Tag: Game Development
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Reports Indicate Cancellation of Disco Elysium Expansion, Potential Redundancy for a Quarter of the Staff
The standalone expansion for Disco Elysium, codenamed X7, has been cancelled, with around 24 employees at the developer company ZA/UM facing potential redundancy, according to confidential sources. This development comes from a difficult decision made by ZA/UM CEO Ilmar Kompus to focus his team’s efforts on the remaining two games after the cancelling of X7.…
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The Pokémon Company is conducting an investigation into Palworld
The Pokémon Company has announced it intends to investigate alleged copyright infringement by Palworld, a popular Pokémon-inspired survival game that has drawn accusations of plagiarism since its release. Many players have pointed out similarities between the “Pals” in Palworld and Pokémon, prompting them to alert The Pokémon Company. In a statement, the company stated it…
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Square Enix Plans to Reduce Its Range of Games
Square Enix, the company behind successful titles such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, plans to condense its future games lineup as it finds itself heavily dependent on these two franchises. President Takashi Kiryu announced these changes in a financial briefing, voicing concerns about the company’s overemphasis on these IPs at the cost of other…
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Last Epoch Surpasses 1 Million Sales Even in its Early Access Phase
Eleventh Hour Games’ action RPG, Last Epoch, is set to have its full release within a month. The game, which initially launched in Early Access in 2019, has cultivated a dedicated fanbase over the years. Recently, Judd Cobler, game director and CEO of Eleventh Hour Games, announced that sales of Last Epoch have crossed the…
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Next Game from Dave The Diver Studio is a Team-Based PvP Arena Battler
The game development studio Mintrocket, a subsidiary of Korean publisher Nexon and creators of fan-favorite Dave The Diver, has unveiled their newest creation, Wakerunners. Unlike the mild confusion surrounding Dave The Diver’s indie classification, Wakerunners is decisively a team-based battle action game where heroes face off against each other in the fray. The game is…
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Naoki Yoshida Proposes That The Younger Generation Should Tackle Final Fantasy XVII
Naoki Yoshida, director of Final Fantasy XIV and producer of XVI, recently suggested in an interview that it could be time for a younger generation of developers to handle the next installment of the saga. Although he clarified that the team at Square Enix has not yet decided a director for Final Fantasy XVII, Yoshida…
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Hironobu Sakaguchi is Continuing his FFXIV Adventure and Penning a New Scenario
Mistwalker CEO Hironobu Sakaguchi recently revealed that the studio is commencing production on a new project as part of their 2024 plans. Though he didn’t outright specify the type of scenario the studio is working on, the developer shared that the project has moved past the plotting phase and is now in the stage of…
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Square Enix Explores How AI Might ‘Transform Our Creation Methods’
In a 2024 New Year’s message, Square Enix president, Takashi Kiryu, highlighted the potential impacts of AI on the digital entertainment industry. Kiryu noted that the advancements in AI technology have made it easier to generate and translate text, leading to conversations that can be generated easily. Square Enix, recognizing the vast capabilities of AI…
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Hideo Kojima Gives Progress Report on Death Stranding 2’s Development
Kojima Productions has recently unveiled its plans for the development of two new projects, Death Stranding 2 and OD, set to happen simultaneously. Creator, Hideo Kojima, revealed on Twitter that 2024 would be another year of development for Death Stranding 2, with some ADR work remaining before shifting focus to Japanese voice-overs. While no official…
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Potential Leak of GTA 5 Source Code Reported
According to an announcement by the Grand Theft Auto news-oriented Twitter account @GTAFocal, the source code for Rockstar’s GTA 5 has been leaked. Apparently originating from the recent 2022 GTA 6 leaks that also affected Rockstar, this information had previously only been disseminated among private groups. Even though some have braved the consequences to share…
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First Devlog Video Released for Streets of Rogue 2
In their inaugural developer blog video for Streets of Rogue 2, publisher tinyBuild and independent developer Matt Dabrowski delve into the game’s open-world design and inspirations. A sequel to the previous title, Streets of Rogue, Dabrowski discusses how its development facilitated the creation of this latest game. Streets of Rogue 2 was released as part…
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Blizzard unveils World of Warcraft update plan extending until 2024
Blizzard Entertainment plans to release a plethora of new content for both the retail and Classic versions of World of Warcraft, including the start of the Worldsoul Saga, announced at BlizzCon. The current game expansion, Dragonflight, will have three additional content updates, stepping away from the traditional three-act structure ending with a raid. Instead, story…