
George Young
Freelance writer, full-time PlayStation Vita enthusiast, and speaker of some languages. I break up my days by watching people I don't know play Pokemon pretty fast.
Latest articles by George Young

Final Fantasy 9 lead says the PS2 was so "so overpowered" its CPU sparked military concerns
By George Young published
News So I wasn't the only one blown away by Sony's console

GoldenEye 007 is "a fantastic game," but 007 First Light has "a far wider and more expansive offering" says IO dev
By George Young published
News Hopefully, it's not like 007 Legends either

During Final Fantasy 9's development, the team moved to Hawaii with no "solid plan"
By George Young published
News "I thought 'why did I get a license plate as simplistic as FF9?'"

Legendary Final Fantasy composer can't listen to his own music because he's "too embarrassed"
By George Young published
News "You have to admire medieval fantasy"

PlayStation and Xbox's most-played games of 2025 were the same as 2024's in the US, data suggests
By George Young published
News Another night of Fortnite with the boys then?

Bayonetta's Hideki Kamiya is enjoying work "more than ever" since leaving PlatinumGames and starting his own studio
By George Young published
News "I feel as though I can just trust my co-workers"

"Not bad for a dead game": Palworld dev fires back at the haters as Pocketpair celebrates its Steam Best of 2025 rankings
By George Young published
News It remains one of Steam's best selling games two years after launch

GTA 6 "will redefine players' standards" according to JRPG legends from Atlus, Square Enix, and Sega
By George Young published
News "GTA 6. Please release it."

OG Final Fantasy Tactics director says he "underestimated" how popular The Ivalice Chronicles would be
By Scott McCrae published
News Yasumi Matsuno expected the game to sell that much by 2028

Persona art director and creator of infamous penis demon is making a console game that will show his "perspective on the world"
By George Young published
News Kazuma Kaneko might be free of the mobile mines

Nier creator Yoko Taro says he isn't prioritizing a new game, pleads for updates from people who are
By George Young published
News Seems he knows exactly how his fans feel

Baldur's Gate 3 wins Steam's Labor of Love award following 2 years of updates and community support
By George Young published
News Larian's masterpiece continues to hoard critical acclaim

Legendary Dark Souls player completes the entire trilogy without getting hit while using a saxophone as a controller
By George Young published
News Another run I've never completed is the next dooting challenge on the roster

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director says the award-sweeping hit is "very different from traditional JRPGs"
By George Young published
News Sandfall Interactive had "absolutely no intention" making a JRPG

Legend of Zelda lead Eiji Aonuma wanted to launch the first Zelda game on the Switch 2
By George Young published
News "If I'm being honest, we wanted to launch the 'first' one"

Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima thinks "we can't go back" to a world without AI
By George Young published
News "It would undoubtedly be convenient. But then I wonder if it's really okay"

Hideo Kojima says watch the OD teaser trailer "100 times" and you'll get a "big hint" about what his new horror game is
By George Young published
News "Mr Phil will be angry with me"

The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 boss is skeptical AI can replace “industry talent” and can’t imagine “reducing headcount"
By George Young published
News "I’m unaware of such a situation – where AI could 'sit down and make games'"

Unexpected PS5 and Xbox Series X rival is only $250 because “we are not going to compete with high-end graphics”
By George Young published
News "We made a set of choices" that can keep the price of the Nex Playground "affordable"

Metal Gear mastermind Hideo Kojima wants to make "a game that delights an AI" and "a game played in weightlessness"
By George Young published
News "In five or 10 year's time, I definitely expect AI to break into many different worlds"

Hideo Kojima says Death Stranding 2 is easier because of two "major drop-off points" that stopped fans reaching the end
By George Young published
News "The core audience from the original game has had a 'slightly lukewarm' response"

Phantom Blade Zero lead says the advice he's taking from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads is to "cut things" from the action RPG
By George Young published
News "The most important thing is to delete things"

The Last of Us director won't use Gen AI even if it produces something "compelling": "I don’t think prompting is art"
By George Young published
News "It’s a snake eating its own tail. It can’t grow and think for itself, it just consumes"
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