There's nothing like a good video game map. While open-world RPGs are expected to include mini-games, side quests, outposts, collectibles, and whatever else they can cram in, none of those things ...

Discover how open-world game development works, from the complete game design process for creating vast maps to building advanced NPC systems that bring worlds alive. Horizon Forbidden West - Steam ...

Shortly before the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta began in October 2025, Treyarch detailed how the next entry in the storied first-person shooter series will be following a three-lane map design ...

The Metroidvania genre is all about gaining new abilities and backtracking to previously inaccessible locations to progress further in the game. There are tons of Metroidvania games out there on the ...

Vlad Mazanko is Ukraine-based gaming enthusiast, writing about the industry since 2013 and covering everything from games and studios to movies and TV shows. He joined the Valnet family back in 2021, ...

Ronald Goncalves is a contributor at DualShockers and a Venezuelan political scientist and economist who seeks to express his passion for video games through the always subjective interpretation of ...

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