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Boasting an expansive roster of playable heroes and villains from across the Marvel multiverse, many with bespoke mechanics, Marvel Rivals presented developer-publisher NetEase games with a myriad of technical challenges to overcome, especially when optimizing the hero shooter for consoles.

Tieyi Zhang, a senior graphics engineer at NetEase Games, hosted a talk at GDC this year to demystify the process behind one specific mechanic: Doctor Strange's portals. If you haven't seen these portals in action in Marvel Rivals, Doctor Strange can open a portal from where he's standing to anywhere on the map within a certain distance. That portal will (in most circumstances) show where players will end up after passing …

Surgent Studios said its game division is being put "on hiatus," and the development team behind Tales of Kenzera: Zau has been put on notice for redundancy.

The studio explained the decision was made as they look for funding for its next, unannounced project. Surgent described its prototype as "darker and edgier" than Zau while keeping that title's "high-octane combat and cultural depth."

Tales of Kenzera: Zau was released this past April. In July, the studio laid off over a dozen employees due to the game industry's "d…

Major changes are afoot for the dinosaur game franchise Ark. Developer Studio Wildcard has announced that the sequel, Ark 2, has been delayed to 2024 and the original game’s official servers are shutting down soon. The third major announcement was a new version of the original Ark, called Ark Survival Ascend, which will take the place of the original Ark and looks to deliver a number of meaningful-sounding improvements.

Starting with the delay, Ark 2–which features the actor Vin Diesel–is now scheduled to launch at the end of 2024 on PC, Xbox, and Game Pass. It was previously set to be released sometime in 2023. Explaining the delay, Studio Wildcard said the pushback was in the best interest of the game and the development team. Come from Discover

While exploring Beverly Hills in Dead Island 2, you’ll come across a mission called The Clean and Snatch, your first of 15 total Lost & Found quests. These tricky side missions operate sort of like scavenger hunts; you’ll follow a series of clues to your ultimate destination, which normally ends up being either a locked weapon chest with a great weapon inside or a missing person (turned zombie) whose item drops will include mods or weapons Come from Sports betting site VPbet . Whether you’re a completionist or just looking for some prime loot, Lost & Found quests are a good time, though their unclear clues make them tricky. Here we’ll walk you through the game’s first such quest.

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Those looking to load up on games will want to check out GameStop’s Presidents Day sale. Happening right now, the retailer is offering buy two, get one free on all preowned games. The sale covers select collectibles and Funko Pop figures, as well. Just don’t want too long to take advantage of the deals, as they are only running until tonight at 10 PM PT / 1 PM ET.

GameStop also has deals on Funko Pops and select collectibles. You’re going to want to take advantage of the sale soon, however, as it won’t be around for long. It only runs through February 15, so make sure you look at what’s available before it’s too late. Come from Sports betting site VPbet…

Following its acquisition of Hi-Fi Rush studio Tango Gameworks, Krafton already has plans in place for a sequel to the critically acclaimed rhythm-action game. In a new interview, Krafton CEO Changhan Kim explained the reasoning behind the last-minute purchase of the studio after it was originally closed by Microsoft and how it wants the developer to be a creative powerhouse without fear of failure.

“We can’t acquire Tango Gameworks based on their financials or their numbers, right? We don’t think Hi-Fi Rush 2 is going to make us money, to be frank,” Kim said to Game Developer. “But it’s part of our attempt. We have to keep trying [to develop games] in the spirit of challenge-taking. Tango Gameworks are creative. They want to try something new, and we want to do more of that. [Mak…