Disco Elysium creator ZA/UM is looking for artists with “a love of sci-fi and video games” and the ability to create “non-earth environments”. As spotted by the eagle-eyed members of the Disco Elysium subreddit, job listings for three new artistic positions at the studio are perhaps hinting what themes and motifs may be apparent in […]
The video game industry is suffering from a COVID hangover even a bottle of Pedialyte and a bacon, egg, and cheese can’t fix. After explosive growth throughout the pandemic, game sales are finally plummeting back to Earth. Both Microsoft (MSFT) and Sony (SONY), two of the world’s leading game companies, revealed this week that their […]
Fresh from a drag performance featuring a gender-swapped Mario and Princess Peach chasing each other around on stage, after watching a burlesque performer disrobe to the Tetris theme, I am standing at the bar waiting for a drink, surrounded by people in fabulous outfits. Famous drag queen Asstina Mandella is here in a stunning dress; […]
Tülay McNally, director of inclusive design at Electronic Arts, chooses her words carefully as we chat about creating diverse characters for video games. Raised in Germany, McNally is no stranger to the international video game industry. She worked at Square Enix, Sega, and Bioware before joining EA. McNally’s team at EA assists with the development […]
It pays to get physical Downloading games is far more convenient than buying them on a disc these days but if you play on consoles, buying a physical copy often costs substantially less – especially a few weeks or months after a game comes out. Use a price comparison website such as Best-Game-Price.co.uk, which lists […]
U Sein Lin, a retired history teacher in Myanmar, had never played a video game in his life. But about a month ago, while scrolling through Facebook, he stumbled on War of Heroes — The PDF Game. He has been playing it nearly nonstop ever since. For Mr. Sein Lin, 72, killing virtual Myanmar troops […]
As a hobby, video gaming can get some bad press when it comes to its effects on our physical and mental health – and it has been well established that sitting still all day isn’t especially good for us. However, done in moderation, there are upsides to video gaming. A new study suggests that hours […]
The 10 Worst Video Games of 2022… So Far Earlier this week, we shared the 10 best video games that have been released during the first half of 2022. Kirby and the Forgotten Land, TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, and 8 other gems have given gamers plenty of gaming goodness to enjoy this year. But with the […]
Comment on this story Comment The United States government’s most high-level foray into video game diplomacy concluded its first school year last month. A total of 450 students from across the United States, Israel, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain participated in the 10-week program, Game Exchange, completing a total of 170 new video games based […]
Even so, frustrations are mounting among employees who want their companies to speak up. A recent report from Kotaku highlighted grievances from employees of ZeniMax Media subsidiaries Bethesda and Arkane who call the company’s lack of response “deafening.” A source at a different major Texas-based studio, who requested anonymity in order to speak freely, tells […]
