Hideo Kojima strikes again with a hallucinatory collectible: a transparent CD player tied to Death Stranding 2, its design replicating the game’s BB Pod capsule. Cult objects from Kojima Productions.
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A Kingdom Hearts illustration sparked controversy: generative AI use? Square Enix denies it, but the damage is done. Another chapter in the conflict between studios and creative communities.
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Shift Up has released a music video generated by AI for the sequel to Stellar Blade—and the game's most loyal community, known for being uncompromising in their defense of the studio, is refusing to go along this time.
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The 1.0 release of Palworld propels Pocketpair's game to nearly a million concurrent Steam players and surpasses 30 million cumulative sales. A textbook case for a 60-person Japanese indie studio that shook up Nintendo.
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Former head of PlayStation Studios, Shuhei Yoshida confesses: in 2009, Sony did have Demon's Souls on the PS3 but didn't believe in it. Result: Dark Souls went to Bandai Namco. An enlightening self-criticism on what Sony understood too late about FromSoftware.
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Game Freak, the historic studio behind Pokémon, is releasing its action-RPG *Beast of Reincarnation* on August 4 - another step away from the world of Pikachu.
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The Danish studio spoke to Rock Paper Shotgun about an early version of its Bond game, which would have featured several 00 agents. A making-of of a creative pivot.
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The studio behind Disco Elysium acknowledges that a game about people trapped in impossible situations… hasn't found its commercial audience. A look back at the divide between cult and mainstream appeal.
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Epic lets Fortnite creators dress up their maps with AI-voiced NPCs starting July 30 - 36 pre-made personas, including Peely and Fishstick. Useful for small studios, a nightmare for the player experience.
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