Responding to problems in a live-service game is like having a 'big clock,' says Battlefield 6 director: 'You measure and value your time to the player' so they know you're paying attention

Responding to problems in a live-service game is like having a ‘big clock,’ says Battlefield 6 director: ‘You measure and value your time to the player’ so they know you’re paying attention

There was a brief, beautiful moment when everybody seemed happy with Battlefield 6. Sure, there was some grousing about map sizes and progression. But its return to modern-military gunplay with a big lick of destruction won over even the most cynical of multiplayer FPS heads. But then its battle royale mode Redsec came out, and…

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I’ve tried the Steam Frame and I’m now ready to ditch cables from my virtual reality set-up forever

I’m stood facing a large window in a room overlooking Bellevue, Washington, though I’m not taking in the sights. I’m wandering around an abandoned building as headcrab zombies shuffle around me. The other people in the room understand this experience all too well—this is Valve HQ and I’m testing out the company’s new VR headset…

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CD Projekt Red was considered the ‘ugly child’ of CD Projekt as a whole before the first Witcher became a hit: ‘They will never earn any money here’

CD Projekt is a game industry powerhouse. After 10 years we still can’t get enough of The Witcher 3, which reached 50 million copies sold in 2023 and it has the world on tenterhooks in anticipation for The Witcher 4. Getting to this point has not been entirely smooth sailing, to say nothing of Cyberpunk…

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