Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio's UI designer is open to accessibility options for players who find the stylish menus overstimulating: 'That is something we understa…
W hat defines Atlus's modern RPGs more: the characters you spend dozens of hours befriending and romancing, or the menus that ...
Too big for Steam Deck? Many triple-A games are unplayable on Valve's handheld
Can Valve's Steam Deck produce playable experiences on the most demanding PC games of 2024? Digital Foundry reckons it's ...
PC Gamers Only Spent 8 Percent Of Their Time Playing New Games Last Year, Report Claims
The battle for audience hours is fierce and near zero sum.” The presentation, titled “The State of PC and Console Games in ...
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Metaphor: ReFantazio developer explains why ATLUS games are hard
ATLUS knows that players find their RPGs difficult, but it's all part of their design philosophy.
No One Was Around To Collect Life Is Strange: Double Exposure's Award For Social Impact Following Layoffs
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure was a divisive sequel to a beloved narrative-driven adventure series. It ended up winning the Social Impact award at the Game Developers Choice Awards last night, but ...
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Balatro Takes Top Honors At 2025 Game Developer Choice Awards
Balatro took home the top honors and more during the 2025 Game Developer Choice Awards, which took place during GDC 2025 last ...
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I raised kids who don’t play golf. Did I fail them?
AS A BOY, I WAS DRAWN to baseball, too, though my on-field focus was Lucy Van Pelt-like. As for golf, it never even crossed ...
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Balatro snaps up Game of the Year at GDC in a deserving victory
LocalThunk’s super popular card game Balatro earns the highest praise at GDC’s award show, getting not one, not two, but four ...
‘Balatro’ Wins Game of the Year at Game Developers Choice Awards; ‘Consume Me’ Takes Top Honor for Independent Games Festival
"Balatro" took the top honor at this year's Game Developers Choice Awards while "Consume Me" won the prize for the ...
2024's best single-player game Metaphor: ReFantazio threatens to be 2025's best multiplayer game as one modder works to add online co-op to the JRPG
ReFantazio was the best single-player game that was released last year, but thanks to a new mod, it could end up being one of ...
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Ambient Comedy: Carson Lund on “Eephus”
An interview with the director on bonding with the film’s ensemble cast, his approach to working with time, and the ...