Latest articles by Austin Wood
Arc Raiders has officially sold 12 million copies, so Embark's giving everyone a free gold hammer
News If you've logged in a single time, you'll get the golden raider tool automatically
"We can track who shoots first": Arc Raiders design lead says aggression-based matchmaking is "a bit of a misnomer"
News "The one thing the system does not do is attempt to assume intent"
"Steam is winning with its ease of use" but not on quality, says new GOG owner pondering how to "take the market" from Valve
News "We can do more for classic retro and modern classics"
Arc Raiders "Toxic Swamp" map event coming next week according to new trials, suggesting Embark looked to FromSoftware
News A new Arc Raiders map modifier looks imminent
Arc Raiders design lead confirms Embark is about make Trigger Nades much harder to use, and nerf Kettle insta-kills too
News Design lead Virgil Watkins seeds the incoming balance patch
The thing I wanted more of from Baldur's Gate 3 companions is also something Larian wants to improve on in Divinity
News Just a couple of pals palling around an RPG
Meet the JRPG fan who spent $2,000 building a GameStop in his basement
News "It went beyond the games themselves and was ingrained in the social tissue of the time"
"If we're publishing the game, 'no f***ing AI assets'": Strategy and city builder powerhouse Hooded Horse bans AI art
News "We recommend they don't use any gen AI anywhere in the process"
Arc Raiders cheating and "out of map" exploits acknowledged by Embark: "We are implementing significant changes"
News New anti-cheat measures and "out of map" exploit fixes are coming soon
Arc Raiders player asking to recycle rubber ducks accused of "blasphemy," and presumably blacklisted by duck collector
News Rubber ducks are Arc Raiders canon now
Accused of copying FromSoftware's homework, Lords of the Fallen 2 boss says Elden Ring Nightreign lookalike is from 2024
News It's just Wylder's distant cousin
"A lot of Helldivers will die," Arrowhead CEO says of the next Helldivers 2 major update, teasing roadmap update
News Well then
"This is about the arrogance of a company like Rockstar": Labor union pushes for relief for fired GTA 6 devs
News Interim relief would afford the fired employees payroll
A clip of Valve's Gabe Newell nailing the piracy issue is making the rounds online and only feels more relevant today
News It's always been that simple
Ubisoft studio unionizes, is immediately shut down by Ubisoft, affecting 71 people
News Ubisoft Halifax is no more
Arc Raiders devs "did not want to be close" to GTA 6 at launch, but were just fine challenging Call of Duty
News It certainly worked out for Embark
Despite AI-generated textures, audio, and music, Steam users shower survival game in 11,000 95% positive reviews
News Gen AI was demonstrably not a deal-breaker in this case
"Steam Charts don't measure fun": Splitgate dev says don't sweat player counts after Splitgate Arena Reloaded mess
News "We rebuilt Splitgate from the ground up"
The Last of Us star Troy Baker says "we don't need to demonize" gen AI because it's going to push people toward real art
News "I think it's a good thing"
Arc Raiders' Trigger Nades are so busted in PvP it's a wonder they lasted this long, Embark is "looking into" changes
News How Trigger Nades will be changed in PvP or PvE remains to be seen
Sony worries games have become "very complicated" in patent for AI-generated "ghost" that beats games for you
News Sony's patented ghost would show you how to solve puzzles, make combos, and more
Arc Raiders players make a plea to Embark: don't let PvP in trios poison your solo "aggression-based" matchmaking
News When should actions have consequences?
Path of Exile co-creator urges online RPG devs to control in-game spending and exploits, owns up to PoE "mistake"
News Chris Wilson reckons integrity is king
