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All buffs and nerfs in Marvel Rivals Season 9
1+ week, 2+ day ago (222+ words) With the release of Marvel Rivals Season 9 less than three days away, NetEase has revealed the upcoming buffs and nerfs. Once again, the game developer will shake up the meta, releasing major balance changes for many heroes. As a result,…...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says AI “takes away some of the joy” of making games as Sandfall hated AI experimentation for its RPG
1+ week, 2+ day ago (408+ words) Sandfall Interactive’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is, undoubtedly, art. While the game did controversially made use of AI placeholder assets during development, the full game is an entirely human-made project that has also become one of the best-rated games of all…...
PlayStation learns nothing with its PC ports as Marvel Tokon gets blocked in 132 countries, just like Helldivers 2 was
1+ week, 3+ day ago (295+ words) PlayStation might be Tokon us for a ride as the upcoming PC release of its Marvel fighting game is blocked in over 130 countries. Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, PlayStation‘s upcoming fighting game by Arc System Works, won’t be playable in…...
Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki is a “mad scientist”, says Tekken creator, as he labels the dev “completely insane in the best possible sense”
1+ week, 3+ day ago (341+ words) Tekken creator Katsuhiro Harada has described Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki as the “mad scientist” of game development. Harada, who has worked alongside Miyazaki for decades, discussed the Dark Souls creator’s unique place in the games industry. Miyazaki, who created…...
Ready or Not is the peak of realistic FPS games, but rampant technical issues still sabotage an all-time great
1+ week, 3+ day ago (880+ words) Lewis White is a veteran games journalist with over a decade in the field. Starting with beloved Xbox website ICXM/XboxMAD, Lewis became the Gaming Editor at MSPoweruser before becoming the Editor in Chief of StealthOptional and Gfinityesports. Lewis later…...
Shadow of the Colossus director says “clunky” games “actually end up being more memorable” than hyper-polished releases
1+ week, 6+ day ago (332+ words) Fumito Ueda, the iconic game director behind PlayStation classics Shadow of the Colossus, Ico and The Last Guardian, believes that hyper-polished games end up being less memorable than “clunky” ones. Ueda, who has spent decades pushing the medium of games…...
Baldur’s Gate 3’s disc version cost “silly money” to make, says dev, but it’s “genuinely heartbreaking” Divinity won’t have a physical release
1+ week, 6+ day ago (463+ words) It looks like Baldur’s Gate 3 will be Larian Studios’ last physical release, at least when it comes to PlayStation consoles. As PlayStation seeks to end production of physical discs by January 2028, the RPG studio’s next game, Divinity, will likely launch…...
Fortnite is offering another V-Bucks refund, but nobody knows why
1+ week, 6+ day ago (387+ words) Many Fortnite players received another V-Bucks refund this morning. Players logged in to find the premium currency in their accounts, although no one is sure why that’s happening. Epic Games hasn’t revealed the refund reason yet, although there is a…...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says they “don’t really care” if their next game isn't a huge success as long as they're "making games we love"
1+ week, 6+ day ago (314+ words) Sandfall Interactive’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a once-in-a-generation game, and some would argue a once-in-a-generation success. The brilliant turn-based RPG has reeled in millions of fans for the fledgling studio, but how many will be there for the studio’s next…...
Nintendo is “unlikely” to abandon physical, say analysts, as “retail as leaned into Nintendo support more and more”
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (507+ words) As PlayStation looks to abandon physical discs in January 2028 and Xbox’s Project Helix in unlikely to launch with a disc drive, Nintendo is the last hope for physical games. And it seems that Nintendo has no plan to abandon physical…...