<![CDATA[ Latest from PC Gamer in Gaming-industry ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:53:31 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Subscription service for indie games gets a rough reception ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/subscription-service-for-indie-games-gets-a-rough-reception/ AEkeZDGiwnsJaZDnw3XcaA Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:53:31 +0000 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:35:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ The best tool for playing obscure old PC games now supports the sublime FMV cheese of Crime Patrol 2: Drug Wars and a Lovecraftian adventure one YouTuber scored a 'terribly low 2/10' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-best-tool-for-playing-obscure-old-pc-games-now-supports-the-sublime-fmv-cheese-of-crime-patrol-2-drug-wars-and-a-lovecraftian-adventure-one-youtuber-scored-a-terribly-low-2-10/ csAnAysCSYjHx8tZvCKK2H Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:36:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ After 36 years at the legendary FPS studio, Raven Software co-founder Brian Raffel is retiring ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/after-36-years-at-the-legendary-fps-studio-raven-software-co-founder-brian-raffel-is-retiring/ QqrHR2phtwMefUPynbABxU Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:30:01 +0000 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:30:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Take-Two has seemingly laid off an unspecified portion of its AI team, including its head of AI ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/take-two-has-seemingly-laid-off-an-unspecified-portion-of-its-ai-team-including-its-head-of-artificial-intelligence/ TLuH2M8XyZdtbQyJrB8HVA Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:16:55 +0000 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:02:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ A former GameStop exec thought building its Steam competitor would be his 'forever job,' but the retailer bet the house on digital distribution being 'a passing phase' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/a-former-gamestop-exec-thought-building-its-steam-competitor-would-be-his-forever-job-but-the-retailer-bet-the-house-on-digital-distribution-being-a-passing-phase/ NFYQP8heXBzJtYXhRostyL Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:35:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ A contributor to GameStop's long-forgotten Steam competitor explains why he thinks Valve came out on top: 'What Steam did better than anybody else was to create a community' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/an-architect-of-gamestops-long-forgotten-steam-competitor-explains-why-he-thinks-valve-came-out-on-top-what-steam-did-better-than-anybody-else-was-to-create-a-community/ j5DqyprD8prsBUp5sPyskM Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:52:39 +0000 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:08:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ MechWarrior studio Piranha Games lays off 30% of its employees ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/mechwarrior-studio-piranha-games-lays-off-30-percent-of-its-employees/ CykMnVmYF8eyRaNaQjCGmB Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:28:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'What's your salary? I told him, and he said no problem, we'll double. And those days are gone:' Listening to game dev legends reminiscing in 1989 about the 'golden days of computer games' already being over is a trip ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/whats-your-salary-i-told-him-and-he-said-no-problem-well-double-and-those-days-are-gone-listening-to-game-dev-legends-reminiscing-in-1989-about-the-golden-days-of-computer-games-already-being-over-is-a-trip/ t4QxwhEEZsJUH8fQ3R24Af Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:59:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blizzard is hiring for an 'open-world shooter' using Unreal Engine, which is more evidence that a new Starcraft game could be on its way ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/blizzard-is-hiring-for-an-open-world-shooter-using-unreal-engine-which-is-more-evidence-that-a-new-starcraft-game-could-be-on-its-way/ jF8qn4n5PcfrPbnf3HWr7R Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:27:50 +0000 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:54:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ The most baffling apostrophe in gaming history: a PC Gamer investigation ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-most-baffling-apostrophe-in-gaming-history-a-pc-gamer-investigation/ 5gfE3kiBoKZHe4FzLrrWJX Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:12:24 +0000 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:32:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ US Patent Office revokes Nintendo's controversial Pokémon battling patent in nonfinal decision ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/us-patent-office-revokes-nintendos-controversial-pokemon-battling-patent-in-nonfinal-decision/ uGagEx5UzfH5LP8erXKRDT Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:58:58 +0000 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:19:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gabe Newell stepped back from game design during Portal 2's development, because 'he always wanted to be part of the team, but being Gabe and being in his position, that never really worked' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/gabe-newell-stepped-back-from-game-design-during-portal-2s-development-because-he-always-wanted-to-be-part-of-the-team-but-being-gabe-and-being-in-his-position-that-never-really-worked/ an2S26b5WV6AbjWUa65VUe Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:37:13 +0000 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:06:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nightdive's Larry Kuperman retires after 25-year career in games: 'We never looked at games as products' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/nightdives-larry-kuperman-retires-after-25-year-career-in-games-we-never-looked-at-games-as-products/ NyZEeefENRSfkDNZaRjsPY Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:47:08 +0000 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:19:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Flawless victory was never on the cards for eurojank, but I honestly can't tell if it won or lost ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/flawless-victory-was-never-on-the-cards-for-eurojank-but-i-honestly-cant-tell-if-it-won-or-lost/ GJP3KnUQ87RijDwEh68r34 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:20:38 +0000 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:40:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eidos Montreal studio head departs as it lays off another 124 employees 'across production and support teams' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/eidos-montreal-studio-head-departs-as-it-lays-off-another-124-employees-across-production-and-support-teams/ TarAfriuUXNy4DDSLCUhXe Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:03:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Indie studio co-founder believes 'nobody cares about' huge open worlds anymore instead devs should pick just one thing and do it 'exceptionally well' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/indie-studio-co-founder-believes-nobody-cares-about-huge-open-worlds-anymore-instead-devs-should-pick-just-one-thing-and-do-it-exceptionally-well/ MxJstZwxXm3mcEbqxRpfbB Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:29:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Death Stranding 2's PC port pushed it past 2 million copies sold ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/death-stranding-2s-pc-port-pushed-it-past-2-million-copies-sold/ 246FDbcuocS7MKfQH5QVRn Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:54:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ A programmer with terminal brain cancer was caught in Epic's mass layoff, but CEO Tim Sweeney says the studio 'will solve the insurance for them' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/a-programmer-with-terminal-brain-cancer-was-caught-in-epics-mass-layoff-but-ceo-tim-sweeney-says-the-studio-will-solve-the-insurance-for-them/ 7XgqZHsn4RoFZPNRRzRug7 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:52:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ The director of Tales of Kenzera: Zau learned his most important game development lesson while working with Ridley Scott: 'That's why we're able to make games faster' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-director-of-tales-of-kenzera-zau-learned-his-most-important-game-development-lesson-while-working-with-ridley-scott-thats-why-were-able-to-make-games-faster/ 9eTexbScURzenE2aSDdZnh Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Xalavier Nelson Jr, director of Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator, will never uninstall Warframe and would love to see an Outriders 2: 'I think that game would have been really special' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/xalavier-nelson-jr-director-of-space-baby-warlord-trading-simulator-will-never-uninstall-warframe-and-would-love-to-see-an-outriders-2-i-think-that-game-would-have-been-really-special/ 6MEYAVtQ6tFznWBPCsYNJj Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:21:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Developer of cozy tea shop adventure Wanderstop is shutting down: 'It's a particularly tough time for raising game funds' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/developer-of-cozy-tea-shop-adventure-wanderstop-is-shutting-down-its-a-particularly-tough-time-for-raising-game-funds/ p5Qdw2qFuCfvadjKRx5hJD Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:28:02 +0000 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:31:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Soren Johnson on keeping his game studio small: 'You get better games if you take longer to make games' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/soren-johnson-on-keeping-his-game-studio-small-you-get-better-games-if-you-take-longer-to-make-games/ tJsfCenMuKkbF5rwzrj4cm Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:51:08 +0000 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:28:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The industry's in a really horrible place,' Brenda Romero says: 'We were there in the '80s for the crash, and this is definitely crashier' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-industrys-in-a-really-horrible-place-brenda-romero-says-we-were-there-in-the-80s-for-the-crash-and-this-is-definitely-crashier/ qV7kMrTPqcqM8QtibeJYdf Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:04:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ There's nothing 'euro' about 'eurojank,' says Stalker dev—after all, what are some of the 2000s' best RPGs if not beautiful all-American jankfests? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/theres-nothing-euro-about-eurojank-says-stalker-dev-after-all-what-are-some-of-the-2000s-best-rpgs-if-not-beautiful-all-american-jankfests/ SvH7nhEnPVLuRmYtoucwS7 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:20:00 +0000 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:37:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Valve veteran slams Tim Sweeney and Epic Games for laying off 1000 people while making 'as much money as possible… and hey Tim, Gabe's better at that than you' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/valve-veteran-slams-tim-sweeney-and-epic-games-for-laying-off-1000-people-while-making-as-much-money-as-possible-and-hey-tim-gabes-better-at-that-than-you/ ByG3jgWG9j2dtsoVPCoMoN Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:40:30 +0000 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:22:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ It's brutal out there: Deus Ex and Unreal composer says he's submitted 50 resumes and gotten one interview in the last year ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/its-brutal-out-there-deus-ex-and-unreal-composer-says-hes-submitted-50-resumes-and-gotten-one-interview-in-the-last-year/ yumASiyTYFaqVofegL4w7i Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:42:44 +0000 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 02:07:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Videogames are more of a rich guy's hobby than ever, says analyst, and that's 'leaving a whole portion of the market to Fortnite, Minecraft, Roblox' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/videogames-are-more-of-a-rich-guys-hobby-than-ever-says-analyst-and-thats-leaving-a-whole-portion-of-the-market-to-fortnite-minecraft-roblox/ edv6GJRQ4gUmLJqLJVwxsN Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:03:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says 'employers will see a stream of resumes of once-in-a-lifetime quality' after the company laid off more than 1,000 people ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/epic-ceo-tim-sweeney-says-employers-will-see-a-stream-of-resumes-of-once-in-a-lifetime-quality-after-the-company-laid-off-more-than-1-000-people/ pvLsEuvNNjgv57gNHWM6UB Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:06:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Call of Duty veteran's new studio, which was just announced in 2025, is being closed by Sony ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/call-of-duty-veterans-new-studio-which-was-just-announced-in-2025-is-reportedly-being-closed-by-sony/ p2PjypfCHhseRUBoZ8EEv5 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:54:34 +0000 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:29:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Epic Games lays off more than 1,000 employees: 'We're spending significantly more than we're making,' CEO Tim Sweeney says ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/epic-games-lays-off-more-than-1-000-employees-were-spending-significantly-more-than-were-making-ceo-tim-sweeney-says/ rXUJwT2x2F3tZwAb2SHGfZ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:11:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ The best game design programs, ranked by The Princeton Review 2026 ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/the-best-game-design-programs-ranked-by-the-princeton-review-2026/ uAXq5A9c8ssykFACVLHjEB Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ PAX Australia 2026 is returning in October, and early bird tickets are now available ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/events-conferences/pax-australia-2026-is-returning-in-october-and-early-bird-tickets-are-now-available/ YwbFotbzvYH3A4QwFJFnjS Tue, 24 Mar 2026 03:04:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Capcom says it 'will not implement assets generated by AI into our game content,' but still plans to use AI to 'enhance efficiency and boost productivity' in game development ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/capcom-says-it-will-not-implement-assets-generated-by-ai-into-our-game-content-but-still-plans-to-use-ai-to-enhance-efficiency-and-boost-productivity-in-game-development/ 3JxofvM5FFHBmrt356dukV Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:16:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'If this was a trial about whether I made stupid tweets I would say I'm guilty' says Elon Musk in trial before being found guilty ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/if-this-was-a-trial-about-whether-i-made-stupid-tweets-i-would-say-im-guilty-says-elon-musk-in-trial-before-being-found-guilty/ b8mCGdvufkKVTE3wqJnVSN Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:46:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Blood boss Dave Oshry 'quadruples down' on supporting GOG after worrying about its future, committing to sales, demos, one-click mods, plus day-and-date releases alongside Steam ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/new-blood-boss-dave-oshry-quadruples-down-on-supporting-gog-after-worrying-about-its-future-committing-to-sales-demos-one-click-mods-plus-day-and-date-releases-alongside-steam/ QBGRpqPKTjuAomH5c8uZFa Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:19:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Geoff 'Zag' Keene, design director of Abiotic Factor, has 1,160 hours in PUBG and de-stresses using a Blizzard classic: 'Instead of going to therapy, guys will literally boot up Warcraft 2' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/geoff-zag-keene-design-director-of-abiotic-factor-has-1-160-hours-in-pubg-and-de-stresses-using-a-blizzard-classic-instead-of-going-to-therapy-guys-will-literally-boot-up-warcraft-2/ fPWh5xETMvUdGQD3nF9RpP Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam gets big ups for promoting the human artists behind its latest spring sale graphics: 'Thank you for using real artists and not slop' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/steam-gets-big-ups-for-promoting-the-human-artists-behind-its-latest-spring-sale-graphics-thank-you-for-using-real-artists-and-not-slop/ 6UqvYLwjhUWPYfnYhV67ta Sat, 21 Mar 2026 16:08:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Subnautica 2 chief says Krafton is still messing with him, because the May release date announcement was news to him and he's not happy about it ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/subnautica-2-chief-says-krafton-is-still-messing-with-him-because-the-may-release-date-announcement-was-news-to-him-and-hes-not-super-happy-about-it/ TXcu2PnErYHoieK6aJ3V8K Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:12:21 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:38:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We're honoured to share the same name': Two indie devs accidentally released games with the same name only days apart and it ended in the most wholesome way possible ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/were-honoured-to-share-the-same-name-two-indie-devs-accidentally-released-games-with-the-same-name-only-days-apart-and-it-ended-in-the-most-wholesome-way-possible/ ZRaWqtH2MkarVWbXHhF3B6 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:12:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ultima's Robert Garriott was worried about there being too many PC games on the market… 37 years ago ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ultimas-robert-garriott-was-worried-about-there-being-too-many-pc-games-on-the-market-37-years-ago/ ervtPD2RndVESbrTwpNnqX Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:22:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ CD Projekt's mysterious Hadar is 'progressing dynamically,' which means we're at least one step closer to finding out what it is ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/cd-projekts-mysterious-hadar-is-progressing-dynamically-which-means-were-at-least-one-step-closer-to-finding-out-what-it-is/ NY9WQBQoHxg7P5V7V8xvbR Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:58:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We're playing game designs from 2005 still': Caves of Qud's co-creator wants to build new kinds of sicko gameplay systems that'll use all the processing potential being left untapped ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/were-playing-game-designs-from-2005-still-caves-of-quds-co-creator-wants-to-build-new-kinds-of-sicko-gameplay-systems-thatll-use-all-the-processing-potential-being-left-untapped/ B2jRNF4Sas9FVnCeXQHFkM Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:34:40 +0000 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:39:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Capcom proudly announces 2025 was its 12th straight year of growth, and it has PC to thank for it ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/capcom-proudly-announces-2025-was-its-12th-straight-year-of-growth-and-it-has-pc-to-thank-for-it/ GoSxFUb8KwYBhB9HVyapaY Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:23:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tomb Raider is fine, Crystal Dynamics says, as it lays off employees for the fourth time in the past 12 months ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/tomb-raider-is-fine-crystal-dynamics-says-as-it-lays-off-employees-for-the-fourth-time-in-the-past-12-months/ M2xrdC8CLgRMv7bW7FsBND Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:21:05 +0000 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:28:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ubisoft lays off 105 people at Red Storm, the studio co-founded 30 years ago by Tom Clancy, converts it to a support role ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ubisoft-lays-off-105-people-at-red-storm-the-studio-founded-30-years-ago-by-tom-clancy-converts-it-to-a-support-role/ or3nCSPWWUk95VWouRPHGL Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:00:27 +0000 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:59:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ An indie asking for $250,000 is 'a drop in the bucket' says Tunic's publisher, but indies are in a 'survival' era because companies think that 'isn't profitable enough' to fund ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/an-indie-asking-for-usd250-000-is-a-drop-in-the-bucket-says-tunics-publisher-but-indies-are-in-a-survival-era-because-companies-think-that-isnt-profitable-enough-to-fund/ zytQretBxonNoTFf633wy Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ After this game dev shared her prototype online, it took less than 5 hours for someone to post their vibecoded knockoff ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/after-this-game-dev-shared-her-prototype-online-it-took-less-than-5-hours-for-someone-to-post-their-vibecoded-knockoff/ Ea2ADJgQBaDKYM3LTDUzDT Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:26:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lost Ark fans fear the worst as Amazon lays off more employees 'as part of broader organizational decisions' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/lost-ark-fans-fear-the-worst-as-amazon-lays-off-more-employees-as-part-of-broader-organizational-decisions/ 7Pnup99AqrXRpeTvMhGkjm Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:53:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dev breaks down in tears when 4 years of work are rewarded with $250,000 earnings in a week: 'I don't know why people are so nice' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/dev-breaks-down-in-tears-when-4-years-of-work-are-rewarded-with-usd250-000-earnings-in-a-week-i-dont-know-why-people-are-so-nice/ SbhuVFcGtWJZ28hokF5Qab Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:58:19 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:54:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Take-Two boss says he's not interested in putting ads into premium games: 'It would seem unfair' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/take-two-boss-says-hes-not-interested-in-putting-ads-into-premium-games-it-would-seem-unfair/ 5gG6oXXj9KitBdW2eb7HCN Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:47:44 +0000