Amazon Backs Out of Publishing Open-World Driving Game from Ex-Forza Horizon Developers

Amazon will no longer publish UK developer Maverick Games’ yet-to-be-titled open-world driving game, reports The Game ...
Game Rant

8 Best Open-World Games With Very Little Exploration

For one reason or another, a few open-world games buck this trend and either deprioritize exploration or remove it outright.

Amazon cuts ties with Forza Horizon 5 director's upcoming open-world driving game as it focuses on Tomb Raider, cloud gaming platform Luna, and more

Amazon has announced that it will no longer be publishing the upcoming narrative-led open-world driving game currently in development at Maverick Games, a studio founded by Mike Brown, creative ...
DualShockers

8 Open-World Games Where You’re the Anti-Hero

Daniel has been playing games for entirely too many years, with his Steam library currently numbering nearly 750 games and counting. When he's not working or watching anime, he's either playing or ...
Game Rant

Open-World RPGs With Maps That Are Masterpieces Of Game Design

Evan is a Communications student based in Edmonton, Alberta. Formerly a sports writer, he was drawn to Game Rant by his longtime passion for video games. An avid gamer since the age of 13, Evan has ...
techtimes

Inside Open-World Game Development: How the Game Design Process Creates Immersive Maps and NPC Systems

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 ...
The Economist

India may be about to become one of the world’s most open economies

CAN ONE of the world’s most protectionist economies become one of its most open? Can a country that has consistently failed to exploit its vast pool of unskilled labour to build a strong manufacturing ...
VideoGamer

The Nioh 3 open world doesn’t remotely scratch that Elden Ring itch

You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and ...
The Conversation

Women have been mapping the world for centuries – and now they’re speaking up for the people left out of those maps

Melinda Laituri does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
vg247

Nioh 3 review - Team Ninja’s most accomplished action game, and the series’ most accessible

The moment Nioh 3 was revealed as Team Ninja’s next project, it immediately jumped to the top of my most anticipated games of 2026. That excitement was dampened somewhat when the studio revealed the ...
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Economy of Scale: Why Modern Open-World Games Need to Stop the Bigger Is Better Trend

Does map size matter in video games? To an extent, of course it does. But not in the way that you think. As someone who grew up enjoying the compact and beautiful world of Grand Theft Auto: San ...