Latest articles by Austin Wood
As Arc Raiders gets stale for some, dev says players "reaching the end of our content" are a focus
News Embark examines the "top three problems, top 10 improvements, and what's good enough"
"If we focus too much on casual players, that would take away the bite," says Nioh 3 dev
News "It would be easy to defeat the player," but that's not the point
I asked about Arc Raiders' mystery ships and a dev told me the same thing Embark is now teasing
News "Watch the sky," Embark says today, because the sky is shooting lasers
Marathon sold just 1.2 million copies with nearly 70% on Steam, analyst estimates
News "Players understand the Arc Raiders loop within 30 minutes, while Marathon's UI acts as a massive filter"
Arc Raiders once had an Arc called The Cylinder of Pain, so of course I asked Embark about it
News "And without spoiling anything, I hope, in the future, we will revisit many of those"
The Destiny gacha game is cutting its gacha garbage because "wolves do not beg for scraps"
News Whales, however, may still pull
"Gabe cannot buy yachts with wishlists": Steam expert begs devs to make the most of their hit games
News Behold, a man – a man with a need for Steam sales
Arc Raiders guns totally changed after one dev remade the entire reload system "himself"
News Another Arc Raiders dev cooked up the Kettle because the game needed a "pressure gun"
Xbox Partner Preview showcase coming Thursday with news on Mass Effect-like RPG, Stalker 2, more
News March 26 Xbox Partner Preview promises "more" in the chamber
Arc Raiders has a hidden "magic" system, and you've never noticed it because you're not supposed to
News Sometimes Embark lets the Arc cheat a little
"We referenced Elden Ring" on Nioh 3, says lead dev, but it's not a "response" to FromSoftware
News "We were greatly influenced by Dark Souls" in the beginning
Genshin Impact maker affirms hopes to build "a virtual world for 1 billion people by 2030"
News Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, and Zenless Zone Zero studio HoYoverse has bigger plans
If you were hoping for Destiny raid loot from Marathon's Cryo Archive map, these mods ought to do it
News Marathon quietly released Cryo Archive today, but "good luck getting there"
Bungie is filling the biggest hole in Marathon: duos mode rolling out as "experimental feature"
News Marathon duos mode is coming, in some form, much sooner than anticipated
Nvidia announces DLSS 5 in uncanny video with obvious AI filter, Todd Howard joins devs hyping it
News Resident Evil Requiem, Starfield, Hogwarts Legacy, and more showcased
Fired Subnautica 2 CEO must be reinstated, judge rules, and "may proceed with the early access"
News Court order puts Ted Gill back at the helm of Steam early access for Subnautica 2
A Fallout 4 QA tester nuked the RPG so hard that Zenimax executives got emails about it
News "I am professionally stupid in a way that a machine could not even dream of"
"What if we could just drop 30 new heroes into Overwatch?": Marvel Rivals "definitely had an impact" on Blizzard
News "What would player reaction to that be?"
The Arc in Arc Raiders have multiple "brains," and they all love pursuing you because Embark gives them "rewards"
News The Leaper just wants to say hello
Valve pleads for "a line on a bunch of RAM, we are in the market" as AI makes building Steam Machines a challenge
News Good memory is hard to find
"I wouldn't rule out a Palworld 2.0," says Pocketpair publishing head, but don't expect a "No Man's Sky situation"
News "Even World of Warcraft had that stat squish years and years ago"
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 took inspiration from a surprising anime - Soul Eater creator's Fire Force
News "Guillaume was like, let's do more of that, and it shaped the direction of the game"
The 25 best Metroidvania games you can play in 2026
Best List From combat to platforming, here are the best Metroidvanias to play in 2026
