Tag: gaming industry

Developer of cozy tea shop adventure Wanderstop is shutting down: ‘It’s a particularly tough time for raising game funds’

Developer of cozy tea…

Developer Ivy Road, maker of last year’s cozy tea shop adventure Wanderstop, is shutting down, the studio announced today.…
Partying with Hololive vtubers is finally possible with an app that is basically VRChat for fans of anime girl streamers

Partying with Hololive vtubers…

Talking in Twitch and YouTube chat just isn’t the same as standing in a crowd watching your favorite vtuber…
There’s nothing ‘euro’ about ‘eurojank,’ says Stalker dev—after all, what are some of the 2000s’ best RPGs if not beautiful all-American jankfests?

There’s nothing ‘euro’ about…

A lot of my favourite games ever made fall under the expansive rubric of “eurojank.” Stalker, the first Witcher,…
Valve veteran slams Tim Sweeney and Epic Games for laying off 1000 people while making ‘as much money as possible… and hey Tim, Gabe’s better at that than you’

Valve veteran slams Tim…

Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek, who left the company in 2017 and whose credits include the Half-Life 2 episodes,…
It’s brutal out there: Deus Ex and Unreal composer says he’s submitted 50 resumes and gotten one interview in the last year

It’s brutal out there:…

If you don’t pay close attention to game credits you may not know the name Alexander Brandon, but you’ve…
PC Gamer magazine’s new issue is on sale now: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, with Top 100 mini mag + A1 poster

PC Gamer magazine’s new…

This month PC Gamer gets world-exclusive access to Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Konami’s epic Unreal Engine 5-powered…
Capcom says it ‘will not implement assets generated by AI into our game content,’ but still plans to use AI to ‘enhance efficiency and boost productivity’ in game development

Capcom says it ‘will…

Earlier today, Capcom published its summary of a February 2026 online investor information session. Asked during the briefing to…
‘If this was a trial about whether I made stupid tweets I would say I’m guilty’ says Elon Musk in trial before being found guilty

‘If this was a…

A Californian jury has found that Elon Musk misled investors before his $44 billion takeover of Twitter in 2022,…
A veteran Final Fantasy programmer hates how indie games deliberately recreate PS1 visual bugs he made ‘many futile efforts’ to fix: ‘I just don’t get what’s so interesting about trying to replicate that’

A veteran Final Fantasy…

First reported by Automaton, veteran programmer Koji Sugimoto (Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Final Fantasy 10) criticized modern games’ emulation of…
New Blood boss Dave Oshry ‘quadruples down’ on supporting GOG after worrying about its future, committing to sales, demos, one-click mods, plus day-and-date releases alongside Steam

New Blood boss Dave…

After expressing worry about the future health of games storefront GOG in an RPG Site interview, New Blood CEO…