Latest articles by Dustin Bailey
Resident Evil Requiem director was once inspired by Zelda 2's most annoying enemy to make an infuriating zombie design
News "Of course, I played the original Legend of Zelda game," but Zelda 2 is Koshi Nakanishi's true love
"The future of preservation is decided by players who give a s***," GOG asserts
News "Game preservation only works if people care"
Xbox co-founder says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has "a hammer called gen AI" and "there's a nail with an Xbox logo"
News Nadella "believes that games are going to be driven by AI," which is why he just "put a gen AI person in charge" of Xbox
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag director says it's "wonderful to be back after all these years" to lead the series
News "Being back feels like coming home"
$1 million in debt, devs on handheld Tony Hawk's Pro Skater saved the company by pitching an impossible port
News "We knew that if we didn't pull this off, we would pretty much be in debt for the rest of our lives"
Monster Hunter Stories 3 will take 30-50 hours to finish the JRPG's main story
News Demo players have already proven there's a lot more to do than main quests, though
Trails boss tells players scared of 1,000-hour JRPG series to "just start with whichever title catches your interest"
News He at least admits it's "probably best to start with the first title in a given arc"
"Please don't," says a teary-eyed Capcom as Resident Evil Requiem spoilers breach containment
News Don't make Uncle Leon sad
The Witcher 3's Yen is "like a naggy mom," Geralt actor says, but her and Triss are both "absolutely stonkin' ladies"
News "Yen is three, Triss is two, and Shani's one"
I could've used this Super Mario 64 secret 30 years ago: all you need is exactly 11 button mashes to escape King Bob-omb
News Nintendo did not want you to treat your N64 controller kindly
Splinter Cell remake still happening, Ubisoft insists as it lays off 40 developers at the studio developing it
News "This decision was not taken lightly and does not in any way reflect the talent, dedication, or contributions of the individuals affected"
XCOM boss Jake Solomon shares AI-powered build of The Sims meets The Truman Show "before we close the doors"
News "We built a studio, we made a game, and I'm really proud of both"
Avowed's anniversary update loosens the "strict and punishing" upgrade system the devs were "surprised" fans bounced off
News "If you didn't enjoy the core pacing of Avowed, the flow between conversations, exploration, and combat, nothing about that has fundamentally changed"
Nintendo's forgotten Mario Kart game is finally playable again as the best GameCube emulator gets even better
News "Maybe a few dozen years later than anyone expected," but who's counting
"It is not Starfield 2.0": Todd Howard says the RPG's big update is for the people who already love it
News Bethesda's "using outer space and things in ways that we haven't" before this update
The Trails series is "close to its conclusion," which is why the studio "needed to properly remake" the original JRPGs
News "Would it be right to end the story without doing anything for them?"
Resident Evil Requiem spoilers are apparently here 10 days ahead of launch, so prepare accordingly
News Where's everyone going? Spoiler lockdown?
Highguard was reportedly secretly funded by Tencent, and I don't know what hope a multiplayer FPS has in 2026
News The runway keeps getting shorter
LittleBigPlanet lead working on OG Fable boss Peter Molyneux's new god game finds cozy games "incredibly boring"
News Masters of Albion aims to be "cozy by day and chaos by night"
$8,000 is on the line for the Super Mario 64 speedrunner who can bring the "dead" game back to life
News "The community is bored and needs a shakeup"
Mass Effect DLC prototype uncovered after 19 years with a look at the cut side mission that became Bring Down the Sky
News "Experiencing 'new' content for a nearly two decades old game that I hold dear is something special"
Even Valve is impressed by Deadlock's most dedicated Celeste simp, who spent hundreds of hours voting 813 times
News A total of 60,776,963 votes were cast
Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Volume 2 lets other PSP-era games like Portable Ops fade away
News "It'll either be a bonus game, Vol 3, or it's never happening"
