Money-hating creator of one of the highest-rated roguelikes in Steam history says "oops I made a second game" in the most casual reveal of 2024

Review aggregation website Metacritic has revealed the results of its 14th annual Game Publisher Rankings.

Some of 's creators have talked about the challenges they faced when developing the game, and how they pulled off the impressive technical feat of making the entire game world physics-driven. Ultimately, such an idea paid off, with Link's Ultrahand ability becoming one of the more entertaining elements of the game, as players could essentially build anything they wanted, with many items ranging from genius to bizarre being shared on social media following the game's launch.

Today, Remedy released its latest quarterly report for the period between October and December 2023. Despite the successful launch of Alan Wake 2, which was the fastest-selling game ever made by the studio even launching in a highly competitive release window, Q4 2023 marked a decrease in both revenue and profitability compared to 2022 due to significantly increased investments in the other game projects and to the impairment charge cost (€ -7.2 million) related to the reboot of the free-to-play Project Vanguard, from now on known as Kestrel.

Striking Distance Studios, the developer behind the 2022 survival horror game The Callisto Protocol, has announced an action roguelike spinoff codenamed ‘Project Birdseye.’ The team released a short preview along with the news.

As original RuneScape creator Andrew Gower marches toward the release of his new MMO, Brighter Shores, later this year, he's comforted by the fact that his small team of just eight developers only has to answer to themselves.

A fan excited for Dragon's Dogma 2 is putting in the work to ensure their character looks the part for the RPG's upcoming release—27 hours of work, to be exact.

Gaming accessory manufacturer Performance Design Products (PDP) has officially been acquired by the Turtle Beach Corporation.

I'm struck by the fact that I've spent exactly half of my life, a full 15 years, waiting on a new anime adaptation for Spice and Wolf, and now it's finally airing next month via Crunchyroll. 

Astlibra Revision is a genre-blending, timeline-hopping experience that makes the usual JRPG plot of steadily escalating toward fighting god look downright tame. It feels like reading a '90s sci-fantasy manga in a wind tunnel. It's also infuriatingly difficult to explain without spoiling the crap out of it (I gave it a try in 2022). That girl in the above image? I cannot begin to describe her character arc. 

Fan demakes are a popular genre on platforms like itch.io. They distil the essence of a beloved IP and marry it to the limitations of older platforms to create something entirely new.

The critically acclaimed roguelike title Hades is scheduled to debut on Netflix's gaming platform on March 19. It will be available to play on iPhone and iPad via Netflix Games. Officially released in 2020 for the PC and Switch, Hades quickly managed to capture the hearts of many gamers with its charming presentation and unique take on Greek mythology.

Balatro, 2024's latest viral hit, is currently unavailable in digital stores of certain consoles due to a new ratings issue. Those who already own Balatro should be unaffected, according to the game's publisher.