… Some developers say it’s an important lifeline for projects that wouldn’t otherwise be feasible, while others claim it’s driving a race to the bottom that devalues games and trains players to not want to pay for them. …
… Former ZeniMax Online Studios head Matt Firor recently shed more light on the project and that pivotal decision, which caused him to leave the company, in a new interview. “Making games is always a heartbreaking business,” he told MinnMax ‘s Ben Hanson . “Like, no matter what happens, you could be … …
… It claimed that these individuals were largely affiliated with “mobile and casual external development projects” and were being let go due to a decrease in demand for such projects. …
… By Ethan Gach Published May 18, 2026 Horizon Forbidden West Composer Says Using AI For Creative Art Feels ‘F cking Insane’ Also: a cool Lego racing game is about to disappear forever By Ethan Gach Published May 15, 2026 Playing Forza Horizon 6 Early Gets Modder Banned For 7,973 Years Also: Devil Di…
… Then again, the studio seemingly has its hands full with plenty of other projects. …
… Former Rockstar employee and GTA developer Obbe Vermeij says that he doesn’t have any memory of that being the plan, but that, based on how the leaked assets appear to have been built, it seems likely that, yes, at one point, the rides at Funland in GTA IV were planned to be functional. …
… Steam says 40% of all games launched in 2025 did not make back the 100$ platform submission fee.” Outriders maker People Can Fly has acquired a studio founded by Gearbox veterans People Can Fly, which has canceled several unannounced projects while spinning up a bunch of others, is making moves in … …
… In 2023, a former Rockstar developer explained that GTA V and Agent were being developed by Rockstar North at the same time, but when it became clear GTA V needed more help to ship, resources and people were diverted to it, and the spy game languished for a bit before just being quietly canceled. …
… Some at Epic working on the massive Disney collaboration and its projects told the outlet that they were worried they would be forced to stick to an “unrealistic schedule.” Current and former staff also said that Epic has a tendency to rush projects out the door before they are ready. …
… It was a poorly-reviewed jank-fest, but it also took the kind of creative swings that more established studios had given up on. “There’s something endearing about The Technomancer ,” former Kotaku editor Luke Plunkett wrote at the time . “It starts with that dumb-ass name and runs right through the… …