“I felt like playing 30 hours of story mode was actually the tutorial”: Too many RPGs and JRPGs end after their combat really gets good, Vampire Survivors creator says, which is where the roguelike formula is so great

September 14, 2025 / admin / retro news

“I mean, it comes from someone who made Vampire Survivors. Of course I think it’s the natural course of a game.”

2019

“They did not want to allow this to happen”: Battlefield 6 lead says the controversial Battlefield 2042, which once had just 21% positive Steam reviews, even disappointed its devs

September 14, 2025 / admin / retro news

Battlefield 2042 was one of the worst-reviewed games in Steam history

2019

Battlefield 6 goes back to 64 players per match because 2042’s 128-person matches “just didn’t catch on,” design director admits: “Look, we try stuff. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t”

September 14, 2025 / admin / retro news

“We do what the players want”

2019

Free-to-play League of Legends fighting game 2XKO “went back into R&D mode” after the initial reveal, producer says, which was both “awkward” and “the right call”

September 14, 2025 / admin / retro news

Producer Tom Cannon ultimately thinks it was worth it

2019

The “elegant design” of Super Mario Bros levels has inspired devs for over 40 years, but it was Super Mario 64’s 3D leap that was a “watershed moment”

September 14, 2025 / admin / retro news

The Magic of Mario | Mario could have all the appeal as a character, but without engaging worlds to explore he wouldn’t be much of a star – Nintendo’s divine design has been key

2019

Cillian Murphy addresses Voldemort rumors for Harry Potter TV series

September 14, 2025 / admin / retro news

“It’s just really hard to follow anything Ralph Fiennes does.”

2019

DC fans are debating whether one iconic aspect of Batman’s suit works in live-action

September 14, 2025 / admin / retro news

The look needs to be just right when it comes to the Dark Knight

2019

Star Wars fans are discussing what makes Palpatine such a good villain: “He’s just evil. And it is damn entertaining”

September 14, 2025 / admin / retro news

The Empire’s head honcho still hits after all these years.

2019

The Witcher returns as Liam Hemsworth in new teaser for season 4

September 14, 2025 / admin / retro news

The White Wolf has a new look, but is still in the fight for the highly anticipated new chapter

2019

“I see a lot of publishers I don’t like”: Vampire Survivors creator made his own publisher to “share the luck” and says too many companies “try to exploit the platforms just to make money”

September 13, 2025 / admin / retro news

“I definitely see the publishing business more from the point of view of making games”

2019

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“I felt like playing 30 hours of story mode was actually the tutorial”: Too many RPGs and JRPGs end after their combat really gets good, Vampire Survivors creator says, which is where the roguelike formula is so great

“They did not want to allow this to happen”: Battlefield 6 lead says the controversial Battlefield 2042, which once had just 21% positive Steam reviews, even disappointed its devs

Battlefield 6 goes back to 64 players per match because 2042’s 128-person matches “just didn’t catch on,” design director admits: “Look, we try stuff. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t”

Free-to-play League of Legends fighting game 2XKO “went back into R&D mode” after the initial reveal, producer says, which was both “awkward” and “the right call”

The “elegant design” of Super Mario Bros levels has inspired devs for over 40 years, but it was Super Mario 64’s 3D leap that was a “watershed moment”

Cillian Murphy addresses Voldemort rumors for Harry Potter TV series

DC fans are debating whether one iconic aspect of Batman’s suit works in live-action

Star Wars fans are discussing what makes Palpatine such a good villain: “He’s just evil. And it is damn entertaining”

The Witcher returns as Liam Hemsworth in new teaser for season 4

“I see a lot of publishers I don’t like”: Vampire Survivors creator made his own publisher to “share the luck” and says too many companies “try to exploit the platforms just to make money”