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Steam News · May 26
We sat down with Emanuel Palalic, the creative force and Game Director leading the charge for emptyvessel and the architect behind the chaos in DEFECT. Emanuel isn't just building a game, he’s crafting a visceral, high-fidelity experience that challenges the status quo of the genre and breaks the mold.Dive deep into his journey, exploring the philosophy that drives his vision and the relentless pa...
Steam News · Mar 27
Every piece of art he has developed has lead to this role.Art Director Alex Palma talks about how he's assisting in building the world of #DEFECT from the ground up, illustrating the visuals for weapons, environments, characters and much more.Watch the full interview now:
Steam News · Mar 11
Today, we have two pieces of information to share:First, we're committed to the single player experience in DEFECT and wanted to share a small teaser about the story:You play a System Control Officer who has been marked deficient by The System, a godlike artificial intelligence that governs the world.Second, we’re also excited to share that we’ve partnered with NCSOFT to help us us build a strong ...
Steam News · Feb 20
What does innovation sound like? We talked to composer and sound designer Mick Gordon about the process of his craft, pushing the limits of music technology and how he’s is defining the sound of #DEFECT.Watch the full interview now:
Steam News · Nov 15, 2025
I recently sat down with Defect game director and former id Software artist, Emanuel Palalic, as well as composer Mick Gordon to discuss the upcoming cyberpunk FPS. One topic I wanted to get their thoughts on was optimization: Defect looks like a heavy game, but has surprisingly lenient specs—RTX 2060 minimum—and no mandatory ray tracing like we're starting to see in some games... Read more.
Steam News · Nov 9, 2025
ustralian composer Mick Gordon is one of the most widely-recognized composers in the videogame industry, with his signature propulsive, distorted, future-metal sound helping define id Software's wildly successful Wolfenstein and Doom reboots... Read more.
Steam News · Oct 27, 2025
OCTOBER 27TH, 2025We are thrilled to see everyone’s excitement around the new trailer yesterday and thought we would take the opportunity to answer some of your frequently asked questions. Read through the following answers to your questions and wishlist DEFECT to stay up to date on the latest news.What is DEFECT?Defect is an immersive cyberpunk shooter Inspired by games like SWAT and Ready or Not...
Steam News · Oct 23, 2025
As a fan of co-op and PvP shooters, I'm drowning in good news at the moment. Space Marine 2 is getting another year of content. Battlefield 6 returns the series to its former glory. Arc Raiders and Black Ops 7 are just around the corner. My wishlist is already packed with games like Hell Let Loose Vietnam and '83, and another incredible-looking FPS game has just joined them. With a gritty, cyberpu...
Steam News · Oct 23, 2025
Thank you to our wonderful community for your patience while we’ve worked towards our gameplay reveal at Galaxies ShowcaseWhat you all see is a small slice of the immersive cyberpunk action that we hope to showcase more of as we move forward with development and towards launch. So, what do you see in the trailer? We begin as The System’s Police Forces during our load-in sequence aboard the police ...
Steam News · Jun 7, 2025
Hey everyone!While we’re still a small team committed to sustainable development, we’ve started growing and staying heads-down — focused on pushing combat depth and immersion across the board. Just poking our heads up to say: we’ve got more to share soon, including updates in the pipeline for Single Player, Co-op, and Multiplayer. Thanks so much for all the support!Follow us on social and don’t fo...