Highlights
- Insomniac falls victim to a ransomware hack, revealing sensitive details about upcoming games and compromising its security.
- The voice of Max Payne and Alan Wake 2's Alex Casey, James McCaffrey, sadly passes away, leaving fans mourning his loss.
- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League faces controversy as its story is leaked, with Rocksteady addressing the issue.
Insomniac suffers a horrific ransomware hack, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League leaks important story details that only heighten its controversy, and Bobby Kotick is finally stepping down. Today, Game ZXC’s weekly recap takes a look at some of the most notable headlines from the past week.
Legendary actor James McCaffrey passes away, Sea of Stars lands an incredible milestone, and the latest Game ZXC Advance dives into The Thaumaturge. All that and more in this week’s roundup of games industry news.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Should Bite the Bullet and Have an Open Beta
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League won skeptical fans over with its closed alpha test and an open beta sometime before launch could seal the deal.
Max Payne, Alan Wake 2’s James McCaffrey Passes Away
James McCaffrey, the voice of Max Payne and Alan Wake 2’s Alex Casey, has sadly passed away, with many Respawn fans pouring adoration and nostalgia out on his behalf.
Sea of Stars Hits Impressive Player Milestone
Sea of Stars was easily one of the most popular indies of the year and earned that distinction by passing four million players recorded in the last little while. Likewise, Sea of Stars has removed its ‘Completionist’ NPC due to recent accusations against the YouTuber.
Rocksteady Addresses Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Leaks
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League allegedly had its story leaked with Rocksteady even putting out a notice for fans to avoid the leak if they can, though the leaker has claimed now that some of the leaks were fabricated.
Insomniac Becomes Victim of Massive Ransomware Hack
Theft of personal files at Insomniac revealed in-development Marvel’s Wolverine details and footage, as well as a roadmap of games Insomniac has planned well into the future.
CEO Bobby Kotick Officially Stepping Down from Activision Blizzard
After much controversy, Bobby Kotick is officially stepping down following Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Features
God of War Ragnarok’s DLC leans heavily into Kratos’ Greek roots and the effort gone into reimagining the original trilogy may suggest that remakes are possible in the franchise’s future.
Movies & TV
The MCU’s Kang the Conqueror has been steeped in controversy following past allegations that have now followed him to an actual conviction.
Guides
Marvel Snap’s Hellfire Gala Season Pass is well underway with regal card variants and new meta-defining characters, as well as interesting new locations and updates to in-game features.
Game ZXC Exclusives
Game ZXC’s latest Game ZXC Advance covers Fool’s Theory’s The Thaumaturge, an isometric magic mystery CRPG releasing late this February.
The Thaumaturge
The Thaumaturge is a story-driven RPG set in 1905 Warsaw, Poland. Players take on the role of Wiktor, who can see entities called Salutors that normal humans cannot. It features isometric gameplay, turn-based combat, morally ambiguous choices, unique character development features, investigation mechanics, and much, much more.
- Platform(s)
- PC
- Released
- March 4, 2024
- Developer(s)
- Fool's Theory
- Publisher(s)
- 11 Bit Studios
- Genre(s)
- Adventure , RPG
