Tag: gaming industry

Most players ‘know next to nothing about how games are made’: New Blood devs sound off on gamedev misconceptions

Most players ‘know next…

Hang out with a game developer in a casual setting for an hour and the topic of gamedev misconceptions…
Remembering Leif Johnson, the gaming industry’s one and only cowboy poet

Remembering Leif Johnson, the…

Jeremiah Leif Johnson, a writer and editor for a number of gaming and tech websites including IGN, Vice Motherboard,…
If Xbox is ‘recommitting’ to its console, what does that mean for its recent ‘everything is an Xbox’ strategy?

If Xbox is ‘recommitting’…

After struggling to compete with the PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, Microsoft’s gaming division has spent the last few years…
New Xbox boss Asha Sharma promises no ‘soulless AI slop’ after moving over from Microsoft’s CoreAI products division

New Xbox boss Asha…

Long-time Microsoft Gaming boss Phil Spencer has retired, and Xbox president Sarah Bond has resigned. Filling their shoes will…
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…
Ubisoft CEO confirms new Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry games are coming, denies that putting his son in charge of them was nepotism

Ubisoft CEO confirms new…

I’m not sure this really needs to be said out loud, but Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said it out…
Google CEO pitches dystopia where no one communicates with their friends anymore because AI’s writing our emails, claims this makes you ‘a better friend’

Google CEO pitches dystopia…

CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai gave the opening address at the 17th annual Google I/O developer conference…
It’s a day ending in ‘y’ so you know what that means: Embracer Group is doing more restructuring

It’s a day ending…

Embracer Group is undergoing yet another restructuring of its gigantic operations, this time announcing plans to spin-off the Coffee…
PC Gamer magazine’s new issue is on sale now: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – 10th anniversary

PC Gamer magazine’s new…

This month PC Gamer celebrates the 10th anniversary of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the legendary fantasy RPG that…
XCOM designer Jake Solomon announces surprise closure of his studio alongside a first look at its canceled life sim, ‘the game we poured our hearts into’

XCOM designer Jake Solomon…

Midsummer Studios founder and former Firaxis creative director, Jake Solomon, has announced the abrupt closure of Midsummer through a…