'They're very determined, suddenly, to see your game fail': Former Dragon Age writer calls out 'anti-fans' who bet on games failing before launch

‘They’re very determined, suddenly, to see your game fail’: Former Dragon Age writer calls out ‘anti-fans’ who bet on games failing before launch

Former BioWare writer David Gaider, who worked on the likes of Baldur’s Gate 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and the first three Dragon Age games (not including Veilguard), recently spoke out about an issue he dubbed “anti-fans” in an interview with GamesRadar. We’ve seen it happen time and again: A subset of…

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Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Don Hodges

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Don Hodges, who currently is displayed on card number 753, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection.  Don is a classic arcade gamer who has analyzed program code for games such as Pac-Man, Dig-Dug, Defender, and Galaga. He may be the best known for his analysis of Pac-Man’s split screen,…

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As Take-Two seeks IP addresses and phone numbers of thousands in GTA 6 subpoena, Discord says it’s not been served the order just yet

Take-Two’s legal teams seem to be scouring the digital landscape for the identity of one Cyberleek—a leaker that’s been making cryptocurrency bank from a copy of Grand Theft Auto 6, releasing footage of a development build to the internet and sticking their tongue out at Strauss Zelnick. It’s been a chaotic mess, and one Take-Two…

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Halo’s co-creator says Bungie redesigned Master Chief nine times before coming up with the now-iconic look: ‘We tried a lot of things’

While I’m well aware that finished games often rest atop a mountain of cut or heavily revised work, I’m still regularly surprised by how extensively projects can change over the course of their development. A striking example was recently provided by Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto, who revealed that Master Chief’s suit design was revised nine…

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Best armour in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Naoe and Yasuke take equal footing in Assassin’s Creed Shadows as dual protagonists that you can swap between whenever you want. The shinobi and the samurai require different armour pieces though, so this makes getting the best armour that much more time-consuming. Similar to its predecessors, Shadows also has a full-on loot system, including legendary…

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