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

The Witcher 4 tech demo trailer screenshot of Ciri chatting in a market
The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 boss is skeptical AI can replace “industry talent” and can’t imagine “reducing headcount"

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News "I’m unaware of such a situation – where AI could 'sit down and make games'"

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Nex Playground
Unexpected PS5 and Xbox Series X rival is only $250 because “we are not going to compete with high-end graphics”

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News "We made a set of choices" that can keep the price of the Nex Playground "affordable"

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Metal Gear Solid movie
Metal Gear mastermind Hideo Kojima wants to make "a game that delights an AI" and "a game played in weightlessness"

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News "In five or 10 year's time, I definitely expect AI to break into many different worlds"

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lea seydoux as fragile smoking a cigarette
Hideo Kojima says Death Stranding 2 is easier because of two "major drop-off points" that stopped fans reaching the end

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News "The core audience from the original game has had a 'slightly lukewarm' response"

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A screenshot shows a young woman holding out a blue pouch
Phantom Blade Zero lead says the advice he's taking from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads is to "cut things" from the action RPG

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News "The most important thing is to delete things"

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A close-up of Joel in The Last of Us part 1
The Last of Us director won't use Gen AI even if it produces something "compelling": "I don’t think prompting is art"

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News "It’s a snake eating its own tail. It can’t grow and think for itself, it just consumes"

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Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe will "announce something very soon" on the farming sim's Switch 2 edition

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News Fall 2025 has come and gone with no news on the indie darling's upcoming edition

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Palworld Zoe
Palworld's Home Sweet Home update "won't be as content-heavy," but it will make the 1.0 launch "the best ever"

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News "It's no secret that Palworld has a lot of quirks and jank"

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Atsu stands sword raised alongside an ally in Ghost of Yotei with a blazing fire behind them
Ghost of Yotei studio Sucker Punch lead steps down as studio head to usher in the "next chapter of creative leadership"

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News "I’ve decided it’s time to shake up the snow-globe"

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Fallout: New Vegas
An old Xbox 360 dev kit has become a treasure trove of new Fallout: New Vegas content as fans turn cut material into mods

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News Mr House's disturbing beta face can now haunt your dreams

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Divinity
Divinity is "a turn-based RPG" confirms Baldur's Gate 3 studio founder

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News Turn-based purists are now free to put their pitchforks away

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Ciri in The Witcher 4
The Witcher 4 story director says Cyberpunk 2077 showcases his love of "inevitable mistakes" and "character flaws"

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News We're excited to see what CD Projekt Red is cooking

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild artwork of Link looking over his shoulder as he stands on a hilltop overlooking Hyrule
Nintendo wants a Zelda: BotW and TotK support studio to take a "central role" on a "unique title in the series"

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News "Let's use the know-how we've developed by working together, and the strength of the whole Monolith Soft team, to create a unique title in the series together"

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A screenshot from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 showing Maelle fighting an enemy.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 player boosts Maelle’s damage by over 1 billion during the game’s toughest boss with new post-update build: “The Queen of damage is back”

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News Friendship with Stendhal has ended, Burning Canvas is my new best friend

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Lara Croft holding two guns while smiling during the teaser for Tomb Raider: Catalyst.
Tomb Raider: Catalyst is Crystal Dynamics' "largest" Lara Croft game yet, and there's "no homework" required to jump in

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News "This is really where she is right now. Everything else is her history"

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Lara Croft with her dual pistols in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis
Following Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis reveal, series co-creator says he prefers "exploring new lost worlds"

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News "Dinosaurs will always be cool though…"

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Baldur's Gate 3 pale vampire elf Astarion, a man with curly white hair and red eyes
Baldur's Gate 3 Astarion actor thinks putting "the player first over profit" is why the RPG is so successful, urges other devs to do the same: "You're probably gonna sell a s***-ton of copies"

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News "If we needed to redo something, they spent the money, and we did it"

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The belt-leather attire in Final Fantasy 14
Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P was inspired by mobile RPGs to lift glamour restrictions: "If you look at any of these games, you won't really see the same restrictions on fashion that FF14 has"

By Dustin Bailey Published

News Yoshi-P abandoned his personal gamer principles to loosen the MMO's fashion restrictions

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samus looking at the camera in her armor with her helmet on
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond players are finding Samus' sidekick so annoying they are sharing hints for how to lessen the cringe: "I shut off voice volume completely and instantly felt better"

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News "I would pay you $10 for an option to shut him the f*** up and let me play the game"

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Screenshot from the Fallout 4 next-gen update.
Fallout 5 could take a lesson from Starfield and its ship-building says former Fallout 4 dev, who really wants Bethesda to push power armor and settlement customization in the next RPG

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News "Cars and trucks and things that go would be cool"

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Screenshot from Hytale, showing three warriors with a sword, bow, and staff sighting a big, icy dragon.
Hytale lead isn't putting his Minecraft competitor on Steam at launch because "everything is wrong" with it, and Palworld lead "totally" understands his hesitance

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News "In time your honesty and willingness to be transparent will make you guys one of the most beloved around"

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Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail launch trailer screenshot showing the Warrior of Light, a man with tied-back brown hair and a sword, standing against a blue backdrop with clouds
Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P says it's "time to go back to school" as the MMO builds to its next expansion and turns away from the "summer vacation" that was its mixed Dawntrail expansion

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News Time to get the last of your homework done

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Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail screenshot featuring character Y'shtola Rhul, a Miqo'te woman with white hair framing her face and cat-like ears
Everyone's "free time is dwindling," so Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P wants players to feel rewarded no matter how much time they invest in the MMO

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News "It's incredibly important to create a sense of accomplishment for everyone"

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Hi-Fi Rush
Controversial anti-cheat software Denuvo is being removed from Hi-Fi Rush to "provide a more stable and efficient service environment," but Krafton's anti-tamper features remain

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News Players will need to update their game next year

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Metroid Prime 4
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond was made with the help of more than 20 other studios including Luigi's Mansion and Oblivion Remastered devs

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News Rome wasn't built in a day and games aren't built by one studio

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