Opening moments of games can often feel long and slow, and may even be boring as the game must teach you how to play it first thing. They’re a necessary evil, but there's a new high bar, as the new ...

I am a vaccine-immunology researcher and, since childhood, an enthusiastic (but mostly talentless) amateur gamer. I have an enduring love for the text-based adventure games I played in the 1980s, as ...

One of Escape From Tarkov's top devs has left Battlestate Games. Lead Game Designer Jean Tyulegenov revealed on Twitter that, after nearly a decade, his time at the studio had "come to an end." Though ...

We called Mohawk's strategy game Old World "almost the perfect blend of Civilization and Crusader Kings III" back in 2021. As such, the opinions of people who worked on Old World are of interest to me ...

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Discover how open-world game development works, from the complete game design process for creating vast maps to building advanced NPC systems that bring worlds alive. Horizon Forbidden West - Steam ...

Riot Games is embracing bold new designs and reworking its approach to releasing champions in League of Legends. This shift stems from the belief that taking risks on innovative mechanics is ...

Wizards of the Coast has hired longtime Dungeons & Dragons writer James Haeck as a senior game designer, bringing one of 5th edition’s most prolific contributors fully in-house as the D&D team ...

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The video game Valorant, a fast-paced team-based shooter, has recently become a testing ground for a promising new direction in artificial intelligence research. The game’s developers at Riot Games (a ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. A game industry legend, Rebecca Heineman, has passed away due to ...