DLC eventually, it seems like Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment might have other plans and have kicked of the work on a sequel. The fairly known insider (as far as insiders goes) MyTimeToShineH writes on X: "Sources confirmed that a sequel is in the works" While this is hardly surprising considering what a huge success the first game was, and the fact that Harry Potter is getting a TV series on HBO Max eventually - we're still glad to hear that the development might already have started to some extent.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/rumor-hogwarts-legacy-2-is-already-in-development-1301463/

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news Remedy have a video series called Behind the Scenes where they take a deeper look at the upcoming and talks about it from a developer's perspective. Now the third episode has been released, called Alan Wake in the Dark Place . Here we get to know more about the nightmare Alan Wake has been living in for 13 years, and there are also talks about how Remedy plans to give him much needed character development. Six interesting minutes awaits you in the video below.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/check-out-alan-wake-2-behind-the-scenes-1300993/

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news After one of the worst launches ever for a AAA game with , CD Projekt Red decided to rebuild trust in both the studio and the game. This led to a lot of hard work that finally seemed to have paid off last year with the game finally reaching full potential and cool projects like the animé Edgerunners. Today, sales of are soaring and it seems like people are currently really begging for more. Today we got some nice proof of this during the company's first half 2023 earnings conference, where CD Projekt revealed that they are in fact "very happy" with the pre-orders of the upcoming expansion Phantom Liberty .

https://www.gamereactor.eu/cd-projekt-we-are-very-happy-with-cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-preorders-1300523/

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news launches in just over a week and graphically boasts the twelve-year-old, albeit updated version of the developer's in-house engine, Creation Engine 2.0. Some may wonder what Todd Howard's massive space adventure would have looked like if it had instead blossomed in Epic's powerful Unreal Engine 5. Well, you don't have to wonder anymore. YouTube user Ghost Design has posted a seven-minute video on their channel where they designed an outpost to replicate exactly what it would have looked like in .

https://www.gamereactor.eu/check-out-what-starfield-could-have-looked-like-in-unreal-engine-5-1300233/

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There are plenty of signs, rumors and insiders pointing towards a release of a new Nintendo console next year, likely during the second half. As Switch was released early 2017, this is actually sounding pretty reasonable. But when will we get to see the console? Well, if the Microsoft insider and Windows Central editor Jez Corden is to be believed - it could actually happen fairly soon. He claims he's heard that the successor of Switch was actually shown behind locked doors during Gamescom last week.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/rumor-switch-2-was-shown-behind-closed-doors-on-gamescom-1300003/

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The Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said on several occasions that he would love to buy more Japanese developers and want Xbox to perform better in Japan. While there has been an increase of major Japanese games for Xbox during recent years, Microsoft's consoles are still missing a whole lot. And that's where Mena Sato Kato comes in. She is the former Vice President of Mobile Business at Sony Interactive Entertainment and worked for Sony for eight years. Now she has joined the Xbox team in Japan instead with the title Director for Partnerships in Japan.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/xbox-hires-sony-veteran-as-director-for-partnerships-in-japan-1300023/

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