Tag: game-development

‘We wish to express our deepest regret’: Bulletstorm and Outriders dev People Can Fly suspends unannounced projects in yet another wave of gaming layoffs

‘We wish to express…

Sebastian Wojciechowski, People Can Fly CEO, shared some disheartening news in an announcement on LinkedIn on Sunday. Not only…
‘I drank from the chalice of blood’: indie dev scrubs his game of AI-generated voice lines, having previously described the technology as ‘anti-human and anti-art’

‘I drank from the…

Well, here’s a headscratcher. Paolo Pedercini, developer of Future? No Thanks! recently admitted to using generative AI in his…
Helldivers 2 and Palworld devs wish players understood that ‘easy’ additions and updates are sometimes really hard: ‘That’s half a year’s work

Helldivers 2 and Palworld…

I don’t envy game developers sometimes, nor do I envy the assumptions they have to hear time and time…
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…