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Sam Lake as Alex Casey in Alan Wake 2.

Remedy creative director Sam Lake to receive NY Game Awards' Andrew Yoon Award Remedy creative director Sam Lake to receive NY Game Awards' Andrew Yoon Award

The multihyphenate developer is being recognized for 'paving the way for narrative-focused game design and visually striking universes.'

byJustin Carter

Nov 14, 2024

1 Min Read

Phil Spencer at a 2024 Xbox livestream event.

Xbox head Phil Spencer still wants to work with mobile and Chinese devs Xbox head Phil Spencer still wants to work with mobile and Chinese devs

byJustin Carter

Nov 13, 2024

1 Min Read

Key art for Animal Well, featuring a mysterious purple Kangaroo.

Why Animal Well's home-brewed engine was key to its success Why Animal Well's home-brewed engine was key to its success

bySam Machkovech

Nov 13, 2024

1 Min Read

Davrin, a Black elf from Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

BioWare pulls back the veil on Dragon Age: The Veilguard's magical hair tech BioWare pulls back the veil on Dragon Age: The Veilguard's magical hair tech

byBryant Francis

Nov 12, 2024

1 Min Read

Screenshot of 2024's TerraTech Worlds.

Payload Studios is laying off even more employees Payload Studios is laying off even more employees

byJustin Carter

Nov 12, 2024

1 Min Read

A character in Slitterhead with a creepy mask and claws.

Slitterhead creative director Keiichiro Toyama muses on his unique mix of influences Slitterhead creative director Keiichiro Toyama muses on his unique mix of influences

Nov 12, 2024

1 Min Read

Cars racing in 2014's The Crew.

Ubisoft sued for taking The Crew offline and 'duping' players

Ubisoft sued for taking The Crew offline and 'duping' players

byJustin Carter

Roblox's new safety updates keep teen players from unrated experiences

Roblox's new safety updates keep teen players from unrated experiences

byJustin Carter

Raw Fury appoints ex-Avalanche chief Pim Holfve as new CEO

Raw Fury appoints ex-Avalanche chief Pim Holfve as new CEO

byJustin Carter

Key art for 2024's Metaphor ReFantazio.

DLC and back catalog sales drove Sega's 'strong' second-quarter games business

DLC and back catalog sales drove Sega's 'strong' second-quarter games business

byJustin Carter

Miyamoto on a stylised background

'Polish something that has never existed before:' Miyamoto explains how Nintendo is countering rising development costs

'Polish something that has never existed before:' Miyamoto explains how Nintendo is countering rising development costs

Three Guardians in Destiny: Rising.

Report: NetEase execs and employees arrested over alleged money laundering

Report: NetEase execs and employees arrested over alleged money laundering

byJustin Carter

Two monsters in 2024's Palworld.

Pocketpair reveals specific patents featured in Nintendo's lawsuit against Palworld

Pocketpair reveals specific patents featured in Nintendo's lawsuit against Palworld

byJustin Carter

Key artwork for Concord

Sony 'learned a lot' from Concord failure, will now leverage the strength of 'proven IP'

Sony 'learned a lot' from Concord failure, will now leverage the strength of 'proven IP'

A Mass Effect TV show is blasting off to Prime Video

A Mass Effect TV show is blasting off to Prime Video

byJustin Carter

Sam Porter Bridges in 2019's Death Stranding.

Kojima Productions acquires Death Stranding's IP rights

Kojima Productions acquires Death Stranding's IP rights

byJustin Carter

Key art for MultiVersus.

MultiVersus and Harry Potter deliver $100 million loss for WB Games

MultiVersus and Harry Potter deliver $100 million loss for WB Games

byJustin Carter

The Zynga office in San Mateo

Take-Two looking at 'select mobile M&A opportunities' after Zynga integration

Take-Two looking at 'select mobile M&A opportunities' after Zynga integration

Promotional artwork for Shadow of the Erdtree

FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa is pushing into PC and console publishing

FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa is pushing into PC and console publishing

Take-Two has sold Private Division to an undisclosed buyer

Take-Two has sold Private Division to an undisclosed buyer

Super Smash Bros. loading on the Switch Lite

Nintendo confirms its next console will be backwards compatible with Switch titles

Nintendo confirms its next console will be backwards compatible with Switch titles

Master Chief in the 2003 E3 demo for Halo 2.

Halo 2's E3 2003 demo will deploy as a free, playable Steam mod

Halo 2's E3 2003 demo will deploy as a free, playable Steam mod

byJustin Carter

The Nintendo Switch on a stylised background

Nintendo lowers fiscal forecast with Switch hardware and software in decline

Nintendo lowers fiscal forecast with Switch hardware and software in decline

Roblox boasts 'exceptional' revenue and players for 2024's third quarter

Roblox boasts 'exceptional' revenue and players for 2024's third quarter

byJustin Carter

A screenshot from Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2 has recouped most of its development and marketing expenses

Alan Wake 2 has recouped most of its development and marketing expenses

A woman addresses a table of businesspeople.

Up-to-date indie pitching tips from Finji CEO Bekah Saltsman

Up-to-date indie pitching tips from Finji CEO Bekah Saltsman

byBryant Francis

A screenshot from Concord

CWA claims Sony looking to further 'monopoly position' with latest studio closures

CWA claims Sony looking to further 'monopoly position' with latest studio closures

Star Wars Outlaws protagonist slides across the dirt.

Three reasons Star Wars Outlaws might have undersold

Three reasons Star Wars Outlaws might have undersold

byBryant Francis

Kay Vess in Star Wars Outlaws.

Ubisoft's recovery from weak half-year to involve 'addressing polarized comments' about company

Ubisoft's recovery from weak half-year to involve 'addressing polarized comments' about company

byJustin Carter

Screenshot of 2024's Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess.

Capcom maintains optimism for 2024-2025, despite first-half slump

Capcom maintains optimism for 2024-2025, despite first-half slump

byJustin Carter

Key art for 2024's Concord.

Sony shuts down Concord dev Firewalk and mobile studio Neon Koi

Sony shuts down Concord dev Firewalk and mobile studio Neon Koi

byJustin Carter

Key art from Indiana Jones and The Great Circle. Characters from the game are posed against a gold background.

In Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, MachineGames wants players to improv like Indy

In Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, MachineGames wants players to improv like Indy

byAlessandro Fillari

Screenshot from 1971's Oregon Trail.

Oregon Trail is taking the road to a movie adaptation

Oregon Trail is taking the road to a movie adaptation

byJustin Carter

Screenshot of an archive within the Video Game History Foundation.

U.S. Copyright Office rejects DMCA exemption to support game preservation

U.S. Copyright Office rejects DMCA exemption to support game preservation

byJustin Carter

20 Xbox franchises have made $1 billion in lifetime revenue, says Microsoft CEO

20 Xbox franchises have made $1 billion in lifetime revenue, says Microsoft CEO

byJustin Carter

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