Answering GDC’s 2023 survey, 78% of respondents said they considered the harassment and toxicity developers receive from the public to be a serious issue. A simple sentiment is often the most effective, and the title of Dragon Age veteran Mark Darrah’s latest video cuts right to the heart of it: “Your $70 doesn’t buy you … Read more
Whatever comes out of Brendan Greene’s sprawling 10-year trilogy of projects at PlayerUnknown Productions, it won’t be a successor to Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds, popularly known hereabouts as Plunkbat – the grandfather of battle royales, which Greene developed as creative director at Bluehole, a subsidiary of Krafton. Speaking to me at the company’s Amsterdam offices this … Read more
Chirpy cockney urchin Strauss Zelnick recently hailed the “increasing” importance of the PC market in the lead up to Grand Theft Auto 6’s release this autumn. Could it mean we’re getting the open world crimeathon the same time as consoles? Buddy, we don’t even get updates the same time as consoles. Things might be speeding … Read more
Sandworm-bothering MMO Dune: Awakening will release on 20th May, developers Funcom have announced, and you can start tailoring your very own Arrakish adventurer by means of the just-released character creator. Any desert delver you produce with said creator can be imported to the full game at launch. Inspired by Monster Hunter’s Hunting Horn, I’ve recently … Read more
One of my Xmas selection box games last year was Withering Rooms, a delightfully frightful haunted house action-RPG that balances mazey Metroidvania level design with the ability to be a witch who can supersize herself and gallop around on suits of magic armour. With a quick glance over my shoulder at our dear friend Sir … Read more
Title: Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings In the mystical realm of Shadowveil, a land shrouded in ancient legends and mysterious powers, the tale of The Five Rings unfolds. These legendary artifacts, each imbued with a unique elemental force, hold the key to unlocking untold power and shaping the fate of the realm. As the … Read more
A lawsuit between Sony and a fired Bungie director is getting messy. Sony have revealed the text messages sent by the former director, which they say are proof of his “predatory behaviour” and justify their decision to dismiss him. Christopher Barrett was removed from his position last year in a dramatic reshuffle and it was … Read more
Persona and Shin Megami Tensei composer Shoji Meguro is making a turn-based sci-fi RPG about private military companies gunning through the ashes of a nuclear war. He’s working with Ilya Kuvshinov, the illustrator who created character designs for Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045, and Lotus Juice, a rapper who has contributed sick beats to … Read more
You are playing a co-op session with Julian Gollop, Snapshot Games’s CEO and the man who created XCOM. He’s showing you Chip n’ Clawz vs. The Brainioids, a real time strategy game where you’ll gather resources, fabricate structures, and give orders to robot minions in battles against an alien menace. The twist? It’s all in … Read more
Team Jade and TiMi Studio Group have released a free downloadable co-op campaign for their 2024-launched multiplayer shooter Delta Force – the first new Delta Force game since 2004. Inspired by the Ridley Scott film Black Hawk Down, the add-on campaign is designed for a squad of four, but you can play solo if you’re … Read more
This week is peak Maw-feeding season, for it is the release week of Monster Hunter Wilds, in which there are many maws. Fanged maws! Tusked maws! Pincered maws! Floppy toad maws! Whatever the Rompompolo has on the front of its head – possibly a proboscis, possibly a customizable screwdriver? Whatever shall we throw into all … Read more
My my, it’s blustery outside. Airflow is very important to my happiness, so I’m keeping the window open even though there are gale-force winds outside; I’ve had to push my laundry basket up against my bedroom door though, because the air pressure keeps making it clunk in the night. So, seeing as I’m now trapped … Read more