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Chai, the protagonist of Hi-Fi Rush, sits slumped against a console with his eyes dulled.
It's still grim out there, even if you aren't AAA: Industry report claims that 1 in 10 respondents were laid off in 2024—with 'narrative' roles taking the biggest overall hit

By Harvey Randall Published

News The unprecedented layoffs will continue until morale improves.

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A man wearing headphones while playing a PC game.
AI is listening: Omnipresent robo-moderators are the latest online anti-toxicity strategy

By Tyler Wilde Published

👂 Do the mods dream of electric sheep?

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Beneath a Steel Sky intro
Contemptuous pros and drunk Royal Shakespeareans: Horror stories from the early days of videogame voice acting

By Wes Fenlon Published

News In the 1990s, adventure games embraced voice acting. Actors weren't always so quick to return the love.

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JC Denton alongside the Denver Airport's lizard people ad
24 years later, Warren Spector offers more details about Deus Ex's cut 'Denver airport conspiracy' mission that was 'so crazy no one would believe it'

By Wes Fenlon Published

News Underground tunnels, baby holding pens, and, of course, lizard people.

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Jordan Mechner, Charles Cecil, Warren Spector, Khris Brown
'90s PC gaming roundtable: Veterans behind LucasArts adventures, Prince of Persia, Broken Sword, and Deus Ex sharing stories

By Wes Fenlon Published

podcast We gathered together a special group of developers who each have more than 30 years of experience making PC games to reminisce.

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Baldur's Gate 3
Baldur's Gate 3 once featured an even deeper co-op conversation system, but Swen Vincke said their 'dialogue trees blew up so hard, we just couldn't manage it'

By Wes Fenlon Published

News Larian tried to revisit Divinity: Original Sin's roleplaying arguments over dialogue choices, but it was just too much.

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The Outer Worlds Moon Man
The Outer Worlds once had an incredible secret ending that was cut for pushing the limits of 'too horny'

By Wes Fenlon Published

News "Assume the position, Charles."

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RPG Roundtable 2024
Our RPG roundtable returns with developers from Baldur's Gate 3, Avowed, Cyberpunk 2077, In Stars and Time, and The Elder Scrolls

By Wes Fenlon Published

Crit20 What makes a great RPG companion? How horny is too horny? We dive into these questions and many more in our podcast with some of the biggest names in RPGs.

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TF2 Heavy giving the Bret Rambo thumbs up
Game devs praise Steam as a 'democratic platform' that 'continues to be transformative' for PC gaming today

By Wes Fenlon Published

News "It's just a great constant in our industry that is [otherwise] really in f***ing panic mode."

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Slay the Spire co-creator advises that 'taking risks is actually the least risky thing you can do,' arguing for the appeal of 'hyper-engaging' games

By Wes Fenlon Published

News In our State of PC Gaming roundtable, Mega Crit's Casey Yano urged big game studios to give players novelty rather than the expected.

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