Marketing Director Defends No Console Reviews at Launch
Crimson Desert marketing director says there's nothing to hide as players worry about the lack of console version reviews at launch https://t.co/sPbsmiijgU
Resident Evil Requiem Hits 5M Sales, $350M Revenue
Resident Evil Requiem has sold 5 million copies in 5 days, approximately $350 Million USD in revenue. https://t.co/lYVLdRoS2U
Sony Abandons PC Ports, Reversing 2025 Expansion Pledge
Sony is reportedly moving away from PlayStation PC ports. It’s a big change from a few years ago, when Sony said it wanted half of its games available on PC and mobile by 2025 https://t.co/4HlXG5b9Lz
Six Must‑Try Steam Next Fest Demos Still Available
The recent Steam Next Fest was great. So many wonderful demos for games I hadn't heard of. In the latest Game File, I highlighted 6 that still have PC demos up: - Froggy Hates Snow - Enter the Chronosphere - Wanderburg - Deg - Sokogram -...
Dan Reynolds Likens Coding to Songwriting Artistry
Here's our newest in-game interview with Imagine Dragons manager & Night Street Games founder, Mac Reynolds, along with his brother, Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds and Night Street Games' chief creative officer. They did an interview while playing their...
2025 Game Industry Revenue Growth Flatlines Near Zero
A bleak report about the games industry made the rounds a couple of weeks ago. Then, last week, this dire chart was added to it What it shows: Game industry revenue growth in 2025, excluding China, Roblox, hardware and console services...
Prototype First: AI Saves Millions on Game Development
I skipped one step building my video game and burned $8 million. That step takes 72 hours with AI. Here's how to save yourself $8 million. The game is called Project Kyzen. Instead of building a cheap prototype to test if the...
Korean Market Plunge Drags Game Stocks ~10% Lower
Korean stock market -12% today, the bloodbath affected the local game companies like so: Neowiz -13.7% Kakao Games -12.5% Netmarble -11% Com2Us -10.8% Krafton -10.6% Nexon Games -10.3% Devsisters -10.2% PearlAbyss -10% Shift Up -8.8%
Game Servers in Bahrain, UAE Offline After Drone Strikes
Multiple video games including Valorant, Fortnite, Rocket League, and EA FC saw local servers temporarily taken down this week in Bahrain and the UAE. This comes after drone strikes hit 3 AWS facilities across the two countries. EU servers, but with...
Discussing Gaming Trends at Japan Society GDC Event
Looking forward to speaking at another Japan Society event, this time during GDC Festival of games. David B. Hoppe, Managing Partner, Gamma Law, is moderating a session with me and Teppei Tsutsui, General Partner at GFR Fund, on gaming trends....
Elgato Stream Deck Plus XL: 36 LCD Buttons, 6 Dials
Elgato’s new Stream Deck Plus XL has 36 LCD buttons instead of 8, and 6 customizable dials. That’s a whole lot of Stream Deck https://t.co/Np8uk1IdCB
Stop Blaming Capitalism; Copying Advice Solves Nothing
The Concord people wanted to make Concord. The Highguard people wanted to make Highguard. The Marathon people want to make Marathon. I get the draw of simple morality plays and shareholder capitalism is an easy villain but "stop trying to...
Plan to Open‑Source Game Servers Before Shutdown
Normalize Open-Sourcing Servers for Multiplayer Games That Get Shut Down (Yes there are frictions and problems with this, but if you want your game to live on in history, plan for these problems in advance and minimize them) https://t.co/TZXrShYJEP
Pokemon Fire Red Arrives Just When I Need It
With everything going on in the world, I have to say they chose to drop Pokemon Fire Red at the PERFECT time for salvaging my mental/emotional health.
Highguard Follows Concord, Folds Chasing Fortnite Hype
Highguard is the next Concord. It’s shutting down this month, after originally launching in January. It’s yet another victim of publishers chasing the success of games like Fortnite https://t.co/aXm68HJQMj
Highuard Outlasts Concord by 29 Days, Sparks Refund Debate
Highuard made it 29 days longer than Concord. Players in the Discord are trying to decide who or what to blame as some ask for refunds. https://t.co/fdPWk7VsPl
AI Generates Full Playable Games From Text Prompts
🚨 Absolute madness. You can now turn a single text prompt into a fully playable video game 🤯 → Worlds that take shape → Mechanics that interact → Gameplay that actually works → Single AND multiplayer All generated in seconds and running entirely in your browser...
New 3D Graphics Course Updates: Algorithms, Optimizations, and Rendering
I've added some updates to our 3D Graphics course, including: • Pineda-style algorithm • Fill rules (top-left) • Optimizations (just a few adds per pixel) • Fixed-point rasterization • Subpixel rendering • Mouse camera control • Discussion on EGA & VGA modes • OBJ quads
Documentary Celebrates Jeff Minter’s Psychedelic Gaming Legacy
A film on the wonders of Jeff Minter, creator of games like Tempest 2000. https://t.co/rKw6H3PIie
Sonic 4 Film Begins Production, Set for March 2027 Release
The Sonic 4 movie is now in production, coming in March 2027 to theaters. https://t.co/jwFey9q6sR
Slow‑Paced Pokopia Offers Calm Relief for Anxious Times
For @crossplayblog, I recruited my nine-year-old daughter to help me review Pokémon Pokopia, a new cozy game whose deliberately slow pace feels like a balm in today's anxious times https://t.co/UM2sIaVm8X
Seeking Swedish Game Developer Salary Insight
Can any game developers tell me what a role like this would pay (specifically interested in Sweden)? https://t.co/QqBKb7Gtps
Seeking Confirmation on Console Review Codes
If any outlets are getting console code for Crimson Desert reviews I'd love to hear that confirmed cause I would not be surprised if that's just not happening (you can DM me and stay anonymous) https://t.co/z1gKvUXI0f
Hackathon PWA Game Integrates Crypto Wallet and Bitcoin Prizes
Last week we had an agent-coding hackathon at @lightspark. I built a PWA game featuring a @spark wallet with @X and email login (@privy), ability to win Bitcoin prizes (skills), fund your BTC wallet with @USDC via @flashnet or...
Marathon's Gripping Pull: Surviving Two Runs Sparks Endless Play
Played three hours of Marathon last night, maybe only made it out alive in 2 runs. Woke up and wanted to play more. Which is an insane reaction to have that most players probably won't share. https://t.co/iSr82qzDdw
Switch 2's Hit Titles Were Outliers, Not Guarantees
There is an assumption that Mario Odyssey and Zelda Breath of the Wild-type hits are guaranteed for Switch 2, when their sales success and critical acclaim were arguably an outlier in Nintendo's recent history.
Ethan Winters Defender Returns, My Proud Signature
The Ethan Winters defender has logged on. This is still one of my favorite pieces I’ve written and I’m proud of the headline. https://t.co/PHh2KATPN6
Even Pro Reviewers Sometimes Have Bare‑Bones Notes
i usually write better notes for reviews but this is all i had for re9 https://t.co/BdKJThugZE
Marathon's Player Count Drops, Community Mood Improves
Marathon concurrent on Steam are 1/3 of the peak but overall vibes of people still playing feel like they've shifted to a more positive place as they actually get a hang for the ideocracies and rhythms of the game. https://t.co/QDWvjrFSeB
Sony's Alleged Claim About FromSoftware Likely False, Jeopardizing Future Collaborations
It is not a lie. It's exactly what happened. Although, I get where Lance is coming from because Sony doesn't have to care about what From says -- but if it doesn't, would it ever get to work with From...
New Lectures Add Mouse‑Controlled Camera to 3D Renderer
I have added a couple of new lectures to our '3D Software Renderer' module to implement camera movement using mouse motion & mouse wheel. Super simple stuff that honestly should've been there already. Still, now we can control the camera...
Gamers Demand Epic Sniper Highlight Shots
“I just want to see someone just out a sniper and hit some highlight shots” Hold my beer - @OkisFN
Vice City Stories Sells over 7 Million Copies Worldwide
NEW: We've got a new sales stat for...Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories? In an effort to block someone's attempt to trademark "Vice City Subs", Take Two's lawyers said VCS sold over 7 million copies since launch. (Prior disclosed stat was...
MLB Challenges Call of Duty’s “World Series” Trademark
NEW: Major League Baseball took issue this week with the name of Call of Duty's World Series of Warzone esports series, citing potential brand confusion Activision then bailed on the WSoW trademark I'd be surprised if they try using "World Series" again https://t.co/cLQszoDA9i
Resident Evil Requiem's Zombies Shine with Unexpected Soul
in my review i highlight the zombie behavior as the best thing about resident evil requiem. there’s so much soul in these undead. https://t.co/HLbAkArGDa https://t.co/pj3oByx9W0
Amazon MGM Begins Production on God of War Series
#AmazonMGM is full on their iconic video game adaptations era, releasing our first look at the #GodofWar streaming series, unveiling a still of #Kratos and #Atreus, to announce that production of the series based on the popular game has officially...
Marathon Echoes No Man's Sky's Underrated Beauty
Marathon reminds me a lot of when No Man's Sky launched and it felt both under-featured but also the most pure form of something undeniably cool and beautiful.
Don’t Pre‑judge a Game’s Live Service Before Launch
I think it would be a real shame if people manifest another live service doom cycle for a game that's not even out yet based purely on trying to forecast other people's vibes. https://t.co/V1UiAFFBI4
HUD Edges Should Adapt Color to Sun Position
I always thought they should've rendered the lines "around" the glass HUD to dynamically change its color based on the sun's position (right now, the bright/dark edges are fixed). Maybe I'm underestimating the number of cycles needed for this, but...
Arc Raiders Promises Unity; Marathon Embraces Cosmic Silence
Arc Raiders: a better future together. Marathon: no one can hear your screams on Tau Ceti. https://t.co/UKH7lp7yuL
Resident Evil Requiem: Ideal Intro for Newcomers
i don’t say this often but the latest game in this long running narrative series is actually a good starting point. resident evil requiem has so much of the entire series in one package, it’s a perfect gameplay introduction for...
Server Outage Sparks Creators' Spontaneous Uno Stream
Remember the time that Fortnite servers went down and Ninja and others got together and played Uno on-stream instead? Now…
Joe Ferencz Passes CEO Role to Ricardo Briceno
After seven years, Joe Ferencz turns the CEO job over to Ricardo Briceno. breceno https://t.co/ZjwU1hqAQD
Peter Moore Shares Key Advice on Xbox Transition
I had a good chat with Peter Moore about the Xbox transition and his advice. https://t.co/VmYujLEaQH
Third Run Resident Evil 9 Speedrun Record Revealed
here’s my resident evil 9 record. PLEASE keep in mind this was my 3rd or 4th run https://t.co/MV0P2XIiTN
Cairn Shines: Game Bakers Cook up Simple, Standout Games
Cairn is one of the most remarkable games of the past 10 years, let alone 2026. It was a delight to chat with The Game Bakers about their climbing game, and how, in a crowded market, they stick by a...
Highguard's Player Numbers Dropping Far Below 300 Daily
A lot of misinfo going around about Highguard. Yes, the player counts keep going down and are nowhere near enough to sustain it but it's also obviously not "just 300 people" a day. https://t.co/rDSnZ2jRzU
Nvidia Retracts New Drivers over Fan Detection Bug
Nvidia has pulled its new 595.59 WHQL drivers after releasing them earlier today. Some users have been reporting issues with fans not being detected if they use fan control software https://t.co/IY1l04JzLA
Tencent Pulls Funding as Highguard Misses Launch Targets
Bloomberg reports that Highguard devs thought they had more runway but Tencent seemingly pulled funding when it failed to hit launch goals.
Resident Evil 6's Chaotic Design Hides Unique Melee‑gun Blend
i love resident evil 6, extremely messy game design (levels and story pacing) that still has a unique mix of melee and gun combat seen nowhere else besides resident evil requiem, and requiem is STILL less advanced. people have compared...