Posts By Shubhankar Parijat

Alan Wake 2 Director Says Silent Hill Was “a Key Point of Reference” for Atmosphere Building

Alan Wake 2 Director Says Silent Hill Was “a Key Point of Reference” for Atmosphere Building

"One of the bullet points on our core game pillars is 'atmosphere over jump scares' – which says a lot," says game director Kyle Rowley.

Alan Wake 2 Developer Was “Much More Confident” in its Switch to Survival Horror After Resident Evil 2 Remake’s Success

Alan Wake 2 Developer Was “Much More Confident” in its Switch to Survival Horror After Resident Evil 2 Remake’s Success

"This game’s ability to modernise a 20-year-old classic and its amazing reception definitely made us more confident in our decision to switch the genre, for sure," says game director Kyle Rowley.

Activision Blizzard Games Won’t Come to Game Pass Before 2024 – Phil Spencer

Activision Blizzard Games Won’t Come to Game Pass Before 2024 – Phil Spencer

Xbox boss Phil Spencer says that work on bringing Activision Blizzard's back catalog to Game Pass started only recently, owing to how long the acquisition's approval process took.

Paradox Interactive and Harebrained Schemes Are “Parting Ways” After The Lamplighters League’s Failed Launch

Paradox Interactive and Harebrained Schemes Are “Parting Ways” After The Lamplighters League’s Failed Launch

"Paradox has refocused its strategy towards its core niches within strategy and management games with endless qualities," says COO Charlotta Nilsson.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Physical Version Players Should Download the Day One Patch, Insomniac Suggests

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Physical Version Players Should Download the Day One Patch, Insomniac Suggests

"For the best experience, we highly encourage physical/disc-based players to download update Version 1.001.002 on launch day," the developer says.

Phasmophobia’s Console Launch Has Been Delayed Again

Phasmophobia’s Console Launch Has Been Delayed Again

Kinetic Games has delayed the horror title's console version past October, with no new release window confirmed yet.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Had an “Ample Budget” and No Development Deadline

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Had an “Ample Budget” and No Development Deadline

"Since we knew we had ample budget to develop the game, we didn't have to worry about the amount of resources we'd spend to craft even small details," says art director Masanobu Sato.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s Visuals Took No Inspiration from the Mario Movie

Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s Visuals Took No Inspiration from the Mario Movie

"We're often asked about the film's influence on the game, but we didn't hear anything about the film's content during development," says art director Masanobu Sato.

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 – Everything You Need to Know

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 – Everything You Need to Know

Metal Gear returns after a long hiatus- here's what you should know about its upcoming collection.

Alan Wake 2 – Remedy Reiterates it Has No Plans for a Physical Release

Alan Wake 2 – Remedy Reiterates it Has No Plans for a Physical Release

Creative director and writer Sam Lake says that there are still no plans to release a physical version of the survival horror sequel.

Cities: Skylines 2 Could Have Performance Issues on PC at Launch, Developer Warns

Cities: Skylines 2 Could Have Performance Issues on PC at Launch, Developer Warns

"We will continually improve the game over the coming months, but we also want to manage expectations on performance for the coming release," Colossal Order writes.

Assassin’s Creed Codename Red Targeting 2024 Launch, According to Ubisoft Employee’s LinkedIn Post

Assassin’s Creed Codename Red Targeting 2024 Launch, According to Ubisoft Employee’s LinkedIn Post

Previous reports have also claimed the Japan-set open world action RPG is targeting a launch sometime in late 2024.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is Insomniac’s Best-Reviewed Game of All Time

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is Insomniac’s Best-Reviewed Game of All Time

It currently has a Metacritic score of 91, an aggregate score also held by 2004's Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal.

Sony is Seemingly Preparing to Bring PlayStation Trophies to PC

Sony is Seemingly Preparing to Bring PlayStation Trophies to PC

Sony seems to be running internal tests for support for Trophies in PC titles, suggesting imminent official support.

Another New Sonic Game is Coming Next Year – Rumour

Another New Sonic Game is Coming Next Year – Rumour

A leaked document claims that Sega will launch another new mainline Sonic game in 2024, along with DLC was Sonic Superstars.

Persona 5 Tactica Receives Packed New Story Trailer

Persona 5 Tactica Receives Packed New Story Trailer

The trailer also offers another glimpse at the tactics RPG's day one DLC episode, which will shine the spotlight on Akechi and Kasumi.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Review – Twice the Power

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Review – Twice the Power

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 uses the power of the PS5 with great responsibility.

EA Sports WRC – Everything You Need to Know

EA Sports WRC – Everything You Need to Know

Here's what you should know about Codemasters' return to rally racing.

11 Story Questions We Hope Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Will Answer

11 Story Questions We Hope Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Will Answer

We've got plenty of questions heading into Insomniac's highly-anticipated sequel that we're hoping it'll answer head-on.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 vs 1 and Miles Morales – 15 Biggest Differences

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 vs 1 and Miles Morales – 15 Biggest Differences

Here are some of the biggest ways Insomniac is shaking up its Spider-Man formula with the upcoming sequel.