Latest articles by Hirun Cryer
inZOI: Everything we know so far about the upcoming Sims 4 competitor
Features Here's all the details on the inZOI release window, gameplay, trailer, and more news
Call of Duty voice chat reaches its final form, gives enemy players a way to scream at you mere inches from your ear by using you as a meat shield
News This can only go badly
Hollow Knight: Silksong fans tragically trolled by a random Steam update listed as "for beta testing"
News It actually was too good to be true
Cyberpunk 2077 sequel will "double the headcount" at its studio as it nears the end of its research phase
News CD Projekt's joint-CEO gives an update
Hideo Kojima says he's working on Death Stranding 2's "specs and flow," and adding details, abating fan fears of a larger overhaul
News Chill
4 years after it was destroyed, Call of Duty: Warzone's Verdansk map will make a comeback in 2025
News The original Verdansk was obliterated in 2021
The Witcher 4 has made "substantial progress" in 2024 and will soon advance to the "full production phase"
News It's good news for the sequel
Metroid co-creator and a Nintendo veteran of 42 years came out of writing retirement just to work on the first Famicom Detective Club game in 35 years
News Yoshio Sakamoto has a very long history with the Famicom Detective Club series
Mafia: The Old Country – Everything we know so far about the new game
Features Mafia: The Old Country is coming in 2025! Here's everything you need to know about the new game ahead of its release date
Monster Hunter Wilds took over 5 years to make partly because Monster Hunter World blew up so hard that Capcom had to figure out what all these new fans would want
News Selling 26.3 million copies is a hard act to follow
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's director wants no part of the debate on whether Final Fantasy 17 should be turn-based, because Square Enix can do "whatever they want with it" and it'll still succeed
News Guillaume Broche has big praise for Square Enix's franchise
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
Features 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?"
