I like to do game reviews differently to everyone else so I got one of the engineers on Demon Souls (Joe Houston) to help me review Hollow Knight: Silksong He provided some unique insight that most reviewers wouldn't pick up!! WATCH HERE➡️ piped.video/bE_3CYcHCdo

It's going to be interesting to see what happens to Rockstar once Strauss Zelnick steps down as CEO of Take-Two. Whether you love him or hate him, he does seem to get creatives and giving them the time they need! He has largely left Rockstar to their own devices (most other CEOs probably would have caved to the pressure of releasing GTA 6.) If his successor ends up being someone like Bobby Kotick who believes in extracting every last dollar from the IP you will see a major decline in the quality of not only GTA but RDR as well.

A lot of people are having a hard time accepting GTA 6 being delayed for polish. AAA Games have become so big in size and scope that the amount of testing involved has reached astronomical levels. Nintendo spent 1 whole year doing QA on Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom because of its advanced physics and it's nowhere even close to the level and scope of GTA 6!! This is the most ambitious game of all time, with an insane amount of scale and a ludicrous amount of NPC density, there are so many moving parts to game development with a ton of variables and blindsiding curve balls that come up. Fixing one potential problem can cause a cascade of issues in another area and the bigger the game the more this effect is compounded. Something to keep in mind regarding this delay.

I want to clarify a few things regarding GTA 6, since a lot of BS is circulating around. 1. The union layoffs in the UK and the delay are not related. There are 6000+ employees working at Rockstar, you aren't delaying a game over 35 people getting laid off, that's not how these things work, not to mention Rockstar devs were telling me about a delay well before the union layoffs. 2. Rockstar is EXTREMELY compartmentalised, a huge number of staff don't even know whats in a lot of the game because they are only exposed to the specific chunk of work that they are assigned. This is done because the game is so large in scope and also for security reasons 3. I've seen apparently some "insider" saying its being delayed till 2027 and the game is in a messy state. I highly doubt this and no one I have spoken to has corroborated it. The game is content complete, all the work from here on out is optimising the hell out of it and making sure all the systems work to prevent a Cyberpunk scenario. 4. Leaks from a former Rockstar employee has said that morale is low and no doubt that is the case at Edinburgh but that doesn't translate to ALL of Rockstar. Bangalore for example operates completely differently and has a different culture to Edinburgh.

So GTA 6 has been delayed till November, so I can come out fully now. I was getting conflicting reports from devs at Rockstar about it being delayed. (as is mentioned in this article quoting me.) More were saying it was being delayed than the ones saying it wasn't (maybe they knew but they were pretending they didnt? or maybe they were literally in the dark about it?) Either way, Rockstar know there is a lot riding on this. They don't want a Cyberpunk situation. In regards to RDR2 for Switch 2, Series S/X and PS5 my guess is they were waiting to see whether they could hit the date for GTA 6 before deciding when to release it, I am betting RDR2 gets released soon as a result of this.

I've been blown away by the response to my Nintendo Game Design presentation at the NZGDC. Thank you🥲 It was a presentation that wasn't really aimed at the general public and more so a sub-sect of game devs who aren't well acquainted with Nintendo games, so I wasn't sure how people would respond. I am touched that so many people got something out of it!🙏

The dynamic between the Metroid Prime series and DOOM is very interesting as they are essentially two sides of the same coin. The Metroid Prime series are essentially exploration games and shooting is just something that supports it. It's the reverse in DOOM where they are shooter games where exploration is something that supports it. ID Software has a number of Metroid fans and Retro Studios has a number of DOOM fans. The modern day DOOM games were clearly influenced by Metroid Prime and I wouldn't be surprised if Prime 4 takes inspiration from the modern DOOM games.

It is awesome that the Legend Of Zelda is being filmed in my home country.🥲 I am not exaggerating when I say the world of Hyrule in Breath Of The Wild is basically New Zealand.

Marketing rose up from the ashes like the phoenix!! This looks great!!! Its crazy to think Metroid Prime 4 is only a month away👏

It looks like GTA 6 now accompanies Metroid Prime 4 in the camp of "games I can't really talk about without it becoming a headline". I get that these gaming outlets are struggling and need to make money and I am sympathetic to their dilemma but these articles are kind of a nothing burger, yes I have heard conflicting reports but that's what they are, conflicting reports lol therefore nothing is definitive, it could be delayed, it might not be delayed so these articles aren't presenting any NEW info. All I will say is hope for the best and prepare for the worst regarding GTA 6's release date and before anyone asks....no I haven't heard anything solid regarding GTA 6 on Switch 2, nor do I know the release date for RDR2 for Switch 2, Series S/X and PS5 (but they 100% exist)

NZGDC POKEMON STORY: So during my Nintendo Game Design presentation at the NZGDC (on youtube now!) there is a particular point where I talk about the great lengths Nintendo will go to to polish a game! After the presentation a game dev came up to me and said "If Nintendo are so great with polish, then why are Pokemon games so crap and unpolished??" I had to explain to this dev for 5 mins that Nintendo doesn't have sole ownership of Pokemon, which is why the quality of Pokemon games are inherently lower than all of Nintendo's other IP. If they did have full ownership of the IP, the Pokemon games would be completely different, they wouldn't be rushed like they are, they wouldn't look like PS2 games, there would be more innovations, and they would probably be GTA-level events due to not being milked to death. If game devs aren't even aware of this, then I imagine there are millions out there that still don't understand that the Pokemon IP has shared ownership between Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures Inc. Nintendo doesn't call the shots with Pokemon, they only publish and distribute the games.

In game development, you can't do everything, you only have a certain amount of time, money and resources. As I explained to @AndresRestart during his livestream, For Zelda: TOTK, Nintendo CHOSE to invest heavily in the advanced physics but that was at the expense of the world

Here it is!! My presentation on Nintendo's Game Design Philosophy at the NZGDC! WATCH HERE➡️ piped.video/ItKnaKofEGs

Brilliant job by @lexfridman interviewing legend Dan Houser. It’s a must watch for GTA fans

This story is hilarious🤣 you would never have a dull moment working for Josef Fares

I am pretty sure this is BS. If there is an animated Nintendo cinematic universe, I am highly certain it will only be Mario related (which includes Donkey Kong) Also where would Zelda fit into this? Ive heard that Nintendo are wanting to do a Zelda film trilogy but only the first starts shooting here in NZ next month and Miyamoto and others love the LOTR films (Probably a big reason why they are shooting in NZ) and are trying to capture the magic of the LOTR films, so if thats the case how would Zelda be incorporated into this animated cinematic universe? Also Metroid needs to be live action 100%, especially with how Nintendo are incorporating the Federation more and more...

My presentation on Nintendo's Game Design philosophy from the NZGDC drops this weekend. Keep an eye out!!! This was really hard to prepare because I had to condense hours of my Nintendo interviews as well as other intel I have into a 20 minute presentation!

A third-party game is getting better marketing from Nintendo than Metroid Prime 4😄 This is an awesome deal!