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"For a few weeks, women were just dropping their babies": The Witcher 3 lead on designing NPCs that react appropriately
Gone are the days where a developer could give an NPC maybe two lines of dialogue and call it a day. The steady shift to realism essentially enforces the idea that characters must behave realistically, which is why whenever some kind of glitch or bug makes an NPC move about in an impossible manner it does numbers on Your Favourite Social Media App. And according to CD Projekt Red quest designer Philipp Weber, getting The Witcher 3's NPCs to react appropriately was a tad tricky. Read more
Slay the Spire 2 updates are slowing down again, but don't fear, it's all in the name of more modes, an alternate Act 2, and a character with a bandaged foot
Slay the Spire 2 has been moving at a solid pace since it launched into early access back in March, but back in May developer Mega Crit shared that updates would be switching to once every two weeks as opposed to the previously promised weekly updates. Now, as outlined in the game's August Neowsletter, Mega Crit say they'll be slowing down once again, though not necessarily forever. Read more
Witcher 3 designer says it wasn't easy to convince players its NPC simulation wasn't 'just fakery': 'People nowadays are interested in those kinds of details, and it really came to haunt us'
"Today, if you said 'give me a Witcher 3 village that has eight houses', I could give you that in two hours."
Nintendo's stinking "nap room" for overworked devs haunted legendary Super Metroid director for years: "It’s quite sad only having these kinds of memories!"
"One morning staff from another area came to wake us up and told us that the room smelled like a zoo"
Simpsons creator Matt Groening seemingly lets slip that Hit & Run is coming back
Simpsons creator Matt Groening may have just let slip that a Hit & Run comeback is on the way. Read more
Rainbow Six Siege Season 3 adds drone racing, and an operator "to break the shield meta wide open"
The Rainbow Six Siege Year 11, Season 3 update is Operation Split Fire, and it adds Egyptian defense operator Noor to the competitive FPS.
I got so freaked out by the fact that Gordon Freeman is canonically 27 that I decided to find out how old all the other classic FPS protagonists are, and it didn't make me feel better
Time, Dr Freeman?
Killing PlayStation discs could make PS Store games cheaper, according to a former Square Enix exec
A former Square Enix exec believes that PS Store prices could actually come down as a result of Sony's decision to end all physical media on PlayStation. Read more
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl's meaty 2.0 update brings functional fog, a suite of A-Life improvements, and more when it arrives next week
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl's big 2.0 update is right around the corner, and developer GSC Game World have shared a plethora of details of what you can expect from it. For starters, the shooter is getting a visual upgrade, with a particular emphasis on lighting adjustments. Indoor lighting should look more realistic, the general landscape and foliage should look more natural, and hundreds of items that were previously inadvertently floating have been fixed too. Read more
EverQuest Legends is the only MMO that could hook me in 2026
Admittedly, I am a very specific type of guy.
Sean Murray says a "weight had lifted" when No Man's Sky players were finally talking more about its new content than its controversial launch
"Every reply was laced with some slightly mean things" for years
Ark's most gorgeous expansion dates its final update, complete with a flaming wild hog
The final Ark Astraeos update is arriving in late August, and will introduce a hot-headed pig called the Boaratos to Survival Ascended.
Star Wars: The Old Republic hopes to recapture the 'classic' experience with difficulty options and a new way to start from scratch
Venture characters seem inspired by the seasonal and ironman modes found in ARPGs.
Talking Point: Is An Analogue 3D Worth The Money?
'logue squadron. With the price hikes for the current-gen consoles, the prospect of an even pricier generation to come, and all the doom and gloom in the games industry, it's no wonder that a portion of players are taking solace in the world of retro. Whether it's the comfort blanket of nostalgia as you revisit a childhood classic, or a back catalogue of curios you never got around to playing, the opportunities and variety of methods to revisit old games have never been better or broader. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Lanterns creators say the show "transcends" fan service and is about "bringing out the visions" of Green Lantern comic book writers
Damon Lindelof and Tom King talk bringing Hal and John's comic book origins to the forefront
RPG companions need to be hateable, otherwise nobody's going to love them
You're in this together.
Wonderland codes (August 2026)
Redeem these new Roblox Wonderland codes for free gems and anything else you’ll need to earn fairground prizes without a puke-inducing ride.
The bigwigs who want AI-generated NPCs and writing think you're too dumb to appreciate a good story—don't prove them right
The delight's in the details.
This Solitaire game is so tiny it can load from a QR code, which is just what I need in the age of massive games and expensive storage
TinySol is a mini marvel.
New Battlefield rival Wardogs has captivated the Steam audience - but its early access might not be for you
Wardogs has been wishlisted a million times on Steam, but developer Bulkhead is still encouraging caution before you commit to a purchase.
These Mass Effect veterans are carrying the RPG's "principles" into a new game that sounds like Dispatch meets The X-Files
After 20 years in RPGs, meet the ex-BioWare devs "taking a risk to make a heartfelt, focused, passionate game" with The Eventide
"Please let your imaginations run wild" - The Kingdom Hearts 4 team and Tetsuya Nomura are involved in the new Disney Plus anime
The series creator is in close discussions with the show's writers
The Witcher 3 lead says designing for player curiosity "really came to haunt us" when making sure it felt like "people truly exist" in the RPG's villages
"For a few weeks, women were just dropping their babies, left and right."
Insomniac had to ditch Spider-Man's open-world for Marvel's Wolverine because Logan is "not somebody who has a friendly neighborhood"
Big Preview | Wolverine is a very different character from Spider-Man, and the developers wanted to reflect that every step of the way