Today in Games — Nov 06
Posted by GamesDaily
- Nintendo To Continue Delivering Movies Beyond Live-Action Zelda, Unsurprisingly — Nintendo continuing with movies shows that game adaptations are becoming a more important part of its business. The success of Super Mario and the planned… — discuss · link - Richard Garriott on the state of the games industry: 'The bells and whistles are no longer what's important' — Richard Garriott’s comments matter because they point to a shift from focusing on bells and whistles to deciding what makes a game worth playing. His claim… — discuss · link - Zelda: Ocarina Of Time’s NPCs Stay Busy All Night, And Sounds Like That Was A Pain — The remake shows how even small changes to NPC behavior can affect how players experience a familiar game. It also highlights the extra work involved in… — discuss · link - Former Rockstar Games tech director thinks GTA 6 could be coming to PC sooner than you'd expect to curb AI clones — Former Rockstar Games North technical director Obbe Vermeij believes that the possibility of AI vibe coded ports of Grand Theft Auto 6 could push Rockstar to… — link - After Steam and Epic Launcher upgrade their startup times, Xbox PC app becomes "up to 60% faster" — And more changes are on the way — link Games are getting more attention beyond the core release, from Nintendo’s films to possible earlier PC versions and faster launchers. At the same time, developers are still weighing what makes a game worthwhile and how much work goes into small details in older games. Which of these changes are you noticing most in the games you play?