In a recent discussion about the game “Indiana Jones,” a frame featuring the Quake series logo flashed by. Some fans believe that MachineGames is hinting at a continuation of the series, which aligns with rumors circulating a couple of years ago. When the topic of mysteries in “Indiana Jones and the Great Circle” arose, a frame with a board, presumably used to…
The Chinese Room has shared another development diary for the vampire epic Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2. This time, the focus is on the combat system. Creative Director Alex Skidmore reminded that the team formulated several principles to guide most decisions in creating the project. One of these principles is “Intuitive Immersive Combat.” In crafting the combat system, developers aimed to…
The Steam Deck is essentially a console, but with access to a plethora of intricate settings right from its native interface. If terms like “TDP limit” and “dynamic shading” seemed intimidating to you, Valve has now made them more user-friendly, allowing you to understand their purpose without having to consult Google! In the latest beta version of the Steam client, performance menus…
Dragon’s Dogma II is an open-world game, and as with all open-world games, there’s the challenge of making the journey from point A to point B engaging. Some suggest a typical ‘fast-travel,’ but the creators of Dragon’s Dogma believe that plain old fast travel is for the weak! In an interview with IGN, director Hideaki Itsuno discussed the principles underlying the travel…
The organizers of the Game Developers Conference conducted their annual survey on the state of the gaming industry. The research results reflect developers’ opinions on topics such as the use of neural networks, mass layoffs, and more. Who was surveyed? For the survey, organizers reached out to three thousand gaming industry professionals. Looking at their experience, 62% of them have been in…
Riot Games has released the first short teaser for the second season of the animated series “Arcane” set in the League of Legends universe. The video hints at confirming one of the fan theories. The footage showcases the mad chemist Singed and depicts the process of transfusing blood to an unknown enormous creature suspended from chains under the ceiling. Fans of the…
Piranha Bytes, a German studio responsible for Gothic, Risen, and ELEX, is currently part of the Embracer Group, which is undergoing a massive wave of layoffs. Amidst this, rumors have surfaced suggesting the potential closure of Piranha Bytes. Here’s what the rumors have been saying: German media notes that the layoffs are prolonged due to labor regulations in Germany, so formally, Piranha…
The creators of the Black Mesa Classic mod have taken on a quirky project: they want to port the Black Mesa remake back to the original Half-Life engine, using the Half-Life 2 engine. Progress is slowly underway, and the team has published a new demo that includes an entire chapter. To recap, according to the developers, Black Mesa Classic aims to achieve…
