Final Fantasy 14 director Yoshi-P admits ‘our quality of service has declined recently’ and ‘we got used to things a bit too much and got comfortable’

As I wrote earlier this year, Final Fantasy 14 is in a bit of a weird spot. The highs of the Endwalker’s narrative conclusion and the WoW exodus have officially tapered off, leaving players with a fairly middling introduction to its new story and frustrations around patch cadence. There are smaller snags between the more…

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Balatro creator finally gets the last harrowing achievement he needed to 100% complete his own game, now feels ‘better equipped’ to design its upcoming expansion

I have to admit, when I saw last week that Balatro creator LocalThunk was struggling to 100% his own game, I felt a bit of schadenfreude. That final achievement he needed—Completionist++—is locked behind a truly brutal grind, and as someone who’s always looked at what’s required to earn it with horror, I felt some vindication…

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s VA for Gustave jokes that he feels ‘like a total fraud’ since he spent just 4 hours in the booth—and while ‘fraud’ is way too harsh, Gustave’s mocap actor does deserve laurels, too

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is getting—rightfully, in my opinion—lauded for its heartfelt performances and deeply emotional story, which paints a deep and effective canvas of grief for its players. As part of those celebrations, the actors behind its characters are also getting their kudos, too. A smidge too much kudos for Charlie Cox, apparently. Cox…

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