Bethesda Softworks’ former senior vice president of global marketing and communications, Pete Hines, says gaming subscription services like Xbox Game Pass are “worth jack s***” if the game developers who create content for them are not properly supported. The ex-Bethesda figurehead, who announced his retirement in 2023 after 24 years […]
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Indie Developers Are Worried Silksong’s $20 Price Tag Will Make It Harder to Price Their Games
With Hollow Knight: Silksong out now, many players are celebrating its unexpectedly low $20 price tag. But some independent developers are pointing out that great as this may be, it could lead to unreasonable expectations for other indie games that can’t afford to sell for that low. This comes from […]
Indie Developers Are Worried Silksong’s $20 Price Tag Will Make It Harder to Price Their Games
With Hollow Knight: Silksong out now, many players are celebrating its unexpectedly low $20 price tag. But some independent developers are pointing out that great as this may be, it could lead to unreasonable expectations for other indie games that can’t afford to sell for that low. This comes from […]
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Producers Got 'Absolutely Sick of Me' During Pitch Meetings, Tom Holland Says, as He Hunted the Internet to Follow Fan Hopes for Next Film
Tom Holland has said he left Spider-Man: Brand New Day producers exasperated, as he continued to push for a movie pitch that would truly meet fan expectations. Speaking to LADBible, Holland says he spent time "sifting through the internet" to discover what fans wanted from his fourth solo outing as […]
Work to Improve the Disastrous MindsEye Continues, With Build a Rocket Boy Releasing Hefty Update 4
MindsEye developer Build A Rocket Boy has released Update 4 across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S, insisting it remains “committed to refining” the game following its disastrous launch. In July, IGN reported that Edinburgh-based BARB had issued at-risk of redundancy emails to its around 300-strong UK […]
Snatch Squad, a GTA Vice City-Meets-PayDay-Rendered-in-Voxels Co-op Heist Game, Announced for PC
After conquering Roblox, the developers of Snatch Squad are looking to do the same on Steam. Snatch Squad is a new open-world co-op heist game with a voxel look and a clear inspiration from both Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Starbreeze’s PayDay. It’s in development for PC. In […]
Snatch Squad, a GTA Vice City-Meets-PayDay-Rendered-in-Voxels Co-op Heist Game, Announced for PC
After conquering Roblox, the developers of Snatch Squad are looking to do the same on Steam. Snatch Squad is a new open-world co-op heist game with a voxel look and a clear inspiration from both Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Starbreeze’s PayDay. It’s in development for PC. In […]
Scrubs Revival Adds John C. McGinley to its Returning Cast, With Dr. Cox Set to Appear in Recurring Role
Scrubs star John C. McGinley is the latest cast member confirmed as returning for the series' revival. McGinley played Dr. Perry Cox in every season of Scrubs' original run, from 2001 to 2010, including the show's divisive ninth season which saw the departure of other cast members. Now, McGinley, 66, […]
'I Guess Silksong Is Just That Respected': After Hollow Knight: Silksong Was Cracked at Launch, Pirates Are Urging Each Other to Buy Instead — and Some Can't Believe What They're Seeing
The splash damage caused by Hollow Knight: Silksong’s massive launch impact has spread beyond huge Steam concurrents and struggling storefronts to the parts of the internet where video game pirates hang out — and there something interesting is happening: the pirates are urging each other to buy the game instead […]
Star Wars Outlaws Developer Defends Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards, Says Cartridges That Force You to Download the Game Are Better For Loading
The use of Switch 2’s widely-disliked Game-Key Cards was defended by a Ubisoft developer who worked on the Nintendo port of Star Wars Outlaws. Writing on social media, Ubisoft audio architect Rob Bantin shared the real reason why the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Star Wars Outlaws uses a Game-Key […]