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.

Anastasia Maillot is an Evergreen Editor based in Finland. At GameRant, she combines her passion for fiction writing and video games to share her love of all things nerdy with the world. Her love for ...

The wonders never cease in these open-world games if you know where to look, and what you find is often more important than the main quest.

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Jan. 19 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States, meaning plenty of people will be waking up on Monday with a bonus day off. You can spend that free time in numerous ways, but you and I ...

Over the past few years, crossplay has become a much bigger topic of conversation, as more games have integrated the feature into their product, thus bringing players together across every platform.

We don’t have the official top 100 most-played PS5 games, but we have an unofficial list from PS Time Tracker, which is an opt-in program, but one with a substantial database. And over the last 30 ...

Christian has over three years of experience writing in the gaming industry, including guides and reviews, for publications such as DualShockers, Attack of the Fanboy, and PC Invasion. He has been an ...