Tag: gaming industry

Larian is finished with Baldur’s Gate: ‘We’re going to move away from D&D and we’re going to start making a new thing’

Larian is finished with…

Bad news for anyone hoping for a Baldur's Gate 3 expansion, Baldur's Gate 4, or anything else Dungeons and…
‘You name it, we made it faster’—The State of Unreal keynote didn’t just show off Unreal Engine 5

‘You name it, we…

Epic has delivered its annual keynote at this years GDC 2024, the “State of Unreal” address, and while there…
Game developers come together at GDC for a ‘GDScream’ to vent rage at the state of the industry: ‘It feels hard to be here and pretend like everything is fine’

Game developers come together…

Developers at GDC gathered today to express their feelings about the state of the game industry, in what under…
The best game design schools, ranked by the Princeton Review 2024

The best game design…

Whether you’re taking your first steps or refining your skills, there’s a game design program for anyone. Check out…
‘It’s just cosmetics’ monetisation doesn’t quite hold up anymore, especially now it’s started to make fully-priced games worse

‘It’s just cosmetics’ monetisation…

Some variant of 'it's fine if it's only cosmetics' has been the rallying cry of many a live service…
The Steam Spring Sale is live

The Steam Spring Sale…

If you pay attention to our running list of Steam sale dates you'll already know this, but if you…
Embracer Group sells off Space Marine maker Saber Interactive and most of its studios for $247M, but the price could go a lot higher

Embracer Group sells off…

Embracer Group has announced the sale of Saber Interactive to a company called Beacon Interactive, founded by Saber co-founder…
Summer Game Fest returns to fill the E3-shaped hole in our hearts on June 7

Summer Game Fest returns…

E3 may be dead but the Summer Game Fest is alive and well, and will return to action for…
Star Wars Jedi director who left Respawn in 2023 to ‘pursue other adventures’ reveals that his other adventure is a new game studio called Giant Skull

Star Wars Jedi director…

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor director Stig Asmussen said when he left Respawn in September 2023 that he wanted “to…
Former Xbox boss Peter Moore says Gen Z may reject new consoles in favor of smartphones and PCs

Former Xbox boss Peter…

Peter Moore displaying his famous (and apparently real) Halo 2 release date tattoo at E3 2004. (Image credit: Susan…