The inventor of Elden Ring feels remorseful for anyone who has been disappointed by his games.

Hidetaka Miyazaki, the developer of the Souls series and Elden Ring, spoke with The New Yorker about his influences, creative aspirations, and some musings on his stratospheric climb in the games business over the last decade. “I’ve never been a particularly great player, and I did a lot,” Miyazaki admitted regarding his own mechanical competence…

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Despite player outrage, Ubisoft will experiment with gaming NFTs in The Sandbox metaverse.

In the latest example of the merger between game production and non-fungible tokens, Ubisoft has partnered up with the Sandbox metaverse platform (NFTs). Ubisoft will obtain its own area in the metaverse and produce gaming experiences using NFTs in the virtual world, according to Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based blockchain business behind The Sandbox, which…

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