Fully motion-captured performance for games “was in its infancy at the time, when I got the job,” remembers Matt Ryan, who starred as swashbuckler Edward Kenway in 2013’s Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag. Forms of motion capture have been used to make games for decades, of course: in the 1980s Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner…
If you’re reading this, I’m sure I don’t need to explain to you that modding and PC gaming go hand in hand. Likewise, I’m sure I don’t need to explain that the lively culture of games modding has provoked an equally lively culture of IP litigation. Every year, we publish countless stories about modders finding…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Delta ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made to these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes…
The Commodore phone! Sonic the Comic! Earthbound! Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. Read the full article on timeextension.com The Commodore phone! Sonic the Comic! Earthbound! Welcome to Retro…
The supremely ugly situation of politics these days has put me off most forms of political pop culture. I don’t want to watch movies about fictional presidents, I don’t want to watch TV shows about the government, and I sure as heck don’t want to play games about political wheeling and dealing. At least until…
It’s already sold over four million copies. The social sim Pokémon Pokopia has been a surprise hit for the Switch 2, but it apparently wasn’t forecast by Koei Tecmo to be as successful as it’s been in terms of sales. Company president and CEO Hisashi Koinuma recently spoke to Famitsu about the game, claiming “there…
Double Dragon II: The Revenge is an action game that was released by Technos Japan in 1989. In order to avenge your girlfriend Marian, Billy and Jimmy use their signature move So-Setsu-Ken to challenge mysterious armed forces. In the game, players can use even more skills than the previous entry in the franchise which leads…
Fans of the roguelike deckbuilder genre will be happy to know that One Step from Eden is on its way to Nintendo Switch. Inspired by Mega Man Battle Network, the upcoming game combines strategic deck-building and real-time action with roguelike elements, allowing your character the chance to carve a path of mercy or destruction. Players…
AI is controversial for… well, any number of reasons—but particularly in game development, with studios even as beloved as Larian having to carefully walk back casual experimentations with the technology, and many developers turning their noses squarely up. I’m not exactly a fan myself, but I’ll cop that there are some mundane, often-times very boring…
If you’re not aware of Korix yet (And let’s be honest, you’re probably not), let me start by asking you a few questions: do you like RTS games? What about tower defense? How about in VR and with multiplayer support? Hopefully I have your attention now! Hello, my name’s Mark Taylor and I’m the developer…