In horror games, sound design is more than background noise—it’s the heartbeat of fear. From the echo of footsteps in *The Last of Us: Part 2* to the oppressive ambience of *Amnesia: The Dark Descent* ...

‘Unc’ (short for uncle) is meant to disparage older players, but the industry should make games for all generations Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here While researching ...

Pausing a game is so common that I doubt many of us ever really think about it. Maybe a pause menu has a cool song, or maybe you’re playing an always-online game that features a pause menu that ...

Watch: Inside the moment Artemis capsule is opened after Pacific splashdown US-sanctioned tanker tests Trump blockade with Hormuz exit Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2026 inductees are here. Who made the ...

STATE COLLEGE — Terry Smith is honoring his former head coach with a button in his final game at Beaver Stadium as the Penn State interim head coach. He’s leading the Lions against fellow letterman ...

Chris Bolte ’16 is a technical sound designer at Sucker Punch Productions, where he helps create the soundscapes behind major PlayStation titles such as Ghost of Yōtei. The way Chris Bolte ’16 talks ...

Sound System, the “next-generation rhythm game” from industry veterans behind the Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and DJ Hero franchises, will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on October 16 for $24.99, ...

It’s no secret that the games industry is imploding. Major studios are constantly conducting mass layoffs, no matter how successful their games are. In an uncertain market, risk aversion has seeped ...

Sony no longer plans to bring current and future single-player games to personal computers, according to Bloomberg. The report specifically names last year’s Ghost of Yotei and the soon-to-be-released ...

I’ve gone from dreading these One Button Games collections to rather enjoying them. The fact they’re improving with each compendium is a big part of that, of course. But I’m also on board with their ...

Sony are breaking up with PC, reportedly! The PlayStation creators will no longer release big PS5 singleplayer games on things that are not actual PlayStations, according to "people familiar with the ...