Tag: gaming industry

Veteran indie dev says success on Steam these days is impossible to predict: ‘Why did Balatro take off? You could write a million f***ing essays and none of them will be definitely right’

Veteran indie dev says…

Size Five Games’ Dan Marshall has been making games for around 20 years, and was one of the early…
Kojima has a mind tomb: a USB stick filled with ideas for his staff to use after he dies ‘kind of like a will’

Kojima has a mind…

As a 31 year old, I think constantly about my imminent death. After being assassinated by terrorists while rescuing…
Here’s the Summer Game Fest 2025 schedule, including where to watch each showcase

Here’s the Summer Game…

It’s almost time for Summer Game Fest 2025, so get to work on those backlogs before the upcoming games…
Machinarium AI tribute cops a flogging from studio: ‘This looks disgusting and has nothing to do with us or our craft’

Machinarium AI tribute cops…

On October 20, the CEO for “AI storytelling” company Nura Studios posted a now-deleted tribute to Amanita Design’s 2009…
CD Projekt boss pays tribute to BioWare for helping bring The Witcher to life 20 years ago: ‘BioWare has been a massive part of CDPR history’

CD Projekt boss pays…

BioWare was a legendary studio, and its shocking closure today has inspired numerous tributes from fans and fellow game…
With BioWare dead, EA lays out its ‘next chapter,’ and it’s pretty much as predicted: Guns and football are fine, and everything else is under the microscope

With BioWare dead, EA…

Following the shocking closure of legendary RPG studio BioWare, Electronic Arts has posted a lengthy missive laying out its…
Lucasfilm declares creative bankruptcy with an AI-generated Star Wars film that’s just 2 minutes of mostly-normal animals jumbled together

Lucasfilm declares creative bankruptcy…

The history of Star Wars is the history of visual effects. For decades, Lucasfilm and its effects division Industrial…
Nearly $1 million worth of PSA-graded Pokémon and other TCG have been stolen right outside PSA’s headquarters

Nearly $1 million worth…

I don’t send my Pokémon cards off to PSA to get graded. I’m too emotionally attached to my cards…
Videogames are ‘losing in the War for Attention’: Analyst says many of the industry’s biggest markets are spending less time on gaming

Videogames are ‘losing in…

Increasingly, our digital economies are defined by a contest to capture our attention. A product, service, or platform can…
10 million Monster Hunter Wilds sales helped Capcom post its 8th consecutive year of record profits

10 million Monster Hunter…

Capcom just released its consolidated financial results for the 2024 fiscal year, and the results look good. In fact,…