BloombergHave you ever said to yourself, ‘If I was rich I’d get Looking Glass Studios back together and have them make a proper goddamn Thief sequel!’? Or, you know, whatever game gets you really wound up about such things. It’s a pleasant fantasy, but not something that ever actually happens—except, apparently, in the case of…
Back in June, RuneScape studio Jagex held its first live event outside the UK (and its biggest to date): Deadman All Stars, an Old School RuneScape PvP tournament. I had the chance to talk to OSRS creative director Kieren Charles at the event, and he explained his philosophy on running the 13 year-old fork of…
Palworld went into full release in July after more than two years of early access, and it’s going pretty well: A massive surge in concurrent players on Steam is slowly settling back down to Earth, but more than a month after that 1.0 launch it’s still putting up numbers that haven’t been seen since the…
It looks like another bad day for Roblox: The US Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism has launched an investigation into child safety on the platform, saying the company “appears to prioritize revenue and engagement metrics over the safety and well-being of our children.” A letter (via Kotaku) sent to Roblox CEO David…
Does it come in black? The arcade and fighting game scene is now completely dominated by a growing number of ‘leverless’ controllers, meaning the classic joystick used for movement is replaced by individual buttons for each direction. For the uninitiated, leverless controllers might look completely bonkers, but once you get used to the layout, it’s…
Summary Pixel-art cozy organizing game launching August 27. Pre-order today to secure a 20% discount. A preview of my creative process and some of what fans can experience at launch. Hello, XBOX community! I am Zhicheng, Producer at GD Studio. I work with a small, tight-knit indie team of fewer than ten people who pour…
OpenPete is now available in v0.1.3. 27 years after its original release, the classic PlayStation platformer Spyro the Dragon has just received an unofficial PC port. The port, which was developed by Amec and tyscorp, is called “OpenPete” (a reference to Spyro’s original name during development), and is now available in v0.1.3 for Windows, with…
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, a WB Games-published 2011 action RPG about a different fellowship that went the other way, recently reappeared on Steam in a polished-up Legacy Edition package. While the modernizations are getting a favorable reception—it’s currently enjoying a Very Positive rating on Steam—its original launch 15 didn’t earn…
Aimed at developers, apparently. As you’ll know from our KONKR Pocket Advance review, this GBA-inspired portable is an excellent piece of kit, and well worth the modest asking price. However, AYANEO has received criticism for how it has distributed the device. After the initial batch sold out, the company announced not one but two new…
Email us at PSPodcast@sony.com! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or download here Hey, everybody! Sid, Tim, Kristen, and I are back this week to discuss a major milestone for No Man’s Sky, which got its start on PlayStation 4, new content for Ghost of Yōtei, exploring Big Walk, and more Stuff We Talked About Next…