A writer at WB Games Montreal, the team working on Gotham Knights, said that the open-world action-RPG will have a “very fresh, unique take” on the familiar Batman game structure. In a brief interview with the Las Vegas Review Journal, narrative designer and writer Mitch Dyer said that Gotham Knights’ …
Read More »A Way Out Dev Josef Fares Says It's "So Sick" That People Don't Finish Games
Game developer Josef Fares, who is known for boldly and passionately sharing his opinions, has now spoken up about how people don’t finish games. In short, he doesn’t like that the data generally shows that people start games but don’t finish them. In an interview with Game Informer, Fares said …
Read More »A Way Out Dev Josef Fares Is Unsure About Xbox Game Pass — "How Do You Get Paid?"
Game designer Josef Fares, who led the development teams at Hazelight on Brothers, A Way Out, and It Takes Two, isn’t sold on the idea of subscription services like Xbox Game Pass. Speaking to Polygon, Fares said he’s scared about “the Netflix system” in the context of games because he …
Read More »GTA 3 And Vice City Have Been Reverse-Engineered On PC
Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City have been reverse-engineered on PC by a team of modders and programmers. The two early entries in the series were the games that first made GTA into a household name, but the PC versions aren’t easily playable on modern machines without substantial modifications. …
Read More »Six Days In Fallujah Publisher Says Game Isn't "Political Commentary"
The once-dead, now-revived tactical first-person shooter Six Days in Fallujah has been embroiled in controversy since its inception for depicting a deadly battle during the Iraq War. Now, Publisher Victura is again defending its embattled title, saying developer Highwire Games is “not trying to make a political commentary” about the …
Read More »Disc Room Will Always Take Place 69 Years In The Future
If you were somehow emotionally attached to Disc Room’s stated setting of 2089, we’ve got bad news for you. Jan Willem Nijman, a developer of the indie action game, recently revealed that the year in the game’s intro automatically updates to be 69 years in the future. That means that …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption Is Being Used To Teach A College American History Class
History professor Tore Olsson is combining his love for history and his love for games in a new history class at the University of Tennessee titled “HIUS 383: Red Dead America.” The class will use both Red Dead Redemption and its sequel as jumping off points to explore the 1899-1911 …
Read More »Resident Evil: Village Is Heavily Inspired By RE4
In an interview for PlayStation Official Magazine’s March 2021 issue, as quoted by Wccftech, producer Peter Fabiano has confirmed that Resident Evil: Village takes a lot of inspiration from Resident Evil 4, one of the most critically well-received games in the entire franchise. He’s also dropped a few more hints …
Read More »Halo: MCC Is Testing Mouse-And-Keyboard Support For Consoles
Halo: The Master Chief Collection continues to get new content–both on consoles and PC–more than six years after its release, and that also applies to the “flighting” pre-release program that brings new features and updates to Halo Insider members before they go live in the public game. In the next …
Read More »Single-Player Is Not Dead, Despite Rise In Multiplayer And Live Services – Take Two CEO
Take-Two, the parent company of Rockstar Games and 2K Games, fundamentally believes in the single-player experience, despite a rise in live services both at Take-Two and across the industry. During an earnings call this week, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said its Rockstar Games label has always been known for its …
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