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According to insider TheGhostOfHope, studios working on Call of Duty have responded positively to the Xbox Game Pass price increase. Activision developers say the new tier should give them greater financial stability and boost performance-linked bonuses. I spoke with several Call of Duty developers who contend that the recent Game Pass price jump — from...

After the unsuccessful 2023 reboot, hopes for the series’ return in its familiar form all but vanished. Volition’s most recent release failed to meet players’ expectations — and that was only one of its shortcomings. Fans now have a reason for cautious optimism. Chris Stockman, the writer behind the original Saints Row, revealed he was...

The fighting game market is enjoying a resurgence. New entries in Tekken and Street Fighter, together with the revival of SNK’s classic franchises, have made the genre more popular than it has been in years. In spring 2025 SNK revived the Fatal Fury series, which had not seen a new installment in over two decades....

Sega has published updated sales figures for the Persona 5 lineup — the title that helped elevate Persona into a flagship series derived from Shin Megami Tensei. The company highlighted the franchise’s strong performance and the significant success it has brought to Atlus. Persona was revitalized by the fifth installment, with interest surging after the...

Fans now have fresh reason to speculate about Leon’s role in the franchise’s latest installment. Pre-orders for Resident Evil Requiem recently went live, and additional character skins were announced for the game. So far, promotional material has only showcased the protagonist Grace’s appearance, and there has been no official confirmation of rumors or leaks suggesting...

Game development rarely unfolds exactly as originally planned. Dan Houser spoke with Lex Fridman on a recent podcast about his projects. The Rockstar veteran reflected on the pressure he experienced during the development of Red Dead Redemption 2. The RDR2 team slipped behind schedule and went over budget. Houser avoided detailed specifics but suggested the...

Tame Impala Dusts Off “Sundown Syndrome” During Halloween Run at Barclays Center By Julian Klincewicz On Halloween in Brooklyn, Kevin Parker treated fans to a slew of surprises — including a rare live rendition of an early Tame Impala gem. Tame Impala — photo: Julian Klincewicz Kevin Parker brought the Deadbeat Tour to Barclays Center...

There has been an uneasy quiet around Bend Studio, the team behind Days Gone and Syphon Filter, in recent years. Although the PlayStation-owned developer has long indicated it was working on a new title, concrete details never surfaced. It has now come to light that the silence had a reason — and it’s unlikely to...

The block-based sandbox remains hugely popular across a wide range of platforms. Guinness World Records recently updated its “Best‑selling video game” entry. According to the revised listing, that distinction now belongs to Minecraft. Reports indicate that more than 350 million copies of the blocky sandbox have been sold: Minecraft began as a free alpha in...

You can now view a 3D glimpse of Silksong. The creator behind the YouTube channel Botão Select presented an alternative vision of Hollow Knight: Silksong. He demonstrated how Team Cherry’s project might have looked if it had been released as a Nintendo 64 title. Using Blender, the artist deliberately limited polygon count when modeling the...

Travis Barker Honors Son Rocky on His Second Birthday Published: Nov. 1 — Celebrity · Family Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, Peacock Theater — January 15, 2024. Photo: Gilbert Flores. Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian celebrated a special moment over the Halloween weekend: their youngest son, Rocky Thirteen, turned...

It appears the digitalization effect is starting to fade. Recently, Tim Cain, one of the developers of the original Fallout, published a blog post exploring the “Physical vs Digital” debate. He laid out his view on the recent shifts in game pricing. For a long time AAA titles were priced roughly the same — around...

Later projects revealed that the protagonist had been remarkably lucky. Rockstar veteran Dan Houser joined Lex Fridman’s podcast and spoke about his involvement in a number of the studio’s games. It emerged that the life of Grand Theft Auto IV’s hero was truly at risk. Niko could have been killed, but fortune intervened — at...

Gamers now have an unexpected reason to revisit Condemned: Criminal Origins. A few days ago Condemned: Criminal Origins was featured in a Steam sale — but the situation has since changed. Publisher SEGA has pulled the game from sale on Steam and other digital storefronts. Valve has not removed the game’s store page. Instead, it...

Multiple iterations of Agent never came together as an open-world title. The espionage action game Agent, announced by Rockstar Games many years ago, ultimately never reached release. For years, fans speculated about what went wrong; recently Dan Houser offered an explanation. The Rockstar veteran spoke with Lex Fridman, and the pair discussed Agent during the...