John Carmack and Tim Sweeney defend Microsoft's WHAMM AI Quake demo
"'Don't use power tools because they take people's jobs' is not a winning strategy," says Carmack
Game development articles
Star Citizen crowdfunding passes $800 million, raising $100 million every year since 2022
The big picture: Star Citizen and its single-player component, Squadron 42, have faced repeated delays since Cloud Imperium Games first announced the ambitious space sandbox project nearly 13 years ago. Despite ongoing skepticism and accusations that the company's crowdfunding campaign is a scam, recent years have marked its most financially successful period. While many continue to question whether the games will ever reach version 1.0, others have started to place bets on whether Cloud Imperium will surpass $1 billion in funding first.
Indie studios and homebrewers are still making great new RPGs with a 25-year-old King's Field toolkit
FromSoftware's aging game maker is still cranking out decent retro dungeon crawlers
Microsoft's new AI for game development called Muse can generate entire gameplay sequences
New open-source AI aims to assist game designers, not replace them
Make-A-Wish is auctioning off the chance to become an NPC in The Elder Scrolls 6
Have your American Express Black ready, this opportunity won't be cheap
In a nutshell: Bethesda has remained mostly radio silent regarding The Elder Scrolls 6 development since announcing the project in 2018. The silence ended on Monday when the studio revealed it would be developing an NPC based on the winner of an auction to benefit charity.
Game devs are flocking to PC, leaving consoles behind, according to GDC survey
The rising popularity of Valve's Steam Deck is one reason
Analyst says the games industry "hopes" GTA VI will cost up to $100, raising average prices
He says $70 GTA VI would be the "cheapest" GTA game ever released in real terms
Yes, video game budgets are skyrocketing, but the reason goes beyond graphics
Just one employee could cost a studio between $15,000 to $20,000 per month
AAA video games struggle to keep up with the skyrocketing costs of realistic graphics
Meanwhile, gamers' preferences are evolving towards titles with robust social features
Valve makes more money per employee than Amazon, Microsoft, and Netflix combined
A small but mighty team of 400
The big picture: Valve is one of the most important and influential companies in the PC gaming market. It's also one of the most unique due to its private nature and unusually small workforce relative to its impact and competitors. A recent analysis of data uncovered through an ongoing lawsuit against the company highlights how Valve starkly contrasts with the world's biggest tech giants.
Game publishers are refusing to commit to release dates for fear of clashing with GTA 6
Probably a good idea
Highly anticipated: Grand Theft Auto 6 is still almost a year away from release, but it's already having a huge impact on the gaming industry. According to a new report, several competing publishers are refusing to set firm release dates for their games until they're sure they'll avoid GTA 6's launch.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, one of the most anticipated games of the year, just received its first reviews
Developed by MachineGames Sweden, this new Indiana Jones game delivers an amazing adventure with a captivating story arc, complemented by stunning ray-traced visuals.
Former Mass Effect creative director reluctantly shutters his visionary indie studio
It didn't even have a chance to finish its maiden title but did leave us some cool concept art
AI won't replace creativity in game development, says Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick
Creative talent remains the determinant factor in making good games
The promise (and pitfalls) of NPCs powered by AI in video games
The mods are out there, but are they really more than just a novel attraction?
Former Bethesda developer says studio could squash more bugs before release
Bug-free launches are essentially impossible with today's massive games, however
Experiment shows iconic CS:GO map running within a neural network on RTX GPU
Some hallucination aside, it's rather convincing
Ex-Rockstar dev says GTA 6 won't launch until "100% perfect" – it's got no competition
He also said that PC gamers will have to wait until 2027 or so
Stardew Valley creator says he treats PC updates like a "beta test"
Releasing updates on PC is far quicker than on consoles and mobile
Peter Molyneux thinks AI will allow people to create video games with just a text prompt
Some say he's a genius, others say he's just a pathological liar
Nvidia AI NPCs to debut in a mech fighting game next year
The AI voices still sound robotic but show promise
What just happened? After AI's massive success in boosting framerates, it's now getting ready for the next big thing in gaming – powering conversations. Nvidia is preparing to roll out a new artificial intelligence system called ACE that will allow players to interact with NPCs using plain speech.
Firaxis preserves the 33-year-old, $10,000 386 PC Sid Meier used to develop Civilization – and it still works
Complete with 16MB of memory
Game developers share their frustrations with Apple Arcade
One describes it as an abusive relationship
The Witcher 4 development is further along than any other CDPR game, expected to release before Cyberpunk 2077 sequel
But don't expect it to be here anytime soon