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Gabe Newell's cult of personality is intense, but a Valve exec who worked with him says his superpower is how he 'delighted in people on the team just being really good at what they did'
News It's kind of a team fortress, too.
One of Valve's original executives shares a very simple secret to its success: 'You can't use up your credibility' by trying to make bad games work
News "If you're in this industry, people have to trust you."
Gabe Newell had his eyes on a social network in the '90s that 'was not in a games context at all'—meaning Valve-owned social media could've been a very real thing
News "It probably wouldn't have looked anything like Facebook."
The specter of a GTA 6 delay haunts the games industry: 'Some companies are going to tank' if they guess wrong, says analyst
news Will GTA 6 actually release in 2025? It's what everyone in the business wants to know.
'Players don't explore': former Grand Theft Auto 6 and Red Dead Online designer lays out the perils of 'open world fatigue'
News "They're wondering, 'Okay, how far away is the next thing? I really gotta run all the way across the map?'" said Cameron Williams of Absurd Ventures.
Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio's UI designer is open to accessibility options for players who find the stylish menus overstimulating: 'That is something we understand we'll need to work on and provide in the future'
Most players love Koji Ise's signature interface designs, but they're also a barrier for a few.
Outer space inspired DayZ's Dean Hall to become a modder and game developer, and now he's making a Kerbal successor called Kitten Space Agency
Blast off Not even in an alpha state, Kitten Space Agency is inspiring a community of developers to join its mission.
Like a Dragon series director sums up why sidequests are essential to a great RPG with a single metaphor: 'a good main dish alone will not earn you a Michelin star'
News The longtime Yakuza/Like a Dragon developer considers its side stories vital to the overall narrative.
