George Young

George Young

Freelance News Writer

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

A screenshot shows Hinako slumped on the ground surrounded by red spider lilies
"Silent Hill is not just the name of a place, it is a phenomenon": Silent Hill f writer doubles down on theory

By George Young Published

News Oh, they look like towns to you?

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Final Fantasy 13
Final Fantasy 7 Remake lead feels "a generational shift" with new Square Enix devs calling FF13 their childhood favorite

By Anthony McGlynn Published

News Did nobody get on board with Final Fantasy 12?

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A player flying down a zipline to kill some enemy guards during Assassin's Creed Revelations.
Former Assassin's Creed director believes constraints are the "secret behind any good art" in game dev

By George Young Published

News "That forces you to find something different, and mastery and excellence exists in those decisions"

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Myles MacKenzie in Metroid Prime 4
Metroid Prime 4 devs wanted to "make sure" MacKenzie "wasn't annoying"

By Dustin Bailey Published

News Myles MacKenzie was never the problem

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The Last of Us 2 multiplayer might still be possible thanks to modding efforts 2 years after the spin-off was canceled

By George Young Published

News It's not much, but it's a start

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Best Assassin's Creed protagonists: close-up of Arno Dorian during Assassin's Creed Unity.
Former Assassin's Creed director says AAA studios "mistakenly" throw people at development problems

By George Young Published

News "I don't think it's tenable"

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Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley doesn't have mod support on console for "numerous reasons" says creator ConcernedApe

By George Young Published

News Creator tools on console appear to be a tall order

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GTA 6
GTA 6 reportedly might not be "content complete," but the November launch date still feels "more real" than before

By George Young Published

News "They really can't settle for anything less than perfection," says Jason Schreier

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Final Fantasy 9
Final Fantasy 9 lead says the PS2 was so "so overpowered" its CPU sparked military concerns

By George Young Published

News So I wasn't the only one blown away by Sony's console

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007: First Light
GoldenEye 007 is "a fantastic game," but 007 First Light has "a far wider and more expansive offering" says IO dev

By George Young Published

News Hopefully, it's not like 007 Legends either

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Vivi
During Final Fantasy 9's development, the team moved to Hawaii with no "solid plan"

By George Young Published

News "I thought 'why did I get a license plate as simplistic as FF9?'"

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Final Fantasy 9
Legendary Final Fantasy composer can't listen to his own music because he's "too embarrassed"

By George Young Published

News "You have to admire medieval fantasy"

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A screenshot of Fortnite's Jonesy looking serious.
PlayStation and Xbox's most-played games of 2025 were the same as 2024's in the US, data suggests

By George Young Published

News Another night of Fortnite with the boys then?

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Bayonetta's Hideki Kamiya is enjoying work "more than ever" since leaving PlatinumGames and starting his own studio

By George Young Published

News "I feel as though I can just trust my co-workers"

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Palworld
"Not bad for a dead game": Palworld dev fires back at the haters as Pocketpair celebrates its Steam Best of 2025 rankings

By George Young Published

News It remains one of Steam's best selling games two years after launch

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GTA 6
GTA 6 "will redefine players' standards" according to JRPG legends from Atlus, Square Enix, and Sega

By George Young Published

News "GTA 6. Please release it."

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Cropped header key art for Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
OG Final Fantasy Tactics director says he "underestimated" how popular The Ivalice Chronicles would be

By Scott McCrae Published

News Yasumi Matsuno expected the game to sell that much by 2028

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Raidou and Gouto-Douji stand next to a summoned Tsuchigumo in Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army
Persona art director and creator of infamous penis demon is making a console game that will show his "perspective on the world"

By George Young Published

News Kazuma Kaneko might be free of the mobile mines

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Nier Automata director Yoko Taro
Nier creator Yoko Taro says he isn't prioritizing a new game, pleads for updates from people who are

By George Young Published

News Seems he knows exactly how his fans feel

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Baldur's Gate 3 companion Shadowheart, a young woman with braided black hair and plated armor, smirking while glancing to the side
Baldur's Gate 3 wins Steam's Labor of Love award following 2 years of updates and community support

By George Young Published

News Larian's masterpiece continues to hoard critical acclaim

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Dark Souls
Legendary Dark Souls player completes the entire trilogy without getting hit while using a saxophone as a controller

By George Young Published

News Another run I've never completed is the next dooting challenge on the roster

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Gustave in a French-inspired outfit
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director says the award-sweeping hit is "very different from traditional JRPGs"

By George Young Published

News Sandfall Interactive had "absolutely no intention" making a JRPG

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Princess Zelda stands in front of a pack of characters including Calamo, a Mysterious Construct, King Rauru, Queen Sonia, Mineru, and others in key art for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment - slightly cropped for use as a header and thumbnail
Legend of Zelda lead Eiji Aonuma wanted to launch the first Zelda game on the Switch 2

By George Young Published

News "If I'm being honest, we wanted to launch the 'first' one"

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Death Stranding 2
Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima thinks "we can't go back" to a world without AI

By George Young Published

News "It would undoubtedly be convenient. But then I wonder if it's really okay"

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Screenshot of Kojima Productions' OD (Overdose) showing actor Sophia Lillis' disturbing Unreal Engine 5 screentest
Hideo Kojima says watch the OD teaser trailer "100 times" and you'll get a "big hint" about what his new horror game is

By George Young Published

News "Mr Phil will be angry with me"

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