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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 producer wants to follow Valve and Nintendo's example with Half-Life 2 and Zelda: Ocarina of Time by keeping teams lean despite success

Sandfall Interactive probably won't expand wildly with its second game

GamesRadar

'You've seen the number of releases from AAA publishers dwindle and dwindle and dwindle': Clair Obscur's runaway success was helped by staying smaller scale in a world of inflated budgets

Clair Obscur's budget was less than you might think, but in a world of spiralling development costs, that might not be a bad thing.

PC Gamer

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 publisher says GTA 6 and Rockstar can make ballooning AAA budgets and team sizes work, but "there's been a lot of irresponsible practices in the industry" from others who can't

"There is a human cost to running things that way"

GamesRadar

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Could Apple's rumoured new gaming app be bad news for Nintendo Switch 2

It seems Apple's finally getting serious about gaming.

Creative Bloq

What is open and closed on Memorial Day?

Costco will be closed on Memorial Day

The Independent UK

Ubisoft casually confirms its best series is coming back with job postings for "a prestigious AAA title for the Rayman brand"

Everybody Loves Raymand

GamesRadar

Electric vehicle sales hit two-year low in Australia as hybrid cars boom

Plug-in hybrid sales nearly double in first three months of national efficiency standards for new cars

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Avowed game director leaves Obsidian Entertainment for Netflix's Night School Studio

Avowed game director Carrie Patel shared that she has left Obsidian Entertainment and is now a director at Netflix-owned Night School Studio.

Windows Central

From ‘making deals’ to busting dealers, it’s been a wild year for gaming so far (here’s what you missed)

2025 had spoiled me beyond expectations already!

Destructoid

Stellar Blade 2 is in the works and will likely launch before 2027, developer Shift Up reveals

The Stellar Blade sequel is looking likely to launch before the mysterious Project Witches

GamesRadar

The 7 best tools for game art and textures

From 2D sprites to 3D models and textures for AAA titles, these are the tools for game art used by the pros.

Creative Bloq

Despite economic concerns, Americans are set on getting away for Memorial Day weekend

Americans are expected to get away in record numbers over the long Memorial Day weekend even as economic and technical worries rattle the U.S. Auto club AAA predicts over 45 million people will travel at least 50 miles home between Thursday and Monday

The Independent UK

Danganronpa dev behind new tactical RPG with 100 endings says "there's still a need for unique games" that aren't quite indie or AAA – and if his "sells well," fans can expect an anime

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy released just weeks ago

GamesRadar

DOOM: The Dark Ages release date — Launch time, Early Access, and when it comes out in your time zone

DOOM: The Dark Ages is one of 2025's most anticipated new games, and it's only a few short days away now. Here's exactly when it's coming out, including specific launch times for every time zone.

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Sports Lens

Jordan Lawlar's MLB Return: Diamondbacks' Top Prospect Poised for Impact

Jordan Lawlar, the Arizona Diamondbacks' top prospect, is heading back to the big leagues, and this time he plans to stick around.

Kiplinger

Five States Where AAA Can Renew Your Driver's License — No DMV Visit Needed

A trip to the DMV can be a painful experience. Skip the line and visit your AAA office to get your REAL ID (select states only).

GamesRadar

Former PlayStation boss blames AAA "production costs" for $80 games, says titles with "tighter teams" like Clair Obscur could be the way forward

"You can make excellent games with tighter teams and budgets without compromising quality," Shuhei Yoshida says

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Rockstar says GTA 6 trailer 2 was "equal parts gameplay and cutscenes," and I'm wondering where the gameplay was

There was gameplay?

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"Grand Theft Auto 6 looks like a AAA game from the future": Game devs react to GTA 6 trailer 2, wowed by Rockstar's "incredible graphical fidelity"

Fans and industry veterans alike are impressed

GamesRadar

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 head was "bored" at Ubisoft and hungry for a JRPG, and made the highest-rated game of 2025 – "Somehow it worked, which still makes no sense to me"

"We have, I think, an amazing team mostly of junior people," Guillaume Broche said

GamesRadar

Ex PlayStation boss says $50 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the "perfect balance" of AAA ambition, AA budget, and "independent vision" – "This is the path the industry should be pursuing"

"I hope the game gets the success it deserves, because it’s time for AA games to regain their market share"

Inverse

The Surprising Reason 'Expedition 33' Is Outperforming Other JRPGs

Breakout 2025 RPG 'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' has managed to surpass the sales of many of its contemporary inspirations for several surprising reasons.

GamesRadar

Naughty Dog won't do it, so this AAA dev and his wife made their own Jak & Daxter-inspired retro platformer – it feels great and crushed its Kickstarter goal

GearGrit is about as Jak 2 as you can get without digging out your PS2

GamesRadar

With GTA 6 delayed to 2026, prepare for this year's floodgates to burst as publishers scramble to fill the empty space left by their biggest fear

Opinion | Lucrative release dates and even GOTY are all back on the menu

GamesRadar

Nintendo makes a big change to the eShop ahead of Switch 2, pushing down shovelware but potentially hurting good indies too

The eShop charts may now be ranked in a way that prioritizes expensive AAA games

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