Crimson Desert is one of 2026's most successful releases. The game managed to sell over 6 million copies in just three months, and ended up being so profitable that its publisher ended up giving each employee at development studio Pearl Abyss a $3,400 bonus. Since launch, the dev has been committed to improving the game and correcting some of the more egregious issues that were present at launch. Read more
Category: Gaming
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Animal Crossing’s Biggest Competitor Officially Launches in December
HoYoverse announced the Petit Planet release date in a new trailer that highlights the life-sim's extensive customization options
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Rockstar developer union could end up over 1,600 workers strong and encompass nearly all UK staff below senior management, IWGB claim
As we've previously covered, a vote on recognition of a union made up of UK-based Rockstar Games devs is set to take place around GTA 6's console launch on November 19th. The Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) union, whom the Rockstar staff are working with in their efforts to organise, have now revealed just how many workers the Rockstar could end up encompassing if the recognition vote is successful. It's not a small number.
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Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls 3's online servers are temporarily going dark, FromSoftware announces
Things might get even darker over in the world of Lordran without those silly, only sometimes helpful notes left by other players. Developer FromSoftware has announced that it's temporarily closing Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls 3 servers because of an unspecified issue. Read more
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Phantom Blade Zero kicks off its launch with a day one patch that offers improvements to ray tracing and some bug fixes to boot
If you've been hankering for some video gamey wuxia shenanigans, today seems like a good day for it, given that Phantom Blade Zero has now been released unto the world (with a 145GB install size that's technically actually 300GB but only for a bit). And like many big games before it, it comes not quite finished, as a day one patch attends to some of the action game's issues… I think, anyway, there's been a promise of a day one patch but no clear indicator if it's actually arrived or not. I don't own it either, so I can't check. At least I can tell you what's in it!
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"A cold dead place that's slowly decaying" – EA employees reveal a culture of secrecy and terrible morale following layoffs
Last week, EA announced it's laying off 400 workers across multiple studios, cancelling projects and refocusing on its biggest money-makers. As part of that, EA closed down the iconic BioWare studio, letting go of most of its remaining staff of around 50 people. Read more