Topic: developer interviews
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Celebrating 40 Years of PlayStation's Legendary Game Developer
Naughty Dog released a 40th-anniversary retrospective video featuring developer interviews and highlights from iconic games like Crash Bandicoot and The Last of Us, including a preview of their upcoming project Intergalactic. Originally founded in 1984 as JAM Software, the studio rebranded in 198...
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Obsidian's Biggest Lessons From The Outer Worlds
Obsidian Entertainment is developing The Outer Worlds 2 with a focus on fan feedback and creative ambitions to deliver a more immersive and expansive RPG experience. Key improvements include larger explorable zones, enhanced reactivity to player choices, and deeper RPG mechanics like customizable...
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Marvel Rivals Switch 2 Version in Development
Marvel Rivals, a team-based shooter, is confirmed to be in active development for the Nintendo Switch 2, though a specific release date has not been announced. The Switch 2 version has progressed from earlier speculation and hardware evaluation into active production, but a mobile version for iOS...
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The Sims 4 Ondarion World: Royalty & Legacy Map Revealed
The expansion pack's world of Ondarion was co-created with four community builders, who infused distinct neighborhoods with rich storytelling and architectural styles for immersive legacy gameplay. Each creator designed specific lots with unique narratives; for example, Roko's builds blend dramat...
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The Outer Worlds 2's Factions Fail to Match Fallout: New Vegas
The Outer Worlds 2's factions lack the ideological depth and narrative impact of Fallout: New Vegas, making them feel less compelling and more peripheral to the main plot. Developers designed the game with a cynical philosophy, suggesting that powerful individuals are trapped by systems, which re...
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"Horses" Is a Hit, But Its Studio Faces Trouble
The horror game *Horses* became a surprise bestseller on GOG.com after being banned from Steam, highlighting the financial vulnerability of indie developers reliant on a single dominant marketplace. Its removal from major platforms paradoxically fueled its success by generating intense public cur...
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Resident Evil Requiem: Leon and Grace's Gameplay Contrasts Like "Hot Sauna to Cold Bath"
*Resident Evil Requiem* splits gameplay between two protagonists: Grace, whose chapters focus on vulnerable, atmospheric horror, and Leon Kennedy, whose segments are action-oriented. The developers intend the stark contrast between the characters' styles to create a unique rhythm of tension and r...
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id Software Dev Says Studio Morale at All-Time Low
id Software's layoffs cut at least 136 employees, primarily from the id Tech engineering team, despite company claims that staffing remained sufficient for major titles like DOOM. Veteran programmer Chris Hays described the post-layoff atmosphere as "inhumane" and "demoralizing," with morale at a...
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Yoko Taro Reveals His Games Keep Getting Canceled
Yoko Taro's recent projects include the mobile game 404 Game Re:set and the Voice of Cards trilogy, but fans are awaiting a new non-gacha Nier title. Taro revealed at G-CON 2025 that multiple projects he worked on were canceled during development, explaining his apparent absence from releases. He...
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Sony's Horizon MMO Announced: Watch the Trailer
Sony has confirmed a new free-to-play MMORPG, *Horizon Steel Frontiers*, developed with NCSoft for cross-platform play on PC, iOS, and Android. The game focuses on cooperative hunts of giant mechanical beasts, featuring new combat mechanics and deep character customization, diverging from the mai...
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PC Gamer's New Issue: 007 First Light Now Available
PC Gamer provides an exclusive first look at 007 First Light, a new James Bond game by IO Interactive that follows a young Bond in a third-person action-adventure. The issue includes in-depth features on indie publisher Raw Fury and the wuxia action RPG Phantom Blade Zero, highlighting their uniq...
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PC Gaming Show Announces Tokyo Game Show 2025 Direct
The PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct will debut at Tokyo Game Show 2025 on September 28, broadcasting live globally with coverage of anticipated PC titles. The event will feature exclusive trailers, developer interviews, and world premieres from confirmed participants like SEGA and Devolver Digital, w...
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Assassin's Creed: Shadows Shifts to "Chunkier Updates" Over Second Expansion
Assassin's Creed: Shadows is shifting from multiple large expansions to "chunkier updates," abandoning the two-expansion model used since Assassin's Creed Origins. The new strategy focuses on being "small and reactive," using community feedback to guide more substantial but less frequent content ...
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Why Donkey Kong Bananza Couldn't Run on Switch 1
Donkey Kong Bananza was moved from the original Nintendo Switch to the Switch 2 due to severe performance limitations, which prevented it from achieving its intended quality and highlighted the technical leap between the systems. The game's expansive stage designs and dynamic voxel-based terrain,...
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PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct: All Games, Trailers & Reveals
The PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2025 featured ten world premieres and over thirty games, including exclusive reveals and developer interviews, celebrating the legacy of the Tokyo Game Show. Highlighted games included diverse genres such as the zombie action of Killing Floor 3, the sci-fi adventur...
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Top 6 Must-Play Indie Games from Steam Next Fest
Steam Next Fest is a leading digital showcase for indie games, offering free demos and developer insights, with 25 diverse titles featured in the latest edition. Six standout games include Shrine’s Legacy (16-bit RPG with co-op), Troublemaker 2 (chaotic open-world brawler), and Don’t Di...
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Switch 2's early flaws are starting to show
The Switch 2 can handle major modern releases like Resident Evil Requiem and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, but it still has a hard technical ceiling, as shown by Sandfall Interactive's struggle to port Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 due to Unreal Engine 5 incompatibilities and the indefinite delay of Bor...
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Infamous Atari 2600 Game Rereleased After 43 Years
The infamously poor Atari 2600 version of *Pac-Man*, a key factor in the 1980s video game crash, has been unexpectedly rereleased twice after over 40 years. It was first included in a special cartridge for the new Atari 2600+ console and later as part of the *Atari 50* digital anthology, which pr...
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Ghost of Yōtei: Master Cinematic Modes for Chill or Brutal Gameplay
Ghost of Yōtei introduces three cinematic modes, Kurosawa, Miike, and Watanabe, each offering unique visual and auditory styles to tailor the player's experience, from intense brutality to relaxed exploration. Kurosawa Mode presents the game in stark black and white with altered audio to mimic clas...
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Persona 30th Anniversary Plans Revealed, Persona 4 Revival Supported
Atlus has officially announced ambitious global plans for the Persona series' 30th anniversary in 2026, which will include initiatives to thank fans and discuss the franchise's future. Developers provided encouraging updates on a highly anticipated Persona 4 revival, directly acknowledging fan ca...
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