Ori creator declares Xbox Game Pass a mediocre slop factory that's 'a little like Communism'

Xbox is under fire yet again. It's teasing layoffs as part of a "reset", reportedly closing Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and more, and it can't present a coherent plan—all just days after unveiling upcoming games at its Xbox Games Showcase.Rightfully, Xbox has been criticised by industry figures in response, including a...

"No one is celebrating" - Warframe devs on Destiny 2's "earth-shattering" death, and why the genre is weaker for it

In case you are unfamiliar with the sci-fi video game space, one of its giants has come to a sudden and tragic end. Destiny 2 - a juggernaut in the genre - will no longer be receiving updates from its developer Bungie. While fans have flocked back to celebrate the title, it is nonetheless the end of an era. Read more

This week in PC games: synthpunk platforming, haunted house hoovering, and a game about growing a black hole

Happy this week all! Please, please come save us from the tormenting sun. The mercury is forecast to hit 38 degrees in south Britain this week, which might not seem very high to you readers from the Bermuda Triangle, but please remember that British people are all descended from selkies and grindylows, that our "breath...

New Crimson Desert update finally solves the case of the missing outdoor furniture

Pearl Abyss has released another patch for Crimson Desert, its popular single player RPG spin-off from hit Korean MMO Black Desert. Read more

The latest indie mega-sensation is Meccha Chameleon, an artsy hide-and-seek game, which has sold an astronomical amount in only two weeks

Artsy hide-and-seek indie game Meccha Chameleon has put aside its camouflage and taken the spotlight, passing 7m copies sold since its release less than two weeks ago. Read more

Riot went a bit "out there" with some of League of Legends' recent champions. Locke is a welcome return to what players "want."

Locke straddles two worlds; literally. He's an exorcist with a keen knowledge of the occult; someone who exists in both the material plane and a spiritual realm beyond our own. But he also does so in terms of design: his kit, while hyper-mobile, plays like a traditional assassin, reliant on a strong early game and skil...

Guild Wars' devs tried to escape the MMO branding in 2005, citing all the things that would become genre staples 20 years later

Guild Wars 3's on the horizon—and as part of that release, developer ArenaNet got a little nostalgic in a news post last week. It shared a healthy handful of details on its incoming MMO, including an aim to fix something that shook PCG's own Lauren Morton off the second game. It also shared an interesting tidbit about...

Marathon dev Bungie thinks you're getting too much loot, and it wants to change that

Bad news, Marathon fans, we're all too rich. At least, that's what Bungie is saying. It says that player Vaults are filling up too fast in Season 2, and that despite making a concerted effort to increase progression speeds, things have simply gone too far and require a change.

CD Projekt boss "knows for a fact" a surge of games made purely with generative AI are coming, but doubts "whether this is really the path to follow"

As AI continues to be shoehorned into game development with more regularity, Michał Nowakowski - joint CEO of Witcher 4 developers CD Projekt - has said he "knows for a fact" games built purely with generative AI are on the way. Mercifully, he's got "doubts" about whether this method's the ideal way forward, mea...

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