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Grand Theft Auto VI is one of the most anticipated video games of the decade, so @nytimes went to Scotland to learn about the ambitions of @RockstarGames. A major influence: Red Dead Redemption 2.
Here's a free gift link to our article: nytimes.com/2026/08/27/arts/…
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As part of a strategic shift, Microsoft is bringing the sci-fi game Halo to the Sony PlayStation. “Our biggest competition isn’t another console,” an Xbox executive said, adding, “We are competing more and more with everything from TikTok to movies.” nyti.ms/4o9xfQp
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For the 25th anniversary of The Sims, I spoke to the game's creator Will Wright about gods and ants.
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Eternal Strands (PC, PS5, Xbox - w/ Game Pass) is a great, smartly made third-person fantasy action game full of fun systems to tinker with
From my review, here's creative director Mike Laidlaw describing to me how they handle fire spells. So good!
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![“Fred’s always maintained the vision that with physics and a set of consistent rules, players should be able to be surprised by what just happened [in the game], but also work out -why- it just happened. “So, to that end, we took the approach that nothing in the game should be a custom ‘flame attack.’ It’s simply an attack that emits heat of X intensity over Y time. From there, the systems take over: the air is all voxel-based and temperature conducts and convects, and materials in the game (such as wood) have ignition points and their own statistics for how much more heat they emit when they burn. “That systemic approach, we think, lets the game be “playful” and surprising in ways that can be a lot of fun, in the moment to moment. You’re never quite sure all the outcomes of your actions, but there’s a sandbox just begging for you to experiment.”](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GioYs_-XsAIMI2J.png?name=orig)
ALT “Fred’s always maintained the vision that with physics and a set of consistent rules, players should be able to be surprised by what just happened [in the game], but also work out -why- it just happened. “So, to that end, we took the approach that nothing in the game should be a custom ‘flame attack.’ It’s simply an attack that emits heat of X intensity over Y time. From there, the systems take over: the air is all voxel-based and temperature conducts and convects, and materials in the game (such as wood) have ignition points and their own statistics for how much more heat they emit when they burn. “That systemic approach, we think, lets the game be “playful” and surprising in ways that can be a lot of fun, in the moment to moment. You’re never quite sure all the outcomes of your actions, but there’s a sandbox just begging for you to experiment.”
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I mostly had fun with Skate City: New York from @builtbysnowman! Here's my New York Times review!
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I'm back at it! I begin this year's series of New York Times game columns with the generally compelling #EnderMagnolia #bloominthemist from @BinaryHaze_EN. nytimes.com/2025/01/29/arts/…
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NEW: 2020's Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War cost $700 million to develop across its "lifecycle" (+ marketing)
I found that and budgets for other CoDs buried in a new court filing
People talk about soaring dev costs. These are the highest ever disclosed
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I interviewed @Neil_Druckmann on his first new story in nearly 15 years — what to expect from Intergalactic and a return to Naughty Dog's action-adventure roots ... 🧵
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@Neil_Druckmann, known for his work on The Last of Us, spoke with @nytimes about his next game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, which follows a bounty hunter in an alternative universe where space travel has significantly advanced by 1986. 1/3
The story, which takes inspiration from classic anime like "Akira" and "Cowboy Bebop," centers on a fictitious religion and “what happens when you put your faith in different institutions,” Druckmann said. 2/3
Druckmann said Intergalactic, which has been in development for four years, was a return to
@Naughty_Dog’s roots in the action-adventure genre that helped build the studio’s reputation with franchises like Crash Bandicoot. 3/3
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Here's my @nytimesarts review of Mario & Luigi: Brothership, which I liked, maybe more than most. nytimes.com/2024/11/04/arts/…
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I profiled @giantsparrow the studio behind What Remains of Edith Finch for @nytimes nytimes.com/2024/10/24/arts/…
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“Technology is not something that humankind can control. It is an event that has befallen the world.” —John Gray nytimes.com/2024/10/15/arts/…
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All of Derrick Henry's 10,000 rushing yards came after I wrote this speculative nonfiction in 2015. (LeSean McCoy also reached the threshold.)
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Your boy is in The NY Times, writing about Balatro and other video games that are cracking the classic deck of cards wide open
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Nearly 40 years after Link, a brave hero, first embarked on a mission to save Princess Zelda, she finally gets her due. Echoes of Wisdom makes Zelda the playable protagonist, and this time, she has to save Link and her beloved Hyrule from doom.
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Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Super Mario, Princess Zelda and Donkey Kong, spoke with the @nytimes about what makes Nintendo special as the playing card company turned global entertainment brand opens a museum in Kyoto, Japan.
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EXCLUSIVE: Ghost of Tsushima gets a sequel. @nytimes spoke with the developers about the new game, and turning Ghost into a bona fide franchise. And bears ...
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The developers of Ghost of Yotei told @nytimes that it's a story of "underdog vengeance" that will follow a new character across the sprawling grasslands and snowy tundras of northern Japan.