Posts By Joelle Daniels

Battlefield Labs Kicks Off Next Playtest on May 23

Battlefield Labs Kicks Off Next Playtest on May 23

The primary purpose of the 72-hour one-time-only playtest will be to test the performance of Battlefield 6's pre-alpha servers.

Palia: Elderwood Review – A Land of Enchantment

Palia: Elderwood Review – A Land of Enchantment

With the Elderwood expansion now live, Palia presents a natural moment to assess the experience and see if the life sim is evolving in the right direction.

RoadCraft Review – Pave the Way

RoadCraft Review – Pave the Way

After MudRunner, SnowRunner and Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, we now have a bigger and badder title in RoadCraft.

Expeditions: Rome Developer Confirms New Game Has Entered Full Production

Expeditions: Rome Developer Confirms New Game Has Entered Full Production

The studio is well known for its take on tactical turn-based RPGs that make use of historic settings like ancient Rome in its last game.

Dungeons of Hinterberg Publisher Acquired by Nazara Technologies for $29 Million

Dungeons of Hinterberg Publisher Acquired by Nazara Technologies for $29 Million

As part of the acquisition, Nazara Technologies don't seem to plan on making any personnel changes in at Curve Games or its studios.

Bethesda Can’t Suddenly Leave Creation Engine and Move to Unreal Engine – Former Studio Lead

Bethesda Can’t Suddenly Leave Creation Engine and Move to Unreal Engine – Former Studio Lead

Dan Nanni spoke about how a studio creates its own engine and iteratively works on it over time, and why it's such a big investment.

The Witcher 4 Will Present Players With Tough Choices, Player Agency is a Priority

The Witcher 4 Will Present Players With Tough Choices, Player Agency is a Priority

Game director Sebastian Kalemba said that players will get to feel plenty of emotions depending on the consequences of their choices.

MindsEye Gets Third Teaser Showcasing Weapons and On-Foot Combat

MindsEye Gets Third Teaser Showcasing Weapons and On-Foot Combat

The teaser also showed off a new energy-type weapon that was able to destroy an enemy vehicle in just a matter of a few shots.

Nintendo Switch 2’s GameChat Will Include Text-to-Speech, Live Transcription Features

Nintendo Switch 2’s GameChat Will Include Text-to-Speech, Live Transcription Features

These features for GameChat on the Switch 2 will be welcomed by players that are unable to actively take part in voice chat sessions.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Will Have Themes of Fatherhood – Hideo Kojima

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Will Have Themes of Fatherhood – Hideo Kojima

Kojima also explained that the Metal Gear franchise explored themes of parenthood, stemming from the loss of his own father.

Borderlands 4 Developer CEO Says “Real Fans” Would Buy the Game Even at $80

Borderlands 4 Developer CEO Says “Real Fans” Would Buy the Game Even at $80

Randy Pitchford also brought up an anecdote from 1991 about having to save up money to buy Starflight for the Sega Gensis.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach’s Battles “Add a New Dimension,” Similar to James Cameron’s Aliens

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach’s Battles “Add a New Dimension,” Similar to James Cameron’s Aliens

Director Hideo Kojima said now that players are familiar with the world, he can up the ante with more action in the sequel.

Nintendo Will Attend Gamescom 2025

Nintendo Will Attend Gamescom 2025

After having skipped last year's Gamescom, Nintendo has now confirmed through social media that it will be attending this year.

Nintendo Switch 2 Will Bring Back Feature That Uses HD Rumble to Find Lost Controllers

Nintendo Switch 2 Will Bring Back Feature That Uses HD Rumble to Find Lost Controllers

As long as the Switch 2 can connect to a controller, it can use its HD Rumble to make it vibrate loudly enough to make audilbe sounds.

Grand Theft Auto 6 – Take-Two Believes Long Gap Between Games is Fine Because of GTA Online Content

Grand Theft Auto 6 – Take-Two Believes Long Gap Between Games is Fine Because of GTA Online Content

Strauss Zelnick believes that Rockstar technically puts out Grand Theft Auto Online content equivalent to full games twice a year.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – CD Projekt Releases New Video Celebrating 10 Years of Hunting Monsters

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – CD Projekt Releases New Video Celebrating 10 Years of Hunting Monsters

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt originally came out on PC, PS4 and Xbox One on May 19, 2015, making this the tenth year since its release.

Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition Running on Switch 2 Shown Off in New 37-Minute Video

Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition Running on Switch 2 Shown Off in New 37-Minute Video

The video is a compilation of gameplay B-roll footage released by CD Projekt RED, giving us an idea of its performance and visuals.

Next-Gen Xbox Might Allow Users to Install Steam, Epic Games Store – Rumour

Next-Gen Xbox Might Allow Users to Install Steam, Epic Games Store – Rumour

The same rumours also indicate that a future version of Windows will allow PC players to emulate games that were made for Xbox.

MindsEye Gets New Teaser Focusing on a Conversation During a Car Chase

MindsEye Gets New Teaser Focusing on a Conversation During a Car Chase

The latest trailer gives us some idea about how cars will control in MindsEye, while also letting us know that Claudia has secrets.

The Sinking City Remastered Review – The Shadow Over Oakmont

The Sinking City Remastered Review – The Shadow Over Oakmont

Six years after its original release, investigative horror game The Sinking City now has a fresh coat of paint through Unreal Engine 5.