HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ Hardware News Sat, 04 Jul 2026 21:15:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://hardware.nrgnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hardware-icon-512-150x150.png HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ 32 32 Following the success of Mouthwashing, developer Wrong Organ wasn’t ready to make a better ‘story game,’ so it’s making a ‘gameplay game’ instead https://hardware.nrgnews.net/following-the-success-of-mouthwashing-developer-wrong-organ-wasnt-ready-to-make-a-better-story-game-so-its-making-a-gameplay-game-instead/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 21:15:37 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/following-the-success-of-mouthwashing-developer-wrong-organ-wasnt-ready-to-make-a-better-story-game-so-its-making-a-gameplay-game-instead/ The landscape of independent game development is constantly evolving, and sometimes the most exciting shifts are those that redefine an established studio’s identity. Wrong Organ, known for crafting some of the most visceral and unnerving experiences in horror gaming, is currently navigating such a transition as they pivot from narrative storytelling to pure, immersive gameplay. […]

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]]> Path of Exile co-creator used to think ‘live service was entirely upside, in all cases’, but 10 years of experience and games like Baldur’s Gate 3 have shown him another way https://hardware.nrgnews.net/path-of-exile-co-creator-used-to-think-live-service-was-entirely-upside-in-all-cases-but-10-years-of-experience-and-games-like-baldurs-gate-3-have-shown-him-another-way/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:20:54 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/path-of-exile-co-creator-used-to-think-live-service-was-entirely-upside-in-all-cases-but-10-years-of-experience-and-games-like-baldurs-gate-3-have-shown-him-another-way/ It is easy to dismiss live service games as inherently toxic for the industry. We sit back and critique the system from a comfortable distance, yet we are all participants in this evolving landscape. For a long time, however, that model seemed less like an industry trend and more like the inevitable future of gaming. […]

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