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In a MinnMax interview, David Sears, the creative director of South of Midnight, reflected on Xbox's level of backing for the game and said he would have been reluctant to approve a project of that scale if he were running the company. Asked whether he would have stopped its funding sooner, Sears replied, "Yeah, probably." He left developer Compulsion Games in 2025, shortly after the game launched. -
Phantom Blade Zero Undermines Western Developers' "Realism" Arguments, Gamer Says in Comparison of Female Characters
X user SirD has sparked a debate about the appearance of female characters in video games. He argued that Phantom Blade Zero clearly debunks Western developers' arguments about realism, comparing one of the Chinese action game's female characters to Mags Carter from Gears of War: E-Day. -
Five Rights Holders Are Blocking a Dune 2 Re-Release — GOG Explains Why the Classic Is Stuck in Licensing Hell
Dune 2: The Building of a Dynasty is one of the most influential games in the history of the industry. Westwood Studios' classic laid the foundations for the real-time strategy genre and inspired developers behind franchises like Warcraft and Command & Conquer. Yet more than 30 years after its release, the game still hasn't received a modern re-release. As it turns out, the problem isn't a lack of interest from players. -
Behaviour Interactive said it is reviewing its internal processes after a Dead by Daylight giveaway for streamer TheBurntPeanut sparked backlash from players. In a statement posted on X by the DbD Pulse community page on November 1, 2026, the studio said the free content had not received the required approvals. -
NachoRB10 says they want Ubisoft to point them to an official channel for a proposal that could put more than €5 million toward Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. They shared the offer on X, saying they want to submit it formally.
The proposed funding would depend on a formal agreement, an assessment of whether the project is viable, and conditions set by Ubisoft. The fan says they are not seeking a share of sales, ownership of the intellectual property, or creative control over the game. -
While gamers overpay for every DDR5 stick, the man whose company buys up memory by the trainload has found someone to blame for the shortage. It's not data centers but ordinary home computers, where RAM, in his words, sits idle almost all the time. -
"Easier to Churn Out Sports Games": BioWare Co-Founder Links the Studio's Closure to EA's Purchase by a Saudi Fund
Greg Zeschuk admitted he sensed trouble as soon as he learned of the deal. Industry executives, who in his words have never made games themselves, didn't escape criticism either. -
The next shooter from Romero Games, the studio founded by Doom co-creator John Romero, has found a new publisher and remains in development. Despite major staff cuts after Microsoft pulled funding for the project in 2025, Romero remains optimistic about its future. He also revealed that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is among the game's inspirations. -
Dead by Daylight will lose Chucky and his chapter on November 24, 2026, but Behaviour Interactive says removed horror characters can return if their rights holders agree. The studio said licensed characters sometimes have to leave when renewal is not possible, yet it still wants to bring them back to the Fog, the game's realm for killers and survivors. -
The game turned 19, and on its birthday the studio thanked those who helped it take its first steps. The words came just five days after BioWare was shut down. -
Onimusha: Way of the Sword game director Satoru Nihei said Capcom checked player progression data to make sure the action game's difficulty landed where the team wanted it. He also noted that the studio has heard complaints about repeated boss fights, which can wear thin. The game launched on September 4 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2, selling one million copies on its first day. -
New Blood Interactive CEO Dave Oshry says the term "immersive sim" means something to genre fans, but it is a poor way to introduce a game to people browsing a storefront. That is why he thinks labeling Gloomwood that way is less useful than leaning on broader genres that most players already understand. -
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince says the recent PHP2Shell panic is a sign that AI will keep accelerating vulnerability discovery and trigger security emergencies that feel weekly for years.
A recent example is PHP2Shell, a group of critical vulnerabilities in PHP, the language used by an estimated 70% of websites worldwide. The flaws had been present since PHP 5.4, more than a decade ago, and could allow remote server takeovers. They received a severity score of 9.2 out of 10. Information leaked before the end of the embargo, so a fix was released a day ahead of schedule, on October 21. -
At a press conference at Nintendo's Kyoto headquarters on October 22, Shigeru Miyamoto discussed AI after being named the first person from the video game industry to receive Japan's Order of Culture. The Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, and Pikmin creator said the award underscored a long career in which human creativity, not automation, remained central. -
James Ohlen, a BioWare veteran, said he would recommend former Dragon Age: The Veilguard colleagues to employers after Electronic Arts shut down the studio. He added that BioWare still had people on staff who had worked on games fans loved right up until the closure. -
Former Capcom senior manager Miguel Corti believes that Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 were shaped in large part by decisions the franchise made back in Code: Veronica. Corti joined Capcom in 2007 and eventually became a senior manager. He shared his thoughts in a series of posts on Bluesky. -
Before becoming Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Capcom's horror comeback was planned as a direct sequel to Resident Evil 6, former senior manager of global production Miguel Corti recalled. After a major reorganization at Capcom, the company ordered a complete restart with a new team and director. -
Game director Naoki Hamaguchi says Final Fantasy VII: Revelation will be the trilogy's toughest entry yet, since it will let players dive into Hard Mode from the very beginning. Unlike Final Fantasy VII Remake and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the final game in the remake trilogy will not require players to finish the main story before unlocking its highest difficulty. -
Evil Empire, the studio behind The Rogue Prince of Persia and Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, has admitted that it still misses Dead Cells. However, the developers are already working on a new collaboration they describe as their dream project. For now, they're keeping the details under wraps. -
Since leaving Blizzard in April 2021, former Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan has kept the hero shooter at arm's length, saying he deliberately disconnects from its community and online discussion to protect his peace of mind. He has not played it since then.
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