Latest articles by Andy Chalk
'It's a damn miracle we were able to salvage Hytale,' original co-founder and new owner Simon Collins-Laflamme says: After years in development at Riot, 'it was barely playable'
news Collins-Laflamme, who acquired Hytale from Riot in November 2025, says he's angry about all the time wasted, but the team is turning things around in a hurry.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says it's time to stop talking about AI 'slop' and start talking about a 'theory of the mind that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools'
news That sounds really neat man, could we have Arkane Austin back?
Silent Hill 2 Remake dev Bloober Team kicks off 2026 by giving us 45 days to figure out what 'RemoSdNeulSerore-hsoOvamCeyerd' is
news It's a countdown to... something?
Former Elder Scrolls Online chief confirms Microsoft's 2025 bloodbath drove his departure from ZeniMax: 'Project Blackbird was the game I had waited my entire career to create'
news Matt Firor announced his split from ZeniMax Online Studios the same day Microsoft laid off roughly 9,000 employees and cancelled multiple game projects.
AI, Crysis, lusty argonians, and pinball: These are our most-read news stories of 2025
News of 2025 A look back at the year that was, as chosen (sort of) by you.
A game about giant, helpless teddy bears fleeing a dying world may be a bit on the nose right now, but it's also my favorite game of 2025
🏆 Herdling is a small, simple diversion, and sometimes that's exactly what you need.
Steam seems to be back to normal, at least for the moment, but now it looks like the Epic Games Store is getting hammered
news This could be a rough holiday for online gaming services.
Blade director reassures suffering fans with soothing words: 'Please be patient, it will be a special game'
news Dinga Bakaba dropped in on X to let everyone know that despite the extended silence, Arkane is hard at work and everything is fine.
Commander Shepard actors will return for the new Mass Effect game 'with bells on' if BioWare asks them: 'Email the powers-that-be who make these games and say, Give us more Shepard'
news After all these years, Jennifer Hale and Mark Meer are eager for more.
Polish analyst adds fuel to rumors that The Witcher 3 will get new DLC in 2026 to set up The Witcher 4
news It makes sense—and this isn't the first time we've heard these rumors.
Electronic Arts shareholders vote overwhelmingly in favor of Saudi-led takeover
news The deal is still subject to regulatory approval, but that's a big hurdle cleared.
007 First Light, IO Interactive's James Bond game, is delayed 'to ensure the experience meets the level of quality you players deserve on day one'
news Instead of March, 007's new adventure is now set to arrive in May.
Swen Vincke warns Divinity newcomers that they probably shouldn't play the early games in the series: 'They're a bit outdated by now,' which is putting it very mildly
news They were brilliant in their day, but that was 20-some years ago.
Vince Zampella, the co-founder of Infinity Ward and head of Battlefield, dies in car crash
news Zampella was reportedly killed in a car crash over the weekend.
2K Games chokes out another WWE game just 2 years after launch
news The two-year lifespan of 2K's big wrestling series continues.
A major overhaul of League of Legends is reportedly coming in 2027: 'Once we're done, it should be the best time ever to get your friends into League'
news Riot has big plans for attracting new players to its aging MOBA.
Epic ritually humiliates another Fortnite fraudster who was stealing and selling accounts
news Isaac Strock is very sorry and promises he won't do it again. He's also banned for life and owes Epic some money.
Ark 2 is now set to come out in 2028, and it may not have as much Vin Diesel as we were expecting: After years of delays, his involvement is 'an open question'
news Fortunately, there may be another huge guy ready to step up.
Naughty Dog developers reportedly hit with mandatory overtime to finish an internal demo for its upcoming sci-fi game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
news Crunch is back, baby.
Swen Vincke promises an AMA to clear up Larian's use of generative AI: 'You’ll get the opportunity to ask us any questions you have about Divinity and our dev process directly'
news Vincke kicked off an uproar earlier this week when he said that Larian makes use of generative AI "to explore ideas."
Less than a week after dropping a big new trailer at The Game Awards, Exodus studio head James Ohlen has stepped down because he 'felt his work on the game was complete'
news Exodus is currently set to launch in early 2027.
Horizon-like survival game Light of Motiram disappears from Steam and Epic after Tencent reaches a 'confidential settlement' with Sony
news It's not clear at this point whether Light of Motiram will come back in a heavily modified format, or if Tencent has decided to scrap the whole thing.
The Steam Winter Sale kicks off with deals on some of 2025's biggest games, including PC Gamer's 2025 Game of the Year
news Voting for the 2025 Steam Awards is now live too.
