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Design that performs.
December 9, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Design that performs.
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NEW: “We’ve hit a snag” - The untold saga behind a missing Star Wars video game DLC that spawned a lawsuit
One of the most detailed stories I’ve ever run. An inside look at the year-long struggle to make KOTOR II’s cut content available in the game’s Switch port.
www.gamefile.news/p/kotor-ii-r...
One of the most detailed stories I’ve ever run. An inside look at the year-long struggle to make KOTOR II’s cut content available in the game’s Switch port.
www.gamefile.news/p/kotor-ii-r...
Who killed Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II’s 'Restored Content DLC' for Switch? Disney lawyers.
EXCLUSIVE: How a studio's multi-year effort to give Switch (and mobile) gamers official access to KOTOR II’s infamously cut content collapsed. The emails. The timeline. Plans B and C. The inside story
www.gamefile.news
December 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
NEW: “We’ve hit a snag” - The untold saga behind a missing Star Wars video game DLC that spawned a lawsuit
One of the most detailed stories I’ve ever run. An inside look at the year-long struggle to make KOTOR II’s cut content available in the game’s Switch port.
www.gamefile.news/p/kotor-ii-r...
One of the most detailed stories I’ve ever run. An inside look at the year-long struggle to make KOTOR II’s cut content available in the game’s Switch port.
www.gamefile.news/p/kotor-ii-r...
NEW: I just got off the phone with a Warner Bros. Discovery spokesperson who confirmed Warner Bros. Games is included in the Netflix deal.
I asked whether they would discuss plans for the division, but they refused to elaborate further at this point in time.
I asked whether they would discuss plans for the division, but they refused to elaborate further at this point in time.
Yes, Netflix is acquiring Warner Bros. Games
A Warner Bros. spokesperson has confirmed the video game division will be acquired by Netflix alongside its wider streaming and television business.
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
NEW: I just got off the phone with a Warner Bros. Discovery spokesperson who confirmed Warner Bros. Games is included in the Netflix deal.
I asked whether they would discuss plans for the division, but they refused to elaborate further at this point in time.
I asked whether they would discuss plans for the division, but they refused to elaborate further at this point in time.
Deleted my original tweet to avoid potential confusion over the fate of Warner Bros. Games AND have pinged both Netflix and WBD to clarify what (if anything) the acquisition means for the video game division.
It was notably absent from announcements on both sides.
It was notably absent from announcements on both sides.
December 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Deleted my original tweet to avoid potential confusion over the fate of Warner Bros. Games AND have pinged both Netflix and WBD to clarify what (if anything) the acquisition means for the video game division.
It was notably absent from announcements on both sides.
It was notably absent from announcements on both sides.
This is NEAT.
Launching today, Eteo Archetypes is a website and newsletter project exploring unsung aspects of video game design.
Each month will see a theme examined through the lens of three different games, starting with 'Flying Cities'.
Read it here: vist.ly/4h9ka
Each month will see a theme examined through the lens of three different games, starting with 'Flying Cities'.
Read it here: vist.ly/4h9ka
December 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This is NEAT.
Last RT of the day on this and your reminder to support journalism any way you can because solid, well-researched, and engaging reporting is how we amplify voices, hold people and corporations to account, and hopefully showcase the stellar work of developers around the world.
'We survive or fail on our own terms:' The rise and risk of independent game media
'We survive or fail on our own terms:' The rise and risk of independent game media
Can worker-owned outlets create a brighter future for video game journalists and their readers?
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Last RT of the day on this and your reminder to support journalism any way you can because solid, well-researched, and engaging reporting is how we amplify voices, hold people and corporations to account, and hopefully showcase the stellar work of developers around the world.
Reposted by Chris Kerr
NEW: I spoke with the reporters behind Post Games, Aftermath, Game File, People Make Games, Rogue, and Rascal News to learn about the trials and triumphs of going independent in a shifting game media landscape dominated by conglomeration and layoffs.
'We survive or fail on our own terms:' The rise and risk of independent game media
'We survive or fail on our own terms:' The rise and risk of independent game media
Can worker-owned outlets create a brighter future for video game journalists and their readers?
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
NEW: I spoke with the reporters behind Post Games, Aftermath, Game File, People Make Games, Rogue, and Rascal News to learn about the trials and triumphs of going independent in a shifting game media landscape dominated by conglomeration and layoffs.
NEW: I spoke with the reporters behind Post Games, Aftermath, Game File, People Make Games, Rogue, and Rascal News to learn about the trials and triumphs of going independent in a shifting game media landscape dominated by conglomeration and layoffs.
'We survive or fail on our own terms:' The rise and risk of independent game media
'We survive or fail on our own terms:' The rise and risk of independent game media
Can worker-owned outlets create a brighter future for video game journalists and their readers?
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
NEW: I spoke with the reporters behind Post Games, Aftermath, Game File, People Make Games, Rogue, and Rascal News to learn about the trials and triumphs of going independent in a shifting game media landscape dominated by conglomeration and layoffs.
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NEW: Horses hasn’t been banned from the Humble Store after all.
It was taken down briefly today for a reevaluation but is now available for purchase on the marketplace.
Full statement on the situation from @santaragione.com below:
It was taken down briefly today for a reevaluation but is now available for purchase on the marketplace.
Full statement on the situation from @santaragione.com below:
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEW: Horses hasn’t been banned from the Humble Store after all.
It was taken down briefly today for a reevaluation but is now available for purchase on the marketplace.
Full statement on the situation from @santaragione.com below:
It was taken down briefly today for a reevaluation but is now available for purchase on the marketplace.
Full statement on the situation from @santaragione.com below:
NEW: Horses hasn’t been banned from the Humble Store after all.
It was taken down briefly today for a reevaluation but is now available for purchase on the marketplace.
Full statement on the situation from @santaragione.com below:
It was taken down briefly today for a reevaluation but is now available for purchase on the marketplace.
Full statement on the situation from @santaragione.com below:
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEW: Horses hasn’t been banned from the Humble Store after all.
It was taken down briefly today for a reevaluation but is now available for purchase on the marketplace.
Full statement on the situation from @santaragione.com below:
It was taken down briefly today for a reevaluation but is now available for purchase on the marketplace.
Full statement on the situation from @santaragione.com below:
Reposted by Chris Kerr
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We're looking for thoughtful writers to help with covering news, reporting, and more
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December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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We asked Epic why Horses has been banned while titles like Fell in love with coser 8 (PEGI 16) and South Park: The Stick of Truth (PEGI 18), which both include sexual and adult content, remain available on the Epic Game Store.
Here is the response we received:
Here is the response we received:
December 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
We asked Epic why Horses has been banned while titles like Fell in love with coser 8 (PEGI 16) and South Park: The Stick of Truth (PEGI 18), which both include sexual and adult content, remain available on the Epic Game Store.
Here is the response we received:
Here is the response we received:
Writing something tangental to this as we speak but, yeah, there are like a handful of full-time journalists left in the biz at this point and I imagine most are trying to avoid burning out while covering this colossal hellscape of an industry.
I admit I no longer know who these “Game journalists should [verb noun]” articles and takes are supposed to be for. Game journalists should have jobs again! And the ones who remain should be allowed to do more than regurgitate guides for pennies on the word! But if wishes were horses, etc.
December 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Writing something tangental to this as we speak but, yeah, there are like a handful of full-time journalists left in the biz at this point and I imagine most are trying to avoid burning out while covering this colossal hellscape of an industry.
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Exciting news! Thanks to our sale, we've rocketed all the way up to over 4,900 paying subscribers. This means we can cross another goal, a regular columnist, off our list. We plan to sort out the exact specifics in our own time, but for now, who do you think would be a good fit?
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Exciting news! Thanks to our sale, we've rocketed all the way up to over 4,900 paying subscribers. This means we can cross another goal, a regular columnist, off our list. We plan to sort out the exact specifics in our own time, but for now, who do you think would be a good fit?
I’m just assuming all of your thanksgiving parade pictures were generated by AI.
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I’m just assuming all of your thanksgiving parade pictures were generated by AI.
Wild that this is Tarantino's final movie.
First look at Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Yuki’s Revenge’
• It’s a part of ‘Kill Bill’ that was never filmed
• Uma Thurman returns as The Bride
• Follows Yubari’s sister as she travels to the US to hunt down The Bride
• Animated by Fortnite
• Releasing on November 30
• It’s a part of ‘Kill Bill’ that was never filmed
• Uma Thurman returns as The Bride
• Follows Yubari’s sister as she travels to the US to hunt down The Bride
• Animated by Fortnite
• Releasing on November 30
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Wild that this is Tarantino's final movie.
Seems like Valve isn't budging on this, btw. Full statement below:
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Seems like Valve isn't budging on this, btw. Full statement below:
NEW: Indie studio Santa Ragione is facing closure after its surreal horror title, Horses, was barred from Steam ahead of its upcoming December release
The studio behind Saturnalia and Wheels of Aurelia said Valve has yet to adequately explain why an early version of Horses was blacklisted in 2023.
The studio behind Saturnalia and Wheels of Aurelia said Valve has yet to adequately explain why an early version of Horses was blacklisted in 2023.
Indie dev Santa Ragione facing closure after Steam ban
The Italian studio's upcoming horror title, Horses, has been barred from Steam ahead of its release in December.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
NEW: Indie studio Santa Ragione is facing closure after its surreal horror title, Horses, was barred from Steam ahead of its upcoming December release
The studio behind Saturnalia and Wheels of Aurelia said Valve has yet to adequately explain why an early version of Horses was blacklisted in 2023.
The studio behind Saturnalia and Wheels of Aurelia said Valve has yet to adequately explain why an early version of Horses was blacklisted in 2023.
Reposted by Chris Kerr
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
Reposted by Chris Kerr
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
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NEW: Ubisoft has unveiled a playable GenAI experience called 'Teammates.'
The R&D experiment was unveiled during a behind-closed-doors event in Paris this week and is part of a push to pioneer "the future of generative play."
Will have dev interviews next week, but for now here's the scoop:
The R&D experiment was unveiled during a behind-closed-doors event in Paris this week and is part of a push to pioneer "the future of generative play."
Will have dev interviews next week, but for now here's the scoop:
Ubisoft debuts playable generative AI experiment
The Assassin's Creed publisher has demonstrated how generative AI could materialize within its video games.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
NEW: Ubisoft has unveiled a playable GenAI experience called 'Teammates.'
The R&D experiment was unveiled during a behind-closed-doors event in Paris this week and is part of a push to pioneer "the future of generative play."
Will have dev interviews next week, but for now here's the scoop:
The R&D experiment was unveiled during a behind-closed-doors event in Paris this week and is part of a push to pioneer "the future of generative play."
Will have dev interviews next week, but for now here's the scoop:
Lovely. Now how about opening up Railcards to all ages and actually holding rail operators to account so our trains run on time?
November 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Lovely. Now how about opening up Railcards to all ages and actually holding rail operators to account so our trains run on time?
NEW: Ubisoft has unveiled a playable GenAI experience called 'Teammates.'
The R&D experiment was unveiled during a behind-closed-doors event in Paris this week and is part of a push to pioneer "the future of generative play."
Will have dev interviews next week, but for now here's the scoop:
The R&D experiment was unveiled during a behind-closed-doors event in Paris this week and is part of a push to pioneer "the future of generative play."
Will have dev interviews next week, but for now here's the scoop:
Ubisoft debuts playable generative AI experiment
The Assassin's Creed publisher has demonstrated how generative AI could materialize within its video games.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
NEW: Ubisoft has unveiled a playable GenAI experience called 'Teammates.'
The R&D experiment was unveiled during a behind-closed-doors event in Paris this week and is part of a push to pioneer "the future of generative play."
Will have dev interviews next week, but for now here's the scoop:
The R&D experiment was unveiled during a behind-closed-doors event in Paris this week and is part of a push to pioneer "the future of generative play."
Will have dev interviews next week, but for now here's the scoop:
Reposted by Chris Kerr
UPDATE: Tencent completes €1.16 billion investment in Ubisoft subsidiary, Vantage Studios.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said the closing of the deal "crystallizes the value of our world-class IPs and marks a pivotal milestone in Ubisoft’s ongoing transformation."
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said the closing of the deal "crystallizes the value of our world-class IPs and marks a pivotal milestone in Ubisoft’s ongoing transformation."
Ubisoft confirms €1.16 billion Tencent investment in new subsidiary is 'imminent'
Ubisoft confirms €1.16 billion Tencent investment in new subsidiary is 'imminent'
The French company said the deal is 'on track to close in the coming days,' marking the start of a new era at the Assassin's Creed publisher.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
UPDATE: Tencent completes €1.16 billion investment in Ubisoft subsidiary, Vantage Studios.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said the closing of the deal "crystallizes the value of our world-class IPs and marks a pivotal milestone in Ubisoft’s ongoing transformation."
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said the closing of the deal "crystallizes the value of our world-class IPs and marks a pivotal milestone in Ubisoft’s ongoing transformation."
Latest Ubisoft financials confirm the company reduced its global headcount by around 1,500 employees over the past year.
That isn't entirely down to layoffs (of which there have been quite a few), but still underlines the scale of the downsizing at the Assassin's Creed publisher.
That isn't entirely down to layoffs (of which there have been quite a few), but still underlines the scale of the downsizing at the Assassin's Creed publisher.
November 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Latest Ubisoft financials confirm the company reduced its global headcount by around 1,500 employees over the past year.
That isn't entirely down to layoffs (of which there have been quite a few), but still underlines the scale of the downsizing at the Assassin's Creed publisher.
That isn't entirely down to layoffs (of which there have been quite a few), but still underlines the scale of the downsizing at the Assassin's Creed publisher.