Tag: gaming industry

THQ Nordic studio that was set to be closed in 2023 somehow escaped the Embracer death spiral and is now working on a new RPG

THQ Nordic studio that…

This is a bit of a weird one: Two years after announcing its planned closure in the aftermath of…
Fooled by a false story about Steam account hacks? Have I Been Pwned 2

Fooled by a false…

Last week saw a fairly typical mini-cycle of bad reporting: an anonymous internet account posted a claim that Steam…
An MVP of ultrawide patches for triple-A games just had their entire library nuked from GitHub, and nobody seems to know why

An MVP of ultrawide…

Last week, users on Reddit and ResetEra noticed that the GitHub library of DIY developer Lyall had been completely…
Kojima says his next espionage game will keep us waiting another ‘5 or 6 years’, but then he might finally get around to directing a movie: ‘I’m getting older, and I would prefer to do it while still young’

Kojima says his next…

There is, as ever, a lot going on in the world of Hideo Kojima. In an interview published in…
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…
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…
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,…

Google’s logo has changed,…

Stop the presses, shutter your blinds, and cancel your weekend plans—Google’s just changed its logo. It’s changed its logo…