Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Dave Oshry

DLSS 5 Controversy Explodes: New Blood CEO Calls for Nvidia Boycott Over AI 'Slop Filter' in Gaming Graphics

Game developers are criticizing Nvidia's DLSS 5 AI upscaling, sparking boycott calls over claims it alters visuals and threatens artistic control in gaming.

Player One

'Cripple their sales, tank their stock price. Stop collaborating with them as developers': New Blood CEO on fighting against DLSS 5

DLSS 5 has unleashed a fiery debate among game developers.

PC Gamer

New Blood boss Dave Oshry 'quadruples down' on supporting GOG after worrying about its future, committing to sales, demos, one-click mods, plus day-and-date releases alongside Steam

Oshry had expressed concern about GOG's long-term health in a recent interview.

PC Gamer

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

"We need to push back harder": Nvidia's DLSS 5 "AI slop" filter is being torn apart by industry veterans from Baldur's Gate 3, Palworld, and many more

Some devs are more than a little unhappy

GamesRadar

Nintendo doesn't want Switch 2 eShop to "become a giant slop fest," New Blood CEO claims, so "they're still pretty choosy about who gets to launch their games"

"We're just waiting for Nintendo to give us approval to actually launch"

GamesRadar

GOG declares 'The future of preservation is decided by players who give a sh*t' after New Blood CEO expresses concern for the storefront's lifespan

Your library needs you.

PC Gamer

"If we only cared about money, we wouldn't ship on anything but Steam," says head of indie empire New Blood, but "we hate money, and we love our players" so the devs put up with the "pain" of consoles

"Console certifications, everything besides Steam, is a pain in the ass"

GamesRadar

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

"The future of preservation is decided by players who give a s***," GOG asserts as it reiterates its 18-year mission to make games "live forever"

"Game preservation only works if people care"

GamesRadar

New Blood CEO Dave Oshry says he's 'always loved GOG' but 'they need enough people to give a s**t, or how long are they even going to be around'

"Steam let anybody put anything on there, and then all of a sudden who needed GOG anymore?"

PC Gamer

Palworld's collaboration with ultraviolent retro FPS Ultrakill was spurred on by the survival game's weapon designer, who is a huge fan, so Pocketpair "asked nicely"

If it's down to what the devs like, then Megabonk x Palworld is inevitable

GamesRadar

"It's been a huge pain in the ..." We spoke to New Blood about its big Xbox launch and how the Xbox Ally inspired the team to jump on board.

As the Xbox Ally gears up for launch, we spoke to New Blood Interactive on why indie developers tend to swerve the Microsoft ecosystem, at a time when they desperately need more.

Windows Central

As Palworld gears up for another indie collab, dev says "it's a dream come true to be trusted by the developers of our favorite games" and the Terraria and Ultrakill crossovers happened because "we like them"

"We are massive Terraria and Ultrakill fans"

GamesRadar

Most players 'know next to nothing about how games are made': New Blood devs sound off on gamedev misconceptions

It's now easier than ever to make "broad incorrect assumptions" about how games work.

PC Gamer

The Switch 2 is here – here's what 28 game developers want from Nintendo's new console, from a "much better" eShop to less painful ports

John Romero, Sam Barlow, Bennett Foddy, David Szymanski, and many more devs weigh in

GamesRadar

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

PC Gamer

Ultrakill publisher co-founder throws up hands, jokes 'Tarkov has done irreparable f*cking damage to the game industry' because even FromSoftware games are extraction shooters now

Honestly, I kinda get it.

GamesRadar

New Blood Interactive co-founder says Escape from Tarkov "caused irreparable f***ing damage to the game industry" after finding out The Duskbloods is multiplayer and not "Bloodborne 2"

"I just want to play a regular ass game"

GamesRadar

"We're in a post Baldur's Gate 3 world": Indie publisher says Larian proved players "are not stupid" and want "50 million copies" of intense CRPGs

New Blood Interactive wants Pillars of Eternity 3 now

GamesRadar

Viral $10,000+ Summer Game Fest billboard paying respects to fallen Hi-Fi Rush and Redfall studios nearly put Xbox boss Phil Spencer on blast, but "it's about the people, our friends who got laid off"

The tribute is "way cooler than just throwing up an ad for one of our games," says the CEO of the publisher behind it

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

PC Gamer

'You will not enjoy videogames anymore if you work in a big game studio:' New Blood's boss weighs in on what sets it apart amid an industry crisis

"The games we make, we make for ourselves. It just so happens other people also want these types of games."

PC Gamer

'10 years ago, we were just a couple of friends in my apartment trying to figure out what we wanted to do:' the studio at the heart of the boomer shooter boom reflects on its first decade

'One thing I can say is work with your friends and treat them like they're your friends'

PC Gamer

'F*** it, let's go all the way with this:' How a side project for Dusk snowballed into a complete overhaul of the beloved boomer shooter's visuals

One dedicated fan saw their mod work turn into a full gamedev job at New Blood.

PC Gamer

18 years on, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion's unmatched comedic timing is still enough to go viral

I don't trust these snow guys.

PC Gamer

Should facts or vibes determine whether an 'indie game' is really indie?

Dave the Diver's controversial Game Awards nomination sparked a debate about the meaning of "indie" this week.

PC Gamer

The history of the PC Gaming Show

Before the 10th annual PC Gaming Show on June 9, let's look back at how the show began and how it's grown since then.

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.