A Resident Evil 4 fan who spent eight years making an HD mod for the game has landed his first industry job, with a developer that specialises in retro remasters.
Final Fantasy music legend Nobuo Uematsu says he thinks "movie soundtrack-like music in games" is uninteresting, and that "game music cannot develop further" if composers don't try something different.
In their debut week, Hi-Fi Rush outperformed Forspoken on Steam.
The surprise Microsoft game made more revenue than Square Enix's title, despite costing less than half.
Legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu says he doesn't think he'll be able to compose a full game soundtrack ever again.
Uematsu, who provides the main theme for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, says he no longer has the "physical or mental strength".
A Nintendo Direct featuring Wind Waker and Twilight Princess announcements for Switch is reportedly coming in September. It’s claimed the event will be a “Zelda blowout” and may also include a Metroid Prime remaster
The Death Stranding film won’t be a Hollywood blockbuster with big actors and flashy explosions. Hideo Kojima says he's “aiming for a more arthouse approach” to his debut movie
Xbox Game Studios chief Matt Booty has said that both game players and the industry in general need to realise that most big games now have development cycles of around half a decade.
Capcom has announced that it will be increasing its starting salary in Japan by more than 25%.
Existing employees will also get a "one-time special payment" and an average salary increase of more than 5%.
Kojima Productions has threatened legal action after Hideo Kojima was falsely linked to the assassination of former Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe by a politician and news outlets.
The first player to reach Hardcore level 100 in Diablo 4 has seen their character perma-die after 82 hours of play when their game disconnected from the server.
Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka has reportedly been sentenced to two and a half years in prison and fined over $1.2 million for his part in an insider trading scheme at Square Enix
Geoff Keighley has urged viewers to “manage your expectations” ahead of this week’s Summer Game Fest show, which he said will be “primarily focused” on announced games.
Starfield director Todd Howard says most of his time spent playing the game has been on Xbox Series S, because his kids won't let him play the Series X.
The Elder Scrolls 6 director Todd Howard has said he wants it to be “the ultimate fantasy-world simulator”. He also often wonders if the game was announced too soon
PlatinumGames vice president Hideki Kamiya has said he thinks Japan should be proud of the term ‘JRPG’, amid fresh claims it could be considered discriminatory.
Hideo Kojima breaks silence on ‘Abandoned': “Users just kept sending me pictures of this ‘Hasan’. They still send me collages and deep fake images, like twenty a day, it’s really quite a nuisance”
Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckmann says the studio has ‘moved on’ from the Uncharted series and could do the same with The Last of Us, should it decide not to proceed with a third mainline series entry
Larian Studios boss and Baldur’s Gate 3 director Swen Vinke has blamed corporate greed for the high number of mass layoffs in the video games industry.
Days Gone director John Garvin has blamed middling reviews of the game on tech issues and 'woke' reviewers who he says "couldn’t handle a gruff white biker looking at his date’s ass".
PlayStation Plus has lost nearly 2 million subscribers since its revamp in June, with Sony blaming declining third-party game sales and ‘more people going outdoors’.
The actor who played Kratos in God of War Ragnarök has called on players to stop getting involved in console wars.
"Give each other a break,"
@iamchrisjudge
asks.
Steam’s newest hit, Palworld, has been accused of plagiarising designs from Pokémon, as social media users negatively highlight its creator’s history with generative AI tools.
Hidetaka Miyazaki has said the next FromSoftware game is in "the final stages" of development.
Miyazaki has previously claimed the unannounced game has been in development since 2016.
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2’s line-up has reportedly leaked. It’s claimed Metal Gear Solid 4 will be released on platforms other than PS3 for the first time
2K is facing a community backlash, following its decision to ban a popular WWE 2K24 creator known for sharing content previously inaccessible to players.
Cyberpunk 2077 game director Gabe Amatangelo says Version 2.0 and Phantom Liberty are the title’s last big updates. "Then it's Cyberpunk 2. Or 'Orion,' I should say, whatever we end up naming it."
Nintendo‘s shareholder meeting was reportedly disrupted by a fan, who purchased over $3500 in shares to rant at the company’s president about Splatoon 3's customisation options.