Posts By Joelle Daniels

ARC Raiders’ Original Concept Was a Mix of Shadow of the Colossus, Left 4 Dead and PUBG

ARC Raiders’ Original Concept Was a Mix of Shadow of the Colossus, Left 4 Dead and PUBG

Embark would eventually settle on “the impending sort of ecological collapse, the rise of AI, and the man versus machine angle.”

Rockstar Games Fired its Employees After Changing its Slack Policies – Rumour

Rockstar Games Fired its Employees After Changing its Slack Policies – Rumour

Employees were left with no ways to talk about non-work subjects on the official Slack channel, leading to the use of Discord.

Far Cry TV Adaptation Announced With It’s Always Sunny’s Rob Mac as Executive Producer

Far Cry TV Adaptation Announced With It’s Always Sunny’s Rob Mac as Executive Producer

The TV adaptation of Far Cry is slated to be an anthology series, and also involves Fargo producer Noah Hawley and his banner 26 Keys.

Battlefield 6 Developers Have Been “Cooking Some Improvements” to Fix Recoil Issues

Battlefield 6 Developers Have Been “Cooking Some Improvements” to Fix Recoil Issues

Principal game designer Florian Le Bihan noted that the studio is still trying to figure out how to fix the issue in the long term.

The Duskbloods Has Been in Development Since Before Sekiro’s Release – Rumour

The Duskbloods Has Been in Development Since Before Sekiro’s Release – Rumour

This long development cycle means that FromSoftware has also reportedly spent longer on The Duskbloods than even Elden Ring.

Escape From Tarkov Review – A Little Human Compassion

Escape From Tarkov Review – A Little Human Compassion

Escape From Tarkov has been around for quite some time in alpha and beta, but now it’s time to see how it stacks up against the competition.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake to Get Trailer at The Game Awards, Out in Mid-January – Rumour

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake to Get Trailer at The Game Awards, Out in Mid-January – Rumour

Along with this, reports also indicate that Ubisoft is aiming to release its remake of Splinter Cell in the second half of 2026.

Former Xbox Exec Believes Valve Should Free Up SteamOS For More Hardware Manufacturers

Former Xbox Exec Believes Valve Should Free Up SteamOS For More Hardware Manufacturers

Mike Ybarra also thinks that it would be great for Xbox if it left Windows behind to instead use SteamOS for its future hardware releases.

Grand Theft Auto 3 – “No One” Outside Rockstar Was Excited Before Release, Says Co-Founder

Grand Theft Auto 3 – “No One” Outside Rockstar Was Excited Before Release, Says Co-Founder

Dan Houser spoke about his time working on the 2001 title, which would go on to revolutionise the gaming industry with its open world.

PIONER is Coming to PC in Early Access on December 16

PIONER is Coming to PC in Early Access on December 16

The Early Access release of PIONER will be available in standard and Deluxe editions, the latter of which offers several in-game goodies.

Udo Kier Passes Away Aged 81, Hideo Kojima Pays Tribute With Post About Discussing OD With Him

Udo Kier Passes Away Aged 81, Hideo Kojima Pays Tribute With Post About Discussing OD With Him

Kojima wrote about how he stayed in contact with Kier during the SAG-AFTRA strike discussing the actor's role for horror title OD.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Studio Co-Founder Says it Wasn’t Equipped to Make A Sequel

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Studio Co-Founder Says it Wasn’t Equipped to Make A Sequel

Former creative director Dan Pinchbeck also spoke about trying to figure out how to convince Paradox not to call the game "Bloodlines 2".

ARC Raiders’ New Documentary Series Kicks Things Off by Talking About its Development and Evolution

ARC Raiders’ New Documentary Series Kicks Things Off by Talking About its Development and Evolution

Studio head Patrick Soderlund spoke about how the studio first worked on tools it would need and planned for potential mistakes.

007: First Light Studio CEO Says “There Are Learnings” About Episodic Releases From Hitman

007: First Light Studio CEO Says “There Are Learnings” About Episodic Releases From Hitman

Hakan Abrak spoke about the success of the episodic Dispatch, and how IO Interactive made "many, many mistakes" with Hitman.

Zoopunk Developer Responds to Criticism About AI Use: “All Our Works Are Original Creations”

Zoopunk Developer Responds to Criticism About AI Use: “All Our Works Are Original Creations”

In a statement, the studio insisted that the only use of generative AI in Zoopunk will be in tools for players to create their own content.

The Witcher 4 – Geralt’s Voice Actor Has “No Advice” For the Actor Behind Ciri

The Witcher 4 – Geralt’s Voice Actor Has “No Advice” For the Actor Behind Ciri

"I've offered to chat with her if she has any questions or anything like that, but she's a strong person," he said. "She's going to be fine."

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Has Been Overperforming, Says Ubisoft

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Has Been Overperforming, Says Ubisoft

The company noted in its earnings report that Assassin's Creed Shadows has benefited from continuous post-launch updates and the DLC.

Half-Life 3 is “Not Supposed to” be Unveiled at The Game Awards 2025 – Rumour

Half-Life 3 is “Not Supposed to” be Unveiled at The Game Awards 2025 – Rumour

Insider Mike Straw has noted that he is still trying to get his hands on corroborated details about Valve's plans for the announcement.

Ubisoft Announces Tencent Becoming Minority Stakeholder in Vantage Studios is “Imminent”

Ubisoft Announces Tencent Becoming Minority Stakeholder in Vantage Studios is “Imminent”

In its recent earnings report, Ubisoft noted that the €1.16 billion investment by Tencent will help power Vantage Studios' future.

Resident Evil Requiem Producer Says Stalker Will be a “Small Part” of the Overall Game

Resident Evil Requiem Producer Says Stalker Will be a “Small Part” of the Overall Game

In an interview, Masato Kumazawa said that Capcom didn't want to make the stalker enemy "a main part" of Resident Evil Requiem.