Demi Williams

Demi Williams

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Demi is a freelance games journalist who helps cover gaming news at TechRadar. She's been a games writer for five years and has written for outlets such as GameSpot, NME, and GamesRadar, covering news, features, and reviews. Outside of writing, she plays a lot of RPGs and talks far too much about Star Wars on X.

Articles by: Demi Williams

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4
'We ended up with four really big campaigns and 70 missions. It's insane' — Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 creative director says King Art's ideas 'snowballed' after deciding on four faction campaigns with branching stories

By Demi Williams Published

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 is a huge RTS game featuring four campaigns, because King Art was admittedly really enthusiastic about centering the factions.

Stranger Than Heaven
'At some point we did have a small rhythm game, but it didn't exactly match the feeling that you're promoting a show' — Stranger Than Heaven director says the showbiz system was 'a real challenge' and inspired by musicians with an 'antenna' for music

By Demi Williams Published

Stranger Than Heaven director Mikinobu Abe has revealed how RGG Studio designed the game's Showbiz narrative system and how difficult it was to get right.

Stranger Than Heaven
'Historical accuracy wasn't the goal from the very beginning' — Stranger Than Heaven director says while research for its era-spanning game was 'really difficult,' the cities will still have 'a lot of fiction'

By Demi Williams Published

RGG did plenty of research for its multi-era action RPG, Stranger Than Heaven, but director Mikinobu Abe has said historical accuracy wasn't the end goal.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4
'Maybe you win the battle but lose the war because you put all your resources into one battle' — Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 creative director says King Art Games 'wanted battles to take a while' so borrowed from the original strategy game's systems

By Demi Williams Published

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 creative director Jan Theysen has described how the game manifests the classic RTS experience of the original Dawn of War.

World of Warcraft: Forever
WoW: Forever senior game designer says there is 'really well-buried stuff' in the game 'that's going to take people a long time to find' that was 'turned off' for the beta — 'There's going to be things to discover that we didn't surface'

By Demi Williams Published

Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed that World of Warcraft: Forever features thousands of secrets, like items, that were turned off in the beta.

Nacon Revolution Pro X – Special Edition
Nacon announces the Revolution Pro X – Special Edition, a new Hell Is Us-inspired Xbox controller offering 'joystick tension adjustment, Hall Effect sensors, and micro-switch combine technologies'

By Demi Williams Published

Nacon has announced the Revolution Pro X – Special Edition, its new officially licensed Xbox wireless controller inspired by Rogue Factor's Hell Is Us.

Liara T'soni hands on hips with a bemused expression
An alleged former BioWare dev leaks the 'Mass Effect Universe' trailer following studio closure, and fans believe this could be a 'Deadpool-style' move 'intended to generate public pressure and potentially give the cancelled project a second chance'

By Demi Williams Published

A first look at the next Mass Effect game has leaked online following its cancelation and BioWare's closure, and fans are in an uproar.

World of Warcraft: Forever
Good news for World of Warcraft: Forever players: Blizzard has extended the beta and is opening WoW name reservations ahead of the game's November launch

By Demi Williams Published

Blizzard has extended the World of Warcraft: Forever beta, giving those with access additional playtime in Azeroth ahead of the game's official launch.

A Stranger Than Heaven promotional image showing a playable character and a handful of enemies.
Stranger Than Heaven director says 'it was really important' for RGG that 'the player experience the whole life of a man' and that the story's 50-year timeline was essential to depicting how a yakuza organization is built

By Demi Williams Published

Stranger Than Heaven director Mikinobu Abe has explained why RGG Studios chose to tell an era-spanning story in one game, rather than across multiple titles.

EA says it's 'bringing together our Respawn and DICE studios to collaborate on a future project' that is reportedly Star Wars Battlefront 3

By Demi Williams Published

Star Wars Battlefront 3 is reportedly in development after EA confirmed that Respawn and DICE will work collaboratively on a new project.

Secretlab x League of Legends K/DA
Secretlab's new League of Legends K/DA Firestarter collection is a gorgeous new addition to its Titan Evo and Magnus Pro series — here's where to get your matching set

By Demi Williams Published

Secretlab is expanding its Secretlab Titan Evo and Magnus Pro series with a new League of Legends collection inspired by the game's virtual pop group, K/DA.

A Stranger Than Heaven promotional image showing a playable character and a handful of enemies.
Stranger Than Heaven director says the game's combat was inspired by old 'Ninkyo' Yakuza movies because the 'raw and gritty' action scenes fit Daito's character as an inexperienced fighter — 'We felt that atmosphere was what made those genres special'

By Demi Williams Published

Stranger Than Heaven director Mikinobu Abe has revealed that classic "Ninkyo" yakuza movies inspired the upcoming action game's combat system.

Mass Effect 5
'I believe we were making something special' — BioWare dev says the now-canceled Mass Effect 5 offered 'a level of autonomy and choice that no other game has been able to match'

By Demi Williams Published

BioWare cinematic supervisor Tony de Waal has revealed new details about the now-canceled Mass Effect 5.

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Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC
'We’re removing the friction between creator vision and spatial execution' — Audeze and Audiokinetic are introducing native head-tracking support for the Maxwell 2 ANC headset directly inside Wwise

By Demi Williams Published

Audeze has announced a new partnership with Audiokinetic to introduce native head-tracking support for the Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC headset directly inside Wwise.

Commander Shepard posed in front of earth as the Reapers invade
'We're now entering an era where the name BioWare won't show up anymore when discussing upcoming RPGs' — The game industry reacts to the shuttering of legendary Mass Effect and Dragon Age studio, BioWare

By Demi Williams Published

EA is shutting down BioWare, the legendary studio behind Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

Screenshot of main character Makoto Daito
Stranger Than Heaven director says Makoto Daito's life story is 'not just entertainment' and hopes it will break the barriers of racism — 'I hope that Makoto’s life journey really speaks to people around the globe who have had similar experiences'

By Demi Williams Published

Stranger Than Heaven director Mikinobu Abe hopes the game's multi-era narrative resonates with players and those who have experienced discrimination.

Stranger Than Heaven
Stranger Than Heaven director says RGG 'intentionally' forgot about Yakuza to create 'something new' — 'Every single aspect of it, we started thinking about it from scratch, just to suit the style of Stranger Than Heaven'

By Demi Williams Published

Stranger Than Heaven director Mikinobu Abe has explained why the game was developed as a completely new experience from RGG Studio's Yakuza franchise.

GTA 6
GTA 6 devs rode in a helicopter over a Beyoncé concert and met 'colorful characters' who revealed their crimes while researching Miami — 'As soon as they know where you're from, they just want to tell you every crime they or their friends have ever done'

By Demi Williams Published

Rockstar Games did extensive research on Miami for Grand Theft Auto 6 and even encountered people who shared about past crimes when they learned the developers worked on GTA.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer
'One of the great things about Star Wars is it has all kinds of other opportunities to tell stories in different genres' — Lucasfilm VP says 'the goal' is 'to find the best partner' to make more games like Galactic Racer and Zero Company

By Demi Williams Published

It sounds like Lucasfilm Games wants to release more Star Wars games following the success of Galactic Racer and Zero Company.

GTA 6
Rockstar 'spent months, if not years, trying a million different things that would replace the weapon wheel' to make loadouts 'more realistic' in GTA 6

By Demi Williams Published

Rockstar Games reportedly spent years developing an alternative weapon system for Grand Theft Auto 6, but eventually stuck with a classic weapon wheel the series is known for.

GTA 6
Rockstar artists have been working on GTA 6 for 11 years to plan out the map, co-head says roads are narrower than GTA 5's, which had a 'ripple effect' as the studio had to add even more buildings — 'All these things sort of come to bite you later'

By Demi Williams Published

Rockstar Games has reportedly been working on Grand Theft Auto 6 much longer than realized, since the studio needed to plan out the game's ambitious map first.

007 First Light trailer screenshot showing James Bond
007 First Light is finally coming to Nintendo Switch 2 next year — 'The development team will use the coming months to continue refining the game's optimisation'

By Demi Williams Published

IO Interactive has finally announced that 007 First Light will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 on March 18, 2027.

GTA 6
'It feels like somebody’s wading through your dirty washing' — Rockstar says GTA 6 leaks in 2022 felt 'weirdly invasive' and were 'hard to deal with on an emotional level'

By Demi Williams Published

Rockstar Games has addressed the initial Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks from 2022, calling it an "invasive" moment that resulted in a huge policy shift at the studio.

GTA 6
Grand Theft Auto 6's launch trailer is here, giving fans a deeper look at Jason and Lucia's crime-fueled story

By Demi Williams Published

Rockstar Games has released the launch trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6, showcasing new story details and a deeper look at crime-duo protagonists, Jason and Lucia.

Xbox Nano Controller
The Xbox Nano Controller is a compact, 'entry-level, rechargeable controller' launching next month — here's where to pre-order yours

By Demi Williams Published

Microsoft has announced the Xbox Nano Controller, an affordable, rechargeable compact gamepad launching on November 4.

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