Valve acquires Firewatch developer Campo Santo
Indie studio Campo Santo announced today that it’s joining Valve. Its 12-person team will be moving to Washington, and the acquisition will not affect...
Firewatch’s Campo Santo reveals its new game: In the Valley of Gods
Developer Campo Santo announced its new game In the Valley of Gods at The Game Awards tonight. It’s slated for release in 2019, with...
PC Gaming Weekly: One way Steam could disarm review-bombers
Some studios on Steam have no problem getting noticed. In fact, they might be getting too much attention in the form of review bombs...
Valve’s solution to Steam review-bombing makes no sense
I was target of a review bombing campaign years ago, when I released Telepath RPG: Servants of God on Desura. I had committed the...
Valve’s review-bomb fix won’t fix review bombing
The customer review is a relatively young form of criticism, but consumers have already unlocked some of its creative power with memorable and hilarious...
Firewatch dev plans DMCA takedowns of PewDiePie’s videos over use of N-word
Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg used the N-word on a recent YouTube livestream, and that has some people upset with him — including Firewatch co-creator Sean...
Firewatch Hollywood adaptation takes indie hit from consoles to movies screens
Hollywood has found a new game studio to team up with. Firewatch developer Campo Santo is working with film production company Good Universe on...
Firewatch turns a boring wilderness job into a compelling adventure
Fire lookouts spend most of their time alone in the woods. But how does that translate into great gameplay?
The brains behind Telltale’s The Walking Dead and Mark of the Ninja form new studio
Artist Olly Moss, creative designers Sean Vanaman and Jake Rodkin, and game designer Nels Anderson are teaming up to make games with Mac/iOS developer Panic.