As Helldivers 2 players report mystery blue laser beams and Illuminate sightings, its director is gaslighting again: “Blue beams aren’t real, they can’t hurt you”

What you need to know Over the last several days, Helldivers 2 players have reported (and posted gameplay footage of) mysterious blue laser beams sailing across or falling from the sky and damaging or killing players. Some argue that these are just munition deflections off of armor that are being seen at off-angles, though if […]

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Helldivers 2 director addresses “inexcusable behavior” from devs amid balance patch criticisms: “This is not a message that the studio stands behind”

What you need to know Helldivers 2’s long-awaited first balance patch came this week on Wednesday morning, but nerfs to popular weapons and a lack of buffs to compensate left many frustrated and disappointed.  The situation quickly grew heated when a few members of the Helldivers development team made some comments that were perceived as […]

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Helldivers 2 director addresses “inexcusable behavior” from devs amid balance patch criticisms: “This is not a message that the studio stands behind”

What you need to know Helldivers 2’s long-awaited first balance patch came this week on Wednesday morning, but nerfs to popular weapons and a lack of buffs to compensate left many frustrated and disappointed.  The situation quickly grew heated when a few members of the Helldivers development team made some comments that were perceived as […]

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Blizzard’s Overwatch 2 director responds as major upcoming change sends shockwaves through the community: “It was a mistake to talk about this lone change out of context”

What you need to know The Overwatch 2 community got a major shock recently when developer Blizzard announced plans to give tank and damage heroes self-healing in Season 9. This will be a “modified, tuned-down version of the support self-healing passive,” enabling tank and damage heroes to slowly heal after a few seconds of avoiding […]

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Lies of P director praises Xbox Game Pass and its marketing efforts for supporting a new IP

What you need to know Ji Won Choi, the director of Lies of P, recently praised Xbox Game Pass during an interview on Game Rant, stating it helped the game gain a massive player base. Lies of P is a Soulslike reimagining of Pinocchio where the player must save the city of Krat from a […]

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Arkane Lyon director shares first official concept art for upcoming Xbox title Marvel’s Blade

What you need to know Marvel’s Blade is a third-person superhero game being developed by Arkane Lyon, one of the studios under ZeniMax Media.  Marvel’s Blade was announced with a teaser trailer during the Game Awards 2023.  Co-creative director Sebastien Mitton shared the first official concept art for the game, showing Paris under siege by […]

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Baldur’s Gate 3 director shares GOTY acceptance speech he wanted to give at The Game Awards, but couldn’t: “Whereto and how we journey are what matter and what we remember”

What you need to know Baldur’s Gate 3, the critically acclaimed D&D-style RPG from Larian Studios, took home Game of the Year and five other awards during The Game Awards last week. However, like other winners at the show, director Swen Vincke’s acceptance speech was cut off by a restrictive 30-second time limit. A week […]

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Lies of P’s director confirms DLC and a sequel have begun development

What you need to know Lies of P’s director, Ji Won Choi, has outlined future plans for the game during a new ‘Director’s Letter’ video. In the video, Ji Won Choi confirms that NEOWIZ has begun work on DLC for Lies of P and a sequel. In addition, Lies of P shall receive a huge […]

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Driven by Lee Jae-yong, two more Samsung branches adopt an Outside Director system

Samsung is adopting a “Senior Outside Director” system for two more of its branches, SDI and SDS. The decision, spearheaded by Lee Jae-yong, was reportedly made on October 26, as the company inaugurated Lee’s first anniversary as a Chairman. Samsung Electronics’ Board of Directors comprises five Executive Directors and six Independent Directors — also known […]

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Chris Metzen is back at Blizzard as World of Warcraft’s new Executive Creative Director

What you need to know Chris Metzen has been announced as the new Executive Creative Director for the Warcraft universe. Metzen left Blizzard in 2016, but rejoined the company at the end of 2022 in a part-time advisor role. Blizzard shared that Metzen’s new role will be full time and involve supporting the World of […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Read the internal memo ‘Starfield’ director Todd Howard just shared across Microsoft, Xbox, and Bethesda

The early access launch of Starfield is imminent, and discussions online about the game are heating up. Starfield is among Microsoft’s most important Xbox exclusives in recent years, built by the legendary software house behind The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Fallout 3 and 4, and various other industry-defining titles. Led by Bethesda’s own Todd Howard, […]

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Starfield director Todd Howard has mostly played the game on Xbox Series S and it’s “great”

What you need to know Todd Howard is Bethesda’s director for the highly anticipated Starfield RPG.  He recently revealed that he’s been playing Starfield on the Xbox Series S since his kids have claimed the Series X for themselves.  According to him, the space adventure runs “great” on Series S. Only a few days ago […]

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Overwatch 2 director on scrapped PvE co-op Hero Mode: ‘This has been hard for us’

What you need to know Overwatch 2 Game Director Aaron Keller has written a new “Director’s Take” blog post in which he reflects on the game’s development and Blizzard’s decision to scrap its planned PvE co-op Hero Mode. Keller clarified that Story Missions are still coming in Season 6, and that only the mode with […]

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Netflix Games hires former Halo creative director for multiplatform AAA game

What you need to know Joseph Staten previously worked on a number of games, including Destiny and multiple Halo titles, including most recently Halo Infinite.  Staten announced that is joining Netflix Games as a creative director on a new AAA multiplatform game.  Netflix is continuing to expand its gaming division, acquiring three studios in the […]

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Halo Franchise Director Frank O’Connor may have left Microsoft

What you need to know Halo Franchise Creative Director Frank O’Connor may have left Microsoft after working on the series for almost 20 years. O’Connor’s LinkedIn suggests that he’s no longer working with Microsoft and 343 Industries on Halo, though this hasn’t been confirmed officially. O’Connor has been involved with Halo since 2004, working with […]

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The Elder Scrolls Online: Shadow over Morrowind creative director discusses new Arcanist class, feedback, and more

The Elder Scrolls Online: Shadow over Morrowind is the next big yearly adventure for ZeniMax Online Studios. Central to this 2023 outing is The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom, which is the next summer expansion for the long-running MMORPG.  This expansion is taking players back to Morrowind, specifically, to the Telvanni Peninsula, with a story that […]

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Battlefield creative director departs, new studio Ridgeline Games developing next campaign

What you need to know Lars Gustavsson, creative director of the Battlefield franchise, is leaving DICE. Electronic Arts has revealed that the previously-unnamed studio being led by Marcus Lehto — co-creator of Halo and founder of the now-defunct V1 Interactive — is now named Ridgeline Games.  Ridgeline Games is based in Seattle and is working […]

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Former Microsoft director of user experience trashes Windows 11 Start menu

What you need to know A former director of user experience at Microsoft recently broke down the Start menu on Windows 11. His thread highlighted inconsistencies, confusing elements, and how he was “shocked by the user experience.” At one point, he said that a banner ad for the Bing Wallpaper app looked like it was […]

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Former Halo Infinite Art Director joins Team Kaiju to work on ‘an entirely new IP’

What you need to know Halo Infinite’s former Art Director Nicolas “Sparth” Bouvier has joined the development studio Team Kaiju. Team Kaiju is currently working on an unannounced live service shooter game. The studio is led by Scott Warner and Rositza Zagortcheva, both of which have significant experience in leadership positions for games like Halo […]

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Halo Infinite’s Art Director has left 343 Industries

What you need to know Halo Infinite’s Art Director, Nicolas “Sparth” Bouvier, has departed from 343 Industries. After 14 years of working on Halo, Bouvier said that he has “decided to pursue other opportunities outside of 343 Industries and Microsoft.” Bouvier has worked on Halo 4, Halo 5: Guardians, and Halo Infinite, and has also […]

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