Richard Swanson-Contributor

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October, 2024
PC, PlayStation, PlayStation 5
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About Richard Swanson

Richard is a writer and game designer living in New York City.

Industry Focus

He's interested in examining the rapidly changing practices, expectations, and capabilities of the gaming industry from technological, ethical, and experiential perspectives.

Favorite Games

The more immersive and thoughtful the game world, the better. RDR2, TLOU (1+2), and Journey are some of the most transportative gaming experiences he's had.

Favorite Console

Sega Genesis and PS1 will always hold special places in his heart.

Latest

Castle Crashers new Painter Boss Paradise DLC is releasing soon.
Castle Crashers First DLC in Over a Decade Finally Gets Release Window

Developers The Behemoth announce a new DLC for its legacy beat-em-up Castle Crashers 17 years after the game's initial release.

Mortal Kombat 1 update brings Conan the Barbarian to the roster
Mortal Kombat 1 Gets Big New Update for January 2025

Mortal Kombat 1 releases new updates including a major new playable character, balancing fixes, upgraded hardware support, and more.

Krafton outlines new business strategy for 2025
Krafton Details New Franchise IP Strategy

PUBG: Battlegrounds publisher Krafton lays out its 2025 strategy for management, IP acquisition, and first-party development.

Ex-Annapurna staff takes over Private Division and all unpublished titles
Ex-Annapurna Interactive Staff Take Over Private Division

Former staffers from troubled publisher Annapurna Interactive enter an agreement to take over the operations of studio Private Division.

Sega shares new Virtua Fighter 6 footage
Sega Unveils New Virtua Fighter In-Engine Footage

Sega shares in-engine footage of the first new installment in the long-running Virtua Fighter franchise in almost twenty years.

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Intergalactic The Heretic Prophet composers win Golden Globe for Best Score
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Composers Snag Golden Globe

The composers for Naughty Dog's upcoming Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet snag a Golden Globe for their work on a recent film.

Antonblast recoups production costs less than a month after its release
Antonblast is Already Profitable

Action-platformer Antonblast from developer Summitsphere recoups its entire production and marketing costs less than a month after its release.

Intergalactic The Heretic Prophet may include horror elements
Naughty Dog's New Game May Have Horror Elements

Creative contributors to Naughty Dog's newly announced IP share comments suggesting that the game may include elements of horror.

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Japanese gaming stocks end year with significant gains
Japanese Video Game Company Stock is Way Up

Japanese video game company stocks end 2024 with significant returns as other sectors suffer from market volatility and uncertainty.

Space Marine 2 player classes getting reset by bug
Some Space Marine 2 Players Have Had Their Classes Reset

Some players of Saber Interactive's popular game Space Marine 2 have found their classes reset to level one amid a string of recent updates.

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The Elder Scrolls Online introduces new seasonal content model
The Elder Scrolls Online Reveals New Seasonal System Change for 2025

Developer ZeniMax Online announces a new seasonal system for delivering The Elder Scrolls Online content to players starting in 2025.

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Streets of Rogue 2 announced release window and roadmap
Streets of Rogue 2 Shares Roadmap, Release Window

Streets of Rogue 2 developer Matt Dabrowski shares updates on the game's roadmap, release window, and current development details.

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Once Human Adds New Content with Mobile Port
Once Human Mobile Release Window Confirmed

Once Human confirms the release window for its mobile port amid other content, game updates, and new mechanics promised for the new year.

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Goat Simulator 3 Releases Superhero DLC
Goat Simulator 3 Releases Superhero DLC

Coffee Stain North releases a new DLC for Goat Simulator 3 that enables superhero abilities and outfits for the eponymous goat.

Sony files patent for dual signal wireless headphones
Sony Working on Headphones that Can Connect to Two Devices at Once

Sony files multiple patents for headphones that can connect to two different wireless transmitters at the same time and mix the signals.

Palestinian developer crowdfunding game dreams on a pillow
Palestinian Dev Crowd-Funding New Game

A Palestinian developer living in the occupied West Bank of Palestine launches a crowdfunding campaign for a new video game.

Star Citizen developer lays off more employees
Star Citizen Developer Hit With More Layoffs

Star Citizen Developer Cloud Imperium Games reportedly lays off additional staff following the kickoff of its Citizencon event.

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Diablo 4 PTR patch notes released
Diablo 4 Update 2.1 PTR Patch Notes Revealed

Blizzard Entertainment reveals 2.1 public test realm patch notes for Diablo 4 to garner player feedback in advance of the season 7 release.

2K Games Launcher Removed from PC Titles
2K Launcher Shutdown Explained
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2K Games pulls its launcher software from all PC games in a major shift in how it provides players access to its roster of PC titles.

Niantic Develops Geospatial AI Model From Pokemon GO Data
Pokemon GO Data Used to Train Geospatial AI Model [UPDATED]

Pokemon Go developer Niantic reveals its long-term use of player data in the creation of a new large geospatial AI model.