Apex Legends writer gets laid off 24 hours after the character she wrote is revealed, because that's what the games industry in 2025 looks like

Apex Legends writer gets laid off 24 hours after the character she wrote is revealed, because that’s what the games industry in 2025 looks like

EA has laid off hundreds of employees—reportedly around 300 to 400—across its studios, including around 100 at Respawn Entertainment, developers of Titanfall and Apex Legends. Among the many developers left scrambling in an industry where this has become shockingly routine, one in particular leapt out. Heather Woodward, a now-former narrative designer at Respawn, was laid…

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The Drop: New PlayStation Games for 2/27/2018

Gorgeous locales. Thrilling battles. A stirring soundtrack. And perhaps the world’s cutest adventurer. Moss is coming to PlayStation VR on February 27. Join the courageous and adorable Quill on her dangerous quest. As a “reader” you live inside the world of Moss, interacting with Quill, the environment, and the enemies that threaten her. Set out…

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Old School Runescape private server development is paused ‘indefinitely’ as Jagex says it has more important things to work on

I hope you weren’t too excited about the prospect of private servers for Old School Runescape, because Jagex has announced that Project Zanaris—the OSRS “community servers” initiative announced in 2024—has been paused “indefinitely.” And it sure doesn’t sound like it’ll be restarted, as developers previously working on the project “have been redistributed across Jagex or…

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A Fold Apart Explores the Emotions of a Long-Distance Relationship in a Folding Paper World, Out Tomorrow on PS4

Long-distance relationships are tough! Living apart from someone you love is never easy, whether it’s because of career choices, school, or family (or a global pandemic locking everyone in their homes). Communication is harder and emotions get amplified. Before starting Lightning Rod Games, I experienced these emotional ups and downs myself as I was living…

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Even with The Elder Scrolls 6 just a twinkle in Todd Howard’s eye, it’s boom times for Elder Scrolls fans: The project to remake Morrowind in Skyrim just put out a 20-minute trailer and progress update

The team behind Skywind, the massive project to remake/reimagine The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind in The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, has just unveiled 20 minutes of new gameplay on YouTube, as well as a development progress update. The video shows off the Imperial Legion quest, Rescue Joncis Dalomax, as well as how the west-central, Bitter…

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