Assassin's Creed Origins Bayek actor says Netflix's live-action show can't ignore the "modern-day stuff" Abubakar Salim has great advice for the Assassin's Creed show Total Film · Jun 23
What dragons teach us about futile wars Stars Steve Toussaint and Abubakar Salim ponder the lesson of the bloodiest sea battle in Westeros history Salon · Jun 21
House of the Dragon star says he was channeling God of War's Kratos for season 3's Battle of the Gullet: "Alyn's power comes from rage" Forget the Seven, House of the Dragon has a very different sort of divine inspiration Total Film · Jun 15
House of the Dragon star says season 3's opening battle will be "huge" Expect big things from the Battle of the Gullet Total Film · May 12
Assassin's Creed Origins actor Abubakar Salim can't recommend The Last of Us star Troy Baker follow in his footsteps and open a game studio: "It's a ruthless space" Salim speaks from experience as the founder of Surgent Studios GamesRadar · Apr 22
The director of Tales of Kenzera: Zau learned his most important game development lesson while working with Ridley Scott: 'That's why we're able to make games faster' "You have to do the work in order to find that voice, or find that thing that makes you kind of stick out and stand out." PC Gamer · Mar 29
Abubakar Salim, Surgent Studios founder and Raised by Wolves star, gives us a guided tour of his PC: 'My desktop is so bad that even my wife refuses to look at my screen' The creator of Tales of Kenzera: Zau discusses playing No Rest for the Wicked, Dave the Diver, and his lifelong love of Solitaire. PC Gamer · Mar 15
Assassin's Creed Shadows' Attack on Titan crossover is downright "whacky," says stun-locked Origins actor: "I thought the FF and Origins mashup was borderline mad" Abubakar Salim is a having a time with Assassin's Creed's crossovers GamesRadar · Dec 8, 2025
Dead Take is a first-person horror game out to expose 'the darkest secrets' of the entertainment industry: 'I want players to think, I can't believe they actually did this' The new game from Surgent Studios will be out later this year. PC Gamer · Jun 3, 2025
Palworld publisher and Tales of Kenzera dev team up for a first-person horror game, because why not? A unique pairing to be sure, but the game's concept is also intriguing. Destructoid · Jun 3, 2025
House of the Dragon season 3's opening battle is "beastly", according to one of the show's stars Get ready for the Battle of the Gullet Total Film · Mar 3, 2025
Palworld studio's first move as a publisher is to save a struggling indie dev: 'This is the energy I want to see driving games in 2025' "Both Surgent and Pocketpair are well-versed in taking risks." PC Gamer · Jan 24, 2025
Two of the Most Promising Game Creators Are Teaming Up For A Horror Game Palworld developer Pocketpair is getting into the publishing game and will be assisting developer Surgent Studios on its sophomore project. Inverse · Jan 23, 2025
Palworld developer Pocketpair just launched its own publishing business, and its first project is a horror game from Metroidvania dev and Assassin's Creed actor Abubakar Salim Surgent Studios' horror game is set to release this year GamesRadar · Jan 23, 2025
Windows Central · Jan 23, 2025 Palworld creators announce new publishing company—with a horror game as first project Pocketpair Publishing was just unveiled by the creators of Palworld and Craftopia, with a pledge to help bring us more fun indie games.
Inverse · Oct 28, 2024 The Year's Most Heartfelt Game Is Getting an RPG Follow-Up The game is inspired by 'Planescape: Torment' and is currently looking for funding.
PC Gamer · Oct 21, 2024 6 months after release, the studio behind Tales of Kenzera has put its team 'on notice for redundancy' as it scrambles to find funding Surgent Studios' game division is going on hiatus.
GamesRadar · Oct 15, 2024 Assassin's Creed actor and metroidvania dev slams out-of-touch execs chasing the live-service dragon: "Too much money is being spent on games people do not want" "Games are still very much treated as a business rather than necessarily as an art form"
Total Film · Aug 14, 2024 The 32 greatest TV shows that were canceled too soon You can binge in one sitting, but you'll be left wanting more
Top News · Jul 30, 2024 House Of The Dragon Season 2: Alyn's Impact Revealed Explore Alyn's character evolution and family dynamics in House of the Dragon's latest episode. Actor Abubakar Salim discusses Alyn's choices amidst dragon...
Inverse · Jul 23, 2024 'House of the Dragon' Star Admits He "Borrowed" A Line From Game of Thrones For His Debut Game "I thought it was so good" the career actor-turned-game developer said
Total Film · Jul 23, 2024 Assassin's Creed Origins actor heard a line while filming House of the Dragon that he liked so much he snuck it into his Metroidvania-style adventure game "Good luck finding it"
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024 ‘Every day we’d think … Is this real?’: House of the Dragon’s two newest stars freak out From public meltdowns to dealing with online racism, being a secretive, emerging star of the Game of Thrones prequel is a steep learning curve. Abubakar Salim and Clinton Liberty open up
PC Gamer · Jul 2, 2024 Just 3 months after launching Tales of Kenzera: Zau, developer Surgent Studios lays off 'just over a dozen' employees "This hurts deeply. This isn't the news I wanted to share."
The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2024 House of the Dragon: season two, episode two recap – battle of the brothers It’s all kicking off in Westeros, with the King waging war on everyone, a new Hand being dealt … and a climax that’s the stuff of legend