Posts By Joelle Daniels

Path of Exile 2 Developer Has No Plans to Move Away From Death Penalties in Endgame Content

Path of Exile 2 Developer Has No Plans to Move Away From Death Penalties in Endgame Content

Path of Exile 2's deaths might seem too punishing, especially in endgame content, but the developers want deaths to matter.

Black State Gameplay Video Showcases Gorgeous Visuals and Combat

Black State Gameplay Video Showcases Gorgeous Visuals and Combat

Captured at CES 2025, the gameplay video showcases the title's emphasis on high-end visual fidelity with gorgeous reflections.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Origins Updates Fix Windows 11 24H2 Compatibility Issues

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Origins Updates Fix Windows 11 24H2 Compatibility Issues

Other Ubisoft titles like Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora haven't received updates to fix these issues.

Marvel Rivals Will Not Get Role Lock or Role Queue, Says Creative Director

Marvel Rivals Will Not Get Role Lock or Role Queue, Says Creative Director

The studio behind Marvel Rivals would prefer to let players figure out their own team comps by offering a larger roster.

Ubisoft and Tencent Reportedly in Talks to Found New Venture With Ubisoft’s Assets – Rumour

Ubisoft and Tencent Reportedly in Talks to Found New Venture With Ubisoft’s Assets – Rumour

The new venture would allow Tencent a larger stake in Ubisoft's assets; the deal has seemingly been in the talks since December.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Does Not Credit Retro Studios

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Does Not Credit Retro Studios

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is the second title released by Nintendo that has not credited Retro Studios for its work on the original.

Starfield Doesn’t Have Gore and Dismemberment Due to Technical Constraints, Says Former Artist

Starfield Doesn’t Have Gore and Dismemberment Due to Technical Constraints, Says Former Artist

Former character artist Dennis Mejillones says too many technical constraints meant nixing dismemberment for the space-faring title.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2’s Success Has Games Workshop Looking For Its Next Hit

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2’s Success Has Games Workshop Looking For Its Next Hit

CEO Kevin Rountree spoke about the company exercising caution as it looks for the next game to match Space Marine 2's success.

Lords of the Fallen 2 Will Appeal to Wider Audience With “Westernized” Storytelling

Lords of the Fallen 2 Will Appeal to Wider Audience With “Westernized” Storytelling

CI Games marketing director Ryan Hill has revealed that the sequel to Lords of the Fallen, dubbed Project 3, will focus on quality over quantity.

Exodus Will Have Long-Term Narrative Consequences Depending on Players’ Relationships

Exodus Will Have Long-Term Narrative Consequences Depending on Players’ Relationships

The developers also revealed other details about Exodus, including their desire for a creepy, evil civilization as one of the antagonists.

Nintendo Will Announce Switch 2 Reveal Date on January 15th – Rumour

Nintendo Will Announce Switch 2 Reveal Date on January 15th – Rumour

Nintendo is allegedly revealing the Switch 2 on January 16th. The focus will seemingly be on the hardware instead of games.

FBC: Firebreak’s PC Requirements Aren’t as High as Alan Wake 2

FBC: Firebreak’s PC Requirements Aren’t as High as Alan Wake 2

Remedy Entertainment wants as many people to play its co-op shooter as possible, so lower PC requirements are a priority.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Has Over 2.2 Million Words in its Script

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Has Over 2.2 Million Words in its Script

The script for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has more than double the word count of its predecessor, and might even be more than Baldur's Gate 3.

Dynasty Warriors: Origins Will Feature Gameplay Mechanics from Cancelled Sequel

Dynasty Warriors: Origins Will Feature Gameplay Mechanics from Cancelled Sequel

Dynasty Warriors: Origins' producer, director and programmer spoke about developing the game, and how there was a cancelled project before it.

Terraria “Will Never Die” As Long As There is “One Last Final Update” – Lead Developer

Terraria “Will Never Die” As Long As There is “One Last Final Update” – Lead Developer

Back from its holiday break, Re-Logic is getting back to work on what is supposed to be the "final update" for Terraria, titled Journey's End.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Studio’s “Full Attention” is Now Focused on Next Game

Baldur’s Gate 3 Studio’s “Full Attention” is Now Focused on Next Game

In order to give full attention to its next games, Larian Studios will also be going into a "media blackout" to prevent distractions.

Nintendo Switch 2 to be Unveiled on January 16 – Rumour

Nintendo Switch 2 to be Unveiled on January 16 – Rumour

As leaks about the Nintendo Switch 2 keep heating up, a new rumour indicates that the console might get unveiled as early as this week.

Splitgate 2 Studio Wants to Grow Beyond its Predecessor and Inspirations

Splitgate 2 Studio Wants to Grow Beyond its Predecessor and Inspirations

The developer got by with comparisons to Halo and Portal since it didn't have a marketing budget for the first game per CEO Ian Proulx.

Game of Thrones: Kingsroad Gameplay Leaked, Showcases Combat, Quests and Exploration

Game of Thrones: Kingsroad Gameplay Leaked, Showcases Combat, Quests and Exploration

Game of Thrones: Kingsroad will be coming to PC, iOS and Android. The game doesn't yet have a release date aside from a 2025 window.

Star Citizen Gets Server Meshing in Latest Update, Studio Focusing on “Playability” in 2025

Star Citizen Gets Server Meshing in Latest Update, Studio Focusing on “Playability” in 2025

The space title is getting a host of new content and technical features to allow for more updates to be released in 2025.