Helldivers 2 director says "balance is a myth," and devs shouldn't spend more than 5% of their time on it: "If you balance out all the chaos, you've made an uninteresting game"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “Balance is a myth. Fun first, balance later,” he said. “Game designers nowadays are obsessed with balance. Balance is 5% of the work that you should be doing. It’s the polishing state of game design. If you start thinking about balance and using that as the method for success, you’re an idiot. “Balancing is not game design....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Donald Hall

How to watch The Future Game Show Spring Showcase 2025 – and what to expect

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Read on to find out where to find yourFuture Games Showstream of choice and when it kicks off.

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 35 words · Michael Carter

I've played 40 hours of Assassin's Creed Shadows, so please learn from my biggest mistake and pay attention to Knowledge

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Open worlds are a blessing and a curse. Assassin’s Creed Shadows is no exception. Is the main story taking me to a new region? or have more immediate rewards (castles) than activities that need to be completed for Knowledge. To be clear: I do enjoy the latter tasks. They come in all shapes and sizes, with some intractable only as Naoe and others as Yasuke....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Ronald King

If these flying cars are anything to go by, development on the GTA 3 Dreamcast port is well on its way to becoming GTA Online

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. It’s not quite the flying cars cheat, but it’ll do. And most of the video makes everything look fantastic. Maybe the devs can turn it into a feature so we basically have the Oppressors fromGTA Onlinein the game. Theyshared another update videoearlier this month that shows off more of the work they’ve done....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 79 words · Peter Compton

If you can't get enough of killing Sims in The Sims 4, iNZOI offers "16 different types of deaths" to inflict upon your poor unsuspecting Zois

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “In inZOI, we have a lot of different types of death because life comes with death. In inZOI you could go to the bathroom and if you slip you might die. “We have 16 different types of deaths.” Of those 16, one stands out as particularly unique to inZOI death via social status, basically....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Duane Sanchez

Invincible creator reveals fan-favorite villain is already cast ahead of season 4: "He's amazing"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. The likelihood is Thragg, another Viltrumite baddie, who’s already been cast, according to Robert Kirkman. “Here’s what I’ll say: He’s been cast and hes amazing.” He offers no more, leaving us to ponder the options. Thragg is a big role, since he’s essentially the main villain of the whole story. Hes bad news, and his presence would kick off a whole other phase for Invincible....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Hector Chang

Invincible season 3 video shows just how well the Conquest fight was adapted from the comics

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Invincible season 3 finished on a heavy note, with Mark taking on the almighty Conquest. It’s immediately clear just how well Amazon Prime Videos adaptation captures the book. Episode 8 comic-to-screen!!! The way they capture movement and dialogue comes with the kind of thrilling immediacy distinct to reading comics. Our list ofupcoming superhero movieshas plenty of other choices, too....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 76 words · Susan Ramirez

Jason Momoa says the DCU's Lobo is "exactly like" the comic book character in upcoming Supergirl movie

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. In case you were unaware, Jason Momoa is returning to the DCU, but not as Aquaman. “This is the role I’ve always wanted to play,” he explains. “That’s the comic I loved, so I’m really nervous about it. Its kind of a no-brainer to play this character. It’s pretty big. Those are big words, since the character has a pretty distinctive look....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · David Orr

Kingdom Come: Deliverance had to add complex pathfinding for just 2 NPCs that owned horses: "If you want to do this feature, you have to support it"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. So far, it seems easy enough to understand. Games like Oblivionrevolutionized the way we all see NPCs. Smart, but not that smart. Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s system had to take more than just human legs into account, though. If you want to have this feature, you have to support it." This is the kind of thing I love about video games, but producers probably hate....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Lisa Obrien

Marvel fans have a new theory about which member of the X-Men Sadie Sink could be playing in Spider-Man 4 – and it's not Jean Grey

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Firestar has never appeared on screen in live-action before. “Makes sense to me for a number of reasons,” another fan replied. “Firestar hasn’t been done in live-action yet. (Bobby Drake/Iceman could be introduced in Spidey 5 for the full Amazing Friends connection). If the villain of Spidey 4 is Knull and the Symbiotes, fire-based powers would come in handy....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Amy Macdonald

Meta Quest 3 deals are back in business with free gift cards and big savings

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. There’s an elephant in the room here, and it’s much cheaper than the 512GB model. The first is obvious; storage. You’ll need to havea lotof games to warrant the leap based on storage alone, though. This was the biggest downgrade we noticed when we reviewed the Quest 3S. We’re also rounding up all thebest Meta Quest accessoriesand thebest PSVR 2 bundlesfor more offers....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Linda Olson

Microsoft launches its new Adaptive Joystick with 3D printable accessories

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. with a cable connection direct to an Xbox console, PC, or the Xbox Adaptive Controller pad. At the moment, these are limited to a range of thumbstick toppers, customizable in theXbox Design Labstudio. The file for the topper is then provided for free, ready for sending straight to a3D printer.

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 67 words · Ruth Campos

Monster Hunter Wilds beat Monster Hunter World, Capcom's previous defining mega-hit, by 40% in US launch month sales

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. We already have plenty of data we can point to as measures of Monster Hunter Wilds' success. So what’s making Monster Hunter Wilds such a successful entry in the long-running series?

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 48 words · Robert Woodard