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Activision Blizzard QA workers protest "more stressful" return-to-office policy Activision Blizzard QA workers protest "more stressful" return-to-office policy

Activision Blizzard will kick off its 2024 by ending its hybrid work policy and fully embracing a return to the office.

byJustin Carter, Bryant Francis

Dec 18, 2023

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Headshot of Max Payne and Alan Wake actor James McCaffrey.

Obituary: James McCaffrey, Remedy games actor, passed away at age 65 Obituary: James McCaffrey, Remedy games actor, has died at age 65

byJustin Carter

Dec 18, 2023

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The headquarters of Blizzard Entertainment.

Activision Blizzard settles California discrimination suit for $54 million Activision Blizzard settles California discrimination suit for $54 million

byBryant Francis

Dec 18, 2023

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Shadowheart in Larian's Baldur's Gate 3.

Baldur's Gate 3 has no future on Xbox Game Pass, says Larian Baldur's Gate 3 has no future on Xbox Game Pass, says Larian

byJustin Carter

Dec 15, 2023

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Cars racing in Ivory Tower's 2014 game The Crew.

EA's Rocket Arena and Ubisoft's The Crew go offline in March 2024 EA's Rocket Arena and Ubisoft's The Crew go offline in March 2024

byJustin Carter

Dec 15, 2023

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Dec 15, 2023

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Last of Us protagonist Ellie rides a horse through a ruined Seattle.

Naughty Dog cancels its multiplayer spinoff of The Last of Us

Naughty Dog cancels its multiplayer spinoff of The Last of Us

byBryant Francis

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The Business Case for Content Moderation in Game Development

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bySharon Fisher

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New dev Barnyard Games formed to make games within Fortnite

New dev Barnyard Games formed to make games within Fortnite

byJustin Carter

Key art for Kill Pixel's Wrath: Aeon of Ruin.

Embracer reportedly cuts staff at 3D Realms and Slipgate

Embracer reportedly cuts staff at 3D Realms & Slipgate

byJustin Carter

Cover art for the 5th Edition players handbook of Dungeons & Dragons.

Hasbro to lay off 1,100 employees through 2024

Hasbro to lay off 1,100 employees through 2024

byJustin Carter

Change of leadership may have caused E3's demise

Change of leadership may have caused E3's demise

byJustin Carter

The Steam Deck OLED on a burnt orange background

The Steam Deck OLED feels like a radiant new dawn for portable play

The Steam Deck OLED feels like a radiant new dawn for portable play

Game Preservation: Saving digital worlds for future generation of gamers

Game Preservation: Saving digital worlds for future generation of gamers

byMarcin Paczyński

Survivors holding their own against zombies in The Walking Dead: Betrayal.

The Walking Dead: Betrayal gets delisted after 3 months in Early Access

The Walking Dead: Betrayal gets delisted after 3 months in Early Access

byJustin Carter

Saga Anderson poring over clues in the Mind Place

True Detective meets Hearthstone: Unlocking the metaphysical Mind Place of Alan Wake II

True Detective meets Hearthstone: Unlocking the metaphysical Mind Place of Alan Wake II

A Guide to Choosing Age-Appropriate Games: Tools for Informed Decisions by Parents

A Guide to Choosing Age-Appropriate Games: Tools for Informed Decisions by Parents

byPatrick Klepek

How Alan Wake 2's composer crafted the sound of The Dark Place

How Alan Wake 2's composer crafted the sound of The Dark Place

A screenshot of RoboCop from RoboCop: Rogue City

Making RoboCop: Rogue City a shooter was too "obvious"—so the devs made an RPG instead

Making RoboCop: Rogue City a shooter was too "obvious"—so the devs made an RPG instead

byAlessandro Fillari

Two Salt and Sacrifice characters stand in shallow water before a large glowing door.

Behind the monstrous challenge of "just adding multiplayer" to Salt and Sacrifice

Behind the monstrous challenge of "just adding multiplayer" to Salt and Sacrifice

byBryant Francis

UX Research in game development: an essential explainer

UX Research in game development: an essential explainer

byMaria Amirkhanyan

Key artwork for Cocoon showing a strange creature peering into worlds

Mental staircases and paradoxical suitcases: Crafting the world-hopping puzzles of Cocoon

Mental staircases and paradoxical suitcases: Crafting the world-hopping puzzles of Cocoon

Do chess pieces have a mood? — The moodboard and character design in Chessarama

Do chess pieces have a mood? — The moodboard and character design in Chessarama

byThalia Chiquetano

Peter Parker and Miles Morales, dressed up as Spider-Man, take on a building-sized Sandman.

How a wheatcake recipe showcases Marvel's Spider-Man 2's incredible art direction

How a wheatcake recipe showcases Marvel's Spider-Man 2's incredible art direction

byBryant Francis

A promo image of Dagath, the newest character in Warframe.

How "embracing the weird" makes Warframe's art style so unique

How "embracing the weird" makes Warframe's art style so unique

byAlessandro Fillari

Xbox accessibility update adds keyboard remapping

Xbox accessibility update adds keyboard remapping

byJustin Carter

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Something Wicked Games snaps up former Starfield lead quest designer Will Shen

Something Wicked Games snaps up former Starfield lead quest designer Will Shen

byBryant Francis

Polytonality (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)

Polytonality (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)

byWinifred Phillips

A screenshot from Only Up: Top Gun, a UEFN island. The player character points a gun down at an obstacle course.

What it's like making games in Unreal Engine for Fortnite as an indie dev

What it's like making games in Unreal Engine for Fortnite as an indie dev

Reflections on Immersive Food Placement in RPGs

Reflections on Immersive Food Placement in RPGs

byOndřej Purchart

The war on lag starts with latency

The war on lag starts with latency

byAndrew Walker

Deep Dive: Why we chose a forbidden marketing technique for We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

Deep Dive: Why we chose a forbidden marketing technique for We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

byGeoff van den Ouden

A screenshot from Dredge showing a boat entering a spooky passage

Turning players' worst fears against them in Dredge

Turning players' worst fears against them in Dredge

Kevin Johnson speaking on stage at GCAP 2023

Empower your dev team with these five rules from Double Fine's Kevin Johnson

Empower your dev team with these five rules from Double Fine's Kevin Johnson

Grace is being pulled by the wrist through a doorway made entirely of yellow light by a person in sportswear and a cap.

Refining the visual design of Stray Gods' surreal songworlds

Refining the visual design of Stray Gods' surreal songworlds

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