Tag: gaming industry

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…
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…
Avowed director Carrie Patel leaves Obsidian after 12 years to join the Netflix studio behind Oxenfree

Avowed director Carrie Patel…

After nearly 12 years at Obsidian Entertainment, Avowed game director Carrie Patel has left the studio to take on…
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…
Street Fighter 2 producer Yoshiki Okamoto now makes gacha games and spends half a million dollars on each ‘to make sure the people who spend the most don’t end up dissatisfied’

Street Fighter 2 producer…

Fuji TV’s series Where Did That Money Go? interviews people who had it all and lost it, like game…