A former Rockstar developer has said that the company canceled a standalone Grand Theft Auto 5 story DLC because GTA Online proved to be a “cash cow” shortly after launch. Joe Robino, who worked as a senior cameraman and virtual cinematographer at Rockstar’s New York office from 2010 to 2016, explained on the YouTube channel … Read more
Nintendo has commented on the controversial topic of generative artificial intelligence in video game development, outlining its pros and cons. In a Q&A with shareholders, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa was asked about the company’s initiatives regarding AI. In response, Furukawa said that generative AI can be used “in creative ways,” but said that its use … Read more
The First Descendant’s troubled launch continues, with players reporting significant framerate drops on both PC and console. Nexon’s free-to-download looter shooter launched with a big bang this week on Steam to high concurrent player counts, but user reviews have been “mixed” in response to what some are calling “microtransaction hell,” as well as various performance … Read more
At this point, I’ve played The First Descendant in three or four different betas now, and each time I’ve been no more or less certain whether this is something my friends and I would want to play, or just another sci-fi shooter in a sea of similar games vying for our attention. After sinking 45+ … Read more
Concord was originally teased last year with a simple video showing a ship through space. I think there was a hamburger involved. Anyway, after seeing that short teaser I was honestly expecting to see a story-driven FPS – this is a first-party Sony game, after all – but maybe it would be something like an … Read more
Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree has not even been out for a week, and we already have absolute sickos beating the bosses of the new level 1 content. Just because they can! A content creator known as LastDarkHope has been quietly plugging his YouTube channel in recent months and defeating Elden Ring boss … Read more
Dragon’s Dogma 2 developer Capcom has released a new title update for the game, adding a long-awaited graphics option that should help with framerate issues. The fantasy role-playing sequel, which released earlier this year for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series This problem has haunted Dragon’s Dogma 2 since launch, despite several updates released since … Read more
Have you ever wondered what it would look like if a robot ripped your face off, gently placed it on its unfeeling exoskeleton, and then looked at you with a chilling smile that made you wonder how humanity had strayed so far from all that is good and right? Well, you need to wonder no … Read more
Guy Beahm, the popular streamer best known as Dr Disrespect, has issued a lengthy statement regarding the recent allegations that have emerged regarding his ban from Twitch in 2020. It’s Beahm’s most substantive response yet to the situation, which flared up again last week after a former Twitch employee said on X/Twitter that he had … Read more
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has released a new patch for the PC and PlayStation 5 co-op shooter that fixes the spear after a previous update caused crashing issues. Last week’s update 1.000.402 included a fix for the spear not targeting multiple entities (spawners, compound objects, etc.). This change was welcomed by fans as they hoped … Read more