Tag: gaming industry

Delays to escape the shadow of a launch like Silksong are about way more than just day 1 players: ‘Every game has to fight and use whatever edge they’ve got available to stay visible’

Delays to escape the…

The number of games that have scurried away from Silksong’s surprise September 4 launch date in the past week…
‘Legality is not the defining factor’: Anti-porn group that pressured Steam and Itch

‘Legality is not the…

Ever since it claimed victory when payment processors compelled Steam to delist a number of adult games from its…
NetEase closes studio founded by Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies veteran before it can release a single game

NetEase closes studio founded…

T-Minus Zero Entertainment, the NetEase first-party studio founded in 2023 by veteran MMO developer Rich Vogel, has closed its…
Hollow Knight’s creators didn’t want to be constrained by the ‘metroidvania’ label, but they accidentally set a standard that every game since—even Silksong—has to reckon with

Hollow Knight’s creators didn’t…

In a 2017 interview about the making of Hollow Knight’s map, designer William Pellen told me that Team Cherry…
The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 development teams continue to grow as CD Projekt’s headcount expands to nearly 800

The Witcher 4 and…

The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 are still a long way off, but CD Projekt is slowly but surely…
Larian publishing chief says mainstream game industry has a ‘perverse attachment’ to indie studios, because indies still know how to follow their gut

Larian publishing chief says…

Larian publishing director Michael Douse, never shy about sharing his opinions on the videogame business, did so again over…
Disgruntled coder who admitted to deploying a malware ‘kill switch’ to get back at his bosses sentenced to 4 years in prison

Disgruntled coder who admitted…

After a total wait even longer than his prison sentence and being convicted in March, former software developer Davis…
Actor Terence Stamp, who played General Zod in Superman and Mankar Camoran in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, has died

Actor Terence Stamp, who…

As reported by the BBC, the family of Terence Stamp has confirmed that the actor died on Sunday morning…
Cars have had real-life DLC for a while, but now Volkswagen’s gone full pay to win, locking a car’s max horsepower behind a subscription

Cars have had real-life…

Some of the execs at Volkswagen must like Gacha games⁠—so much so that, as reported by Auto Express, you…
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…