Latest articles by Dustin Bailey
Zelda: Ocarina of Time's fastest speedrun just got its first new route in 3 years, but nobody's sure if wrapping a Wii U gamepad in a rubber band is cheating
News The Wii U comeback we all deserve is here
Avowed reportedly delayed to early 2025 as Xbox moves the Obsidian RPG out of the way of Stalker 2
News Avowed is apparently "in good shape"
4 years after Ark 2 was announced, Xbox announces a playable demo at Gamescom only to immediately un-announce it
News It was as if millions of Ark fans suddenly cried out in joy and were suddenly silenced
As EA reiterates Dragon Age: The Veilguard is set to launch this fall, BioWare promises a release date announcement in August
News We're also getting a fresh roadmap
Destiny devs blindsided after another 220 "inexcusable" layoffs are announced publicly: "This is how I’ve found out I’m laid off"
News "I’m so sick and tired of these layoffs. Unionize unionize unionize."
College Football 25 production relied on "the power of AI" - and now that it's had 5 million players in its first week, EA isn't gonna stop
News "In the absence of AI we simply would not have been able to deliver College Football at the level we did"
Legendary Mario Kart 64 speedrunner saves a lost run with a nearly impossible YOLO strat and breaks his own year-old world record
News Setting a world record with style
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is bringing back an iconic 18-year-old Budokai Tenkaichi voice line and fans can't get enough
News "The Saiyans are a true warrior race - don't underestimate us!"
After 11 years, fans still think the Deadpool game cost $100 million to make, but one of the original devs says that's ridiculous - "$100 million is GTA-level money"
News He's the merc with a mouth, not the merc with the money
Ghost of Tsushima was Star Wars Outlaws director's "biggest reference" when it came to making his own open-world game
News "This is the story, the world, the character, everything fits together with the gameplay guiding everything"
I've spent 4 hours in Star Wars Outlaws' open world and it feels like Red Dead Redemption in a galaxy far, far away
Preview Hands-on | Star Wars Outlaws is the least Ubisoft-feeling Ubisoft game I've played in ages
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is being published by Embracer's Plaion, future member of the Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends supergroup
News Plaion's "ongoing mission to become a global force" accelerates
Borderlands boss says fans will be "very, very happy with the next video game" - and "we’re not going to be making people wait for a long time before we announce it"
News Looter shooter fans, rejoice
After 6 straight Olympic appearances over 16 years, Mario and Sonic are sitting out Paris 2024
News It looks like the end of an era for Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
"All it does is burn out and demoralize the developers": Obsidian's Josh Sawyer on "what's infuriating" about unrealistic dates for games that simply aren't ready
News "It’s a pretty reliable indicator that a game that has not publicly shown gameplay by summer will not ship that game by the end of that year"
After Steam users unleash 1,456 negative reviews, Earth Defense Force 6 is "planning changes" to its Epic account requirement
News The Epic requirement "has received the most feedback"
The Xbox 360 store dies for good on July 29, but Microsoft's giving you one last chance to buy some classics before they're gone
News 90% discounts are a great way to say goodbye
Across Activision, EA, and more, video game actors are striking for protection from AI: "Frankly, it’s stunning that these video game studios haven’t learned anything"
News The strike will also include Insomniac, Disney, WB, and production companies that work with the likes of Ubisoft, Valve, and Bethesda
Cult classic shooter series returns to Steam after 5 years and immediately takes a piledriver into the review dumpster over Epic Games account requirement
News EOS! EOS! EOS!
After 24 years, the legendary visual novel that put the Fate/stay night devs on the map has an English remake, and it's out-reviewing FF7 Rebirth, Hades 2, and more
News Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon is here, and it's a critical darling
Days after losing a "friendly" race to Bethesda staff, over 500 World of Warcraft devs unionize at Blizzard: "Never happier to be outrun"
News For the Horde!
Elden Ring speedrun legend offers $10,000 for the ultimate Shadow of the Erdtree challenge: Level 1, DLC weapons only, and limited Scadutree levels
News "Just rune level 1 wasn't really hard enough in my mind"
72,632 'Overwhelmingly Negative' reviews later, EA walks back controversial Apex Legends battle pass changes: "You've spoken, and we've listened"
News Understanding the new battle pass still requires an infographic, however
