This week’s top game rankings saw a major shake-up as Pearl Abyss’ ‘Crimson Desert’ was removed from the voting pool following its March release. Filling that void and taking the top spot is Blizzard’s new expansion, ‘Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred,’ which officially launched on April 28. ‘E-hwan’ climbed one spot to take third place. […]
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse exists because Konami loved Evil Empire’s Dead Cells crossover pitch, even though the devs thought the DLC was “too big” and the publisher would “never say yes”
I will forever support the growing trend of AAA publishers letting indie studios take a stab at dormant IP, and Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is maybe the most exciting example yet. But the whole thing is pretty unexpected for developer Evil Empire – the studio was pretty sure Castlevania owner Konami wasn’t even going to get […]