Why every game developer is mad right now, explained

Ghostrunner 2 is just a couple of weeks away now, hitting PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on October 26. Developer One More Level released the first Ghostrunner in 2020, and announced its sequel a year later. We saw some gameplay during a PlayStation Showcase earlier this year. But as fans of the first game know, the series' music is one of its best aspects and we haven't learned much about Ghostrunner 2's soundtrack yet – until now. 

There’s no such thing as too much anime.

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Video games can be pricey. We probably don’t have to tell you that. But this latest generation of video game console platforms also came with a new standard for AAA video games. Rather than spending the $59.99 for a new game, we’re forced to dig deeper into our pockets. New AAA titles will cost players $69.99, so that can leave a bit of a sting. This just means that consumers will have to be more selective on what games they want to pick up at launch and what titles to put on the back burner.

Cyberpunk 2077 has hit its second-highest Steam player count since its disastrous launch in 2020.

Your Windows registry is not the sort of place you want game code to be constantly adding a whole bunch of unnecessary data to, but that's exactly what Kerbal Space Program 2 has been doing. Presumably since it launched into Early Access, too.

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There's just something special about horror video games — whether it's the visceral feeling of narrowly escaping death in or the sinking feeling that occurs when hiding in a dark corner in , the horror game genre can evoke feelings that no other game genre can. While the freedom of choice is certainly appreciated, especially for self-proclaimed gore hounds, there are so many titles it can make settling on which games to invest time into a harder endeavor than one would think.

Last week, just about everyone in the games business was mad at Unity over a new, retroactive per-install fee for games made with the engine. Unity developers raised troubling question after troubling question about the proposal: How would installs be counted? What if someone reinstalls a game over and over? What about cases where a developer could end up paying Unity more than they made from selling their game? After over a week of turmoil, Unity has announced that it's walking back the most objectionable aspects of the fee.

There are several cross-platform games, like and , that allow players to try out titles with friends on different console families and even continue their gameplay on an entirely different device. Cross-platform is a broader term for games that have cross-play or cross-save functionality. While cross-play allows them to play with or against players on other platforms, cross-save allows them to share their profiles and saves across several platforms, thus allowing them to start playing on PlayStation and continue their experience on mobile, for instance.

Today's Xbox Digital Broadcast from Tokyo Game Show 2023 highlighted and revealed a slew of varied titles heading to the Game Pass subscription service in the coming months, ranging from first party games like Forza Motorsport, to pixel art adventures and day-one major releases from the Yakuza franchise.

Starfield hasn’t been out in the wild for very long, but that hasn’t stopped modders already taking the time to change and — in some cases — improve the game for PC players. From a much more detailed inventory UI to adding DLSS and even adding the PlayStation Studios splash screen to the start of the game (yes, seriously!), there are already some great mods worth a look.