Latest articles by Jordan Gerblick
Immersive sim legend Warren Spector's new stealth game Thick as Thieves drops PvPvE in favor of single-player and co-op
News "This sharpened focus has allowed us to double down on what makes Thick as Thieves truly special – dynamic stealth gameplay"
Sony buys machine-learning company to help "unlock new levels of visual fidelity" in PlayStation games
news The AI tech will be used to "deliver richer, more immersive gameplay experiences"
Animal Crossing helped me process grief, and I'm not alone: "Visiting her island has brought me a lot of peace"
Opinion How Animal Crossing's gentle world became a sanctuary for the grief-stricken
Crimson Desert players are speed-gliding using this amazing hack that may or may not be a bug
news "I can probably glide twice as far now based on my current stamina and spirit"
Switch 2 prices will go up, says ex-Nintendo sales lead: "It's inevitable"
news "They may be able to put off raising hardware prices for a moment," but a Switch 2 price hike is coming, says a former Nintendo employee
Crimson Desert is "opposite" to most open-world games because the "magic kicks in" later, says Arkane Lyon boss
news "In a time of fast consumption, a game that is sticky because it has friction, and not because it's smiley feels amazing"
Divinity "is coming alive," Baldur's Gate 3 boss Swen Vincke teases
News "I was saying to myself - yeah, this is good"
Crimson Desert "makes me feel a sense of wonder I've not felt since Oblivion," says Palworld publishing chief
news "My favourite game of March 2026 was Crimson Desert," Bucky says
Pokemon Pokopia player builds straight-up jail for their least favorite 'mons: "They are (mostly) comfortable"
News Suddenly I don't feel so bad about smacking my Animal Crossing villagers with bug nets
Mario Kart World's Bullet Bill power-ups "actually work like they're supposed to" now, players say
News The great Bullet Bill buff has finally arrived in Mario Kart World
Baldur's Gate 3 actor Neil Newbon gives Arc Raiders dev "props" for replacing AI voices with humans
News "I think hats off to them for doing that, that's a good thing, and that's good to hear"
Palworld's Bucky threatens more April Fool's jokes, but I'm not joking when I say we need that Palworld dating sim
News The world needs Pal♡world! ~More Than Just Pals~
Arc Raiders' big Flashpoint update is bad news for raiders as vaporizer drones arrive and shredders escape confinement
News Crafting is also getting some much-needed improvements
PvP indie golf game with 93% "very positive" reviews hits 1 million copies sold on Steam in just over a month
news "That is way over 9000"
Mojang hired a "cow whisperer" to record new Minecraft animal noises: "The cows started to speak to him immediately"
News Just call 'em Moojang
With Crimson Desert out, Pearl Abyss is reportedly focusing on open-world Pokemon-like game DokeV
news I've been waiting for DokeV for seven years, and it sounds like I'll be waiting for a while longer
Borderlands 4 PC performance has been "pretty stressful," says dev, but Gearbox has done "a pretty good job" fixing it
News "I feel like that's part of what our jobs are"
Baldur's Gate 3 actor has avoided roles that were "just like" Astarion, as that's what David Bowie would do
News "It's too close to the character I've already done"
Crimson Desert inexplicably changes the name of its fat cats to "loafy cats," and I might be the only person on-board
News "Fat cat vs loafy cat is irrelevant when I refer to that cat as big chungus"
"F*** me, I guess": Hades 2 actor Ben Starr "hated" himself while fighting the character he plays in the roguelike
News Ben Starr put "90 hours" into Hades 2 and all he got was self hate
Disgaea dev's spooky new Stardew Valley-like is confirmed for a western release months after its Japanese announcement
news Honogurashi no Niwa, as its known in Japan, hits PC and consoles this Fall
Cult classic NES Friday the 13th game has a fan remake made "from scratch" for Game Boy Color
news The fan-made Friday the 13th remake gives Jason a health bar and adds a whole new trading system
Tim Sweeney says employers will get "resumes of once-in-a-lifetime quality folks" after Epic layoff
News "Epic never lowered our hiring standards as we grew"
