News Halo Infinite needs to show "noteworthy improvements" in "quality", admits 343 Industries "I'm very happy with the progress we've made and looking forward to Season 5 later this year." 17 Jun 2023 Vikki Blake 65 comments
News Duke Nukem Evercade publisher Blaze apologises after fans called out its AI-generated artwork "It is abundantly clear that this commission has fallen below the standards demanded by fans." 3 Jun 2023 Vikki Blake 31 comments
News Media Molecule appoints its new creative director The Beech Boy. 27 May 2023 Vikki Blake 12 comments
News Take-Two boss doesn't think "advances in AI will make it easier to create hits" "Genius is the domain of human beings, and I believe will stay that way." 21 May 2023 Vikki Blake 28 comments
News Indie dev Rusty Lake fights to secure its own username on Discord "Really wondering how they are rolling out this new feature..." 20 May 2023 Vikki Blake 11 comments
News Crypt of the NecroDancer developer Brace Yourself Games lays off half its staff "This decision was not made lightly, as we deeply value our talented and dedicated employees." 20 May 2023 Vikki Blake 17 comments
News Deviation Games reportedly lays off dozens following a "difficult situation" But there's been no formal word from the studio. 14 May 2023 Vikki Blake 25 comments
Feature The games industry's response to AI? Reverence and rage "Now some f***ing website draws better pictures than me." 3 May 2023 Chris Tapsell 172 comments
News Women in Games CEO warns "we are going backwards as an industry" "None of this is okay, none of this should be happening!" 8 Apr 2023 Vikki Blake 88 comments
News Former Halo director Joseph Staten has now left Microsoft entirely "I thank my Xbox colleagues for all their understanding and support as I embark on a new adventure." 8 Apr 2023 Vikki Blake 63 comments
News EGX Full-Ride Fund is raising money to enable low-income and marginalised game developers get to EGX 2023 "The games industry must be open to all." 1 Apr 2023 Vikki Blake 2 comments
News GDC 2023 attendees were reportedly subjected to abuse, assault, and drink spiking UPDATE: GDC responds. 28 Mar 2023 Vikki Blake 45 comments
News Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition was released to preserve the original game "It looked like it could become unplayable. So, a remaster project was set up." 11 Mar 2023 Vikki Blake 15 comments
News Diablo 1 and 2 co-creator Erich Schaefer joins Moon Beast to "redefine the action-RPG genre" "It fired up my imagination, and that’s why I wanted to come aboard." 4 Mar 2023 Vikki Blake 16 comments
News Ubisoft is "working on a strategic reorganisation of its European business" "This process is ongoing and we don’t have any more detail to share at this stage." 4 Mar 2023 Vikki Blake 14 comments
News Check out the World of Sanctuary in this new Diablo 4 BTS video series "The art style in Diablo 4 is shadowed and macabre, reminiscent of Diablo 2." 26 Feb 2023 Vikki Blake 28 comments
News Sega commits to a 30% pay rise for existing staff to "strengthen its global competitiveness" "We are reforming so that employees can maximise their potential in a comfortable environment." 19 Feb 2023 Vikki Blake 25 comments
News Tencent scales back VR hardware plans "Under the company's new strategy as a whole, it no longer quite fit in." 19 Feb 2023 Vikki Blake 20 comments
News Double Fine PsychOdyssey is a 20+ hour series documenting the development of Psychonauts 2 "The studio confronts overly ambitious designs, poor morale, technical challenges, and financial woes." 11 Feb 2023 Vikki Blake 16 comments
News Battle royale Deathverse: Let It Die dev to "temporarily suspend" the game just four months after launch "This was a difficult decision for us to make." 7 Jan 2023 Vikki Blake 7 comments
News NetEase has acquired Skybox Labs "We will also be able to accelerate our plans to pursue new creative opportunities." 7 Jan 2023 Vikki Blake 1 comment
News Meta's VR consulting CTO leaves the company, telling the firm to "make better decisions" and "give a damn" "We constantly self-sabotage and squander effort." 17 Dec 2022 Vikki Blake 45 comments
News Indie dev suggests players "don't buy" his game as the relationship with their publisher has "dissolved" UPDATE: Digerati has filed a lawsuit against the developer. 11 Dec 2022 Vikki Blake 24 comments
News Keywords Studios opens new Romanian studio It's "offering remote positions and contributing to the development of regions that have not been visible to most companies." 10 Dec 2022 Vikki Blake 2 comments
News Halo Infinite's multiplayer creative director parts ways with 343 Industries "I couldn't be more proud of my time at 343." 3 Dec 2022 Vikki Blake 17 comments