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Despite the JRPG love letter dominating award shows, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 creative lead insists the game really was "not supposed to be big"
News Before Clair Obscur's release, its devs thought "it's not going to be big, it's going to be cool"
Cyberpunk 2077 is CD Projekt Red's "main source of revenue," outpacing The Witcher 3's 5-year sales with 35 million copies sold
News Cyberpunk 2077 and its DLC have also seen "stronger organic sales" on existing platforms compared to last year
"Players should be able to see themselves": Witchbrook, the magical Stardew Valley-like life sim, unveils detailed character customization and clothing options that don't have "any limitations"
News As well as a variety of skin tones and hair textures, "any hairstyle, clothing type, facial hair is up for grabs for the player"
Helldivers 2 studio CEO says despite improvements, there's "more work to be done" with performance patches: "The intent is that new releases don't bork quality but build on it"
News Don't expect the new Warbond to set Helldivers 2 back
Barely 4 years after buying them, Embracer Group sells Remnant publisher and Star Trek Online developer in a deal that'll net it $30 million
News Arc Games and Cryptic Studios are being sold to Project Golden Arc Inc.
Following a subtle Space Marine 2 cameo, Baldur's Gate 3 Lae'zel actor would "absolutely" be down to voice a Sister of Battle in a Warhammer game
News "All Warhammer stuff is amazing," says Devora Wilde
Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead says it's not "true that big budget = s**t" and it's "easier than ever" to "find an audience" for games, but "the public company model is broken in entertainment"
News A "genuine lack of vision" is also a problem, Michael Douse says
Arc Raiders' most dedicated players say "there is not enough content," but others beg to differ: "I sweated at the game 24 hours a day… Why no content?"
News Some players say they're running out of things to do
Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser says "no one" was excited for GTA 3 outside of the studio, but the devs believed there was "something really magical" about it
News Things changed when the game released, he says
"Who tf bought the damn 40k $ boat": Where Winds Meet fans can only stand agape as one MMO whale drops enough money for a real car on an in-game mount within a week of launch
News The Mirage Boat doesn't come cheap
Ubisoft says Tencent's $1.3 billion investment in its new Assassin's Creed-focused Vantage Studios is "imminent," in a move that will "accelerate the growth of our 3 flagship IPs"
News The deal is "on track to close in the coming days"
To get GTA on Xbox, Microsoft had to convince Rockstar that its console wasn't "going to be a flop," former exec says
News Bringing GTA to Xbox was "a big moment," says Peter Moore
GTA 6 developer Rockstar is "a machine" in "an industry rife with work exploitation, unfair practice, and unreasonable working conditions," protesters say after recent firings
News Protesters urge "people to think of the human cost"
Arc Raiders update nerfs a gun "capable of outgunning full squads" and may answer a fan who asked Embark to let them show off 600+ rubber ducks: "Your Raider Den has been ducked out"
News The Venator has been nerfed, but the duck update feels far more important
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
Half-Life 3 "would register on a GDP level" as a Steam Machine launch title, but "Valve doesn't need a Half-Life-sized spectacle to sell hardware," analyst says
News Analysts tell us Steam Machine exclusives are very unlikely, but that's not to say that Half-Life 3 wouldn't be a hit
Chaos hits Battlefield 6 as update leaves support players with "busted" defibrillators that only work some of the time: "I let at least 4 teammates die because I couldn't get the defib to register"
News Thankfully, one dev confirms the issue is being investigated
Borderlands 4's "most insane glitch" yet lets you break every character's skill tree and changes "the build meta for every build," swiftly catching the attention of Gearbox: "We're on it"
News Make the most of it while you can
Steam Machine price "will not be cheap," with analysts predicting anywhere between the "mid-five hundreds" and $1,000, as Valve "can basically do what it wants"
News But some think even Valve won't know what it wants to charge just yet
Steam Machine is "a console that refuses to admit it's a console," analyst says, but "Valve isn't trying to beat Sony or Microsoft at their own game so much as rewrite the rules"
News Analysts don't necessarily see the Steam Machine as a PS5, Xbox Series X, or Switch 2 rival
"Another rigged year:" Former FPS pro Shroud responds to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 getting a Game Awards GOTY nomination over Arc Raiders, says "the world is just not ready for AI in video games"
News He also questions "who the f*** is playing" GOTY nominee Donkey Kong Bananza
Cities: Skylines 2 is getting a new developer as publisher Paradox turns to a new studio, 2 years after the city builder's messy launch with no console release in sight
News The new devs "can't wait to show you what we have planned for the next chapter of this incredible game"
