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June 14, 2026 0

From a 2027 movie to Scooby-Doo, Dead by Daylight looks to shake up the next decade of its universe of horror

By Brian Crecente

Forty-one killers, 53 survivors, 61 maps, and 70 million players later, Dead by Daylight continues to frighten and delight, building out what could arguably be called the metaverse of horror for a thriving and growing fanbase. As impressive as what...

June 1, 2026 0

Building a video game archive 10,000 items at a time

By Brian Crecente

The Archivio Storico Barilla and its pasta museum house the oldest spaghetto in the world, dating back to 1837. It’s...

April 20, 2026 0

Gaming fans need a new safe haven

By Brian Crecente

It seems that many major players in the video game industry haven’t quite caught on to the fact that social...

April 10, 2026 0

Cuba’s next indie game is powered by fear, family, and the sun

By Brian Crecente

It is, perhaps, the perfect time in Cuba to make a horror game. Intertwined oil shortages and an economic crisis...

March 19, 2026 0

Crimson Desert Hands-on on a Handheld

By Brian Crecente

Crimson Desert is the sort of glee-generating, open-world graphical powerhouse that clearly isn’t designed to be played on a handheld PC....

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March 31, 2025 0

BBC: Could a ‘dating app’ for video games help smaller developers?

By Brian Crecente

I chatted with the BBC about the development of a new game discoverability app called Ludocene, that I'm listed as an expert for. The interview taps into the problem of...

On Journalism

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August 11, 2020 1

Robots Have Already Replaced You

By Brian Crecente

This week, like probably every week of the year, some website did something that upset people. In this case, that something was when a website published thoughts about a beta...

Reporter’s Toolbox

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