April 2025
‘AI is going to become more and more difficult to detect’: Fortnite has no plans to clean up increasing number of AI thumbnails cluttering up user-generated experiences
Head into Fortnite’s ever-growing library of user-generated game modes and you’ll be inundated with all kinds of AI-generated thumbnails vying for your attention. That won’t be changing anytime soon either, as Epic product management director Dan Walsh and executive vice president Saxs Persson dove into the rise of generative AI usage in Fortnite during a…
EA And Respawn Hit By Hundreds Of Layoffs As New Project Cancelled
Between 300 to 400 people have lost their job. Electronic Arts is reportedly laying off between 300-400 staff, with 100 of those coming from Apex Legends and Star Wars: Jedi developer Respawn, Bloomberg reports. A spokesperson for EA told the publication that the Redwood City, California-based company has “made select changes within our organization that…
Electronic Arts lays off hundreds of employees and cancels 2 ‘incubation projects’ including a new Titanfall game
Electronic Arts has reportedly laid off 300 and 400 people, according to a new Bloomberg report, including roughly 100 at Apex Legends studio Respawn Entertainment. Respawn has also cancelled at least two early-in-development projects, one of which was reportedly a Titanfall-based extraction shooter. “As part of our continued focus on our long-term strategic priorities, we’ve…
Dune-inspired indie roguelike admits it kinda ran out of ideas, but releases out of early access anyway and goes 100% free: ‘Only so many things you can do that fit into the ‘lateral worm cannon’ mold’
Indie developer Emerick Gibson first released Iron Mandate on Steam early access in March 2023: a roguelike shooter loosely inspired by Dune’s sandworms, Gibson subsequently spent around a month updating the game, before seemingly abandoning the idea. Two years later Gibson returned to fully release the game, make it free of charge, and share a…
Eric Barone says Stardew Valley was about ‘the fundamentals of human sustenance,’ while Haunted Chocolatier is about ‘what’s next’: ‘There’s another realm of the human experience’
After spending much of last year dedicated to Stardew Valley’s big 1.6 update, Eric Barone is ready to buckle down on Haunted Chocolatier. Though he’s not ready to talk too many hard details about his next game, in a recent interview with PC Gamer Barone said that what he’s interested in exploring with Haunted Chocolatier…
Two Retro Star Wars Games Will Be Free To Play Via Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial (US)
Just in time for May 4th. For those of you looking to kick off your Star Wars Day celebrations a little bit early, Nintendo is lending a bit of a helping hand to those with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription — at least in North America, anyway. From 30th April 10 am PT / 1pm…
After getting Stardew Valley to ‘a good place’ with update 1.6, Eric Barone is now fully focused on his next game: ‘I’m committed to not working on Stardew Valley until I’m done with Haunted Chocolatier’
Eric Barone has a problem: He wants to make his new game, Haunted Chocolatier, but he also has a deep love for his indie mega-hit Stardew Valley—and, more to the point, a seeming inability to stop working on it. It’s a tough spot alright, one he’s talked about before, but speaking to PC Gamer’s Wes…
Delightfully Daft ‘Duck Detective’ Quacks Out A Spooky Sequel Next Month
Fowl play. Duck Detective: The Secret Salami passed a lot of people by when it arrived on Switch last year, which is a shame, because this daft detective game about a case-cracking duck solving office drama was absolutely cracking quacking. Fortunately, if you did miss out, there’s another case right around the corner as developer…
Cyberpunk 2077 On Switch 2 Is “Best Way” To Play Handheld Says CD Projekt Red
It’s breathtaking. Nintendo has dropped the latest video in its Creator’s Voice series, which shines a spotlight on the third-party developers working on Switch 2 games. This week, it’s CD Projekt Red’s turn; most famous for the Witcher series, it’s now bringing its huge futuristic first-person RPG Cyberpunk 2077 to the Switch 2 as a…