Latest articles by Dustin Bailey
Yet another PlayStation icon that Sony is content to leave in its grave is getting revived by an entirely different publisher
News Cult fighting game Battle Arena Toshinden is making a comeback
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director says defying industry norms and keeping the dev team together for the whole RPG trilogy was key to its success: "That's quite a rare thing"
News "Our experience really has grown as we work on each new game"
Halo co-creator says Campaign Evolved "looks and feels genuine": "It's gorgeous in a way I wish we could have built it originally back in 2001"
News "It warms my heart to see Halo CE like this"
"A live-service game to me isn't really a game," former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden says: "I need a story, I need a character, and I need a world"
News A live-service game is more of a "repetitive action engagement device"
24 years later, Halo's most infamous level is getting fixed as the remake devs try to bring "better wayfinding, navigation, and diversity in enemy encounters" to The Library
News "Yes, we mean The Library"
The Halo remake will reignite the debate that's plagued the series for 15 years, because "you can sprint now"
News This particular can of worms remains open
After 27 years, a new cheat code has been discovered in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night's most controversial port, and it might've just created the dumbest speedrun category in Metroidvania history
News That miserable little pile of secrets is getting smaller by the day
As desperate fans lament Fallout 5's no-show during the Fallout Day broadcast, Todd Howard himself promises Bethesda is "working on even more"
News "We're looking forward to the day where we can share that with everybody"
EA triples down on AI tech with $20 billion in debt looming, partnering with the Stable Diffusion devs to "creatively direct the generation of game content"
News "These are just a few examples of what is to come"
Assassin's Creed Shadows finally hits Switch 2 in December, but you can probably already guess the bad news: Ubisoft is sticking with game-key cards over real physical releases
News The Switch 2 port is finally confirmed
2 Kirby Air Riders beta weekends will give you an early preview of 3 tracks and 3 modes in the Switch 2 racing game, including City Trial, in November
News We're getting a big taste of Kirby Air Riders ahead of launch thanks to the Global Test Ride
A year later, Persona 3 Reload gets a fresh update bringing back the PS2 JRPG's original vocalist: "I'm truly overjoyed and grateful to be reunited with everyone again"
News "Persona 3 is a treasure to me as well"
Exclusive games are "antiquated," Xbox president says, because everyone's just going to go play Call of Duty, Minecraft, Roblox, and Fortnite anyway: "That's actually what's really driving community in gaming"
News "We're really seeing people evolve way past that"
In just 5 years, the PS5 has outsold a full decade's worth of the PS3 in the US, even without a new Valkyria Chronicles, MotorStorm, or LittleBigPlanet
News "So that's cool"
Missing Helldivers 2 performance and balance patch was delayed by "last-minute" issue, Arrowhead says – now targeting "end of this week, with staff ready to work over the weekend if needed"
News "We’re doing everything we can to deliver it this week"
"We were looking at the Zelda Oracle games," says Shovel Knight dev, but the gorgeous Mina the Hollower actually feels more "like a Castlevania or a Bloodborne"
News "All we have is this jump, this burrow and this whip"
OG Modern Warfare 3 director is "immensely" worried about what will happen to Call of Duty under Xbox: "What's happening to Gears of War, where's Halo… you know what I mean?"
News "Once you're assimilated by one of these companies, I think you take on some of their traits"
10 years later, legendary platformer gets a big surprise update as the devs tease a new game: New "super hard super-secret" levels are "so challenging that it'll take you 10 more years to beat them"
News N++ is TEN++ years old, but the plaftormer's legacy goes back even further
Nintendo's iconic NES Zapper could have been called something else if "a third" of a housewife focus group hadn't walked out of a Duck Hunt preview: "No guns are coming in my house"
News "About a third of the women got up and walked out"
Pokemon Legends: Z-A's Lumiose City apparently exists in a nightmare realm that pulls you back if you try to leave, and it's already getting the Skyrim meme treatment
News "It's probably better not to leave"
Dead Space creator hopes a $20-billion-in-debt EA will be keener on his Dead Space 4 pitch: "I think there’s an opportunity. I’m already making calls"
News "I have quite a few ideas that I'm ready to go with and one of them is Dead Space 4"
The Crew 2 will be "accessible for years to come" thanks to its new offline mode, which Ubisoft attributes to "player feedback" – a low-key way to acknowledge 1.4 million signatures worth of Stop Killing Games pressure
News "This marks a major milestone in ensuring the game's longevity"
An Assassin's Creed or Uncharted-style Predator game is something Prey and Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg is "desperate for" and no, he hasn't forgotten the series' PS2 game rated 47 on Metacritic
News "There's just so much fun to be had game wise"
