TweakTown

Game development is now affected by the RAM crisis

TL;DR: Rising DDR5 memory and storage costs, driven by the ongoing DRAM crisis and AI demand, are causing supply shortages and higher prices through 2026. This forces game developers like Larian ...
NBC Los Angeles

Vince Zampella, video game developer behind ‘Call of Duty,' killed in Ferrari crash

Video game developer Vince Zampella, whose studios have created several of the world's best-selling games, was killed Sunday afternoon in a Ferrari crash on Southern California's Angeles Crest Highway ...
Cleveland.com

Video game industry legend dies. Here’s what happened

LOS ANGELES — Vince Zampella, a well-known video game developer who helped create the Call of Duty series and lead Respawn Entertainment, died Sunday in a car crash in Southern California. He was 55.
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

‘Call of Duty’ game developer Vince Zampella killed in Angeles Crest Highway crash

Video game developer Vince Zampella, known for co-creating the popular game “Call of Duty,” was killed in a crash while driving a Ferrari on Angeles Crest Highway on Sunday, Dec. 21. The single-car ...
PC Gamer

Blue Prince is 'the result of 8 years of development, fuelled by imagination and creativity' not AI says publisher

2025 has been a rather heated year for genAI and its ever-increasing use in videogames. Most recently, the year's awards darling Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was disqualified from the Indie Game Awards ...
NPR

Vince Zampella, video game pioneer behind megahit Call of Duty, dies at 55

Vince Zampella, one of the creators behind bestselling video games such as Call of Duty, has died. He was 55. Video game company Electronic Arts said Zampella died Sunday. The company did not disclose ...
GamesRadar+

Larian lead says RAM shortage is affecting Divinity's development, calling for "a lot of optimization work in early access that we didn't necessarily want to do"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In a new interview with TheGamer, Vinckee explains that the ongoing RAM shortage (one that ...
Bloomberg L.P.

‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Maker Promises ‘Divinity’ Will Be ‘Next Level’

Hi everyone. Today we’ve got a bonus issue of Game On featuring an interview about one of last week’s most exciting video-game announcements. Larian Studios has hit the big time. Until somewhat ...
GamesIndustry

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developer Sandfall says expansion isn't "tempting"

The developer of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive, is not going to be expanding despite the game's massive success. Speaking to Edge – via Future's Knowledge newsletter – the studio's ...
Game Rant

Dispatch Dev Talks Potential Season 2 Goals and Challenges

Dominik Bošnjak is a freelance writer from Croatia. He has been writing about games for as long as he can remember and began doing so professionally circa 2010. If he was forced to pick a favorite ...
GamesRadar+

Despite the initial pushback, Larian is making Divinity with the help of AI, but you won't see it in-game: "Everything is human actors; we're writing everything ourselves"

Larian CEO Swen Vincke has confirmed the studio's use of AI in regard to the development of Divinity. Speaking to Bloomberg, Swen Vincke spoke about his wish to get Divinity out quicker than the six ...