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If you had “Avatar: The Last Airbender fighting game features surprise tactical gaming drama” on your 2026 bingo card, go ahead and collect your prize. The upcoming title, Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game, is generating plenty of buzz, but some of it is due to developments entirely behind the scenes. The Fire Nation of Video…

Ignore the gleaming, blood-slicked guillotine and basket overflowing with wide-eyed craniums and do your very best to craft a hit video game. The investors demand it. Succeed and you might get to spend another year in this lavish emporium of torment. Tremendous, isn’t it? From the outside looking in, this is the reality facing thousands…

And now for something different: a conversation about mods. Mods are a tricky topic to cover on Game Developer—on the one hand, they’re a jumping off point for many industry professionals, who learn the basics of development by creating custom levels or assets for their favorite games. On the other hand, it’s a non-commercial element…

ⓘ zenless.hoyoverse.com Official promotional artwork for Zenless Zone Zero version 3.1. Zenless Zone Zero Version 3.1 arrives July 29 with a free S-Rank Agent selector, new Lumiflux character Remielle Dan, Xbox PC support, and QoL upgrades. Developer HoYoverse has officially confirmed that Zenless Zone Zero Version 3.1, titled “The Long Goodbye,” will launch globally on…

One of the latest additions to the season has been the Pollo Sprite in Fortnite. This is a weird one though. At launch, It’s maybe had the weirdest release pattern. With barley anyone able to track it down. The current season had these little sprites all over. With some being super common. Others being the…