Latest articles by Hirun Cryer
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an "homage" to the RPGs of old, and its director wants players to "break the game with crazy builds"
Preview Preview | Sandfall's debut game has been just three years in the making, and it looks stunning
City-builder dev says indies need "half a million" in profit to make more money than Valve, decries the 30% Steam store tax as a "relic" that "needs to go down"
News Indie developers have long been speaking about Valve's storefront fee
Helldivers 2 creative boss agrees the game has gotten less about "a fun, chaotic, challenging, emergent experience" and too much about "challenge and competitiveness"
News Arrowhead's team is apparently "tired from a long development"
Dying Light: The Beast – Everything we know so far
Feature From the Dying Light: The Beast trailer, platforms, and potential release window, here are all the details on the new game.
Bandai Namco MMO Blue Protocol has been outright canceled because it will "not be possible to provide a service that satisfies" players
News There won't be a western launch after all
Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker is out for free in Spring 2025, expanding on the smash-hit throwback JRPG with a new character, abilities, and more
News We're really in for a treat
The Monster Hunter Wilds map is twice as big as Monster Hunter World's Wildspire Waste, according to one dedicated mapper
News Wilds could be *huge*
Deadlock is "going to easily take over," says streamer Shroud, adding that it's the "best third-person shooter I've ever played"
News Now that's big praise
Catastrophe: Deadlock's Steam store page breaks Valve's own rules, so Valve is going to have to police Valve
News That'll be five screenshots please, Valve
Diablo 4 leads know you want a sword-and-board Paladin, but after 5 classic classes they wanted to go big on something new: "It's not just about rehashing old content"
News "We could do that, but the team wanted the opportunity to go big"
Avowed is "targeting 30FPS, bare minimum" on Xbox Series X/S because "you don't necessarily need 60 frames" for a first-person single-player RPG
News Optimization and stability is apparently "one of the last things you do"
After making 2 acclaimed Wolfenstein FPS games, the Indiana Jones and the Great Circle devs do a complete 180: "Guns shouldn't be your first option"
News "What would you want to do as Indiana Jones?"
Life is Strange's original director feels "curious" about Max returning in Double Exposure at a different studio
"I looked at the trailer and I have some ideas of where they're going"
Marvel Rivals' Captain America reveal is good news for all except the Iron Man mains who can now be killed by their own ultimate attack
News The news has been received warmly, if anything
After a string of poorly received patches, a Helldivers 2 "experimental server" is being actively "worked on" at Arrowhead
News But there'll need to be NDAs so nothing leaks
Borderlands 4 studio CEO Randy Pitchford says that's not Handsome Jack in the trailer - it's "something far more dangerous"
News Ugly Jack confirmed
Monster Hunter Wilds players celebrate Capcom lifting gender restrictions on armor after 20 years: "Gonna be the male character with the prettiest dress"
News This has been a long time coming
Dying Light: The Beast's own lead actor was surprised to be asked back to reprise his role: "I thought I was dead!"
News Kyle Crane's actor was just as shocked as the rest of us
Diablo 4 devs will "learn a whole bunch" from Vessel of Hatred feedback, and pledge to be "very reactive to the community"
News Blizzard will assess feedback and apply it to the whole game
Dying Light is coming for Resident Evil's horror crown: "We want to be the ultimate zombie experience - you think zombie game, you say Dying Light"
News Techland's dreaming big
