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Balatro's LocalThunk isn't 'trying to pull a Banksy', he just 'wanted to be left alone to make his game'
By Justin Wagner published
News According to his publisher, LocalThunk’s anonymity is less about artsy obfuscation and more about minding his own business.

Johan Pilestedt warns that Helldivers 2 took 4 more years than planned because Arrowhead skipped pre-production and dove right in: 'Always do your homework before you start spending millions and millions and millions of dollars in making a game'
By Morgan Park published
NEWS Sound advice, but easier said than done.

Helldivers 2's Johan Pilestedt says developers need to start taking more risks: 'Safe bets are a death sentence for the studios that try to make them'
By Andy Chalk published
news Pilestedt says the game industry has a "convergence problem," and it won't find sustainable success until it breaks out of it.

Arrowhead’s CEO got a call from PlayStation when he said players could save their money and wait to buy Helldivers 2 until the servers were fixed: They ‘asked me what the f*** I’m smoking’
By Justin Wagner published
News It’s said you should always be closing, even on Super Earth.

The United Nations asked Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead if it'd give a talk on psychological manipulation: ‘Could we brainwash an entire community to fight for a fascist state? … Would we be okay with that? Turns out, yeah’
By Justin Wagner published
News Players’ eagerness in the fight for Super Earth begs the question: are we the baddies?

I honestly thought Razer's Sensa haptics stuff was just a gimmick until I tried it with a sim racing setup, and now I'm absolutely sold
By Nick Evanson published
news At the very least, it's great for the blood circulation in your glutes.

Here's how to watch the Future Games Show 2025 Spring Showcase
By Andy Chalk published
news This year's showcase will feature more than 50 games, with world premieres, new trailers, developer interviews, and more.

Game developers launch North America's first industry-wide union 'to build worker power irrespective of studio and current job status'
By Andy Chalk published
news United Videogame Workers was announced today as a local of the Communications Workers of America.
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