Wander Stars and the Power of Words: How the Japanese Belief of Kotodama Shaped a Battle System
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Battlefield 6 Devs Reflect On Battlefield 2042’s Poor Launch And How It Shaped New Game
It is no secret that 2021's Battlefield 2042 was not the success that EA and developer DICE hoped for. Although the game was the No. 5 best-selling title in the…
James Bond And Limited Gaming Tech Shaped Snake’s Personality In Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear's grim and competent special ops protagonist Solid Snake was only grim and quiet thanks to strict tech limitations restricting what his creator, Hideo Kojima, could do with him.…
Microsoft Has Made an Xbox Controller Shaped Like Deadpool’s Ass
To coincide with the upcoming Marvel movie Deadpool & Wolverine, Microsoft has made a new Xbox controller inspired by Deadpool’s ass.
How Street Fighter 6 Was Shaped By A Social Media User’s Love For Ed
The final character of Street Fighter 6's Year 1 DLC plans, Akuma, finally hit the game earlier this week. I had the chance to catch up with director Takayuki Nakayama…
Stellar Blade: how a Hollywood monster designer and clay models shaped the terrifying Naytiba
Mixing style, action, and fearsome monsters is a familiar formula for success in action games. However, with its first PlayStation title, Stellar Blade, developer Shift Up is adding a lot…
How Breath of the Wild’s cogs shaped The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Ultrahand and Fuse had some kinks to work out, so the Tears of the Kingdom team looked to Link's previous adventure for ideas.
How Real World Locations Shaped Dordogne, a Peaceful Narrative Adventure Set in Southwest France
Hi everyone, I’m Cédric Babouche, the art director behind Dordogne, a heartfelt narrative adventure in watercolors! French studio Un Je Ne Sais Quoi, part of animation group Umanimation, have been…
7 trends that shaped PlayStation gaming in 2022
The year 2022 is almost over, but it feels like just yesterday that we were hyping our most-anticipated games, most of which are now in the rearview mirror. While 2023…
How the Players Shaped Clover Bite Studio’s Grime DLC: Colors of Rot
Clover Bite, Team Malignant and Akupara Games released Grime to PC in August, 2021 and we were fortunate to receive tons of positive feedback and critical acclaim. IGN gave the…