Cancelled The Last of Us Online game was "great," but former PlayStation exec says Naughty Dog had to scrap it after Bungie told them how much work it would be

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Yoshida said he “played the game and it was great.” If we do it, we can’t makeIntergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.' So that was a lack of foresight." It also makes some sense, too. Don’t lose hope, though. There are tons ofnew games coming in 2025and beyond.

February 19, 2025 · 1 min · 63 words · Leslie Lambert

Choose-your-own-adventure style RPG Fighting Fantasy was a UK obsession in the '80s, and it's finally coming to the US

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February 19, 2025 · 1 min · 17 words · John Miller

Cobra Kai season 6, part 3 has dropped almost 9 million views from part 1 on Netflix

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. But, while season 6’s viewership might be down, fans and critics are loving the new episodes. “Throughout the Cobra Kai series, there have been those mentor moments, those parenting moments. Cobra Kai is streaming in its entirety on Netflix now. For more, fill out your watchlist with our guide to thebest Netflix showsandbest Netflix movies....

February 19, 2025 · 1 min · 72 words · Michael Miller

Death Stranding 2 draws ever closer as Hideo Kojima shares emotional behind-the-scenes update from "important scene" that wrapped recording for 6 voice actors at once

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “Today’s Japanese voice recording,” he tweets. “It was for an important scene with six people at the same time. The picture shows everyone crowded around Kojima and there’s another with some bottles of champagne and several glasses. The man knows how to celebrate a job well done. Kojima previously shared anupdate with Shioli Kutsunawho plays Rainy and Kikuko Inoue and Yasuyuki Kase....

February 19, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Mary Strickland

Dragon Age and Anthem producer says stop harassing developers "because you don't know the circumstances that resulted in the thing that you're mad at"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. To start things off, Darrah makes clear what the video isnotabout. They spent a lot of your own money on it, after all. “If you are mad at thatUbisoftgame, be mad at Ubisoft,” he says. “Express your anger to Ubisoft or the studio that made the game. But you cross a line when you start being cruel about it....

February 19, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Jennifer Jones

Dune 3 is now in pre-production as Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi sequel prepares to start filming this summer

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Dune 3is now in pre-production with filming set to kick off this summer, according toDeadline. Denis Villeneuve’s threequel will also see the return of Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides. Dune 3 doesn’t have a release date yet.

February 19, 2025 · 1 min · 54 words · Nina Nelson

Ex-Witcher 3 lead says CDPR initially worried the RPG's massive story didn't fit "the play style of an open world game"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. But we took these risks. We did what we could to mitigate them. I think, I mean, in the end, it worked out pretty well."

February 19, 2025 · 1 min · 42 words · Shawn Joseph

Fantastic Four star John Malkovich reveals he's turned down Marvel before because of bad pay: "If you're going to hang from a crane in front of a green screen for six months, pay me"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. The Fantastic Four: First Stepsstar John Malkovich has turned down Marvel movies before over pay deals. “The reason I didn’t do them had nothing to do with any artistic considerations whatsoever. I didn’t like the deals they made, at all,” the actor toldGQ. “These films are quite grueling to make… The rest of the cast includes Ralph Ineson as Galactus and Julia Garner as the Silver Surfer....

February 19, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Kristen Mcgee

First teaser for follow-up horror from Talk to Me directors is just as unsettling as I thought it would be

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. But if we learned anything from Stephen King’s Pet Sematary… it doesn’t really work like that. Needless to say, we’re in for a truly terrifying time. Asequel to Talk to Me is on the way, though it does not yet have a release date. Bring Her Back hits theaters on May 30.

February 19, 2025 · 1 min · 69 words · Brenda Washington

Following Marvel Rivals layoffs, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says studios fail big games when they don't set expectations for players: "Under promise, over-deliver"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “Totally avoidable,” he continues. “Don’t try and ‘wow players,’ explain to players how they can ‘wow’ themselves.” […] Build resonance before launch. Under promise, over-deliver. “I absolutely think this ties into layoffs in a big way,” Douse continues. “Uncertainty where actually there doesn’t have to be.”

February 19, 2025 · 1 min · 63 words · Anthony Thompson

Former exec admits Amazon tried and failed to beat Steam, says the company "needed to build something dramatically better" but "gamers already had the solution" in Valve's store

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Remember when Amazon tried to make aSteamcompetitor? Amazon has tried to get into the gaming space a few different ways over the years. Say that sentence aloud in the mirror and Jeff Bezos will appear. More recently, the company has hired developers to make a string of MMOs likeNew World. “We failed multiple times to disrupt the game platform Steam,” writes Ethan Evans in aLinkedIn post....

February 19, 2025 · 2 min · 304 words · Linda Burns

FromSoftware didn't work with Sony on Dark Souls because of how the company failed Demon's Souls, says ex-PlayStation boss: "We definitely dropped the ball"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. The soulsborne games are hard to get into if you don’t enjoy a challenge. “I said, ‘this is crap. This is an unbelievably bad game.’ So I put it aside.” Obviously, that was a mistake, one which Yoshida admits to. “We definitely dropped the ball from a publishing standpoint, including studio management side,” he says....

February 19, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Cindy Spencer

God of War: Ascension's online multiplayer is still kicking almost 12 years on, but its veterans will destroy you on sight: "Everyone who plays this right now is literally a God"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “We have [a] mode where you could take on Hercules with your friends!” Combat team on GOW 2018 was headed by the same group that worked on Ascension MP. A few are still here!" Just in case you needed any proof, they’ve included a “compilation of me getting destroyed.”

February 19, 2025 · 1 min · 66 words · Sean Hanson