Last year, Chris Stockman–the original design director for Saints Row–told fans that he was working on a pitch to return the franchise to its roots. Now, Stockman isn’t holding out much hope for a revival and believes the franchise is “dead.”Stockman made his original remarks on Discord, which have since…

Xbox players and industry observers were surprised last week when Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer announced his retirement, with Xbox president Sarah Bond also announcing plans to leave the company. Now, Bond has shared her reasons for stepping away from the company.In a lengthy post on her LinkedIn page, Bond…

30 years ago Toy Story chronicled a generational conflict between an old-timey pull-string doll and a fancy new one with buttons. The two toys learned to get along. This week a trailer for Toy Story 5 arrived showing both toys enacting a Butlerian Jihad against tablets. While I agree on…

In a recent interview, Overwatch associate game director Alec Dawson confirmed that new hero Jetpack Cat is going to be receiving some substantial nerfs in the coming weeks. The next round of Overwatch nerfs will be focused around two specific Jetpack Cat perks, ones that arguably make her more of…

Tencent-backed TiMi Montreal is shutting down less than five years after opening and without ever shipping a game. It appears to be the latest casualty of Chinese publishers pulling back on investment in North American studios. As first reported by Game File, news of the closure began to trickle out…

Todd Howard has revealed that Fallout 76 is the release he is the most proud of across his long career in game development, eclipsing the likes of Oblivion, Skyrim, and Fallout 3 and 4. Howard explained his reasons for choosing Fallout 76 above other titles which feel like more obvious…