Posts By Joelle Daniels

Spark in the Dark Early Access Review – Off to a Great Start

Spark in the Dark Early Access Review – Off to a Great Start

Spark in the Dark is a new twist on the old-school dungeon crawling formula, melding Soulslike combat with elements of horror.

Microsoft to Announce Lay-Offs Affecting 15 Percent of Its Gaming Division – Rumor

Microsoft to Announce Lay-Offs Affecting 15 Percent of Its Gaming Division – Rumor

According to a report, the company will announce these lay-offs on either May 6th or June 5th, depending on the date format used.

Mass Effect TV Showrunner Denies Report of Rewriting for “Non-Gamers”

Mass Effect TV Showrunner Denies Report of Rewriting for “Non-Gamers”

An earlier report indicated that the show had almost been greenlit, but Peter Friedlander asked for rewrites to appeal to non-gamers.

Elden Ring Film Adaptation Reportedly Has a Budget of Over $100 Million

Elden Ring Film Adaptation Reportedly Has a Budget of Over $100 Million

The live-action movie has apparently been described as production house A24's most expensive and most ambitious project so far.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Voice Actor Wants to Form His Own Game Development Studio

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Voice Actor Wants to Form His Own Game Development Studio

Voice actor Troy Baker has discussed following a similar career path to that of Assassin's Creed Origins voice actor Abubakar Salim.

MotoGP 26 Gets New Deep Dive Trailer on Riding, Career Mode, and More

MotoGP 26 Gets New Deep Dive Trailer on Riding, Career Mode, and More

The video has confirmed that, with the title's focus on the 2026 racing season, players will get to ride with 38 teams and over 70 riders.

Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO to Get Over 30 New Characters, 4 Stages in Super Limit-Breaking NEO DLC

Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO to Get Over 30 New Characters, 4 Stages in Super Limit-Breaking NEO DLC

The massive DLC will also bring an entirely new game mode for solo players, giving new avenues for character progression and story.

Elden Ring Film’s Full Cast Revealed, Releases March 3rd, 2028

Elden Ring Film’s Full Cast Revealed, Releases March 3rd, 2028

Other notable members of the film's cast include Kit Connor (Warfare) and Peter Serafinowicz of Guardians of the Galaxy fame.

Fallout: New Vegas Remaster Unlikely Since Bethesda Lacks “Engineering Know-How”, Says Avellone

Fallout: New Vegas Remaster Unlikely Since Bethesda Lacks “Engineering Know-How”, Says Avellone

The former senior designer also claims Bethesda offered Obsidian a $10,000 bonus for delivering all of the game's source code.

Windrose Has Sold 1 Million Copies Within Six Days of Early Access Release

Windrose Has Sold 1 Million Copies Within Six Days of Early Access Release

Windrose is a new pirate-themed survival crafting game that features offline solo-play as well as co-operative play for up to 8 players.

007 First Light’s Newest Dev Diary Details Sound Design and Music

007 First Light’s Newest Dev Diary Details Sound Design and Music

Audio director Dominc Vega and soundtrack composers The Flight talk about their involvement with the project and how they work.

Crimson Desert’s “Other Aspects” Make Up For its Weak Story, Says Performance Capture Artist

Crimson Desert’s “Other Aspects” Make Up For its Weak Story, Says Performance Capture Artist

In a Reddit Q&A, Trevor McEwan spoke about how Crimson Desert also has plenty of worldbuilding and lore for players who like to read.

Shuhei Yoshida Says Former SIE CEO Wanted to Remove Him From First-Party Development

Shuhei Yoshida Says Former SIE CEO Wanted to Remove Him From First-Party Development

"Jim Ryan wanted to remove me from first-party because I didn't listen to him" said Yoshida during a recent talk at ALT:GAMES.

New Game Pass Tier Will Offer Cloud Gaming With Time Limits – Rumor

New Game Pass Tier Will Offer Cloud Gaming With Time Limits – Rumor

The rumored new Game Pass tier is slated to focus on first-party games, with no third-party game seemingly being available.

Gears of War: E-Day Developer is “Righting the Ship” for the Franchise, Says Former Designer

Gears of War: E-Day Developer is “Righting the Ship” for the Franchise, Says Former Designer

"You're not going to be fighting those stupid robots or the Lambent," said Cliff Bleszinski about Gears of War: E-Day in an interview.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach PC Update Brings More In-Game Steam User Avatars

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach PC Update Brings More In-Game Steam User Avatars

The update also introduced a host of new sharpness tuning options when using image upscaling, and fixes for frame generation.

PS6’s ’10x Ray Tracing’ Boost Over PS5 Will Result in Around 3.10 Times the Frame Rate – Rumor

PS6’s ’10x Ray Tracing’ Boost Over PS5 Will Result in Around 3.10 Times the Frame Rate – Rumor

The performance boost, according to an industry insider, comes down to how quickly the console can render and output frames.

Fable’s Development Was Helped by Blizzard’s Cinematics Team

Fable’s Development Was Helped by Blizzard’s Cinematics Team

Microsoft Gaming's Matt Booty spoke about how studios under the Xbox banner work together to help each other on various aspects.

Microsoft Gaming CEO Plans to Introduce Game Pass Tier With Only First-Party Games – Rumor

Microsoft Gaming CEO Plans to Introduce Game Pass Tier With Only First-Party Games – Rumor

Asha Sharma was recently noted as saying that Game Pass has gotten "too expensive," and a new tier might be aimed at fixing this.

Assassin’s Creed Franchise Gets New Video Celebrating Combat Systems Through the Years

Assassin’s Creed Franchise Gets New Video Celebrating Combat Systems Through the Years

The video showcased how combat in the Assassin's Creed series has moved on from being counter-focused to including RPG systems.