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'Marketing's dead, and I can back this s**t up': Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says players 'just want to be spoken to, and they don't want to be bamboozled'
By Wes Fenlon published
News In our State of PC Gaming roundtable, Larian's Michael Douse argues marketing isn't the right way to reach today's gaming audience.

State of PC gaming roundtable: Larian, Digital Extremes, CCP, Mega Crit on making games in 2024
By Wes Fenlon published
GDC Special The developers behind some of PC gaming's biggest hits discuss the state of our hobby and the biggest trends, risks and opportunities in PC gaming today.

I tried two demos of machine learning AI NPCs, and they didn't convince me AI will lead to anything that immersive sims like Deus Ex haven't already done better
By Wes Fenlon published
Immersed? Does an NPC that reacts to anything I say into a microphone actually lead to more player agency?

The Elder Scrolls Online has made nearly $2 billion in its lifetime, 9 years after the big comeback that doubled its player count overnight
By Lauren Morton published
News After 10 years, TESO is an even bigger financial success than I realized.

Somehow Dark Souls was the inspiration for player messages in the kindest MMO around
By Lauren Morton published
News Sky: Children of the Light's creative director says that its minimal text chat was inspired by Dark Souls.

Smaller games can be 'more creative,' says designer who made one of Ubisoft's most acclaimed games with a tiny team
By Tyler Wilde published
news "If you've got a more limited budget than triple-A, and you've got a more limited timeframe to do it, I think you get more innovation..."

The System Shock remake is getting a massive patch with a revised ending, choice of female player character '8 years in the making', and a significant quality of life improvement
By Ted Litchfield published
news I'm glad I put off my replay of 2023's best remake.

Upcoming pirate RPG wants to break from cliché and show 'what piracy really was'
By Tyler Wilde published
news Flint: Treasure of Oblivion promises big tactical battles and an un-Hollywood-like vision of pirates.
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