Tag: game-development

Apex Legends writer gets laid off 24 hours after the character she wrote is revealed, because that’s what the games industry in 2025 looks like

Apex Legends writer gets…

EA has laid off hundreds of employees—reportedly around 300 to 400—across its studios, including around 100 at Respawn Entertainment,…
Developer cancels public demo of its upcoming horror drinking game, fearing it will be instantly cloned by AI vibe coders: ‘We sincerely apologise for the short notice’

Developer cancels public demo…

The developer of an upcoming horror drinking game has cancelled plans for a public Steam demo in favour of…
Ultrakill publisher co-founder throws up hands, jokes ‘Tarkov has done irreparable f*cking damage to the game industry’ because even FromSoftware games are extraction shooters now

Ultrakill publisher co-founder throws…

I have something to confess to you, dear reader: I’m not an extraction shooter guy. I wasn’t a battle…
Major Japanese studios and publishers were having a great time in 2025, right up until the weekend because of the (you guessed it) ‘insultingly dumb’ US tariffs

Major Japanese studios and…

In an industry already tanking a bunch of hits, full of layoffs and studio closures, the Japanese games industry…
‘These kids do not care about romance’: Game devs want to know what today’s teens want, and surveys say sex and romance isn’t it

‘These kids do not…

Surveys say that today’s youth are more interested in stories about platonic friendships and social groups than romance and…
Capcom announces plans to transform its RE Engine into an ‘AI-generation game engine’

Capcom announces plans to…

Capcom has been on an historic run over the last few years, delivering hit after hit during a period…
Valve’s patch note supremacy

Valve’s patch note supremacy

To most, the highlight of this week’s big Deadlock patch is the snazzy map makeover, new heroes, and tons…
Palworld studio’s first move as a publisher is to save a struggling indie dev: ‘This is the energy I want to see driving games in 2025’

Palworld studio’s first move…

Pocketpair, the developers behind Palworld, has announced its first project as a publisher—a new horror game alongside Surgent Studios.…
For Warhorse’s 15th birthday, we chatted with its co-founder about the demand for ‘grown-up’ RPGs, AI, why games are too cheap, and his role in the collapse of communism

For Warhorse’s 15th birthday,…

Martin Klíma is an iconoclast. As the co-founder of Warhorse Studios, he’s responsible for one of the crunchiest, most…
Over 10 years later, Gabe Newell’s advice to devs still holds up

Over 10 years later,…

In 2013, Valve head honcho Gabe Newell spoke to students at the LBJ School of Public Affairs in Austin…