„This is crap. This is an unbelievably bad game.” Sony doubted first soulslike from Dark Souls devs, leaving FromSoftware disappointed
Before the release of Demon's Souls, Sony doubted the success of FromSoftware's game. For this reason, the developers didn't cooperate with the Japanese corporation in the development of the first Dark Souls.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
February 20, 2025
Leaked GTA San Andreas source code reveals surprising behind-the-scenes details
The source code of the iconic GTA: San Andreas has leaked online. It reveals interesting information about, among other things, the mechanics tested by Rockstar, which ultimately didn't make it into the game's final version.
video games
Zuzanna Domeradzka
February 18, 2025
GTA 3 originally planned for police to chase players for running red lights. However, the law enforcers were too persistent and aggressive
The police in GTA 3 could have been as meticulous as in the first Mafia and punished us even for minor offenses. However, the developers rejected this idea because it could have scared off fans of the series.
video games
Krzysztof Kaluzinski
February 17, 2025
70 days and 9 million deaths: dev had to stop MMO game war on Steam
For more than 70 days, fans of the game Foxhole fought an eternal war on one of the servers. The fun was eventually spoiled by the developers themselves, who wanted to bring the conflict to an end.
video games
Adrian Werner
February 5, 2025
Player fought unfair ban in CoD for 763 days to save his reputation on Steam
763 days and a court hearing have allowed a Call of Duty player to finally have the ban granted to him by Activision revoked and remove the blemish on the honor of his Steam account.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
January 31, 2025
Kingdom Come 2 devs reminded of game's grand script. In this aspect, Czechs' RPG beats Baldur's Gate 3
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's script may take away Baldur's Gate 3's Guinness record, and it certainly takes up a lot of space when printed by Warhorse studio.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
January 14, 2025
Dark quest from The Witcher 3 was testing ground for The Witcher 4 devs. Developing it, they focused on capturing universe's atmosphere
CD Projekt Red's new developers have been working on an additional quest in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Now the same people are involved in creating The Witcher 4.
video games
Maciej Gaffke
January 9, 2025
Seemingly irrelevant GTA 3 detail pushed devs to come up with one of Rockstar's most iconic features
A former Rockstar employee revealed how the now iconic cinematic camera was created in the GTA series. Its origins are related to boring train travel.
video games
Martin Bukowski
January 8, 2025
Unique version of Quake 2 from PSX made its way to PC
A Quake II PSX mod has been released. It reproduces on the PC maps from the heavily different edition of this FPS developed for the first PlayStation.
Files and Mods
Adrian Werner
January 6, 2025
The Witcher 4 trailer breakdown. Absent Geralt, Trial of Grasses and Serbian monster
A six-minute trailer is all we have so far on the subject of The Witcher 4. Is that not enough? You will be amazed at the number of details that can be uncovered by shining a little light on the plot and gameplay in the new CDP Red title.
video games
Christopher Mysiak
December 13, 2024
Kojima spends so much time testing Death Stranding 2 that he's missing sleep. „I fell asleep twice while on a delivery”
Hideo Kojima will appear at The Game Awards 2024, but for the time being he is spending his sleep on testing Death Stranding 2: On The Beach.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
December 9, 2024
STALKER 2 Encouraged Many Fans to Visit Chornobyl Area Illegally. Ukrainian Border Guards Warn
STALKER 2 repeated the feat of its predecessor - the release of the highly anticipated sequel to the game by GSC Game World studio attracted even more illegal visitors to the real Zone.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
November 27, 2024
USSR's Absurd Superweapon From Hearts of Iron 4: Gotterdammerung Confused Players, Even Though It Isn't Fiction
World War 2 has known many absurd designer ideas. Even as detached from reality as the Soviet tank megacruiser from Hearts of Iron 4: Gotterdammerung.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
November 22, 2024
21 Years Ago Valve's Future Was Saved by Counter-Strike 2 Deal. Gabe Newell Made Knife Out of Joy
The contract to develop a game called Counter-Strike 2 was signed back in 2003. To celebrate this success, Gabe Newell - the founder of Valve - handmade a knife with the name of the game.
video games
Maciej Gaffke
November 22, 2024
This Is How Dragon Age: The Veilguard Could Have Looked Like. Matt Rhodes Shared Concept Arts Coming Before Dragon Age: Inquisition Release
The fourth Dragon Age has come a long way. Matthew Rhodes from BioWare shared how he envisioned the series' future before the release of Inquisition and long before The Veilguard was announced.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
November 13, 2024
Stardew Valley Creator Finally Got All Achievements in His Own Game After 8 Years. „Dev Patted Me on the Back”
Eric „ConcernedApe” Barone showed that some developers can play their own games and even get an achievement that causes problems for fans.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
October 29, 2024
Mystery of Missing Ferries in GTA 4 Explained After 17 Years
Ferries appeared in the teaser trailer for Grand Theft Auto 4, but not in the game itself because they caused too many problems for the developers.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
October 10, 2024
LoL for the Smartest, Fifa / EA FC for the Least Savvy? Intelligence Test Made Players Laugh
The Which Bingo Group's player intelligence test is more of a curiosity, but at least it amused confused League of Legends (and other) players a hundredfold.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
October 7, 2024
Miracle of „Rebirth” in Tetris Becomes a Reality. Player Finally Accomplishes a Feat That Seemed Impossible Without AI
Tetris was completed for the second time, this time by another impossible feat: „rebirth.” Along the way, youtuber Michael “dogplayingtetris” Artiaga broke other records.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
October 7, 2024
RPG Classic Planescape Torment Began as Three Different Games. Feargus Urquhart Reveals Details About One of Them
The developer of Planescape: Torment gave a little insight into one of the three projects that eventually turned into the cult RPG.
video games
Martin Bukowski
October 7, 2024