Hit puzzle game Wordle has been acquired by the New York Times
Company pays the game’s creator a price ‘in the low seven figures”
VGC January 2022
31st Jan 2022
It Takes Two is being adapted for film and TV by the Sonic movie writers
Developer Hazelight partners with production company dj2 Entertainment
Discord is officially rolling out on PlayStation consoles from today
Messaging platform is “gradually” appearing for US users, with more countries to follow
Sony says it has ‘many more acquisition moves to make’
Jim Ryan says the industry should “absolutely expect more” buyouts from SIE
Bungie says its games will remain multiplatform after PlayStation acquisition
“We want the worlds we are creating to extend to anywhere people play games”
Sony is buying Destiny creator Bungie for $3.6bn
The Halo developer will become "an independent subsidiary" and release multiplatform games
Sony’s MLB game will hit Xbox Game Pass on day one for the second year in a row
MLB The Show is also making its first appearance on a Nintendo console this year
February’s PlayStation Now games include GTA Vice City Definitive Edition
Death Squared, Little Big Workshop and Through the Darkest of Times also included
American McGee’s Alice is getting a TV adaptation with David Hayter as showrunner
McGee is hoping to convince EA to make a third Alice game
Troy Baker ends partnership with NFT firm and says sorry for ‘hate or create’ comment
Last of Us star’s endorsement of VoiceVerse NFT caused a backlash
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2 is planned for reveal this year, producer confirms
The classic PlayStation RPG is 25 today and Square Enix says “more new projects” are coming
Now even Worms is getting its own NFTs
Team17 is teaming up with an NFT group to make the "potentially quite valuable" MetaWorms
Here’s the first trailer for a Zelda: Ocarina of Time PC port
Working PC versions of the N64 classic could be made public as soon as February
Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ UK launch was huge, even without digital sales
The Switch spin-off is the fourth biggest Pokémon launch ever in the region
A Gran Turismo 7 State of Play is coming on Wednesday
A special presentation will show 30 minutes of new footage and gameplay details
Scarlet Nexus’ director wants to make a ‘more mature’ sequel
Xbox Game Pass has also been praised for giving the game a "boost in publicity and popularity"
30th Jan 2022
Halo TV series trailer reveals Cortana and its release date
The live-action show is set to appear on the Paramount+ streaming service
Nintendo has blocked over 1300 YouTube videos featuring its soundtracks
Music from The Legend Of Zelda, Super Mario and more has been blocked
Quantic Dream’s PS4 tech demo is reportedly coming to PS5 as ‘Dreamland’
The 'interactive story' game is said to be written by David Cage
Star Wars Eclipse is reportedly inspired by The Last of Us
Quantic Dream's Star Wars game is claimed to have 'a mix of story and gameplay'
PS5 version of Cyberpunk 2077 seemingly spotted on PSN, hinting at imminent release
A new cover image has also been spotted
29th Jan 2022
WWE 2K22’s new trailer has leaked early
The latest footage offers a look at 2K's long-in-development new instalment
Switch users have hacked Controller Pak support into N64 games
The memory card feature is surprisingly not supported by unmodified Switch Online games
28th Jan 2022
Comments of the Week: ‘Sony should let Destruction AllStars rest in peace’
We round up the best of the correspondence VGC has received this past week