News Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 could include "something very important" that was not in the original game And it looks like voice recording will kick off "in the near future". April 13, 2024 Vikki Blake 31 comments
News Former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra would like to "tip" developers "I know $70 is already a lot, but some games are that special." April 13, 2024 Vikki Blake 92 comments
News Larian publishing director on industry layoffs: "None of these companies are at risk of going bankrupt" "Companies are going: 'Well, finally. We've wanted to do it for ages. Everyone else is'. That's really kind of sick." April 7, 2024 Vikki Blake 56 comments
News Payday 3's second Operation Medic Bag patch is now available "Our focus remains on rebuild[ing] trust and engagement within our community." March 31, 2024 Vikki Blake 9 comments
News CD Projekt CFO does "not see a place for microtransactions in single-player games" "But we do not rule out that we will use this solution in the future." March 30, 2024 Vikki Blake 65 comments
News Here's why CD Projekt Red's games have brilliant side quests "No one, no artist has only great ideas. We all have shit ideas and tons of them, we pick just a top five per cent." March 24, 2024 Vikki Blake 22 comments
News Overwatch 2's PvE content scrapped as devs are denied bonuses for the first time, report claims "Teams on Diablo and World of Warcraft received bonuses, but the Overwatch devs weren¡¯t so lucky." March 23, 2024 Vikki Blake 41 comments
News Exclusivity is the game industry's "Achilles' heel", says former PlayStation boss "You can't keep a stranglehold on the marketplace forever." March 10, 2024 Vikki Blake 91 comments
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth dev team admits it wasn't sure it could "put it all together in time" "As a creator, it was fun, but the workload was also pretty tough." March 10, 2024 Vikki Blake 26 comments
News PlayStation-backed studio Deviation Games has closed down "To all the Deviators out there, we will always cherish the memories we made together." March 9, 2024 Vikki Blake 42 comments
News Battlefield game director Marcus Lehto leaves EA and Ridgeline Games UPDATE: Says departure was voluntary but a "very tough decision" to make. Feb. 28, 2024 Vikki Blake 34 comments
News Report: Activision Blizzard expected to cut 136 jobs from Cork office "Companies should not be allowed to announce life-changing cutbacks and refuse to talk to representatives." Feb. 17, 2024 Vikki Blake 34 comments
News Games should "earn the right to monetise", says Helldivers 2 director "We really applied ourselves to not make it [pay-to-win]." Feb. 11, 2024 Vikki Blake 97 comments
News Palworld creator Pocketpair says it is "overwhelmingly short of people" in an appeal for more developers You can call me Pal. Feb. 10, 2024 Vikki Blake 16 comments
News The Last of Us Part 2 originally started out as an "open world game inspired by Bloodborne" "I really like that feeling that you get of mastery over the world." Feb. 4, 2024 Vikki Blake 43 comments
News Surgeon Simulator developer Bossa Studios lets go a third of its staff "Nothing is harder than seeing people you admire being let go." Jan. 6, 2024 Vikki Blake 12 comments
News "Bobby Kotick's decisions made our games worse," says former Call of Duty dev "I demanded his firing in front of everyone." Dec. 31, 2023 Vikki Blake 102 comments
News A Squid Game game is coming to Netflix I know what you squid last summer. Dec. 17, 2023 Vikki Blake 11 comments
News Hideo Kojima says he was "opposed by peers, colleagues, and relatives" when he decided to go independent "Young creators must be given freedom of choice." Dec. 17, 2023 Vikki Blake 36 comments
News Students can meet with over 60 studios and 3000+ devs at next year's free Guildford.Games Festival "It isn't just about celebrating the present; it's about nurturing the future of gaming." Dec. 9, 2023 Vikki Blake 15 comments
News UKIE diversity initiative #RaiseTheGame launches its new Empower Up Toolkit "Empower Up is suitable for all games companies, wherever they are on their EDI journey." Nov. 26, 2023 Vikki Blake 9 comments
News Modern Warfare 3 was "a labour of love" and "years in the making", says Sledgehammer Games "Anything said to the contrary is simply not true ¨C this is our game, and we cannot wait to play it with you." Nov. 11, 2023 Vikki Blake 102 comments
News Super Mario RPG has been developed by Dragon Quest studio ArtePiazza It's a-me, Arte! Nov. 11, 2023 Vikki Blake 16 comments
News Konami is looking to employ game creators for "large-scale" Silent Hill projects "A chance to be involved in game production in a cutting-edge development environment." Nov. 11, 2023 Vikki Blake 27 comments
News The Last of Us multiplayer director confirms: "Yes, I¡¯m still working on that game" Naughty Slog. Nov. 4, 2023 Vikki Blake 26 comments