“It’s easy to assume the only point of sex [in games] is titillation, or screaming ‘our game is adult,” stated writer, narrative designer, and IGDA Romance and Sexuality SIG chair Michelle Clough at the Game Developers Conference this week. 

But, as Clough expla… [...]

Update (10/4/2024): In a statement to Game Developer, XR Games CEO Bobby Thandi confirmed layoffs are likely at the VR studio.

According to him, XR spent "many months" looking for alternate solutions to what he called "a challengin… [...]

Industry veteran Don Daglow today challenged developers to consider whether going indie and building your own small team is actually the best move for your own individual experience and situation. In a talk at GDC Europe, he posed a series of questions that devs wh… [...]

It appears that Yuji Naka may have left Square Enix. As first picked up by VGC, fans reported that the Sonic co-creator updated his social media recently to show that his employment at the Balan Wonderworld publisher ended on April 30. We're reached out to Square Enix for comment, [...]

Developer Larian has confirmed that Baldur's Gate 3 will be getting cross-play, though the timeline on when exactly it will release is a little fuzzy.

Larian's director of publishing, Michael Douse, told Eurogamer that the game was always intended to have cross-play. Douse said, "It was alw… [...]

Retro hardware manufacturer Analogue has restocked its inventory with a fresh supply of Super NT and Mega SG consoles. Designed for enthusiasts of an older era of gaming, the Super NT can play any game on a SNES cartridge while the Mega SG can handle any Genesis cart inserted into [...]

Diablo IV's first major seasonal update has arrived, and it brings with it six new unique items including one weapon for each class, and one super-rare unique staff. Each of the new weapons will drop starting at World Tier 4.

The most powerful of the new items is the Ahavarion Spear [...]