Posts By Joelle Daniels

Red Dead Redemption 2’s Arthur Morgan, GTA 4’s Niko Bellic Are Dan Houser’s Favourite Characters

Red Dead Redemption 2’s Arthur Morgan, GTA 4’s Niko Bellic Are Dan Houser’s Favourite Characters

The former GTA lead writer also spoke about Dutch being his favourite side character thanks to the voice actor's strong performance.

Union Protests Take-Two’s London Office Over Rockstar’s Firing of Employees

Union Protests Take-Two’s London Office Over Rockstar’s Firing of Employees

"This is also a complete attack on workers’ rights and people’s well-being,” said the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain.

Square Enix Plans to Use AI Tools for QA Testing, Debugging in Game Development by 2027 End

Square Enix Plans to Use AI Tools for QA Testing, Debugging in Game Development by 2027 End

The company has announced a joint research partnership to investigate AI with the Matsuo-Iwasawa lab at the University of Tokyo.

World of Warcraft – Blizzard is Not Actively Working on PS5, Xbox Series X/S Versions

World of Warcraft – Blizzard is Not Actively Working on PS5, Xbox Series X/S Versions

"To be fully transparent, there's no reason for us to hide anything about this," said senior game director Ion Hazzikostas.

Battlefield 6 is Changing Challenges and Assignments to Reward Consistent Play and Mastery

Battlefield 6 is Changing Challenges and Assignments to Reward Consistent Play and Mastery

Battlefield Studios addresses long-running criticism against the shooter's challenge requirements with more updates coming soon.

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls’ Goal is to “Reinstate Marvel As A Fighting Game Community Pillar”

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls’ Goal is to “Reinstate Marvel As A Fighting Game Community Pillar”

“Working with ArcSys and PlayStation has been a dream,” says Marvel Games GM Haluk Mentes, who says fans are "in for a real treat."

Naughty Dog Celebrates 40th Anniversary With Renewed Focus to Create “Amazing, Story-Driven Games”

Naughty Dog Celebrates 40th Anniversary With Renewed Focus to Create “Amazing, Story-Driven Games”

Studio co-founder Jason Rubin spoke about wanting to focus on "the highest possible quality" of games with stories of "depth and meaning."

GTA 6 Developer Says Its Recently Fired Employees Were Leaking Confidential Information

GTA 6 Developer Says Its Recently Fired Employees Were Leaking Confidential Information

"This was in no way related to people's right to join a union or engage in union activities," said a spokesperson for Rockstar Games.

Heart Machine Has Reportedly Gone Through a New Round of Lay-Offs

Heart Machine Has Reportedly Gone Through a New Round of Lay-Offs

While the studio hasn't made any official statement or announcement yet, the lay-offs were reported by employees affected by them.

ARC Raiders’ AI Usage on The Same Level as THE FINALS, Says Embark

ARC Raiders’ AI Usage on The Same Level as THE FINALS, Says Embark

CCO Stefan Strandberg said that Embark Studios has no plans to replace real actors, but rather to work with them and AI together.

Battlefield 6’s Wicked Grin Skin Has Been Quietly Removed From the Game

Battlefield 6’s Wicked Grin Skin Has Been Quietly Removed From the Game

The Wicked Grin skin has been criticised by Battlefield 6 players for its overtly-blue colour scheme that clashed with the game's visuals.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A is Getting an Update in November Two Address Bugs

Pokémon Legends: Z-A is Getting an Update in November Two Address Bugs

Both of the bugs addressed in the upcoming update can end up being progression-blocking, since side mission rewards get bugged.

Borderlands 4’s Newest Update Has Seemingly Brought Back Crit Knife Bug After Last Week’s Fix

Borderlands 4’s Newest Update Has Seemingly Brought Back Crit Knife Bug After Last Week’s Fix

The bug gives players massive damage boosts by allowing them to almost 100 percent critical hit chance by attacking enemies with a knife.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Director Believes There is a Need For “Yellow Paint” in Open-World Games

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Director Believes There is a Need For “Yellow Paint” in Open-World Games

Director Naoki Hamaguchi noted in a recent interview that there is a "need to guide players around from a gameplay perspective".

Helldivers 2’s Developers Are Looking Into Ways to Shrink PC Version’s Massive File Size

Helldivers 2’s Developers Are Looking Into Ways to Shrink PC Version’s Massive File Size

Arrowhead Game Studios is exploring methods to release separate patches for hard drive and SSD users that could shrink the file sizes.

Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow Gets New Gameplay Trailer Showcasing a Heist and December 4 Release Date

Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow Gets New Gameplay Trailer Showcasing a Heist and December 4 Release Date

The trailer gives us a look at the kinds of tools that players will have access to as they take on the role of Magpie in the VR-only title.

Nintendo’s Patent Application Part of Lawsuit Against Palworld Creator Has Been Rejected

Nintendo’s Patent Application Part of Lawsuit Against Palworld Creator Has Been Rejected

The rejection by Japan Patent Office was done on a non-final basis, and Nintendo is expected to follow up with an amended application.

Metal Gear Series Has Sold Over 65 Million Copies, Silent Hill Has Sold 13 Million Copies

Metal Gear Series Has Sold Over 65 Million Copies, Silent Hill Has Sold 13 Million Copies

Konami revealed these new franchise sales figures for Metal Gear and Silent Hill through an update to its Principal Business web page.

Xbox Hardware Revenue Fell by 29 Percent, Games and Services Grew by 1 Percent in Latest Quarter

Xbox Hardware Revenue Fell by 29 Percent, Games and Services Grew by 1 Percent in Latest Quarter

The 1 percent growth in Xbox games and services was referred to by Microsoft as being "relatively unchanged" over previous quarters.

The Lord of the Rings MMORPG by Amazon Game Studios Has Reportedly Been Cancelled

The Lord of the Rings MMORPG by Amazon Game Studios Has Reportedly Been Cancelled

Reports of the MMORPG's cancellation come from a social media post by Amazon Games' former senior gameplay engineer Ashleigh Amrine.