10 FPS Games That Start as Simple Adventures, But Become Incredibly Dark by the Final Act

When not writing for DualShockers Eric can typically be found playing games on his PS5, PC, and Xbox or reading sci-fi, horror, and fantasy books/comics.  First-person shooter games are well known for ...

The director of Tales of Kenzera: Zau learned his most important game development lesson while working with Ridley Scott: 'That's why we're able to make games faster'

"You have to do the work in order to find that voice, or find that thing that makes you kind of stick out and stand out." ...
Scientific American

Human neurons on a chip learned to play Doom

Cortical Labs says the stunt points toward a new kind of low-power computing—and perhaps a new way to study neurological ...

Crimson Desert players spot possible AI-generated art after launch

Crimson Desert sells 2 million copies but faces criticism after players spot possible AI-generated art and missing disclosure ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

A week from its release date, Crimson Desert swallows some Denuvo DRM

Well, a week out from the gargantuan merging of MMO and RPG bits' release, we finally know what Crimson Desert is. It's a game that's just slurped down some Denuvo DRM (. Yep, the shonky enormity of ...
Forbes

AI Won’t Replace Game Developers—It Will Give Them Superpowers

Much of the conversation around artificial intelligence (AI) in game development starts with the same question: Will AI replace developers? It’s an understandable concern, but it’s the wrong framing.
Yardbarker

Development Team of 2XKO Laid Off by Riot Games Less Than One Month After Games’ Launch

2XKO is a new free-to-play 2v2 tag-team fighting game developed by Rioty Games. It made its official debut last month after being announced during last year’s Game Awards. So far, the game has ...
GameSpot

Snake Eyes Game Remains In Development, But Its Developer Just Closed

Developer Atomic Arcade's new G.I. Joe game focused on Snake Eyes remains in development following upheaval at the studio that included the closure of the entire studio. Hasbro, which owns the IP and ...
The Conversation

Are video game developers using AI? Players want to know, but the rules are patchy

Thomas Byers receives funding from The Research Training Program Scholarship, supported by the Australian Commonwealth Government and the University of Melbourne. Bjorn Nansen receives funding from ...
PCGamesN

Upcoming Blade Runner game delisted on Steam after all members of the development team resign

Blade Runner 2033 Labyrinth has been delisted on Steam, 18 months after 24 employees resigned from developer Annapurna Interactive, including game director Chelsea Hash and the entire Blade Runner ...
Engadget

Riot Games is laying off half of the 2XKO development team

Another day, another wave of gaming layoffs. Today it's Riot Games with the announcement that it's cutting jobs on its pair-based fighting game 2XKO. For context, a representative from Riot confirmed ...
CNET

Baldur's Gate 3 TV Show Reportedly Coming to HBO, Game Developer Larian Not Involved

TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests, reviews and writes about the latest TVs and audio equipment.