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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.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater’s Multiplayer Fox Hunt Mode is Out Now as a Free Update

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater’s Multiplayer Fox Hunt Mode is Out Now as a Free Update

Fox Hunt mode pits six teams of two players against each other as they battle to complete objectives by using tools procured on-site.

Half-Life 3 HLX Engine Updates Could Indicate a Possible Announcement Soon – Rumour

Half-Life 3 HLX Engine Updates Could Indicate a Possible Announcement Soon – Rumour

This comes from a new report indicating that optimisation work on project HLX has been going smoothly through updates to Source 2.

Battlefield: RedSec Launches on Steam With Several Negative Reviews

Battlefield: RedSec Launches on Steam With Several Negative Reviews

Negative reviews revolve around Battlefield 6's weekly objectives getting tied up with RedSec, and map size in the base game.

ARC Raiders Developer Has Two More Projects in the Works, Including One With “More Edge”

ARC Raiders Developer Has Two More Projects in the Works, Including One With “More Edge”

Embark Studios CEO Patrick Soderlund also spoke about wanting the studio to be seen as having "the deepest respect" for its players.

Microsoft CEO Wants to Bring Games Everywhere Like Office, Revisit PC-Console Dichotomy

Microsoft CEO Wants to Bring Games Everywhere Like Office, Revisit PC-Console Dichotomy

Satya Nadella also spoke about innovation being helped by companies keeping an eye on margins, since that's how they get funded.

Former Xbox Executive Says Gaming Doesn’t Compete With TikTok, it Competes With ‘Time’

Former Xbox Executive Says Gaming Doesn’t Compete With TikTok, it Competes With ‘Time’

Mike Ybarra noted in social media platforms that games tend to be long-form sources of entertainment when compared to TikTok posts.