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 ...
Beebom

Fortnite Kizuna AI Live Event: Concert Date, How to Join and More

The Fortnite Kizuna AI live event will happen sometime during March 2026. You have to join a designated Creative map to attend the concert when it releases. You can still explore the Fortnite Kizuna ...
TechRadar

What’s on the cards for Arc Raiders in 2026? According to the game’s design lead there’s going to be a roadmap shared soon as well as multiple new maps throughout the year

Arc Raiders design lead Virgil Watkins has revealed that multiple maps will release in 2026 In an interview with GamesRadar+, Watkins also teased an upcoming roadmap that will be shared by the team ...
The Escapist

CS2 maps tier list: All active Counter-Strike maps compared

This list of CS2 maps evaluates the competitive pool through the lens of your average player as well as pro players. Considering how well each one performs solo, in team play, side balance, and ...
GamesRadar+

Fortnite now allows in-game purchases in user-generated Creative maps, including for randomized items, with Steal the Brainrot charging at least $37 for a loot box bundle

Third Person Shooters Arc Raiders lead says "revisions are probably required" on uneven events which have just become a camper's dream Third Person Shooters Arc Raiders cheaters are now just spawning ...
Android Police

Google Maps picks up a long-overdue design update

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...
DualShockers

9 Best Metroidvania Game Maps

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 ...
The Escapist

VALORANT maps tier list: Ranking all active maps for competitive play

VALORANT’s map design has always walked a tight line between innovation and frustration. With much criticism from fans, Riot has never been happy with a simple three-lane layout, as seen in most FPS ...
DualShockers

Best FPS Maps

Eric Warner is a Journalist and Multimedia Producer based in New England with over seven years of experience producing stories for multiple print, online, radio, and video publications. Eric has been ...
Polygon

Black Ops 7 design director on why ‘WTF moments’ make for bad Call of Duty maps

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 ...
9to5google

These are the new Google Photos and Maps icons with a gradient redesign

Following the ‘G’ and Gemini icons, Google is updating its logos for the AI era. Here’s a sneak peek at the new gradient icons for Google Photos and Maps. In May, the Google (Search) app got a new ...