Tag: gaming industry

Fired Rockstar workers say you shouldn’t boycott GTA 6 for them: ‘We spent years pouring our hard work, skill, and creativity into making GTA’

Fired Rockstar workers say…

Rockstar’s been embroiled for some time in a legal dispute after firing 30 unionised workers in the UK, which…
What do we want FromSoftware to do after Shadow of the Erdtree?

What do we want…

For the first time in years, we don't really know what FromSoftware is up to. Sekiro was announced in…
Dishonored co-creator Harvey Smith launches a new studio and it literally has the word ‘Immersive’ in the name

Dishonored co-creator Harvey Smith…

Former Arkane Austin studio director Harvey Smith, known for his work on games including Deus Ex, Thief: Deadly Shadows,…
Take-Two’s former AI guy is, in a twist, skeptical about AI now: ‘The guy should be selling you the gold if he’s actually got the gold’

Take-Two’s former AI guy…

Take-Two Interactive, the publisher who oversees studios like Rockstar and Gearbox, had an AI guy. ‘Had’ being the operative…
Summer Games Done Quick is restricting access to one of tonight’s events ‘to provide the most comfortable environment’ for the speedrunner, because the speedrunner is a dog

Summer Games Done Quick…

I thought it odd when Summer Games Done Quick announced today that access to a Ken Griffey Jr. Presents…
Industry legend Warren Spector is retiring: ‘I’m feeling like I’ve done what I set out to do’

Industry legend Warren Spector…

Warren Spector is one of the industry’s most storied developers, particularly among fans of immersive sims. His leading roles…
‘Live-service is a red flag for us’: Why one publisher is embracing an older kind of multiplayer hit: peer-to-peer, server browsers, and organic community

‘Live-service is a red…

It’s a frustrating thing to watch good games disappear. We’ve seen it happen time and time and time again:…
After seeing this handheld pixel filter prism on Twitter, I’m haunted by an insatiable urge to pixelate everything in my home

After seeing this handheld…

There was an earlier time on the internet where it felt like there was a constant stream of little…
Expansions are the best

Expansions are the best

Sometimes the old ways are best. There's a lot I love about Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree—I'm right…
PC gaming is mainstream

PC gaming is mainstream.…

If you saw the season two finale of hit Adult Swim cartoon Smiling Friends last week, you could make…