The Well Is Not Empty, a New Retro-3D Horror Game, Announced for PC

The Well Is Not Empty, a stylized first-person psychological horror game developed by tweakEra. Players will explore a dark, abandoned underground structure beneath a village that's been deprived of ...

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." ...
Gematsu

Sentenced to Be a Hero: Game of the GODDESS announced

Publisher Kadokawa Corporation and LIMIT ZERO BREAKERS developer Vic Game Studios have announced Sentenced to Be a Hero: Game of the GODDESS, a new game project based on the 2026 anime series ...

Slay the Spire board game designer explains how he adapted a hit video game mod

Contention Games founder Gary Dworetsky raised nearly $4 million with his 2022 Kickstarter for Slay the Spire: The Board Game ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Play a reclusive witch living on a flying fish in this enchanting, Zelda-ish photography game

The Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish is a serene, sorrowful, whimsical indie game about a witch snapping photos of ...
Shacknews

TMNT: Empire City creative director on adapting Turtles' style to a VR game

Empire City Creative Director Ace St. Germain spoke to us about the process of adapting TMNT's world, style, and action into ...
Gizmodo

The Creator of Wordle Just Came Out With a New Game, and It’s Hard

After selling his hit puzzle game Wordle to The New York Times in 2022 for an undisclosed price somewhere in the “low seven figures,” Josh Wardle is finally back with a new game. But while Wordle ...
Slate

Introducing SoundBites, a New Word Game From Slate

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Today, Slate is releasing the latest ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Ancient Roman Game Board Was a Mystery. Researchers Used A.I. to Figure Out How to Play

More than a century ago, a scratched-up slab of limestone was excavated in the modern-day Netherlands and later deemed an ancient Roman game board. Since then, the mysterious game has eluded ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Nintendo Released Its First ‘Pokémon’ Games 30 Years Ago. Here’s How the Beloved Catchable ‘Pocket Monsters’ Became the World’s Biggest Media Franchise

The phenomenon—with its video games, trading cards, shows, movies and merchandise—has generated billions in revenue Gregory Wakeman - Freelance Writer “Pokémon” creator Satoshi Tajiri was inspired by ...
The Verge

AI can’t make good video game worlds yet, and it might never be able to

Project Genie is an underwhelming glimpse into what may come. Project Genie is an underwhelming glimpse into what may come. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The ...
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Are video game developers using AI? Players want to know, but the rules are patchy

As with all creative industries, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been infiltrating video games. Now, generative AI is being used to produce game assets and speed up development. This is ...