Talking Point: What’s The Best Year In Gaming?
Cream of the crop.Games are so good, right?Looking back over the years and decades, it's difficult to actually think of a year that's been objectively bad in terms of gaming output; generally speaking, with the wealth of consoles and developers out there, there's always been at least a handful of ...
“When Everyone Reduces Emissions, Everyone on the Planet Wins” – Explaining Xbox’s New Game Development Sustainability Tools
Xbox’s Director of Gaming Sustainability, Trista Patterson, joined the Xbox Podcast this week with a very clear message: “Gaming sustainability is something that Xbox is very proud of, and making big strides in. But, with climate [change], you can’t beat your competitor at it. You have to compete against your ...
PS5 Creators: How Resident Evil 4 harnesses PS5’s power
Resident Evil 4, launching this Friday, March 24, is a remake of the acclaimed original. It preserves the essence of the 2005 survival horror while introducing modernized gameplay, a reimagined storyline, and vividly detailed graphics. We asked the game’s director Yasuhiro Ampo, sound director Hiroshi Tamura and art director Hirofumi ...
Justin Roiland Issues Statement as Domestic Violence Charges Against Him Are Dropped
The domestic violence charges filed against Rick & Morty co-creator Justin Roiland have been dropped, IGN has confirmed.A representative with the Orange Country District Attorney, which originally filed the charges, told IGN that they were dropped today as "we did not have sufficient evidence to prove the case beyond reasonable ...
Microsoft Scrapped a PS5 Version of Redfall, Says Arkane Director
Redfall was also in development for PlayStation 5 before Microsoft acquired Bethesda, according to the game's director. This version was ultimately canceled and the game became exclusive to Microsoft platforms.In an interview with IGN France, Arkane's Harvey Smith explained, “We got bought by Microsoft and that was a huge sea ...
Random: This New Pokémon Model Lets You Create Your Own Slowpoke Circle
Nibbling away.If you've ever wanted a Slowpoke summoning circle or a Slowpoke crown, well then, we have the toy for you. Bandai has revealed it's releasing a plastic Pokémon model for Slowpoke, and it can latch onto other Slowpoke toys by biting their tails.Shared by PokéJungle on Twitter, the plastic ...
Everything Announced at State of Unreal: Fortnite’s Unreal Editor Revealed and More
At GDC 2023, Epic Games held a State of Unreal event, where the company unveiled the latest updates for Unreal Engine. We got a fresh look at some new tools coming soon to creators, as well as how some of these tools are being used in upcoming games like Senua's ...
Life and Death of the Mystical Ninja
Welcome back to Forgotten Gems, my column about games that have faded but shouldn’t be forgotten. Last time, I took at a look at the unexpected return of one of Square’s most unique 16-bit RPGs, Live a Live. While there may be no happy ending this time, hopefully you’ll still ...
Ubisoft unveil AI dialogue-writing tool, prompting debate among developers
Ubisoft revealed Ghostwriter yesterday, marketed as an AI development tool (really just machine learning) that generates first drafts of NPC barks, which are the offhand remarks you might hear when running past NPCs. Skyrim’s “I used to be an adventurer like you” is probably the most famous example of a ...
What Cyberpunk 2077’s Design Got Wrong, According to One of Its Lead Developers
When Miles Tost moved from The Witcher 3 to Cyberpunk 2077 in 2016, he soon realized that he was dealing with a unique challenge. Despite both being RPGs, the two “couldn’t be more different,” with CD Projekt aiming to make a “gigantic leap forward” in terms of the freedom that ...
