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The Witcher 3 star Doug Cockle says "I really don't care" about GTA 6, regardless of whether Rockstar's long-awaited game beats CDPR's opus on award count or not
News "Oh man"
After 11 grueling years and 6 different versions of the game, management sim devs decide they've finally made something that doesn't suck: Tavern Keeper "wasn't fun for ages"
News "It's a systems game, and it wasn't fun"
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 performance actor says Charlie Cox is "generous" to credit him for Game Awards nomination, explains "bringing Gustave to life was a team effort"
News We're all Gustave here
Hytale is "coming together at last" according to dev, who says 60 playtesters have just given the Minecraft-inspired game their stamp of approval: "Long way to go but momentum is key"
News Hytale is back from the brink
Palworld lead gently reminds players the next update is not "massive," since "mammoth sized 1.0" is still a long way off: "I think you've misunderstood"
News Palworld 1.0 is coming, but not quite yet
"Naked Man" Arc Raiders scientist conducts diligent "social experiment" on player greed for loot, reports no one wants to see you naked and will kill you 63 out of 75 times
News This is the tragic story of The Naked Man
Arc Raiders was going to be a cross "between Shadow of the Colossus, Left 4 Dead, and PUBG" according to dev, who says Embark initially had no idea "what kind of game loop we were supposed to have"
News Shadow of the Arc Raiders
Studio lead reviving legendary turn-based strategy RPG after 10 years borrows Civ creator Sid Meier’s advice, says perfect sequel is “one-third old stuff, one-third improvements, and one-third something new”
News Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is a proud successor
Minecraft player redefines sadness with the world's worst challenge, living in an inhospitable wasteland with only one Bonus Chest of items: "I think we can work with this"
News Why… why…
Stellar Blade Eve actor Rebecca Hanssen says she was "totally wowed" by the game's success: "When I was recording it, I had no idea how big it was going to become"
News Eve has huge… influence
After 4 years with Larian, Baldur's Gate 3 Alfira actor didn't know her character could immediately die until it had already happened: "I was like, 'What?! Did they just kill her off?'"
News How could you do this to Rebecca Hanssen?!
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 actor Jennifer English is shocked to win at Golden Joystick Awards, delivers hopeful speech that will make you cry for a week: "I chose queer joy"
News "Oh my God!"
The Witcher legend Doug Cockle agrees "there's so many great games this year," but Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the highlight: "It's such a beautifully written game, and beautifully conceived and achieved"
News Many people are saying this
Even as Xbox drifts away from consoles and exclusives, former exec says the Xbox 360 set Microsoft up for success: "Look at them now, continuing to be the powerhouse – the global powerhouse"
News If you say so
Krafton CEO confirms he "actually searched on ChatGPT" for "faster answers" amid legal battle with former Subnautica 2 leads, after the publisher dubbed accusations of chatbot use "a last-ditch effort"
News "...just like everyone else..."
Arc Raiders players try to learn who's the nicest in cross-play lobbies, and I promise you it isn't anyone with a console: "PC players seem to be way more relaxed"
News Put the controller down
Gorgeous Dispatch criminal was apparently based on a popular soda ad, according to art director: "And the body type of LeanBeefPatty"
News Malevola is a LeanPepsiCan
Steam Machine is "Microsoft's worst nightmare" according to analysts, and one day Xbox games might be more beneficial to Valve than their own publisher: "Xbox console sales have really struggled"
News Well, that's ominous
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 actor Ben Starr can "sympathize" with Daredevil lead Charlie Cox's bewilderment over the French JRPG's success, because he "didn't expect it to be this big" either
News The game came together unbelievably fast
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Roguelike superstar drops out of The Game Awards because Megabonk "is not my debut game," but fans beg solo dev to reconsider: "Wait until you hear about 'indie' games in the indie category that are backed by multi-billion-dollar corps"
News John Megabonk demonstrates the definition of bonking integrity
Subnautica 2 studio was working on a secret game code named Project Labrador before Unknown Worlds leads were fired, and ex-CEO says he still hopes "to see that game come to light"
News The Subnautica movie has seemingly also been put on ice
inZOI was "far, far, far less developed than Subnautica 2" around the time publisher Krafton decided to fire Unknown Worlds leads, says former CEO: "There wasn't a ton of game present"
News Unknown Worlds thought Subnautica 2 would be ready for August 14, 2025
Ousted Subnautica 2 founders fight Krafton over ChatGPT records as the publisher accuses them of deleting and stealing data: "'Make sure there's nothing incriminating'"
News New legal filings reveal additional details about the war for Subnautica 2
