Rockstar Games co-founder and former Grand Theft Auto scribe reckons there’s ‘always that danger’ that the industry will get ‘overly focussed on making money’

Dan Houser, Rockstar games co-founder and one of the chief creative forces that transformed Grand Theft Auto into an unstoppable financial juggernaut, reckons that there’s “always that danger” that the games industry will become “overly focussed on making money.” Speaking on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch to promote his recently released novel (via GamesRadar), Houser was…

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Almost 13 years since reveal, TimeSplitters Rewind is finally out: ‘Sorry it took so long. We’ve only been making the largest free content video game ever’

After 13 years hacking through the development wilderness, TimeSplitters Rewind is out. Its creators revealed last month that the CryEngine-powered mod would finally be released in November. True to their word, Rewind is available to download now. Rewind is a somewhat unusual fan project, a mixture of remake, compilation and spiritual successor to the first…

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Review: SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans Of The Tide (Switch 2) – A Great, If Overly Familiar, Platform Adventure

Splash of the Titans. Developers Purple Lamp Studios are single-handedly keeping the dream alive for the continuing adventures of everyone’s favourite sentient sponge. 2020’s Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated was a fine update to a cult classic and a huge success to boot. The studio followed up with a solid sequel in The Cosmic Shake,…

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