Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya sheds light on why he left Platinum, the company he co-founded: ‘Without that element of trust, I couldn’t continue working there’

Hideki Kamiya—director of Bayonetta and Okami, co-founder of PlatinumGames, “unemployed man,” and guy who has you blocked on Twitter—is making the rounds again, and this time he’s ready to spill the beans. Sort of. In a recent chat with IGN, the legendary developer shed some light on his departure from Platinum in October, telling the…

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PC gaming’s biggest disappointments of 2023

It’s been… kind of a weird year for games, all in all.  We’ve had lots of amazing surprises: Dave the Diver surfaced out of nowhere to steal our hearts, Cyberpunk 2077 completed its redemption arc with a flourish, and of course Baldur’s Gate 3 smashed even our already sky high expectations.  But it’s also been…

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Baldur’s Gate 3 will never be on Game Pass, says Larian CEO: ‘We made a big game, so I think there’s a fair price to be paid for that’

If you were hoping that Baldur’s Gate 3’s arrival on Xbox would herald its inclusion on Game Pass for prospective console and PC players, it looks like you’re out of luck. Larian’s impressive RPG will continue to only be available if you’re willing to shell out—but I promise you it’s worth it. In my Baldur’s…

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Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says he’s open to Fortnite on Steam or ‘any serious store’, but that ‘the end of these ridiculous 30% fees’ is a requirement

Fortnite (a game which by all accounts probably doesn’t need the help) could come to Steam, but on one condition: the platform does away with its 30% cut. As spotted by Gamesradar, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney laid out the conditions for bringing Fortnite to the platform in a response to a Tweet, writing: “We’ll compete,…

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Florida Joker issues 3-day countdown threat and takes to cosplay in his war on GTA 6’s supposed use of his likeness, then demands an ‘extra million dollars’ for his trouble

Say what you like about Lawrence Sullivan, also known as the Florida Joker, but you have to admire his tenacity. After calling Rockstar out for a character in the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer who bore a resemblance to his own viral mugshot and demanding “a mil or two” in recompense, he’s now upped the…

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Attic find! 13 years later I see just how far this former world champion graphics card can go in delivering a good PC gaming experience in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, GTA 5, Baldur’s Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Starfield, and other top games today in 2023

Navigate this feature quickly 1. Setting the scene 2. The attic find 3. But can it run Crysis? 4. Riding shotgun in GTA 5 5. Riding horses in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6. Riding rails in Metro Exodus 7. Riding illithid ships in Baldur’s Gate 3 8. Crashing and burning in Cyberpunk 2077 and…

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