Tag: gaming industry

Some takes don’t age: Back in 2009, a creative director warned about the risks of ‘obsessively self-referencing’ existing hit games

Some takes don’t age:…

When a Q&A kicks off with the reply “I am currently in a bad mood,” you’ve got my curiosity.…
Analysts say PC gaming is now the one platform where more than 50% of revenue comes from games outside the top 20

Analysts say PC gaming…

According to Newzoo’s PC & Console Gaming Report 2026, the long tail keeps getting longer—and in gaming, its longest…
Yes, Take-Two’s share price rose after the stolen Rockstar data was released, but don’t read too much into it

Yes, Take-Two’s share price…

Rockstar Games was hacked earlier this month, and given an ultimatum: Pay up a significant amount of cash—$200,000, apparently—or…
The PC Gaming Show and Future Games Show return in June to brighten up your summer with world premieres, interviews, and fresh demos to install

The PC Gaming Show…

Recently, the sun has been peeking its warm rays through the clouds, offering a hopeful glimpse at the summer…
Delays to escape the shadow of a launch like Silksong are about way more than just day 1 players: ‘Every game has to fight and use whatever edge they’ve got available to stay visible’

Delays to escape the…

The number of games that have scurried away from Silksong’s surprise September 4 launch date in the past week…
‘Legality is not the defining factor’: Anti-porn group that pressured Steam and Itch

‘Legality is not the…

Ever since it claimed victory when payment processors compelled Steam to delist a number of adult games from its…
Epic is reportedly cooking up a Disney extraction shooter, and suggestions staff are lukewarm on it are ‘not reflective of the ambitions of the Disney collaboration’

Epic is reportedly cooking…

In the wake of severe layoffs last month, Epic’s increasingly looking to the House of Mouse to shore up…
NetEase closes studio founded by Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies veteran before it can release a single game

NetEase closes studio founded…

T-Minus Zero Entertainment, the NetEase first-party studio founded in 2023 by veteran MMO developer Rich Vogel, has closed its…
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…