Latest articles by Jordan Gerblick
007 First Light director says IOI "set a challenge" for itself to create "the best weapon-handling we have done to date" because, unlike Hitman, ranged combat isn't a last resort
News "Even if you try to stealth and things go wrong, you will just handle the situation slightly different"
After 23 years, I've officially beaten Super Mario Sunshine, and now I need a Switch 2 remaster to teach you youngins why the GameCube years really were a golden era for Nintendo
Features Finally beating Mario Sunshine made me pine for the days of brutally rewarding Nintendo games
Elder Scrolls MMO lead still wants to make a new game, despite the cancelation of the Blackbird project that Xbox's Phil Spencer apparently loved: "I don't think you can ride one thing into forever"
News Elder Scrolls Online lead wants it to be "that 30-year MMO" but still has ideas for other games because "if you put all your eggs in one basket, there's issues"
Blizzard confirms the Diablo 4 season 10 changes that'll be permanent, and thank Inarius, getting rid of boss invulnerability phases is one of them
News Boss farming is about to be much, much less frustrating
Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined takes the original JRPG's bloated story and cuts "subplots that have little or no direct relevance" to the main quest, but also adds "entirely new scenarios"
News Square Enix seems to know the original Dragon Quest 7 has some pacing issues
Borderlands 4 boss Randy Pitchford says "we just don't worry about the hate" online because "that's actually a different form of love" and "if someone's commenting, they're invested, man"
News "Not every game I've ever made worked"
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 actors have also been in other hits like Baldur's Gate 3 and Final Fantasy 16, but assure "we're going to be a part of some absolute stinkers, too"
news Ben Starr and Jennifer English aren't only in amazing games
Rejected Nintendo applicant says the company doesn't need to filter out candidates by education because the very first test is so brutal almost no one gets through
news "I remember thinking: Makes sense, no need for a filter when this alone sifts out the candidates"
"Nowadays there are too many Souls games," says Phantom Blade Zero director, and you probably won't know the difference in this "kung fu action game" until you play it
News I feel that in my bones
Assassin's Creed Shadows lead admits Valhalla was a "monster game" even at the start, and became unwieldy with all the DLC piled on: "It was getting more messy"
News It was time someone said it
Final Fantasy 7 Remake director takes a hammer to difficulty discourse as the JRPG reveals ultimate god mode, says he's played games where he "gave up because of the time it takes to level up characters or traverse the game"
News With the Switch 2 and Xbox release date confirmed, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade is getting a "Streamlined Progression" setting with unlimited HP and MP, and damage "always" dialed up to 9999
BioWare realized late in Anthem's development that "this game was coming in on fire" after EA told the devs "we were targeting a game in the 70s" on Metacritic
news Ex BioWare executive producer Mark Darrah spills the beans on the studio's expectations heading into launch
Final Fantasy 7 Remake gets 2026 release date on Switch 2 and Xbox with Rebirth and Part 3 to follow
News The in-development Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 is confirmed for Switch 2 and Xbox
Dying Light: The Beast is launching 1 day early because Techland is super jazzed about hitting 1 million pre-orders: "We pushed ourselves to make the impossible possible"
News There's also an "exclusive new reward" for everyone who buys the DLC-turned-survival horror game ahead of launch
Slay the Spire 2's early access launch is delayed to March 2026, and the devs insist it has nothing to do with that other indie juggernaut that just came out: "On the bright side, everyone can keep busy playing Silksong during the wait"
News Mega Crit's sequel is now coming out on "a secret Thursday in March 2026"
Sony's Sucker Punch made "one joke about a Yotei six pack" and now Ghost of Yotei has a partnership with one of Japan's biggest beer brands
news The Sapporo logo even made it into the game
Former BioWare exec says Anthem's storytelling failed because it was "treating everyone as if they were the same protagonist," but Borderland succeeds because "the storytelling spreads" across all players when they split up
news Mark Darrah continues his chapters-long autopsy of Anthem
Neil Druckmann says Naughty Dog is "firing on all cylinders" with new project Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet and the reveal trailer "doesn't even scratch the surface of what this game actually is"
News "I'm so antsy to show it and talk about it"
EA finally unveils Battlefield 6's battle royale mode: testing begins this week, the shrinking ring insta-kills you, and "destruction will be everywhere"
News The "Battle Royale built on Battlefield's unique DNA" hits Battlefield Labs this week
Dead Space creator Glen Schofield "would love to make an Alien game," but he has to completely "own the creative" side of it
news Schofield says he's made "maybe 100 different aliens" using Midjourney
New Assassin's Creed Shadows update lets you skip time, level up to 100, and dress up as Ezio, which is more than enough for me to reinstall this game before its Claws of Awaji DLC
News I would die for Rooftop Cat
Arrowhead CEO says a Helldivers 2 Fortnite crossover is "not a priority" right now, "but who knows one day. FN is cool. And quite big"
News Could Fortnite's Helldivers-esque season be a teaser? Probably not, but Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani does see crossover potential
Ghost of Yotei co-director says only 10% of Sucker Punch would be really excited to develop a new Sly Cooper game: "It's been a long time since Sly Cooper's come out"
news Sly Cooper diehards, shield your eyes
