For Microsoft, indies aren’t Game Pass extras. They’re the future of Xbox
Xbox may be about as corporate a brand as you can find, but it’s been a surprisingly vital platform for independent developers. That dates back to the Xbox Live Arcade…
Five Nights at Freddy’s Trounces Mario and Halloween Ends to Smash Streaming Records
Image: Universal Pictures Step aside, Halloween Ends. Sorry ‘bout ya, The Super Mario Bros Movie. There’s a new boss in town, and he’s tall, furry, and reeks of pizza. After…
Five Nights at Freddy’s Scares Up a Massive Box Office
Horror movies usually hit big no matter when you release them, but October can help them do especially well. Almost every year, there’s a particular movie that outpaces all the…
How Five Nights at Freddy’s Brought Friendly Yet Frightening Vibes to Its Puppets
They did it, they really did it. The Freddy Fazbear Pizza band from Five Nights at Freddy’s has been made real, and of course Blumhouse got the Jim Henson Creature…
How Five Nights at Freddy’s Brought Its Creepy Animatronics to Life
When it came to making the stars of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza come to life, Blumhouse and Universal brought out the big puppeteering guns from the Jim Henson Company. Exclusive Jurassic…
How Five Nights at Freddy’s Is Inspired by Scares From the Game
Image: Blumhouse Universal The wait is almost over for the release of Universal Pictures and Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s. Star Wars Brotherhood Excerpt: Dexter Jettster Returns Off English io9…
Five Nights at Freddy’s Director Discusses Recreating FNAF Lore
The game Five Nights at Freddy’s gained an immense cult following not just for its jump scares, as popularized by the then-burgeoning “let’s play” YouTube channels back in 2014, but for…
Cocoon review: mesmerizing indie will put you inside of a bug’s brain
MSRP $25.00 “Cocoon is a mesmerizing debut for Geometric Interactive that’s filled with ingenious puzzles that will unlock your animal instincts.” Ingenious puzzle design Natural gameplay flow Excellent use of…
Unity Introduces New Pricing Model Following Developer Mutiny
Unity is backpedaling after a disastrous attempt to change the fees it charges developers to a model that would charge on a per-download basis, the company announced on Friday. Subscribers…
Lucas Pope’s Mars After Midnight changed my mind about the Playdate
When Panic first announced the Playdate, I didn’t think it was going to succeed. It came across as a niche system, and I thought the limited art style and a…