Bethesda Game Studios recently revisited their 2006 RPG with The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, approaching the project with careful consideration of “what to modernize and what not to modernize,” a strategy the studio felt ultimately “just makes sense.” According to Bethesda’s studio director, Tom Mustaine, the game’s enduring appeal comes from the way it … Read more
The Sims 4 community is reeling as Anadius, the infamous “pirate king” behind the Sims 4 Updater, seemingly vanishes from social media, leaving his beloved DLC unlocker tool defunct. For context, Anadius created the Sims 4 Updater, a tool that allowed players to unlock nearly all The Sims 4 expansions and kits for free—saving users … Read more
Ubisoft is doubling down on generative AI, integrating it across all its studios and offices. CEO Yves Guillemot says the company’s new AI companion initiative, Teammates, exemplifies the direction Ubisoft wants to take in the coming years. Teammates is the next evolution of Project Neo NPC, first showcased last year as a hybrid NPC chatbot. … Read more
It’s rare to hear an actor, especially one known for video game roles, speak positively about generative AI in acting. Yet Jim High, who voices the antagonist Erik in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, envisions a future where AI can enhance creative work without replacing human jobs. Speaking to GamesRadar+, High acknowledges both the potential and … Read more
Extraction shooters continue to be popular, especially following the success of ARC Raiders. KRAFTON is now entering the genre with PUBG: Black Budget, a first-person tactical extraction shooter, and a Closed Alpha Test is coming soon. Here’s how you can sign up to participate and provide feedback to the developers: Sign Up for the Closed … Read more
Doug Cockle, the voice of Geralt in The Witcher, agrees that 2025 has been a great year for gaming, but he singles out Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as a standout. Speaking to GamesRadar+, he called it “such a beautifully written game, and beautifully conceived and achieved.” While there have been many notable releases this year, … Read more
Ahead of the release of Blood of Dawnwalker next year, Rebel Wolves founder and The Witcher 3 director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz has made it clear that he doesn’t want the studio to grow significantly. This approach isn’t just a response to industry uncertainty—it’s also a deliberate creative decision. Tomaszkiewicz explained the advantages of maintaining a relatively … Read more
One of the most frustrating aspects of Borderlands 4’s loot system has been the way class mods almost never dropped for your current character, often leaving you with mods that were completely unusable unless you had a different character of the right class. Gearbox has finally addressed this issue in their latest patch. According to … Read more
In the free-to-play, open-world action-adventure RPG Where Winds Meet, players are facing an unexpected menace: demonic geese. The game topped 2 million players on its first day, and now these birds—normally harmless environmental creatures—have turned into vicious, unstoppable threats, reminiscent of the notorious Cucco from The Legend of Zelda. The goose problem has become so … Read more
A former Square Enix executive has suggested that Yoko Taro, director of the acclaimed Nier series, faces challenges getting new games made because his audience isn’t large enough to justify the costs—excluding the big-selling Nier titles. At a recent panel at G-CON 2025 featuring Yoko Taro (Drakengard, Nier Automata) and Hideki Kamiya (Okami), Taro addressed … Read more