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"We got rid of attributes in Skyrim and you know who complained? Almost nobody": Former Bethesda dev on streamlined RPGs
News "It was about getting the character system out of the player's way"
"I felt empty inside. I needed more Silksong": Hollow Knight Silksong player builds ultimate boss with Reddit-voted mods
News Team Cherry wasn't brave enough to add "Four invincible Servitor Borans"
Phantom Blade Zero is my most-anticipated action RPG, and looks like the biggest Chinese game since Black Myth: Wukong
Feature Big in 2026 | Phantom Blade Zero continues the relay race of action hits coming from China
Baldur's Gate 3 was $60 in Early Access and "I never loved that approach," No Rest For the Wicked dev says of new price
News No Rest for the Wicked will be more expensive after update 1.0
"I really love the Persona series – especially Persona 3," says Dragon Quest 7 remake dev, director names Final Fantasy
News Who remembers The Last Remnant?
After 30,000 layoffs and a dead MMO, Amazon reportedly loses gaming exec who said games "don't really have acting"
News Amazon Game Studios head seemingly out
A terrifying 20,282 games were released on Steam in 2025, and just 608 managed to get 1,000 reviews, expert finds
News "The numbers are going in the right direction"
Embark nerfed looting speed in Arc Raiders, didn't put it in the patch notes, just now said we had "unintended" speed
News Update: Well that's even more confusing
"It's emboldened us to keep going": Arc Raiders dev dives deep on bigger updates and learning from players
Feature Interview | Embark digs into PvP, gear fear, matchmaking, player trading, and a lot more
Valves faces $900 million lawsuit, accused of abusing its dominance in PC gaming, as UK court says the case can proceed
Court rules the suit can go to trial
"I wish Highguard had been received better," CEO admits, after cancelling a planned Apex Legends-style shadow drop
News Highguard's reveal at The Game Awards did not have the desired effect, you could say
Arc Raiders' next big update is out tomorrow, and we were all wrong about the new map condition
News Arc Raiders' Headwinds update kicks off the 2026 roadmap
Arc Raiders' new matchmaking option is a big letdown that almost nobody will use: "Solos vs Squads"
News Thanks, I guess?
Old School RuneScape 2026 roadmap includes the MMO's first raid in 4 years and the end of a quest from 21 years ago
News Leagues 6 is also coming this year
Highguard will hold a launch showcase next week after 43 days of silence following odd Game Awards reveal
News Highguard is real, and about to come out
Gearbox is "avoiding nerfs" for Borderlands 4: "I wholeheartedly want to avoid ruining someone's countless hours"
News Ultimate Vault Hunter levels will increase dedicated loot drops going forward
Arc Raiders 2026 roadmap revealed: exclusive matchmaking for lvl 40+ players, "new large Arc," beach map teased
News As well as a Scrappy update, player projects, and a Raider Deck
Minecraft creative lead plays Hytale and decides "I'd rather just play Minecraft," Hytale dev says he's "probably right"
News "In the coming years, you will see a major shift between Minecraft and Hytale"
New Fable developer Playground "got a treasure trove of documents" from original creator Lionhead "in storage"
News Fable is very different today, but Playground studied the old ways
Double Fine's next game is a PvP brawler with pottery-powered team battles and a full social hub, out this spring
News Kiln is secretly a mech game, I'm convinced
Arc Raiders devs have discussed special raids like high-value rounds where you have to bring in good gear, but "don't want to segment the player base too much"
News This is the high ante table, so pay up
Prince of Persia remake dev comments on its cancellation: "We know this is deeply disappointing"
News The long-delayed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake is dead
Ubisoft hits "major reset" button, cancels 6 games, delays 7 more, and confirms 4 new IP
News Ubisoft also closed two studios in sweeping cost cuts
