Latest articles by Andy Chalk
6 years after successfully crowdfunding a game about orphans in a cyberpunk warzone, the studio making it has closed: 'We've been so close to a release, several times, and there's a lot to regret after all the work done'
news Studio founder Adrien Forestier says it's the end of Black Flag but promises he'll "do whatever I can so it's not the end for Orphan Age."
Larian boss Swen Vincke cruelly hints at a 2029 release for the studio's next game, only to yoink it away: 'It was just a joke'
news Why you gotta play us this way, Swen?
'Apple and Google have a totally broken vision for the world': Epic CEO Tim Sweeney vows to 'keep fighting on until there's an ultimate victory'
news If you thought Sweeney would take his wins and go away quietly, you thought wrong.
Smite developer Hi-Rez Studios lays off employees to ensure 'long-term success'
news Hi-Rez CEO Stewart Chisam said the cuts were "difficult but necessary."
The best FPS games on PC
Updated Our favorite FPS experiences of PC gaming's past and present.
The games industry is undergoing a 'generational change,' says Epic CEO Tim Sweeney: 'A lot of games are released with high budgets, and they're not selling'
news The world of videogames is changing, and the Epic chief believes the future is social.
After years of silence, the legendary life sim Spore has crawled back to life like a 3-eyed amphibian emerging from a primordial alien sea
news Spore 2 isn't happening, but something sure is.
Finally, an online game shutting down the right way: Islands of Insight will close servers next month and 'permanently modify the game to be offline-only' so the promising puzzler can live on
news A savegame bug that was putting heavy stress on SSDs will also be fixed before the end comes.
Like a Dragon: Yakuza's first trailer is grim, violent, stylish, and has absolutely no karaoke whatsoever
news Like a Dragon is not like a Like a Dragon I would've liked, but it still looks cool.
Epic sues Google again for making the Epic Games Store such a headache to install, and now it's dragged Samsung into the fight too
news The latest lawsuit alleges Google and Samsung are colluding to keep Android owners from installing the Epic Games Store on their devices.
Twitch is dropping the popular BibleThump emote because the license is expiring, even though creator Edmund McMillen says he's '100% fine with them renewing the rights'
news The Binding of Isaac emote will be gone at the end of September, and it's a little weird.
New California law inspired by Ubisoft and Sony requires retailers to warn consumers that the digital games they buy can be taken away at any time
news It won't stop your games from being taken away, but at least you won't be able to say you weren't warned.
'RPG shooter' Witchfire comes to Steam, and after a year of early access on Epic it's finally turning into the game I always wanted it to be
news This is what early access is all about.
Dr Disrespect predicts he'll return to Deadrop developer Midnight Society: 'That's the Two Time's studio'
news The streamer still has Midnight Society links in his social media bio despite getting the boot, and now we know why.
Space Marine 2's latest patch adds ultrawide support, private co-op lobbies, and battle buddies who will actually be useful for something
news The Veteran difficulty level has also been nerfed, although not so much that it still won't rock you if you're sloppy.
The first trailer for The Last of Us season 2 goes hard on action, zombies, and sad Joel being very, very sad
news What did you do, Joel?
The Doom mod that turns Margaret Thatcher into an undead cyberdemon has been removed by Bethesda yet again, this time for 'disobeying a ZeniMax employee'
news Theatrically censoring the "real-world politics" apparently did not amuse Bethesda.
Ubisoft comes crawlin' back to Steam
news After years of running exclusively with Epic, Ubisoft has had enough.
The developer of new free-to-play shooter Spectre Divide just laid off 13 employees, says it was necessary 'to support Spectre and its community for the long term'
news The 3v3 shooter Spectre Divide came out three weeks ago and seems do be doing pretty well, but apparently not well enough.
'Our goal is not to push any specific agenda': Ubisoft CEO tries to mollify gamers who won't stop being mad about a Black samurai in Assassin's Creed Shadows
news Yves Guillemot hopes everyone can just have a good time.
Assassin's Creed Shadows is delayed into 2025, will launch on Steam on day one
news This is possibly the biggest blow for Ubisoft yet.
After 2 years of silence, Hell is Us makes a surprise reappearance at Sony's State of Play showcase
news Hell is Us, the new project from Deus Ex: Human Revolution art director Jonathan Jacques-Belletete, was announced in 2022, and then basically fell off the map.
World of Warcraft player accidentally sells extremely rare pet for 1/10th of its value: 'That's like my entire game savings over the last 17 years, gone'
news The extremely rare Ethereal Soul-Trader pet was unintentionally sold for a fraction of its value in a sad auction house mishap.
