Tag: gaming industry

Hollow Knight’s creators didn’t want to be constrained by the ‘metroidvania’ label, but they accidentally set a standard that every game since—even Silksong—has to reckon with

Hollow Knight’s creators didn’t…

In a 2017 interview about the making of Hollow Knight’s map, designer William Pellen told me that Team Cherry…
The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 development teams continue to grow as CD Projekt’s headcount expands to nearly 800

The Witcher 4 and…

The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 are still a long way off, but CD Projekt is slowly but surely…
Former Bethesda exec thinks the studio should get more respect for the complex, open worlds it creates: ‘Go try that s**t in Red Dead Redemption 2’

Former Bethesda exec thinks…

Pete Hines retired from Bethesda in 2023 after nearly a quarter-century at the company, where he did everything from…
The James Bond rights owners have opposed an application for a James Pond trademark

The James Bond rights…

The James Pond games were a series of platformer parodies from the 1990s, most notable for the second one’s…
The ill-advised business software that helped sink videogame pioneers Infocom now runs on modern PCs: ‘It’s a new age for aficionados of failed 1985 database products!’

The ill-advised business software…

Infocom is fondly remembered today as the studio responsible for a string of legendary text adventures including the Zork…
Trippy, psychedelic alien shooter ChainStaff shows there are still new ways for games to be ‘retro’

Trippy, psychedelic alien shooter…

I love a new-old game as much as anyone, but it’s hard to pretend that today’s retro throwbacks aren’t…
Today I learned that Excel incorrectly assumes 1900 was a leap year, and Microsoft will never fix it because the whole house of cards would collapse

Today I learned that…

Nestled away amongst a pile of recently updated pages on Microsoft’s Learn site, which contains product documentation and technical…
Double Dragon and Kunio-kun creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto dies at 64

Double Dragon and Kunio-kun…

Yoshihisa Kishimoto, the creator of the Double Dragon and Kunio-kun (River City) series, has died at the age of…
Larian publishing chief says mainstream game industry has a ‘perverse attachment’ to indie studios, because indies still know how to follow their gut

Larian publishing chief says…

Larian publishing director Michael Douse, never shy about sharing his opinions on the videogame business, did so again over…
Papers, Please creator Lucas Pope no longer feels comfortable talking about work-in-progress games: ‘the situation just feels different’

Papers, Please creator Lucas…

Papers, Please and Return of the Obra Dinn creator Lucas Pope spoke about what he’s working on next⁠—and why…