Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Dev Acknowledges Demo’s “Graphical Issues”, Launch Update Planned
It “does not represent the final experience”. Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio recently released a demo for Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties on the Switch 2 and multiple other platforms. As much as fans appreciated this early play test, it’s also drawn some criticism. Some players had been highlighting “graphical issues” and other…
Phasmophobia’s roadmap includes evidence of a 1.0 launch in 2026: a player character overhaul, new event, and Horror 2.0
Phasmophobia’s early access build celebrates its sixth anniversary as a viral ghost-hunting breakout on Steam later this year, but that’s assuming we make it to September before the 1.0 launch. If Kinetic Games’ latest roadmap stays on track, then we’ll be cutting it close, as Phasmophobia is planning for its 1.0 launch with a horror…
Random: Bubbles Or Hugh? The Tomodachi Life Nintendo Direct May Have Been Different In Your Region
Carlo is everywhere, though. Well folks, the Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Nintendo Direct has won over many hearts, with its bizarre humour, huge amount of freedom and flexibility with customisation, and even a a dramatic romantic storyline. We fell in love with Hugh Morris, the clown-like character from the Nintendo of America presentation (who…
Fallout 76 is free to play until Feb 5, but if you want that sick NCR power armor from the Fallout show, it’s gonna cost you
The Fallout TV series sure is good at making us want to play Fallout games, huh? A single moment in this week’s episode, where a sick suit of NCR power armor was unveiled alongside the stirring Fallout theme, had me itching mightily to reinstall a Fallout game—any Fallout game, really—for a fresh playthrough. If you…
Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: ‘I’d rather quit the industry than use generative AI’
According to a survey of game developers published by GDC—the annual industry conference happening in San Francisco this March—33% of game dev professionals use generative AI for their work. This hasn’t changed much since 2021, when GDC reported that 31% of devs use generative AI, but how they feel about it has dramatically shifted. This…
Nearly one-third of non-US game developers have cancelled plans to travel to the country because of immigration and gender identity policies
The situation in the US right now is not great, particularly for non-citizens. A promised crackdown on so-called “illegal immigrants” by US president Donald Trump has become a violent free-for-all resulting in multiple killings that the government and security forces have insisted were justified, despite sometimes ample evidence to the contrary. Some countries over the…
Elevator Action – JOTD’s latest Arcade to Amiga conversion [UPDATE]
It’s Commodore Amiga news time! Welcome to Elevator Action for the Amiga! A conversion by JOTD and team which has now been released as a final ECS build ( Previously released as AGA). A game that was originally released in 1983 in the arcades. Basically you are a spy who has must infiltrate a building…
One third of US games industry workers were laid off in the last 2 years, GDC survey says
The organizers of GDC have released its 2026 State of the Game Industry Report, detailing the results of its annual self-reported survey of games industry professionals. The data provided by over 2,300 respondents offered a grim image of industry layoffs, as 28% of surveyed games industry workers reported that they had been laid off in…
One third of US games industry workers were laid off in the last 2 years, GDC survey says
The organizers of GDC have released its 2026 State of the Game Industry Report, detailing the results of its annual self-reported survey of games industry professionals. The data provided by over 2,300 respondents offered a grim image of industry layoffs, as 28% of surveyed games industry workers reported that they had been laid off in…