In 2016–the same year that Limbo follow-up Inside released to critical acclaim–two of the developers behind Playdead’s latest puzzle platformer made a big announcement: They were leaving the company. Following their work on Inside, lead gameplay designer Jeppe Carlsen and programmer/composer Jakob Schmid decided it was time to forge a …

After two years of economic and legal jousting, Microsoft and Xbox has finally closed the deal to buy Activision Blizzard King for $68.7 billion. It’s Microsoft’s biggest acquisition of all time and one of the largest in the history of the business world across all sectors. This means that Xbox …

Telltale Games, the studio behind narrative adventure games such as the recently released The Expanse and the upcoming The Wolf Among Us 2, has reportedly laid off a large number of its staff. Jonah Huang, a former cinematic artist at Telltale, shared the news on X earlier today, writing that …

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the second title in the ongoing Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, now has a release date. Revealed as PlayStation’s September State of Play, the highly anticipated RPG is now scheduled to release February 29, 2024. Square Enix announced the release date alongside a trailer filled with …

Unity Technologies, the company behind the widely used video game engine Unity, has canceled a town meeting and closed two offices following a credible death threat. This threat comes after just days after the company announced a controversial new business model that many are calling predatory towards game developers. As …

On paper, Like A Dragon Gaiden has a few things going against it, the largest being that it has the daunting task of justifying Kiryu’s return as a protagonist following what seemed like his final adventure. This is especially the case since Ichiban, the series’ new lead, has largely been …

On September 12, Unity Technologies–the company behind the popular cross-platform game engine Unity–announced it was rolling out a new business model. In the hours to follow, frustration, fear, and confusion from game developers spread like wildfire across social media–and for good reason. In a Unity blog post, the company laid …

The Persona series is no stranger to spin-off games. You could even argue spin-offs are in its DNA, as the property itself began as a spin-off to developer Atlus’ long-running Shin Megami Tensei series. In the nearly 30 years since then, the studio has explored a handful of different genres …

MyDearest, the Japanese game studio behind Tokyo Chronos and Altdeus: Beyond Chronos, is ready to unveil its next title. And though the studio might have made a name for itself with the Chronos series, a pair of story-rich virtual reality titles filled with robot battles, its next venture is new …

Since its inception nearly 25 years ago, The Sims franchise has consistently been one of the most progressive in games. The first entry in the series, The Sims, was among the first video games to ever present same-sex relationships–particularly in a way in which players would play an active role …