Rick Lane
Latest articles by Rick Lane
![Blizzard's Big Orc Statue](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9yV2fsiqhvoUbqN6oWDUY8-320-80.jpg)
Blizzard developers say mandatory return-to-office policy has 'cost us some amazing people'
By Rick Lane published
News Loss of talent is forcing producers to create "crisis maps" in development planning.
![Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f7j25VNN9sGHUpzzng5U4e-320-80.png)
Former Bloodlines 2 developer acquired by Keywords Studios to do port, remaster and co-development work
By Rick Lane published
News Hardsuit Labs has also worked on Call of Duty and Gears of War.
![Two player characters attack a monster surrounded by butterflies.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/huUisza6ihqvhngTLEkLCK-320-80.jpg)
Redfall would be better as a two-player game
By Rick Lane published
Oversharing Arkane's approach to game design is ill-suited to four player co-op.
![Guardians of the Galaxy](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3eXo3Gz22HvKMSMPLZ7zqP-320-80.png)
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is Steam Deck Verified and 70% off for the next few hours
By Rick Lane published
News Gamora for your money.
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PUBG is getting a clan system that doubles your XP bonus when fighting with clanmates
By Rick Lane published
News Dash of clans.
![A first-person view of a Space Marine shooting a boltgun at a daemon in Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iTnYUTYZU9x5W3Zke3pYub-320-80.jpg)
The voiceover on this new Boltgun trailer is so bad it made me want to play the game less
By Rick Lane published
news Boomer hooter.
![Murder on the Orient Express](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GZCP3fjLavrosZ9iiYExzR-320-80.jpg)
Here's that Murder on the Orient Express adventure game you wanted
By Rick Lane published
News Little grey Dead Cells.
![Age of Wonders 4 portal](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/drbpXtTpjG48kFWgfaD7XW-320-80.jpg)
Age of Wonders 4 is the fastest-selling game in the series
By Rick Lane published
News Age of numbers.
![The Unity logo on a phone in front of the Unity logo on a wall.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RHg6jztMjrWbkkB3xgNsg5-320-80.jpg)
Unity manager publicly states company is 'out of touch', is fired within three hours
By Rick Lane published
News Remark referred to executive's suggestion that employees should rent a second apartment in San Francisco.
![Ixion](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pCvpUcrGtk3XW88Y32eygH-320-80.jpg)
Sci-fi city builder Ixion gets a much-needed difficulty update
By Rick Lane published
News It adds three base difficulty settings, plus a customisable option.
![A sorcerer holding a staff](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zjsseJfPBVmveswzSCPGhF-320-80.jpg)
Conan Exiles celebrates its fifth anniversary with cake and a sale
By Rick Lane published
News Grab the game at a 50% discount starting later today.
![Shodan](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6itkYudGTHgHk6AuDxHGZF-320-80.png)
Nightdive CEO discusses sale to Atari, says publisher 'is on the rise'
By Rick Lane published
News "There is this misconception that we've chained ourselves to a sinking ship".
![Four masks lined up on a shelf](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hGSSo9z3t2C4PpWyLuHGtf-320-80.jpg)
A Payday 3 gameplay reveal is coming this summer, according to an incredibly ephemeral teaser trailer
By Rick Lane published
News "A simple job" is certainly accurate.
![Darkest Dungeon 2](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qP2rZc6H8iACWZokQPUzC4-320-80.jpg)
Darkest Dungeon 2 reaches v1.0 and lands on Steam today
By Rick Lane published
News Red Hook Studios "thrilled" to be back on Valve's platform.
![jedi survivor](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PqtrvobQ3r38MNZmr7NYsb-320-80.jpg)
New Jedi Survivor PC patch pushes further performance improvements
By Rick Lane published
News But only for "non-raytraced rendering," says Respawn.
![CS:GO](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sut9BMciVrq9iy93J2aXKd-320-80.jpg)
Incredible CS:GO clutch sees player spared from death by the bomb
By Rick Lane published
News Defused.
![Rogue Legacy 2](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U4BHS2pS4Yt4KpzVSi8uo4-320-80.jpg)
Rogue Legacy 2's final content update lets you batter enemies with a surfboard
By Rick Lane published
News The Swan Song also add a possessed hand-puppet and three new game modes.
![Doom 3](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r5jjnXyhCPu3GeNfL7bayh-320-80.jpg)
This clever mod makes Doom 3 play more like Doom Eternal
By Rick Lane published
News Runner's Doom 3 puts a spring in the old shooter's step.
![Wartales mercenaries](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HSQuWGgUKthcHtsTRrmEtL-320-80.jpg)
Wartales review: The mercenary life isn't flashy, but it is rewarding
By Rick Lane published
Making friends Turn a bunch of generic mercenaries into your absolute best buds.
![An Aquarium layout from Let's Build a Zoo's Aquarium Odyssey expansion](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CW4PwXQov4kdVRHuLSGQaf-320-80.png)
Let's Build a Zoo will soon let you build an aquarium, too
By Rick Lane published
News Peer through the glass at the Aquarium Odyssey DLC trailer.
![Dead by Daylight](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LbmS7CMgPAgUPXbK3MbuYX-320-80.jpg)
Dead by Daylight kills its new healing system after blowback from players
By Rick Lane published
News The multiplayer horror phenomenon has reverted to the original healing system.
![Meatgrinder](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wXtPjR4HWrcyDLCDQnJVdH-320-80.jpg)
This gleefully silly FPS takes inspiration from one of Titanfall 2's best levels
By Rick Lane published
News No, not Effect and Cause.
![Resident Evil Village: The Mercenaries](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/42dpzsQuyqFJnG2vskTPYF-320-80.jpg)
Capcom removes Denuvo from Resident Evil Village
By Rick Lane published
News Almost two years after launch.