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Adrian Werner, 10 November 2023, 04:27

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III's campaign is getting terrible reviews. It turns out that Activision Blizzard executives are to blame, having given the devs less than a year and a half to complete the project.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 09 November 2023, 16:09

Deformed faces, flying heroes and dancing Kratos. Sony, on the occasion of the anniversary of the release of God of War: Ragnarok, showed the funny mistakes that occurred during the game's development.

Jacob Blazewicz, 31 October 2023, 02:25

The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall was created in pains, and its failure could end the history not only of the entire iconic RPG series, but also of its creators.

Jacob Blazewicz, 26 October 2023, 06:28

The problems of the Total War series and its developers by no means began this year or last year. The latest leaks indicate that studio executives gambled on increasing player spending at the expense of IPs development.

Kamil Kleszyk, 25 October 2023, 02:21

Former Bethesda employee Bruce Nesmith claims that the developers' hubris was the cause of Fallout 76's abysmal quality at launch.

Adrian Werner, 22 October 2023, 13:42

Credible reports have appeared online explaining the reason for the abysmal quality of Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

Hubert Sledziewski, 11 October 2023, 13:26

The developers of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum have denied rumors that an apology for the game's condition was written by ChatGPT. They also referred to various allegations supposed to explain the failure.

Hubert Sledziewski, 09 October 2023, 13:58

The apology from The Lord of the Rings: Gollum devs for the game's condition was allegedly written by ChatGPT - in addition, without their knowledge or consent. Former employees of Daedalic Entertainment explain why this project was doomed from the start.

Kamil Kleszyk, 01 October 2023, 22:37

Starfield helped players discover the secrets of rendering rain in video games. Reveal of the „big secret” became a source of jokes for the developers.

Kamil Kleszyk, 27 September 2023, 13:17

According to the initial vision of Starfield's developers, planetary exploration in the game was to be much more challenging. Todd Howard revealed why this concept was abandoned.

Jacob Blazewicz, 11 September 2023, 23:40

Starfield could have been richer with „hundreds of ideas” (including the landscape from Fallout 3) that ultimately didn't make it into the game due to the COVID-19 pandemic, among other things.

Adam Adamczyk, 26 July 2023, 14:55

Larian has hired intimate scene coordinators to work on Baldur's Gate 3, one of the first situations of its kind in the game industry.

Jacob Blazewicz, 29 June 2023, 16:00

Star Wars: Eclipse will not be released any time soon. Recent leaks suggest that Quantic Dream is still struggling with the Star Wars game.

Adam Celarek, 27 June 2023, 19:05

A representative of CD Projekt RED recently gave an interview to GamesIndustry.biz. In it, the developer mentions the difficult process of rebuilding trust of gamers and shares general plans for the future.

Adrian Werner, 20 June 2023, 15:54

An interesting article appeared online, in which developers explained the reasons for the poor quality of many PC ports released this year and the methods that can be used to avoid such situations.

Hubert Sledziewski, 18 June 2023, 13:47

David Mullich, director of Heroes of Might and Magic 3, told us about how the game's lead designer, Greg Fulton left the development team. 'I think that he received some death threats from some of the fans [...],' he said.

Maciej Gaffke, 01 June 2023, 16:36

Jason Schreier decided to look for the reasons for Redfall's poor quality. The journalist talked to people who were involved in the development of the game.

Jakub Tarchala, 31 May 2023, 13:25

Battlefield 2042 was written off, but it brings hope for a better future, according to Joakim Bodin, a former senior engineer at DICE, who knows the Battlefield series inside out.

Jakub Tarchala, 30 May 2023, 13:11

The Witcher 4 is a unique undertaking - almost as many people are already working on the game as on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. In addition, Adam Kicinski comments on rumors that CD Projekt would be acquired by Sony.

Kamil Kleszyk, 07 May 2023, 22:35

The screenwriters' strike currently underway in the United States is gaining momentum. It turns out that also in the video game industry, narrative writers do not have an easy life. The co-author of the Dragon Age series talked about the behind-the-scenes of the difficult work at BioWare.

Jakub Tarchala, 25 April 2023, 13:30

Former president of SIE Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, has commented on the increase in the cost of game development over the past 12 years. It costs almost 5 times as much today to create a AAA game as it did in 2010.

Hubert Sledziewski, 13 February 2023, 12:58

Psychonauts 2 is creative, chaotic and fun. The development process of the game was similar - except without the fun part. Check out the incredibly long video by Tim Schafer and his team.

Sonia Selerska, 01 December 2022, 16:02

Colin Macdonald has admitted that the first GTA was considered by the developers themselves to be an unsuccessful game. The iconic series was said to have been remade from a failed game about dinosaurs.

Jakub Tarchala, 21 November 2022, 13:33

The 'fall' of Twitter has encouraged game developers and players to share tricks implemented in various games. The 'sins' of the developers of The Witcher 3, Far Cry 6, Outer Wilds and a couple of other titles were described.

Adrian Werner, 06 November 2022, 20:10

Reports have surfaced online about the problems of the studio working on Atomic Heart. Developers are said to be complaining about crunch, unpaid bonuses and a lot of chaos in production.

Jacob Blazewicz, 25 October 2022, 11:50

Blizzard Entertainment's veterans were said to be reluctant to create a F2P Diablo, which Activision requested shortly after acquiring the studio.

Adam Adamczyk, 11 October 2022, 17:08

Quantic Lab, the company involved in testing of Cyberpunk 2077, was alleged to have knowingly lied to the developer about the experience of its employees. The affair is making waves.

Kamil Kleszyk, 25 September 2022, 16:10

Studio responsible for, among other things, the hit game Cyberpunk 2077, has released an interesting video. In the course of the material, employees reminisce about the good and the slightly worse moments in CD Projekt RED's history.

Jakub Tarchala, 01 September 2022, 14:23

The founder and former creative director of Arkane Studios has brought to the surface an inconvenient for Bethesda, yet interesting fact about the 2017 game Prey.

Jakub Tarchala, 18 August 2022, 14:02

The co-founder of Avalanche revealed how the studio's cooperation with Disney and Marvel worked out. The policies of these companies may have led the developer to trouble.

Kamil Kleszyk, 02 June 2022, 10:59

Amie Loake, a producer working on Fable, has spoken out on rumors that Playground Games is downsizing the project due to issues with the game engine, among other things.

Jacob Blazewicz, 27 May 2022, 16:47

'The Witcher 4' is only at the pre-production stage, but quite a few employees of CD Projekt RED are already involved in the game.

Agnes Adamus, 22 May 2022, 16:50

Blizzard employees revealed behind the scenes of work on Diablo 3. Turns out that there were plans to implement LoL-like PvP mode in the game.

Adrian Werner, 16 May 2022, 14:10

We learned what caused the failure of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake and forced the project to be taken away from Ubisoft's division located in India.

Adam Adamczyk, 11 May 2022, 13:25

Gabe Newell didn't want Left 4 Dead to include zombies. The screenwriter talked about the game in an extensive interview.

Michael Zegar, 30 April 2022, 21:15

Jez Corden from Windows Central says that the new Forza Motorsport is currently in beta and we will most likely see it at the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase. The journalist also revealed what other Microsoft announcements we can expect in June.

Patrick Kubiak, 02 April 2022, 16:58

State of Decay 3 is still in pre-production. The reason is due to internal problems at Undead Labs, which is rumored to be a toxic place to work.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 23 March 2022, 13:59

The work on new Fable may be plagued by problems. According to the latest reports, Playground Games lacks employees with proper knowledge.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 09 March 2022, 11:29

According to a former developer at Amazon Games, Crucible was doomed to fail from the start. It was influenced by, among other things, poor work organization.

Jacob Blazewicz, 24 February 2022, 11:46

BioWare has confirmed the current status of Dragon Age IV. Work on the game is progressing, although the project has lost an executive producer.

Jacob Blazewicz, 17 February 2022, 13:20

The father of BioShock isn't the only one allegedly having problems with the new game. According to rumors, 2K Games is also not happy with the progress on BioShock 4.

Jacob Blazewicz, 11 February 2022, 15:18

Team17 is in trouble even after NFTs got removed from the Worms series. Employees of the British developer are said to complain of low pay, problems with their bosses and harassment.

Adrian Werner, 11 February 2022, 11:15

The studio responsible for Homeworld 3, Blackbird Interactive, has followed in the footsteps of Eidos Montreal and switched to a 4-day workweek.

Jacob Blazewicz, 24 January 2022, 12:31

Escaping in a spaceship during the end of the world - that's what the Assassin's Creed finale was supposed to look like a decade ago.

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 January 2022, 16:58

Five years full of crunch and problems with an untested engine - that's what the development of LEGO Star Wars: Skywalker Saga looked like, according to the latest information.

Miriam Moszczynska, 31 December 2021, 11:41

Rumors about Bully 2 pop up in the media every now and then. However, according to Rockstar Games employees, the game has been in a deadlock ever since 2009.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 20 December 2021, 13:51

One of Cyberpunk 2077's developers has explained the reasons for the lack of police chases in the game. The answer quickly sparked controversy among gamers.

Paul Musiolik, 13 December 2021, 14:48

We may be able to play Star Wars Eclipse only in a few years. Devs at Quantic Dream allegledly has problems with the game engine and finding proper employees.

Adrian Werner, 13 December 2021, 14:38

According to recent reports, work on GTA 6 is going so chaotically that the finished game may disappoint many people.

Adrian Werner, 08 December 2021, 13:52

Well-known insider Tom Henderson described the chaos that reigned during the development of Battlefield 2042. He also pointed out the reasons why the game failed.