Latest articles by Iain Harris
How do you make an impossibly dense MMO friendly to new players? Warframe dev says you just keep trying: "I don't think we've ever quite got that 100% right"
News "If Warframe is Disney, we're putting in new rides every year or maybe even every quarter"
Cyberpunk 2077 dev thinks the RPG is a "much better game" for having gone through its notoriously messy launch: "We ended up pushing so much energy in this game"
News "If the success of the game would have been what we originally expected, would it be the same game that we're playing today? I don't think so"
Dying Light: The Beast delayed 4 weeks to allow for extra polish: "Our experience has shown how important the first impression is"
News Techland aims to fine-tune gameplay balance, increase physics quality, tweak cutscenes and player animations further, and more
Todd Howard joins fans mourning "the driving force in the creation of The Elder Scrolls and the foundations of Bethesda as a game studio," Julian LeFay: "Without Julian, we would not be here today"
News "His work and spirit will live on both in our memories and in our games."
Actor behind beloved Elden Ring, Baldur's Gate 3, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 characters puts her RPG hot streak down to "pure luck"
News Jennifer English says "it's more about the audience and the fans, and it's about how much they loved it," anyway
23 years in, Square Enix takes emergency action with classic MMO Final Fantasy 11 booming so hard amid discounts and a Final Fantasy 14 raid collab that worlds are spilling over
News "Overall player population has been trending upward recently"
"The beauty of open-world games is in the exploration," so Ghost of Yotei devs are aiming to solve Ghost of Tsushima's repetition problem
News Beauty and mini-games that feel like a "chore" don't really go together
Bethesda promises updates on Starfield "in the coming months," months after Todd Howard teased another story expansion like Shattered Space
News Reports also point to a PS5 release for the space RPG
Pokemon Legends Z-A is making amends for Scarlet and Violet's poor fashion game, though I can't say I'm not concerned about handing a Furfrou over to a Scyther for a trim
News Pokemon Legends Z-A fixes my biggest Scarlet and Violet bugbear
Doom co-creator John Romero says games like Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 are the future, because they "make AAA studios go, 'Wait a minute, we need to start doing this'''
News Despite the challenges facing the industry, Romero remains optimistic
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's gut-wrenching early twist started as a joke from an abandoned game, but the director greenlit it immediately: "I think it's very important for the themes"
News My heart . . .
Borderlands 4 devs say designing their dark interpretation of the Siren "was development hell," but now her look is "the chef's kiss to her action skills"
News "Goth girl" Vex is Gearbox's "darkest take" on the Siren formula yet
The best Amazon Prime Day gaming deals 2025: all the biggest offers still available
Deals Amazon Prime Day gaming deals are nearly here, these are the biggest offers from across the web right now.
Last-chance Amazon Prime Day iPad deals 2025: the biggest savings still live now
Deals Amazon Prime Day iPad deals will return on July 8, and this year's savings are already looking strong for the summer.
Last-chance Prime Day gaming laptop deals 2025: the biggest discounts I'd buy before they're gone
Deals Amazon Prime Day gaming laptop deals will return this summer, with RTX 40-Series and RTX 50-Series machines now settled on the shelves.
Final Fantasy 14's upcoming roguelike-style dungeon "will appeal to a more casual playstyle," but is still getting an additional "extra hard boss" so the MMO's more hardcore players don't find it "lacking"
News Pilgrim's Traverse's many floors have something for everyone
Final Fantasy 9 director goes full ape, says the JRPG's iconic Trance mechanic channels a Space Odyssey scene where apes use tools not as a new skill, "but rather a depiction of an ability they had always possessed being awakened"
News Absolute cinema
Final Fantasy 14 devs "struggling to find a balance between referencing past Final Fantasy games and introducing new content," but a new Gundam anime may be just the inspiration Yoshi-P needs
News Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX isn't afraid to ruffle some feathers
Baldur's Gate 3 Karlach actor says the biggest misconception around the Tiefling is that she's a "sweet" and "happy-go-lucky person": "She was a piece of work in hell"
News Samantha Béart says the fan favorite has been through a lot, okay?
A former Hytale dev is bringing other veterans let go from Hypixel Studios onboard to make a fantasy-themed Hytale mode for their eldritch horror survival sandbox game
News A new Vintage Story mode is going to look much different from what else is in early access
Final Fantasy 9 celebrates 25th anniversary with a short video, not news of the long-awaited JRPG remake fans wanted: "Do the remake already or leave me alone, Square Enix"
News Maybe next year?
The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann joins the chorus of industry praise for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 after rolling credits: "One of the most moving, creative stories I played in a long time"
News He's "in awe"
A Final Fantasy 14 raid so convoluted it's only been cleared 400 times in over 3 weeks is getting some much-needed changes early, with Square Enix deciding it outweighs "minor risks" of adding to the MMO's technical issues
News The Occult Crescent's Forked Tower encounter is getting some needed accessibility
Square Enix knows Final Fantasy 14 is losing players after Dawntrail and many still logging on are losing patience, president acknowledges concerns Yoshi-P is stretched thin carrying the whole Final Fantasy franchise
News President Takashi Kiryu backs the team to come together and get the MMO back to where fans want it to be
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