Posts By Joelle Daniels

Nintendo Celebrates Mario’s 40th Anniversary by Discussing if He’ll Still Exist in 100 Years

Nintendo Celebrates Mario’s 40th Anniversary by Discussing if He’ll Still Exist in 100 Years

In the Nintendo Museum Official Book, Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka and Koji Kondo discussed the legacy of Mario and its future.

The Outer Worlds 2 Rewards You With Consumerism Flaw for Buying the $100 Premium Edition

The Outer Worlds 2 Rewards You With Consumerism Flaw for Buying the $100 Premium Edition

The RPG seemingly features several joking Flaws, including one that makes your choices for you after skipping too many dialogues.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Was Inspired by Story-Centric Games Like The Last of Us, God of War – Director

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Was Inspired by Story-Centric Games Like The Last of Us, God of War – Director

Director Naoki Hamaguchi also revealed that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's open-world structure was inspired by games like The Witcher 3.

DayZ Creator Believes Valve Deserves More Criticism Over Popularising Gambling-Style Monetisation

DayZ Creator Believes Valve Deserves More Criticism Over Popularising Gambling-Style Monetisation

“I'm honestly disgusted with gambling mechanics in video games at all - they have absolutely no place,” said Hall while calling out Valve.

Battlefield: RedSec Lead Producer Promises More, Non-RPG Ways to Fight Vehicles

Battlefield: RedSec Lead Producer Promises More, Non-RPG Ways to Fight Vehicles

While being cryptic in a social media post, David Sirland assured players that the battle royale mode won't have overpowered vehicles.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Team Will “Definitely Move On to Something Else” Together, Says Director

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Team Will “Definitely Move On to Something Else” Together, Says Director

"The bonds, the relationship between the team has definitely improved a lot and strengthened it," says game director Naoki Hamaguchi.

EA Leadership Asked Employees to Use AI Tools in “Just About Everything” For a Year – Rumour

EA Leadership Asked Employees to Use AI Tools in “Just About Everything” For a Year – Rumour

Employees from the company have confirmed that EA has asked them to undergo multiple training courses for the use of AI.

The Matrix Creators Wanted Hideo Kojima for a Video Game Adaptation – Former Konami VP

The Matrix Creators Wanted Hideo Kojima for a Video Game Adaptation – Former Konami VP

A former employee revealed that the Metal Gear Solid creator showed "strong interest" in a partnership but Konami ultimately declined.

Former PlayStation Exec Says Chasing Live-Service Like Fortnite is like a “Mirage” on a “Sand Dune”

Former PlayStation Exec Says Chasing Live-Service Like Fortnite is like a “Mirage” on a “Sand Dune”

Shawn Layden spoke about his time at Sony working on single-player games, and the company's change in priorities with multiplayer.

Former Halo: Combat Evolved Developer Says Halo: Campaign Evolved “Feels Genuine” and is “Gorgeous”

Former Halo: Combat Evolved Developer Says Halo: Campaign Evolved “Feels Genuine” and is “Gorgeous”

Marcus Lehto wrote about how impressive Halo: Campaign Evolved looks, noting that "it warms my heart to see Halo CE like this."

Battlefield 6’s Battle Royale is Called Battlefield: RedSec, Out on October 28 – Rumour

Battlefield 6’s Battle Royale is Called Battlefield: RedSec, Out on October 28 – Rumour

Rumours indicate that the person responsible for Call of Duty: Warzone's shadowdrop is behind the upcoming Battlefield: RedSec release.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Director Says Switch 2’s Game-Key Cards Are Unavoidable

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Director Says Switch 2’s Game-Key Cards Are Unavoidable

Naoki Hamaguchi noted in an interview that consoles moving more and more into digital distribution is a "trend that we can't avoid."

Halo: Campaign Evolved Uses AI-Based Tools for Development

Halo: Campaign Evolved Uses AI-Based Tools for Development

Executive producer Damon Conn and game director Greg Hermann noted that AI is simply a tool rather than replacements for artists.

Sony Has No Plans to Bid for Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery

Sony Has No Plans to Bid for Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery

Rather than making major deals in the US film industry, Sony is interested in "growth markets" with double-digit potential like anime.

Dying Light: The Beast’s New Game+, Legend Levels and Nightmare Mode Detailed

Dying Light: The Beast’s New Game+, Legend Levels and Nightmare Mode Detailed

Most of the major updates coming to Dying Light: The Beast over the 11-week plan set forth by Techland revolve around replayability.

Cancelled Multiplayer God of War Screenshots Leaked – Rumour

Cancelled Multiplayer God of War Screenshots Leaked – Rumour

Leaked screenshots of the cancelled project indicate that it would have taken players back to the God of War's take on Ancient Greece.

Tormented Souls 2 Review – Beware the Shadows

Tormented Souls 2 Review – Beware the Shadows

Tormented Souls 2 excels in polished visuals, haunting atmosphere and classic survival horror mechanics.

Battlefield 6 Developers Reveal Gameplay, Balance Changes Coming With Season 1

Battlefield 6 Developers Reveal Gameplay, Balance Changes Coming With Season 1

Quite a few things are going to see updates, from how movement feels, all the way up to fixes for the weapon dispersion effect.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – Mysteria Ecclesiae DLC Gets November 11 Release Date

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – Mysteria Ecclesiae DLC Gets November 11 Release Date

The DLC will serve as the final one part of the Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 season pass, and will have Henry explore a new monastery.

Microsoft Uses AI For Operational Functions, Not Mandated for Studios – Phil Spencer

Microsoft Uses AI For Operational Functions, Not Mandated for Studios – Phil Spencer

Spencer noted that studios that want to use AI-based tools for creative works are free to do so, but there is no top-down mandate.