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Inside Open-World Game Development: How the Game Design Process Creates Immersive Maps and NPC Systems

Discover how open-world game development works, from the complete game design process for creating vast maps to building advanced NPC systems that bring worlds alive. Horizon Forbidden West - Steam ...
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Groundbreaking open-world games that introduced mechanics we now take for granted

Innovation in gaming is pretty hard to come by nowadays, as aside from a few minor tweaks, a lot of the core mechanics are pretty similar between different games. The open-world genre, for example, ...

'Development of our debut title continues' - Amazon will no longer be publishing ex-Forza Horizon dev's open world driving game, but it's not dead yet

Amazon ends partnership with ex-Forza Horizon devs Maverick Games — but thankfully, its open-world driving project hasn't been canceled yet.
GamesIndustry

Nintendo admits that open-world tastes changed during Metroid Prime 4's long development

Platform holder Nintendo has admitted that consumer opinion on open-world games changed during the long development of Metroid Prime 4. That's according to an unnamed developer, who spoke to Japanese ...
Gematsu

Amazon Games abandons plan to publish Maverick Games-developed open-world driving game

Amazon Games has abandoned its previously announced plan to publish Maverick Games’ narrative-led, open-world driving game for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC, according to a The Game ...

Crimson Desert dev admits 'we announced the game too early'

When a game's development takes longer than expected, potential players can vacillate between sky-high hopes, forgetting ...
IGN

Crimson Desert Locks in March Release Date as Dev Acknowledges 'Strong Anticipation'

Crimson Desert has gone gold, locking in its global release date of March 19, 2026. That’s across PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and Mac. Developer Pearl Abyss described going gold ...
IGN

Resident Evil Requiem Director Gives Definitive Response to Open World 'Speculation'

Capcom has responded to ongoing fan speculation about Resident Evil Requiem being an open world game with a definitive-sounding response. Fan discussion and leaks around the game have long pointed to ...
Military.com

Biggest Upcoming Open-World Games With Historical Settings

Open-world games are always popular, giving players the freedom to explore and do as they please, and although fantasy or sci-fi settings can be great, some players prefer historical backdrops. Period ...
DualShockers

Open-World Games Better Than Starfield

Usama Mehmood is a writer who has done extensive work for previous publications, including Ranking Lists, Reviews, and even Featured Pieces. This allowed him to quickly pursue a position as an Editor ...
Game Rant

Groundbreaking Open-World Games That Introduced Mechanics We Now Take for Granted

An HR advisor with a background in recruitment and HRIS functions, with a passion for video games and writing. Oliver grew up playing Call of Duty with his siblings and has garnered 1000s of hours ...