Latest articles by Andy Chalk
Zenless Zone Zero 'copied my puzzle game,' indie dev says, posts a pretty convincing video to prove it
news This is the second time over the past month that MiHoYo has been accused of ripping off an indie project for one of its games.
Valve's Steam Deck price jumps by nearly 50%, now costs $949 for a 1TB model
news The state of the world has caught up to Valve's hardware.
The Witcher 3 reveals new system requirements and it's now Windows 11 or nothing
news It's been 11 years, you know.
Four years later, Microsoft finally finishes fighting over the Activision acquisition
news A lawsuit suit, filed by Sjunde AP-Fonden, alleged that the buyout was rushed in order to protect Activision's then-CEO Bobby Kotick.
Remedy's new CEO thinks cross-media deals will help its games sell more, and for once I think I agree
news It's a lot of business talk, but that doesn't necessarily make it wrong.
007 First Light review roundup: 'The best James Bond game since GoldenEye'
news The initial reaction to IO Interactive's take on the famed British assassin is very positive.
Take-Two forces shutdown of Grand Theft Auto multiplayer modding platform Rage:MP
news There's only one officially authorized multiplayer modding platform for GTA, and it's not Rage:MP.
Talos Principle 3 will definitely be the last one in the series, because 'so many videogames just don't end, and then you have an endless kind of cliffhanger'
The game industry is built on long-running franchises, but Devolver says it doesn't want that for its narrative-focused puzzle game.
More Elden Ring filming leaks: Here's a castle with some suspiciously familiar guys on it
news Specifically, it's Conwy Castle in Wales, with some suspiciously familiar guys on it.
The new game from the makers of Botanicula and Chuchel is like 1984 meets the Keystone Kops, but in a way that actually works
news Phonopolis is out now, and it's every bit as good as I'd hoped—if a tad grim.
Before Dishonored, Arkane was tapped to make Thief 4, and my heart weeps for what might have been: 'We had an amazing pitch for Thief'
news A Blade Runner game was also a possibility, which would have been fine too, I guess.
Last Flag studio lays off half its employees as it puts 'the future of the game in the hands of our players'
news Night Street Games said earlier this month that it will not be pursuing future development of its CTF shooter.
EU politician says killing games is bad, but 'wokeness' and the Black samurai Yasuke are the real problem
news Would you like to watch a neo-fascist embarrass himself in front of the world? I can help.
Grand Theft Auto 6 publisher is confident enough in its release date to brag about the ungodly amounts of money it's about to make
news Sorry to say, though, that PC plans are still MIA.
A trio of former BioWare devs are making 'a neon-noir supernatural mystery game set in a stylized Canadian cityscape'
news That's an idea I can get behind.
Destiny 2 is officially over: 'Live service content updates' end in June as Bungie moves on to new projects
news Bungie says it will ensure that Destiny 2 remains playable, but its focus is now elsewhere.
Bad news for Krafton: Subnautica 2 broke 4 million copies sold in less than a week
The undersea survival sim continues its blistering pace.
Nearly a decade after its last update, Darksiders Warmastered Edition gets a photo mode and motion controls in a surprise new patch
news Darksiders launched for the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S this week, and that's good news for us too.
Splitgate studio reveals its new game, looks a lot like its old game
news Empulse is set to launch into early access later this year.
Another live service game is dead just a few months after launch
news Quantic Dream has pulled the plug on Spellcasters Chronicles, and yes, there will be layoffs.
007 First Light's James Bond (probably) won't be a sexist, misogynist dinosaur: 'Some things fall by the wayside,' IO Interactive says
news Don't expect any "Christmas only comes once a year" cracks in this one.
The Mass Effect-like Exodus 'is effectively D&D in space,' Hasbro CEO says
news I guess you could make that argument, but I sure wouldn't.
Half-Life owes its existence to one of the game industry's most formative figures—no, not Gabe Newell, the other guy
Gabe 'n' Ken Before there was Gabe, there was Ken Williams, and he played a significant role in bringing Half-Life into the world.
