Latest articles by Jordan Gerblick
Xbox lays off core Bethesda artist who worked on Skyrim, Oblivion, Morrowind, and Fallout 4
news This just keeps getting worse
Bethesda union says Xbox layoffs cut "dozens of programmers, artists, designers and testers"
news Bethesda Game Studios didn't escape Xbox's layoffs unscathed
Fallout: New Vegas studio Obsidian reportedly working on a new Fallout RPG after forced Xbox pivot
news Obsidian is reportedly making a big pivot following the Xbox layoffs
Survey finds only 31% of Steam users have a problem with AI in games, with 43% totally fine with it
news Only 8% said they wouldn't play a game with AI under any circumstance
13 years after $1 million Kickstarter, JRPG dev breaks silence and says project will be done in 2031
news "The actual release date after that is still to be decided"
With the sword of Xbox hanging over it, Blizzard drops Overwatch in Korea into the hands of Nexon
News Nexon is taking over Overwatch publishing duties in Korea starting in August
Obsidian was also hit by "the Microsoft sacrificial rituals," says laid-off RPG veteran
news About 25% of the studio has reportedly been impacted
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Hans Capon actor says the RPG's success hasn't led to more work
News "The industry at large has never really given a f***"
Bethesda union blasts Microsoft as Xbox layoffs hit the Fallout and Elder Scrolls studio, too
news "In what is becoming a stressful annual routine, Microsoft has decided to lay off thousands"
CEO says Xbox sees three to 10 times lower margins than comparable businesses
news "Our business today is not healthy"
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney suggests AI could've saved Destiny 2 and will "enable games like Destiny to thrive!"
news "If only some sort of newfangled technology could come along"
Suicide Squad designer says Rocksteady's live service flop made him want to quit games
News "I don't know if I'm done with the industry, but I'm done"
Level-5 CEO says employees are quizzed on the studio's games and get pay raises for high scores
news It pays to be a student of Ni no Kuni
Bungie "can't promise a fix" to reported Destiny 2 issues: "We will get this out when possible"
news "When this ships, please show love to the team, past and present"
Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer says it was "pure luck" he directed the RPG at Obsidian
news "I wasn't part of any of those early conversations"
Xbox is reportedly testing a feature to digitize physical game collections
news There's no stopping the digitization of games, but this could keep Xbox discs from becoming completely obsolete
On Steam Machine, Valve engineers say "the cheaper the better," but don't expect a price drop
News "We would love to be able to make the Steam Machine more affordable and reach more people"
Halo 3's final mission was once a flying banshee scene inspired by Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
News "There was a bit of a battle over the finale"
Kingdom Come: Deliverance fan fixes Henry's "hilariously tight" two-week story, and Warhorse agrees
News Henry's journey apparently took more than two months, not two weeks
Capcom re-commits to Onimusha: Way of the Sword's September release date despite rumors
news "Once more, Onimusha: Way of the Sword releases on September 25, 2026"
As Steam Machine falls to RAMpocalpyse, Micron CEO says RAM shortages won't ease until 2028
news The leading memory producer says "tight conditions" will continue through 2027, "gradually improve" in 2028
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Balatro crossover adds a huge bonus to the RPG's best minigame
News The Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Balatro crossover is highly rewarding
Xbox announces another console price hike, this time $100 more for the 512 GB and $150 for 1TB
news The cheapest Xbox Series S now costs what the disc-equipped Xbox Series X cost at launch 6 years ago
