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Developer shows how Esoteric Ebb transformed after signing with a publisher
Kristoffer Bodegård, a solo developer from Sweden, shared a side-by-side comparison of inventory screenshots from his CRPG Esoteric Ebb – one from 2023, when he was working alone, and the current version made with the...
Christopher Judge hints at a new Santa Monica announcement coming late summer
The actor who played Kratos in God of War 2018, Christopher Judge, let slip details about an upcoming announcement from Santa Monica Studios. Speaking with YouTuber Fuzhpuzy at a fan expo, Judge said: "You'll be...
Devil Daggers turns 10: only 1,472 players have survived 500 seconds, and a sequel is now confirmed
Ten years ago, the indie survival FPS Devil Daggers had gaming outlets around the world hooked. The concept is about as stripped-back as it gets: you stand on a flat, featureless arena and beat back...
Soviet-era Romanian horrors on display in the Dread Eagle reveal trailer
Two solo developers and publisher Galactic Crows have dropped the debut trailer for horror game Dread Eagle, set against the backdrop of Soviet-era Romania. The footage showcases eerie nurses and various experiment subjects rendered in...
Todd Howard says AI is 'not a fad' but won't use it to replace handcrafted human creativity
Todd Howard – game director of Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 – has weighed in on AI in game development, and his position is one of careful observation. In a February 18 interview with...
A Japanese toilet manufacturer turned out to be one of the surprise winners of the AI boom
The memory supply crisis rages on, fueled by AI datacenters' insatiable appetite for RAM and storage. Consumer prices remain unjustifiably high, and manufacturers themselves are struggling with rising costs from their own suppliers. But the...
ARC Raiders devs will keep developing PvP despite the game's strong PvE-oriented audience
Embark Studios developers behind ARC Raiders have admitted they were shocked – and pleasantly surprised – by player behavior since launch. The game's 14 million-strong community has earned a reputation as one of the friendliest...
Embark Studios is finally adding beards to ARC Raiders
Embark Studios has revealed more details about the upcoming Shrouded Sky update for ARC Raiders, which is set to drop next week. Alongside a teaser trailer showcasing the new 'Hurricane' map condition, the studio released...
League of Legends may finally be getting team voice chat – 17 years after launch
Dataminer SkinSpotlights has found new lines of code in the files for patch 26.5 (16.5) of League of Legends that suggest team voice chat may be on the way. Among the discovered lines, two stand...
Civilization 7 players are still struggling with its unreadable UI almost a year after launch
Nearly a year after launch, Sid Meier's Civilization 7 players are still pointing out UI issues that have yet to be addressed. The latest wave of complaints was sparked by a screenshot of the leader...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 photo mode turned players into big-headed monster makers
The photo mode in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is so unrestricted that it's spawned genuine monstrosities – courtesy of both the developers during testing and players after release. Sandfall Interactive published a dev blog detailing...
George R.R. Martin found yet another reason not to finish Winds of Winter – a Game of Thrones stage prequel
The Game of Thrones franchise keeps expanding – this time George R.R. Martin announced a theatrical production, Game of Thrones: The Mad King, set to debut at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre this summer. The play...
Baldur's Gate 3 player uncovered the chilling meaning behind the game's iconic music through cut content
When players first launch Baldur's Gate 3 and reach the character creation screen, they're asked to design the Dream Guardian – a mysterious figure who visits the protagonist in their sleep. What few people realize...
Paid Warlock class broke the balance in Diablo 2, and the community is split on what to do about it
It's been about a week since the surprise release of the first new class in Diablo 2 in years, and initial reactions to the Warlock have been broadly positive. Now, though, the community is divided...
You can rob caravans and get thrown in jail in Crimson Desert
Pearl Abyss has built a full crime system into Crimson Desert, something that was hinted at in trailers as far back as when the "Threaten" prompt first appeared next to NPCs. A recent overview video,...
Resident Evil Requiem PC system requirements are surprisingly modest
Capcom has revealed the official PC system requirements for Resident Evil Requiem, and budget PC owners have reason to celebrate. The game will run on graphics cards that are nearly seven years old – the...
Silent Hill Townfall appears to be a PS5 console exclusive at launch
It seems Silent Hill: Townfall – a spinoff of Konami's legendary horror series set in Scotland – will be a PlayStation console exclusive, at least at launch. The game resurfaced after four years of silence...
Japanese gacha developer spent $520K on his own gacha games to understand big spenders
Yoshiki Okamoto – a veteran game industry producer who previously worked at Konami and Capcom – has admitted to spending over 80 million yen (around $520,000) on microtransactions in gacha games he himself produced. He...
Solo developer is building Temple of Eternal Suffering – a grim ARPG roguelite about escaping an ever-shifting dungeon
A Steam page has gone live for the game Temple of Eternal Suffering – a dark action roguelite set in a grimdark sci-fi world, built entirely by a single developer, and the level of polish...
Gaijin Entertainment announces Star Wrath, a space extraction shooter now in closed beta
Gaijin Entertainment has announced Star Wrath – a multiplayer extraction shooter set in open space, where players pilot spacecraft, hunt for resources, and try to escape with their loot on the fringes of a shattered...
