Warhorse Studios knows that some players may stop playing Kingdom Come: Deliverance because the games are made to be difficult on purpose. Creative director Prokop Jirsa discussed this design choice. “Our design approach is a little different,” Jirsa explained. “For example, during playtesting—which you should do, as it’s really useful—they measure points of friction. They identify where people get confused or angry, and note the percentage who would stop playing at that moment.” “The usual answer is to remove the friction. We don’t work like that. We feel that if you overcome intentional friction, it helps you, because you feel better about yourself.” Jirsa added that they accept losing some players: “You will lose players who are not there for any friction. They just want a smooth experience, and there’s nothing bad about that. Smooth experiences have their place… but we are intentionally different.”

GTA 6 could be the most RPG-like game in the series yet, Rockstar wants players to live their own life in Vice City “You can really make the game what you want it to be at the time, whether that’s more of a roleplay experience where you’re buying cigarettes and beer in the shop and going on the train for the day, or going to a club. You can have your life in the game.” But Rockstar knows the game needs balance, it doesn’t want to overwhelm players with too many systems. “You don’t want to feel like you’re foisting things on the player and then have them reject those things. It’s more about trying to let people lean into the way they want to play.” One dev is so dedicated to the game’s buses that he’s memorized their routes and tests them during playtesting. “I’ve memorized all of the routes.” Phil Hooker, Rockstar lead developer.

Having a lot of fun making this retro Japanese-style survivor-like game where you grow from a tiny kaiju into a massive monster, destroying buildings and fighting the military robots and other creatures along the way. I vibe coded this in just over 2 weeks, and it comes with 4 different kaiju to unlock, 3 different biomes, and hundreds of upgrade options. I'm currently playtesting the game. Once it's ready, I'll post it on Wavedash!

Recent rumors claims have suggested that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is being playtested on PS4. But according to multiple reliable leakers and reports, Infinity Ward's next Modern Warfare title will skip last-generation consoles entirely. The game is being developed exclusively for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Closed playtesting and early alpha sessions have recently started, but they are running on current-generation platforms. A launch is currently expected in 2026, potentially October.

🎮 Playtesters wanted for CellStride — a Game of Life platformer We’re building a 2D platformer where the world is alive. You place and commit cells that evolve using Conway’s Game of Life rules, then ride, climb, and adapt to the patterns they create. Generate • Adapt • Ascend. Right now it’s Level 2: The Spillway — watch the water cycle, ride the Life ferry, use Stride, and shape living platforms on the fly. It’s rough, systems are still evolving, and feedback will directly shape the next builds. If you like platformers, cellular automata, or just weird experimental games, we need independent playtesters. 👉 Comment / reply “I’m in” (or DM) and I’ll send the build + short feedback form. No prior experience needed — honest reactions are the most useful. Bonus points if you record a short clip of you getting stuck, finding a clever cell pattern, or dying in an interesting way. Who’s down? #CellStride# #GameDev# #Playtesting# #IndieGame# #GameOfLife#

Google Play Testing has been nothing but a mess to deal with. They... banned our beta group? So we're now mirroring the APK for the beta track on Github Releases:

A small group of ~75 users are play testing a test 24 hour Meme Madness tournament right now. After working extremely long hours non stop on something, it feels incredible to finally get it into the hands of people outside of the team. @CadeMarket team crushed this.

🚨| 𝗡𝗘𝗪: 🔴 Stefan Bajcetic with Dr Lasse Lempainen in Turku, Finland after successful return-to-play testing this week. Lempainen was the surgeon who operated on Bajcetic’s hamstring last year. #LFC# now expected to allow Bajcetic to leave amid links with a return to Celta Vigo. [🗞️ 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗘: Jack Lusby✍️][🟢]