Interviews Archive
17 September 2019
FeatureThe making of Devotion, China's least favourite horror game
"We want the public to know we will continue our work."
14 September 2019
Digital FoundryThe making of Gears 5: how the Coalition hit 60fps - and improved visual quality
A deep dive tech interview with Digital Foundry.
6 September 2019
FeatureOverwatch is coming to Switch, but cross-platform progression doesn't sound likely
"We're just not in a place yet from a technical or a business side."
2 September 2019
FeatureMonster Hunter World devs talk Iceborne, record sales and next-gen games
Reach! Hoar the stars.
30 August 2019
FeatureMan of Medan's Robert Craig on cinematography in The Dark Pictures Anthology
And the difference between "interactive films" and choice-based games.
FeatureAn interview about what the hell's going on in Little Nightmares 2
"We have a whisk!"
23 August 2019
FeatureBungie on this year's break up, and building a better future for Destiny
"It's a pretty different situation this time around."
21 August 2019
FeatureValve talks Steam China, curation and exclusivity
A brief chat in Shanghai.
19 August 2019
Digital FoundryTech Interview: How was The Witcher 3 ported to Nintendo Switch?
DF talks with CD Projekt RED on the conversion process.
30 July 2019
FeatureThe big WoW Classic interview
"What if we spawned Ragnaros in Stormwind and Orgrimmar?"
9 July 2019
FeatureWarframe developer on avoiding crunch: "it's not a sprint, it's a marathon"
"If we were a different game we'd be on Warframe 3 or 4 already."
28 June 2019
FeatureMicrosoft talks Project Scarlett ID@Xbox plans
Chris Charla discusses consolidation, subscription services and curation.
25 June 2019
21 June 2019
19 June 2019
FeatureAn interview with Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith
"You babysit the baby for a while."
18 June 2019
FeatureIgarashi returns: 'If I had the opportunity to do another Castlevania, I'd do it'
The director speaks as his long-awaited Bloodstained is released.
13 June 2019
12 June 2019
7 June 2019
FeaturePlayDate, lethal playgrounds and goat boobs: the eccentricity of Keita Takahashi
A playdate with the mastermind behind Katamari Damacy.
6 June 2019
4 June 2019
FeatureWhat's next for the Frostpunk studio
"This one is not sad and depressing..."
28 April 2019
FeatureWorld of guffaw craft: meet the man behind gamer sitcom Dead Pixels
Split-your-sides mission
17 April 2019
16 April 2019
FeatureThe big Amy Hennig interview
'It is perfectly fine to have an experience that's about the journey, not difficulty or mastery.'
21 March 2019
19 March 2019
FeatureThe big interview: Phil Harrison and Majd Bakar on Google Stadia
How a global megacorp aims to change gaming forever.
Feature"Our goal is to reach everyone on the planet"
As streaming takes centre stage, we talk to Microsoft about its own offering.
FeatureMeet the mind behind the first Dark Souls mega-mod
Three men in a jacket.
18 March 2019
14 March 2019
FeatureHow Ghost of a Tale imagines and explores a world of prejudice
Developer Lionel Gallat talks us through an uncommonly smart children's fable.
10 March 2019
Digital FoundryWhat links Tron, classic Disney animation and Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure?
DF Retro presents a masterclass from Hollywood veteran, Bill Kroyer.
3 March 2019
FeatureThe devil within: Hideaki Itsuno on 25 years at Capcom
The man behind Dragon's Dogma, Darkstalkers, Rival Schools and so much more looks back on his career.
24 February 2019
FeatureLife after harassment: ex-Silent Hill dev Tomm Hulett speaks out
"I have that paranoia now."
20 February 2019
FeatureAge of Wonders: Planetfall devs talk snappy tactical battles and space fish
Also there are dinosaurs with laser guns.
FeatureHow Viktor Antonov turned from building cities to planets
City 17 to city infinity.
17 February 2019
Digital FoundryTech Interview: Metro Exodus, ray tracing and the 4A Engine's open world upgrades
Tomorrow's technology today.
12 December 2018
FeatureRed Dead Redemption 2 voice actor on the game's secretive five-year shooting schedule
"We knew, because of the boots, we were in a Western."
7 December 2018
FeaturePUBG's new snow map: the big interview
"The tracks will fade."
19 November 2018
FeatureInXile acquired by Microsoft: the interview
"We've had one hand tied behind our back; now, no longer."
9 November 2018
Feature11:11 Memories Retold, released today, is a WW1 game about normal people pushed into extraordinary events
Aardman's creative director discusses the game's influences - including impressionism, Brexit and cats.
FeatureWorld of Warcraft and the masterplan for Sylvanas
"I've heard on the internet 'she's going off the rails', but is she?"
3 November 2018
FeatureThe big Overwatch BlizzCon interview with Jeff Kaplan
"We have our next six heroes planned out right now."
16 October 2018
FeatureJunichi Masuda on Pokémon Let's Go's difficulty, mechanics, and the series' future
"I'd be really sad to think that for fans, Pokémon is just hatching eggs."
8 October 2018
FeatureBethesda: Next gen consoles should be all about crossplay
And why it was important to announce Starfield and TES6 early.
7 October 2018
Feature20 years of Level-5
From Layton to Ni No Kuni, a tour of one of Japan's greats with Akihiro Hino.
3 October 2018
FeatureThe big Forza Horizon 4 interview
Playground Games on bringing the series back home, selling up to Microsoft and plenty more.
27 September 2018
FeatureRare talks Sea of Thieves' first six months, and what's next
As its third expansion, Forsaken Shores, arrives.
FeatureThe future of GOG: mod support, Steam rivalry and problematic tweets
"Every game you buy which includes DRM is, in a way, inferior."
24 September 2018
FeatureDante returns: Hideaki Itsuno on Devil May Cry 5
Plus Dragon's Dogma 2 and Rival Schools 3, of course.
30 August 2018
FeatureThe big Battlefield 5 interview
DICE answers some of our questions - and dodges others.
29 August 2018
FeatureFIFA 19 devs "voluntarily chose to" add pack odds disclosures
EA Sports on career mode neglect, The Journey and Jesse Lingard's hair.
24 August 2018
FeatureThe big Cyberpunk 2077 interview
CD Projekt on transhumanism, gender fluidity and what's beyond Night City's walls.
12 August 2018
FeatureThe big Doom Eternal interview: Switch timings, multiplayer and a whiff of Heaven
"Playing as a demon is a very different experience."
26 July 2018
20 July 2018
FeatureThe big Sean Murray interview
Hello Games' founder on the remarkable journey of No Man's Sky.
19 July 2018
FeatureWhat it's like being a low-level streamer
Admiral Peach, reporting for duty.
13 July 2018
FeatureVisceral had some cool ideas for Dead Space 4
Out of this world.
12 July 2018
Feature'We just created the game that we wanted to play as Japanese developers'
The Octopath less travelled - inside the making of the Switch's big summer game.
3 July 2018
FeaturePokémon Go's boss on the game's future, Pokémon Let's Go, and event issues
"Bob Dylan's first electric concert was a little rough..."
20 June 2018
FeatureWhat Ubisoft Crying Man did next
Davide Soliani on Mario Rabbids' Donkey Kong expansion, the E3 spotlight, and more.
16 June 2018
FeatureBungie says Destiny 2 expansion Forsaken really does kill Cayde for good
"We're not trying to trick you."
12 June 2018
FeatureThe big BioWare interview: the response to Anthem, and the future of Mass Effect
"For players who want this to be a traditional BioWare game, that is part of the game."
11 June 2018
FeatureA chat with Phil Spencer about next gen Xbox consoles
Expect backwards compatibility to continue.
3 June 2018
FeaturePokémon boss Junichi Masuda on keeping hardcore players happy, borrowing from Pokémon Go, and Let's Go's story
"I'm always concerned that we take Pokémon too far, that it's no longer approachable."
25 May 2018
FeatureBeing the boss of Dragon Age
Mike Laidlaw still remembers his first day at BioWare - and, 15 years later - his last. A lot happened in between.
24 May 2018
FeatureMicrotransactions, battle royale and Wake Island - the Battlefield V interview
DICE's Lars Gustavsson on last night's reveal.
18 May 2018
FeatureCall of Duty Black Ops 4: Treyarch defends decision to ditch single-player campaign
"Change is always going to be hard for people."
10 May 2018
Feature'Going up against Fortnite and PUBG is just incredibly hard'
The difficulties of launching a multiplayer game in an age of two behemoths.
20 April 2018
FeatureHey Nintendo, PlatinumGames wants The Wonderful 101 on Switch
And no, it didn't nearly close after Scalebound was cancelled.
19 April 2018
Feature"People want a lot of answers"
We interview Atari as it re-reveals its console / computer hybrid.
16 April 2018
FeaturePlayerUnknown on PUBG's future
"People were saying 'oh, you're copying Fortnite' - well, no."
11 April 2018
FeatureWhy Steam Spy has to close, from the creator himself
"I knew it was going to happen at some point."
10 April 2018
FeatureBlizzard: A proper Overwatch campaign would be "like making a brand new game"
"That's a significant amount of work."
5 April 2018
FeatureOverwatch League: We ask Blizzard our biggest questions
About that leaked code of conduct...
20 March 2018
FeatureHow the developers of Driveclub survived the end of Evolution
"It wasn't a shock at the end of the day."
13 March 2018
28 February 2018
27 February 2018
FeatureHow Human: Fall Flat rose up to become a smash hit
'I decided if it was down to these ethics I should be selling drugs instead of making free-to-play games.'
23 January 2018
FeaturePlayStation VR is getting a fascinating 2D action game
Pop-Up Pilgrims coming next month from Dakko Dakko.
22 December 2017
FeatureNintendo on giving Splatoon 2 another fresh lick of paint
Hisashi Nogami on updates, the plaza and what exactly those jellyfish are doing.
15 December 2017
FeatureUntold Saga: The story of one of the first Final Fantasy's unsung creators
'The more players say let's make it a little easier the more I want to make it a difficult game!'
14 December 2017
FeatureThe big interview: the Gambling Commission on loot boxes
"We don't yet understand enough of what the actual risks are."
1 December 2017
FeatureDesperately trying to get Ubisoft to talk about Far Cry 5's controversial US setting
See our friends, see the sights, feel alt-right.
24 November 2017
FeatureHow Final Fantasy's biggest failure changed the series for the better
Naoki Yoshida on the past, present and future of Final Fantasy 14.
4 November 2017
FeatureWorld of Warcraft Classic: We ask Blizzard our biggest questions
Hell, it's about time.
31 October 2017
FeaturePlayerUnknown reveals Battlegrounds Xbox One release date, and a major difference to PC
"Right now the two builds are on slightly different road maps."
FeatureDavid Cage on Detroit and its depiction of domestic violence
"Would you ask this question to a film director, or to a writer? Would you?"
29 October 2017
Digital FoundryTech Interview: Destiny 2 and Bungie's return to PC gaming
How Bungie's engine evolved for the sequel, and why the game runs so well on PC.
25 October 2017
FeatureInterview with the video game whale
Splashing the cash.
23 October 2017
FeatureSonic Mania and its impact on the future of the Sonic series
And a little something about Samba de Amigo on Switch.
15 October 2017
FeatureKazunori's War: the world of Gran Turismo's creator
From the archive: From street racing to the Nürburgring, how Polyphony's Kazunori Yamauchi came to define driving.
11 October 2017
FeatureThe past, present and future of Final Fantasy 15
Hajime Tabata poured his life into getting the JRPG out last year - but he's not done just yet.
28 September 2017
FeatureA fireside chat with Hearthstone's biggest bosses
Brode and Chu talk adventures, cross-platform play and consoles.
26 September 2017
FeatureSuper Meat Boy Forever and the return of Team Meat
Tommy Refenes on mobiles, meat and the studio's future without Ed McMillen.
25 September 2017
FeatureShadow of War developer discusses the game's controversial loot boxes
"It's frankly complicated."
11 September 2017
FeatureStar Citizen 3.0 update "akin to Early Access" launch
"It would be the worst scam in the world."
8 September 2017
31 August 2017
FeatureThe Metal Gear Solid movie's director plans to stay faithful to Kojima's vision
Jordan Vogt-Roberts on his aims for the film - and a look at his new Destiny commercial.