
George Young
Freelance writer, full-time PlayStation Vita enthusiast, and speaker of some languages. I break up my days by watching people I don't know play Pokemon pretty fast.
Latest articles by George Young

Former PlayStation head says the rise of AAA games shut down Japan Studio
By George Young Published
News "That's the kind of game that's in demand"

After Persona 6 reveal, Sega promises to give Atlus' series a "lively 30th anniversary celebration"
By George Young Published
News "I think Persona 4 Revival will spark fan excitement again"

Sega isn't "abandoning" physical games: president reminds everyone "we used to develop consoles"
By George Young Published
News "We're seeing an increase in the number of people playing on PC"

Even former PlayStation chief Shuhei Yoshida doesn't know why Bloodborne hasn't been remastered
By George Young Published
News "As a huge fan, I hope it will come out"

Ex PlayStation boss gave Demon's Souls "the lowest" print run after getting stuck at the start
By George Young Published
News "When I tried it, after two hours I was still standing in the spot at the very start of the game. I thought, 'why is this game so hard?" says Shuhei Yoshida

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse devs say the protagonist was a "natural fit" because it's "best suited for a woman"
By George Young Published
News "At the start, we hadn't decided that the protagonist would be a woman," director Hokao says

Skyrim and Stardew Valley mods weren't enough, rotund icon Jimothy officially invades D&D
By George Young Published
News Hurl Garbage: Bludgeoning damage and the target is stinky

Palworld lead promises "you will always be able to play" Pocketpair's survival game
By George Young Published
News Palworld bucks the genre's tendency for the live-service model

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse asks you to find joy in the difficulty and it won't be "simple or easy"
By George Young Published
News But there will still be settings to remove barriers to entry

Nintendo didn't make Splatoon 4 because it didn't want to, Splatoon Raiders lead says
By George Young Published
News "That said, we will continue to develop competitive gameplay going forward"

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced looks like it's hiding evidence of Hexe's setting
By George Young Published
News Assassin's Creed Hexe might bring the series back to Europe

Modders remastering Fallout 3 in Fallout 4 are not bothered by Bethesda's official version
By George Young Published
News "We're committed to seeing that our work, creativity and dedication continue!"

Fallout: New Vegas director says RPGs should be messy and force players to make hard decisions
By George Young Published
News "I save everyone, I kill everyone. I don't think that's particularly interesting," says Josh Sawyer

Final Fantasy 14 raid starts with FF11's most infamous boss being bodied in a cutscene to make a point
By George Young Published
News FF11's toughest superboss is nothing compared to a chibi black mage

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is for players who "love Metroidvanias" but have not played Castlevania
By George Young Published
News Konami wants to make sure you know what the vania stands for

As PlayStation kills discs, Nier Automata creator Yoko Taro is "saddened by the loss of physical media"
By George Young Published
News "I guess that's just the future…" Yoko complains

Final Fantasy 4 was nearly skipped so the JRPG series could "beat" Dragon Quest
By George Young Published
News "Game development was certainly changing, but the way games were being promoted was changing as well," says Takashi Tokita

Steam users pile into the demo of a job sim about the very thing wreaking havoc on PC gaming: data centers
By George Young Published
News Finally, the windowless room I've already dreamed of

Final Fantasy 7 Remake director was surprised that we were surprised that Part 3 is being made in Unreal Engine 4
By George Young Published
News "It became quite the topic online"

Valve's AI measures taken one step further with a browser extension that adds an unavoidable gen AI warning to Steam
By George Young Published
News There will be no avoiding that AI Generated Content Disclosure

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is "the best of our medium," says former Xbox head, because games are art and human
By George Young Published
News "That’s what we should all aspire to"

Assassin's Creed Hexe creative director quits Ubisoft as Black Flag lead steps in following departure
By George Young Published
News The Far Cry 2 and Watch Dogs Legion director is leaving and Jean Guesdon is taking the helm

"Save me Pokopia: Animal Crossing with pocket pals looks exponentially cuter in chunky new Nintendo Treehouse stream
By George Young Published
News "Hype has increased significantly"
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