With Destiny 2 now fully embalmed, I find myself wondering—as do a great many others—‘how did this happen?’ A new Game Business interview with Sheldon Carter, president of Warframe developer Digital Extremes, has me pondering that question even harder: It turns out that while Destiny 2 was floundering, its foremost rival was enjoying “a few…
Less than one month after Xbox spun off Double Fine Productions as an independent studio, the developer has laid off 23 employees, a move it says was necessary to ensure “the survival of our studio.” “Our transition to becoming an independent company means becoming a size that we can sustain,” Double Fine said in a…
Two weeks ago I came to you with news that Thief: The Dark Project (and its expanded version, Thief Gold) were getting a sort of pseudo-remaster courtesy of GOG, ahead of its official Nightdive remaster coming this winter. My sentiment at the time could be summed up as: hey, this is cool. Well, I’ve now…
Join XBOX at gamescom 2026 as we celebrate 25 years of play. We’re returning to Cologne, Germany to connect with players from around the world and spotlight many of the incredible games coming soon to XBOX. The XBOX booth will be packed with new worlds to explore, developers to meet, and experiences that showcase what’s…
Former Warcraft general manager John Hight, who left Blizzard in 2024 and became president of Wizards of the Coast—a position that gave him oversight of “all publishing and development efforts for Magic the Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, and Hasbro Digital Gaming”—is leaving the company after just two years. Hight’s departure was revealed by a US…
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Capcom just released its Q1 2026 financial report, and to absolutely no one’s surprise, the company is doing well, really well. But to my surprise, so is Pragmata. As part of the report Capcom shared sales figures for its recent releases, and Pragmata sold more than 2.5 million copies since it was released earlier this…
With Bethesda making us wait going on 15 long years for the next Elder Scrolls game (I’m not including Oblivion Remastered), we’ve been left to our own devices. A phenomenon I’ve noticed spike as of late is calls for a Morrowind remaster, and a lot of chatter surrounding Bethesda’s seminal 2002 RPG in general, like…
Today, a Star Wars game arrives carrying decades of expectations. Players know what a lightsaber should sound like and how an X-wing should move. The earliest Star Wars games had none of that inherited design language. During the franchise’s first decade in video games, there was no accepted formula. Star Wars could be a text…
Hello PlayStation Blog community! I’m back for the last time (…maybe) to share what to expect in the latest and final, free Ball x Pit update. Titled The Naturalist Update, players can expect more of what they love when it releases next week on August 6 and I’m here to share a brand new trailer,…