Category: Gaming
Doom creator John Romero praises the devs who carried on id Software’s legacy as Microsoft reportedly lays off half of the studio: “The last few games showed real care, skill, and respect”
Doom developer id Software “is essentially dead,” Duke Nukem 3D co-creator says after layoffs reportedly cut almost half of the studio
Spyro: Reignited Trilogy devs used an open-source emulator to look at the original platformer and measure “all the metrics” of gem placements, enemy paths, and more for their remake
Hitman and 007 First Light dev IO Interactive regains “full ownership” of its mysterious online RPG project after Xbox reportedly pulled funding
It sure feels like PlayStation underestimated the backlash to ending physical games: its first post in a week has been besieged by disc defenders
“There’s really no one left”: Former Elder Scrolls Online dev says the MMO “basically funded other failing projects” as Microsoft guts the studio
In 2009, late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said it’ll take “20 years or so” for game purchases to become mostly digital
My cozy game of the month is a moth-watching game where you can explore whimsical forests and uncover more about these fuzzy legends
John Romero commiserates with ousted id devs as around half the studio reported axed, says he hopes someone is preserving its work like he did before he left
Arc Raiders has finally added ‘one of the most requested matchmaking features’ meaning players can now Jekyll and Hyde their way through lobbies
What exactly is going on with Marvel’s Blade? Arkane Lyon’s fate remains unclear in the wake of Xbox’s controversial ‘reset’
The Outer Worlds and Fallout New Vegas studio Obsidian is reportedly losing a quarter of its staff in Xbox layoffs, and some have to wait a year to learn their far
The petition against Sony’s decision to kill PlayStation physical discs has over 170,000 signatures, as many wonder if Sony would ever respond
Doom co-creator John Romero weighs in on Xbox’s cuts to id Software, underlines the importance of digital preservation and the studio’s history
IO Interactive regains full ownership of Project Fantasy following end of Xbox deal, shuts down Istanbul studio and lays off developers “to find a new balance”
Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader gets “massive update” on Switch 2 following disappointing launch, all DLC and expansions now free
