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Bloodborne looks almost unrecognizable in these "never-before-seen design planning maps and alpha layouts," showing FromSoftware's evolution of an iconic hidden shortcut
News Yharnam changed a lot throughout its development
Deltarune just got another small update, but I'm more interested in this brief, fine-print teaser for upcoming patches containing "some extremely slight adjustments to gameplay"
News What could the changes be?
Subnautica 2's early access launch schedule may need "some adjustments," Krafton claims, despite former lead saying the survival game is "ready"
News The company is "in the process of refining our development plans"
Helldivers 2 new Major Order kickstarts the effort to rebuild Super Earth's fallen Mega Cities following the Illuminate invasion, to bring the planet back to its "rightful state of glory"
News Remembrance will be "the first of our fallen Mega Cities to be rebuilt"
Microsoft reportedly doesn't include lost first-party game sales when calculating Xbox Game Pass profits, but the subscription service is apparently earning money regardless
News No, Xbox apparently isn't losing money with Game Pass
Hytale studio founder isn't giving up yet on reviving the canceled game, but says "suggestions to use another game or engine" to bring it back are "out of touch"
News He claims that many people "don't understand all the early decisions, direction and vision" that went into Hytale
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 master laughs in the face of the RPG's challenge modifiers, as not even the game's toughest boss with 100 times more health can withstand 1.4 trillion damage
News Sciel can launch an attack deadlier than a Gommage with the right setup
FromSoftware is struggling to squash an Elden Ring Nightreign bug that sees its new, third boss bug vanish from a notorious duo bug fight, making it impossible to win
News The big bug boss fight is, ironically, bugged
Xbox executive producer offers "best advice I can" to those caught up in Microsoft's latest lay-off spree – AI prompts to "help reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss"
News He also suggests asking AI to "act as a career coach"
FromSoftware actually did it: Elden Ring Nightreign powers up its annoying bug duo boss by – I almost can't believe this – adding a third bug to the fight
News The first two bugs weren't enough for you? Have another
The games industry is so broken even FPS legend John Romero and his studio are struggling with funding, and now-former staff say it's Microsoft's fault: "Our whole studio is being let go because of the layoffs"
News John Romero announced a new FPS game back in 2022, and said the devs were teaming up with "a major publisher"
Microsoft orders more Xbox layoffs, boss Phil Spencer tells staff "our platform, hardware, and game roadmap have never looked stronger" but the fourth big round of layoffs in 18 months is coming anyway
News The exact number of staff affected isn't currently clear
Persona offers a new contender for silliest JRPG villain with Persona 5: The Phantom X and its "Subway Slammer," who declares "the whole subway's mine for the slammin'!"
News Persona 5: The Phantom X has a rather different debut antagonist compared to Kamoshida
Dark and Darker update plunges the game into negative Steam reviews, director blames his "inconsistent decisions and shallow responses to feedback" and says "we're not particularly good at developing games" by chasing "successful formulas"
News "It saddens me to hear claims that we're intentionally ruining the game," says Dark and Darker's director
Subnautica 2 fans worry the underwater survival game is "dead before arrival" following its studio's sudden leadership change: "I'm scared to know what this means for the future"
News The leadership changes have arrived ahead of Subnautica 2's early access launch, still set for later this year
GTA veteran says game releases seem "more stressful" now than during the PS2 era, because "not knowing whether you can fix everything in the day-1 patch seems terrifying"
News The era of no day-one patches is long gone now, though
"I'm so glad we never gave up on making this game": Death Stranding 2 director Hideo Kojima celebrates his latest hit's launch with its stars, says "I won't let go again"
News "I will treasure these connections and keep pushing forward"
Deltarune Chapter 3 was originally supposed to be even longer, as the devs "made most of" a third TV Time gameshow round before it was cut
News Toby Fox says the third round "slowed down the pacing too much"
Do not play the new Persona 5 game like it's a Persona 5 game, Persona 5 experts warn: "P5X does not give you a deadline"
News Persona 5: The Phantom X approaches Palaces differently to regular ol' Persona 5
Atlus is still limit-testing the concept of Too Much Persona 5, and its latest spinoff is already its biggest P5 Steam launch ever
News Persona 5: The Phantom X is popular for now
Baldur's Gate 3 dev clarifies that "Karlach's final ending was indeed in response to fan feedback," but Larian was definitely trying to stay clear of Starfield with its early release
News "We always aim for a blue-ocean release"
Nintendo makes a surprise appearance in Death Stranding 2 credits – its motion capture company worked on the PS5 exclusive
News Nintendo Pictures – once Dynamo Pictures – worked on the OG Death Stranding before being acquired in 2022
Step aside, Cow: Mario Kart World's new fan-favorite racer is Spike, a goofy guy with a haunting stare and some fantastic speedy stats
News This is Spike's world, we're all just living in it
