The new D&D collaboration with Demeo disappoints by failing to incorporate actual D&D mechanics. Battlemarked feels like a reskin rather than a true adaptation, missing what makes tabletop RPGs compelling.
Hytale, the highly anticipated sandbox game cancelled by Riot Games in June, has been rescued by its original co-founder. Simon Collins-Laflamme announced he acquired the game back and plans to release it in early access soon. The move follows massive fan campaigns to save the project.
Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine desktop promises console-like PC gaming under your TV, but the future is already here for tinkerers. After wrestling with Windows and community Linux builds, I finally got official SteamOS running on custom hardware. The result is essentially a more powerful Steam Deck
Bungie has settled a plagiarism lawsuit with writer Matthew Martineau over Destiny 2’s Red War campaign and Curse of Osiris expansion. The settlement terms remain confidential as the studio faces multiple legal challenges and financial setbacks following Sony’s $3.6 billion acquisition.
Former Telltale developers joined Ubisoft in 2017 to work on a new Splinter Cell game, but executives pushed for a games-as-service model instead. The team eventually left to form AdHoc Studio, while their abandoned project became the short-lived XDefiant.
The former head of PlayStation thinks we’ve reached peak console hardware innovation. With game budgets ballooning into the hundreds of millions, the industry needs to rethink everything from graphics to game length.
Microsoft is making a major play to attract more game developers to Xbox by publishing complete publishing documentation. This comes as Valve re-enters the console market with new hardware. The move positions Xbox as a more developer-friendly alternative to Steam.
The latest Proton release fixes dozens of gaming issues on Linux through Steam Play. Meanwhile, Steam’s decision to end Windows 32-bit support could push Linux gaming forward. It’s a pivotal moment for cross-platform compatibility.
Crystal Dynamics has laid off just under 30 developers across various departments in its second round of cuts this year. The studio claims this “difficult but necessary” decision will optimize development of the next Tomb Raider game. But cutting staff to supposedly improve development seems contrad
Xbox leadership is taking Valve’s new hardware announcement in stride. Phil Spencer praised the move toward “open platforms” while a colleague noticed the design looks suspiciously familiar from Xbox’s own leaked concepts years ago.
