Posts By Joelle Daniels

Subnautica Developer Seemingly Has a Secret, Unannounced Game Codenamed Project Labrador

Subnautica Developer Seemingly Has a Secret, Unannounced Game Codenamed Project Labrador

Former CEO of Unknown Worlds Ted Gill also spoke about the studio working on a Subnautica film adaptation headed by Charlie Cleveland.

Ghost of Yōtei’s Creative Director Wanted More Complex Flashback Mechanics to Help Storytelling

Ghost of Yōtei’s Creative Director Wanted More Complex Flashback Mechanics to Help Storytelling

Ultimately, the complexity was reduced to bring down the overall development time, since it would involve "doubling your art".

Assassin’s Creed Mirage’s Valley of Memory Update Brings Gameplay Improvements, New Features

Assassin’s Creed Mirage’s Valley of Memory Update Brings Gameplay Improvements, New Features

Among the new features part of the update are new parkour options, new difficulty modes with their own rewards, and more story content.

Epic Games Store Finally Allows Users to Buy Games as Gifts

Epic Games Store Finally Allows Users to Buy Games as Gifts

The new gifting system does come with its fair share if limitations; you can't yet buy gifts for friends that are in another region.

Battlefield 6 Gets Major Update With New Content, Aim Assist Reverted to Open Beta Style

Battlefield 6 Gets Major Update With New Content, Aim Assist Reverted to Open Beta Style

Among the new content added to Battlefield 6 with the latest update is the new Eastwood map part of the California Resistance content drop.

Escape From Tarkov Studio Apologises for Poor Launch, Announces In-Game Rewards in “Near Future”

Escape From Tarkov Studio Apologises for Poor Launch, Announces In-Game Rewards in “Near Future”

Battlestate Games has also confirmed that it is working on technical updates for Escape From Tarkov to fix some glaring issues.

Helldivers 2’s Latest Update Hints at Something Bigger Coming on December 2nd

Helldivers 2’s Latest Update Hints at Something Bigger Coming on December 2nd

“We also kindly ask you to put a ‘fiery’ red circle around the date December 2nd,” wrote the studio at the bottom of the patch notes.

Take-Two Interactive Boss Believes Gaming is “Moving Towards PC”

Take-Two Interactive Boss Believes Gaming is “Moving Towards PC”

While PC might end up becoming the dominant platform in the future, Strauss Zelnick doesn't think consoles are going anywhere.

Krafton CEO Accused of Using ChatGPT to Avoid Paying Subnautica Studio Co-Founders

Krafton CEO Accused of Using ChatGPT to Avoid Paying Subnautica Studio Co-Founders

The use of ChatGPT has been called a "desperate" attempt by Changham Kim to avoid "professional embarrassment" in his dealings.

“Traditional ‘Full Game’ Model” is Giving Way to Live-Service Games, Subscriptions – Ubisoft UK

“Traditional ‘Full Game’ Model” is Giving Way to Live-Service Games, Subscriptions – Ubisoft UK

In its strategic report, the company believes that consumer trends are changing in favour of playing fewer games for longer.

The Legend of Zelda Film Gets First Photos Showcasing Link and Zelda in Costume

The Legend of Zelda Film Gets First Photos Showcasing Link and Zelda in Costume

While Nintendo has released these photos, the company hasn't yet confirmed the casting for iconic characters like Ganondorf.

Steam Machine’s Hardware Was Chosen With the Help of Steam Hardware Survey

Steam Machine’s Hardware Was Chosen With the Help of Steam Hardware Survey

Engineer Yazan Aldehayyat also spoke about Valve wanting to offer good performance while still keeping the Steam Machine affordable.

Escape From Tarkov’s 1.0 Release on Steam Met With Criticism Over Technical Issues, Slow Matchmaking

Escape From Tarkov’s 1.0 Release on Steam Met With Criticism Over Technical Issues, Slow Matchmaking

The PvPvE extraction shooter has spent several years in alpha, and players have criticised the developer for there still being issues.

Helldivers 2 Studio CEO Thinks “There is a Middle Ground” For Use of AI in ARC Raiders

Helldivers 2 Studio CEO Thinks “There is a Middle Ground” For Use of AI in ARC Raiders

When it comes to use of AI, Shams Jorjani said that the industry is "waiting for the courts to decide what is fair use and what is not."

Over 50 Percent of Players Surveyed in US, UK and Japan Prefer Single-Player Games to Multiplayer

Over 50 Percent of Players Surveyed in US, UK and Japan Prefer Single-Player Games to Multiplayer

Germany and Thailand also both prefer single-player games, while markets like China and Sweden seemingly prefer multiplayer titles.

Resident Evil Requiem on PC Will Not Suffer Poor Performance Like Monster Hunter Wilds – Capcom

Resident Evil Requiem on PC Will Not Suffer Poor Performance Like Monster Hunter Wilds – Capcom

The company noted that the differences between the two titles in gameplay and technical requirements meant that no issues are expected.

Star Citizen Has Almost Hit $900 Million in Funding

Star Citizen Has Almost Hit $900 Million in Funding

The space-faring title was announced back in 2012, and a continuously updated alpha build has been available to play since 2016.

Xbox Partner Showcase to be Announced “Very Soon” – Rumour

Xbox Partner Showcase to be Announced “Very Soon” – Rumour

While Microsoft has yet to announce the showcase, it reportedly features Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 for Xbox Series X/S.

Anno 117: Pax Romana Review – Expand the Empire

Anno 117: Pax Romana Review – Expand the Empire

The latest entry in the Anno franchise goes the furthest back the series has ever been, and here's how well it manages the task.

Horizon Steel Frontiers Developers “Worked Closely” With Guerrilla Games to Move From Decima Engine

Horizon Steel Frontiers Developers “Worked Closely” With Guerrilla Games to Move From Decima Engine

Executive producer Sunggo Lee spoke about the technical prowess of the Decima Engine and the challenges in moving to Unreal Engine 5.