Metro’s unique flavor of post-apocalyptic misery is back in Metro 2039 — and I can’t wait to return to the ‘dark heart of the Moscow metro’ where ‘hope is lost’ and ‘the future looks bleak, if there is one’

Metro’s particular style of post-apocalyptic bleakness and misery is back with Metro 2039, and I’ve already reinstalled Metro Exodus to get in the mood.

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream devs say the Mii programming was ‘pure chaos and ‘really hard to manage’ during development, that it took ‘six or seven years’ to fine-tune

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream lead programmer Takaomi Ueno has said one of the most challenging aspects of development was Mii interactions and that it took around “six or seven years” to get right.

Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark

Microsoft’s new Xbox chief has had a busy couple of months after promising “the return of Xbox.” Asha Sharma met with publishers at the Game Developers Conference in March, and has also been on the road visiting Microsoft’s own game studios and product teams in recent weeks. Sharma, who used to work in Microsoft’s CoreAI […]

Roblox’s AI assistant gets new agentic tools to plan, build, and test games

The new new tools are designed to help creators throughout the entire development process.

James Bond 007 First Light PS5 controller pre-orders live now — the best links and info

We’ve got all the best information and early links to bookmark ahead of the James Bond 007 First Light limited edition DualSense pre-orders today.

Ex-PlayStation boss says Microsoft is ‘trying so hard to will’ Xbox Game Pass ‘into health’ and suggests ‘a clarifying post mortem would do the entire industry some good’

Former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden has suggested Microsoft can’t save Xbox Game Pass, following comments made by Xbox CEO Asha Sharma about wanting to “evolve” the service.

‘Crimson Desert’ Still Isn’t Addressing One Of Its Biggest Problems

There is one Crimson Desert issue that isn’t being discussed, not even for a months-long roadmap, that remains a big issue with the game.