Palworld is Pokémon with guns. So much so, in fact, that in its four days on the market it’s already been accused of straight-up ripping off the Nintendo… Continue reading
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Ubisoft director says gamers will get more comfortable ‘not owning’ games, and he’s not wrong
A comment from Ubisoft director of subscriptions Philippe Tremblay caused mild upset this week—”pirate everything from Ubisoft,” one response demanded—but the hostile reaction might have more to do… Continue reading
Larian CEO and founder Swen Vincke thinks he’s cracked the first act of his next game, but ‘it’s not what you think and this is not an teaser for an announcement’
Swen Vincke, the CEO and founder of Larian Studio (developer of Baldur’s Gate 3) has taken to Twitter to share some progress on his next game—namely, he thinks… Continue reading
Logan Paul’s NFT zoo catastrophe takes an unexpected turn: He’s buying back the eggs and suing his co-founders
One of the last things I did in 2023 was round-up the year’s crypto fails, during which I checked-in on an old favourite. In late 2021 mega-influencer Logan… Continue reading
Fallout’s co-creator may be retired—but he’s still advising on The Outer Worlds 2, and how it can avoid the ‘huge chasms’ of RPG design
Tim Cain’s had a storied career—he’s mostly known as the co-creator of the Fallout series, which has grown so big it’s getting its own dang TV show—but he’s… Continue reading
Tim Cain has taken his Fallout and The Outer Worlds dev stories to YouTube – and he’s having a great time
Tim Cain wrote what is perhaps gaming’s most famous and influential monologue: the introduction to Fallout. “War never changes,” he says. “People loved it. I’m like, ‘I… Continue reading
‘Damn—that’s cool!’ FF14’s composer gives the nod to Alan Wake 2’s surprise musical number—which tracks, given he’s also a master of the left field
Alan Wake 2’s captured the imagination of the gaming public for a lot of reasons—it’s downright gorgeous, but it also has Remedy’s penchant for blending genres, deftly mixing… Continue reading
Iron Lung dev responds to accusations that he’s only doing this for the money after a $2 price hike: ‘Yes … I make games for a living’
Iron Lung, an indie horror game so popular it’s getting a movie adaptation starring Markiplier, has raised its pricing on Steam to $8 (£6.70), a price hike of… Continue reading
WoW’s game director says he’s keen on organising its scattered story for new players: ‘that is a weakness … Chris Metzen and I chatted [about it] a bunch’
In a recent interview with WoW’s community council (thanks, WoWhead), the game’s current director Ion Hazzikostas was asked about the current state of the story, and how dang… Continue reading
Elon Musk claims he was once one of the best Quake players around, everyone laughs, but wait: The actual best Quake player ever says Musk ‘wasn’t very good, but he’s still an OG’
Billionaire and omnipresent main character Elon Musk has declared he was once one of the best Quake players in the world, to the tune of winning money for… Continue reading