Latest articles by Andy Chalk
Space Marine 2 will celebrate its first anniversary with a 'large-scale update' in September, and another year of free and paid content is on the way
news A new PvP mode that was planned for the 9.0 update is now set to arrive in the big anniversary update.
Eric Barone clarifies he's just 'open to entertaining the idea' of saving Hytale, but he's not pursuing it himself because he's completely focused on Haunted Chocolatier
news Barone said earlier this year that he's now fully committed to Haunted Chocolatier, and I'm starting to think that maybe he was serious.
Hypixel Studios founder says he'll 'reach out' to Riot about taking over Hytale: 'I am even down to put $25 million by myself to finish Hytale, that’s how much I believe in it'
news Riot cancelled Hytale last week, five years after acquiring the studio making it.
Dave the Diver In the Jungle DLC is delayed, but the free Godzilla Content Pack is back and Ichiban Kasuga has extended his vacation until the end of 2026
news It's Dave the Diver's second anniversary, and there's a lot going on.
Fortnite cheater wins $6,850 in competitive tournaments, gets caught, now owes Epic $175,000
news At least he avoided the humiliation of a public apology.
Randy Pitchford makes people mad again by warning that Borderlands 4 will take even longer to get deep discounts than Borderlands 3 did
news Sometimes not tweeting is the best option, but what fun is that?
Riot decides that allowing sports betting sponsorships in top-tier League of Legends and Valorant esports is a good idea
news It is not a good idea.
Lost Records developer Don't Nod confirms layoffs at its Montreal studio
news The cuts come less than a year after Don't Nod paused work on two projects amidst the failure of Jusant and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden to meet expectations.
Chris Avellone joins with former Quantic Dream writer to work on a 'dark fantasy' RPG
news Avellone has returned to the game industry as a part of Republic Games, a studio founded in 2024 by Adam Williams.
It's not just you—Steam is getting absolutely crushed under the Summer Sale
news For some of us, it's okay, and for others, it's really not.
10 years after it launched, one of the best roguelikes of all time gets a surprise update on Steam with quality of life improvements and a new controls menu
news An all-new Nuclear Throne beta build is now live on Steam.
FTC issues $126 million in Fortnite refunds, gives eligible players an extra 2 weeks to apply for their money back
news If you missed out on the original filing deadline, you've got a second chance.
Stalker 2 artist kickstarts the Zone Kit modding scene with a flood of glorious nonsense mods featuring Shrek, CJ, and—you guessed it—Thomas the Tank Engine
news We're not completely certain that Stalker 2 architecture artist Aleksandr Silantev is responsible for this spectacular work, but we're hopeful.
Hearthstone's first in-game pet is only available via a gacha mechanic that will cost most players a whopping 158 bucks
news The King Krush pet is only available through an in-game gacha machine, and the odds of pulling it without spending a pile of money are definitely not in your favor.
Security researchers warn that old or expired Discord invites are being used in phishing attacks
news A vulnerability in Discord invites can be leveraged as part of a "multi-stage payload delivery" system.
Here's our very first look at the Rogue Trooper movie Warcraft director Duncan Jones said he was doing 7 years ago
news The film was announced not long after Rebellion's 2017 shooter Rogue Trooper Redux fizzled out, and work has continued ever since.
Bloodlines 2 developer The Chinese Room has laid off employees, but Paradox says the game is still coming in October
news A number of TCR employees revealed the layoffs on social media, and Paradox has effectively confirmed "staffing changes" at the studio.
After more than 7 years of development with nothing to show for it, Riot cancels the Minecraft-inspired sandbox RPG Hytale and closes the studio making it
news Riot acquired Hypixel Studios in 2020, but its anticipated sandbox RPG never materialized.
The Blood of Dawnwalker 20-minute gameplay trailer shows off Dishonored-style teleportation and a man getting popped like a zit by an angry vampire boss
news That had to hurt.
Dune: Awakening is changing its endgame in response to player complaints: 'Our goal is not to force PvE players to interact with a PvP system that they may have no interest in'
news Some areas of the deep desert will be changed to PvE zones, so players can explore them without worrying about being pulled into fights they don't want.
Rematch surpasses 1 million players in its first day of full release
Despite some bug issues and a lack of crossplay, Sloclap's 5v5 soccer game seems to be doing very well for itself.
FBC: Firebreak patch aims to improve the game's early hours, which 'do not provide a good experience,' Remedy admits
news The 1.2 patch released today makes a range of balance changes, makes Lost Assets harder to miss, and cuts back on the Clearance grind.
Oblivion is a very funny game but the Skyblivion remake may not be, and you can blame the quality of Skyrim's 'streamlined' engine for that
Much of the jank that gave Oblivion such great comedic potential was smoothed out in Skyrim, and Skyblivion lead dev Rebelzize says intentionally recreating it in the remake just isn't feasible.
