Solo dev's Kickstarter proves there's a huge appetite for open-world RPGs inspired by early '00s classics like Gothic

Don't let the simple name fool you, there's a ton going on in Sword Hero ...

Solo dev who worked "80 hours a week for 8 years straight" to finish roguelike puzzle hit Blue Prince says he "physically" cannot make another game this "ambitious"

After releasing in April last year, Blue Prince made rounds as one of the best games of 2025, winning various awards and catching the attention of fellow indie gems' developers, including that of ...
Gematsu

DAMON and BABY ‘Braving the Unexplored: Making of’ video

Arc System Works has released an 11-minute behind the scenes video for action game DAMON and BABY that answers the question, “Why is Arc System Works tackling the action genre now?” ...

Interview: Celestial Return dev talks metal, sci-fi, and control

Celesial Return rules, and so does this interview with Kerem Akman, Creative Director of the upcoming sci-fi CRPG.

'Art and science and procreation, that's about all life is good for:' Two former freeware developers are still trying to keep it weird in an era when companies 'sell games to ...

"These money people need numbers to know they will make their money back, which kind of conflicts with the nature of experimentation and trying to push the boundaries of the medium." ...

Dead Cells' devs are making a new Castlevania game, and it's a full-circle fantasy booking that's got me salivating

Castlevania Belmont's Curse is developed by Dead Cells dev Evil Empire with the backing of Motion Twin, and now I'm fired up for its return.
techtimes

Inside Open-World Game Development: How the Game Design Process Creates Immersive Maps and NPC Systems

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 ...
Futurism

Indie Developer Deleting Entire Game From Steam Due to Shame From Having Used AI

An indie game developer experienced a moment of profound moral clarity, and is now deleting his partially-AI-made game from the digital storefront Steam. The game, dubbed “Hardest,” is a free-to-play ...
PCGamesN

New Age of Empires game reportedly in development and starting from scratch with a major change, insider claims

I feel like everyone has an Age of Empires story. Mine is playing the second instalment on the library computer, alternating between the best RTS game of my childhood and the shiny action of Runescape ...
The Escapist

Scrabdackle interview: “For me, the most rewarding part of making this game is sharing it.”

Developing a video game is never easy; regardless of whether you’re a small independent studio or a AAA publisher, the process is arduous, though also rewarding. But imagine being a solo developer ...
The Verge

In 2025, AI became a lightning rod for gamers and developers

Gen-AI showed up in the year’s biggest releases including game of the year. Gen-AI showed up in the year’s biggest releases including game of the year. is a reporter who covers the business, culture, ...
NBC Los Angeles

Vince Zampella, video game developer behind ‘Call of Duty,' killed in Ferrari crash

Video game developer Vince Zampella, whose studios have created several of the world's best-selling games, was killed Sunday afternoon in a Ferrari crash on Southern California's Angeles Crest Highway ...