Latest articles by Andy Chalk
'You’re not supposed to say this out loud!': Baldur's Gate 3 dev reacts to analyst who says some game makers 'hope' Grand Theft Auto 6 will cost up to $100 at launch
news Michael Douse says the fact that game prices haven't risen with inflation is "an uncomfortable truth."
'S**t's about to get real': The first Steam sale of 2025 is live, and it's all about strategy games
news RTS leads the way in Steam's Real-Time Strategy Fest, but there are also grand strategy games, 4X, tower defense, city management, and even a typing game.
Vertical extraction shooter Exoborne holds its first playtest soon, and you can sign up now
news Sharkmob's new extraction shooter promises to be a more accessible and forgiving experience than most other games in the genre.
'You deserve better customer service': Path of Exile 2 studio apologizes for long support wait times but with 545,000 emails received, it's kind of understandable
news Grinding Gear Games has reduced the Path of Exile support backlog but it's still working through a mountain of requests—and yes, it's looking for help.
FTC says Genshin Impact 'deceived children' and orders its publisher to pay a $20 million fine and stop selling loot boxes to kids
news The FTC says "Genshin Impact deceived children, teens, and other players into spending hundreds of dollars on prizes they stood little chance of winning."
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is Steam Deck verified
news Play it "on a train, on a plane, swaddled up in bed, in the bathroom… wherever you want."
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 rolls out new forum rules to curb toxic behavior, which immediately sparks toxic behavior
news The new code of conduct lays out a "zero tolerance" policy against discrimination, hate speech, and harmful ideologies.
Jagex outrages the Runescape community yet again, this time with a survey hinting at big price hikes and worse service for those who don't want to pay
news The survey is strictly "research," Jagex says, but Runescape players are not happy.
Elon Musk and Asmongold are beefing over who the best gamer really is, and no matter who wins, we lose
news So this is what it's come to.
9 years after launching his own studio, former World of Warcraft lead designer Rob Pardo finally reveals what he's doing with it
news Arkheron is a team-based PvP game, and Bonfire Studios is looking for more testers.
Arrowhead boss wants to get as many A-listers as possible for the Helldivers 2 film, 'as long as they all get killed violently'
news It's not the worst idea I've ever heard.
Romanian folklore, David Lynch, and heavy metal come together in a dark fantasy hack-and-slash action game 'with an even darker sense of humor'
news Moroi is slated to arrive in early 2025, and yeah, I'm interested.
Riot admits it 'screwed up' League of Legends' new reward system, because somebody forgot to add a big chunk of numbers in the new XP calculations
news It turns out the "First Win of the Day experience" is pretty important.
Terraria creator jokes that the 1.4.5 update may not be the last one after all: 'Terraria will never die as long as there is one last final update'
news Honestly, I don't know if he's joking here or not.
Hideo Kojima is 'tired' while crunching on Death Stranding 2 and wonders how long he'll be able to keep making games: 'Every day feels like I'm racing against the clock'
news Kojima calls this period of development "incredibly tough."
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is now officially finished as its final update goes live
news Rocksteady's troubled shooter will continue to operate and the offline mode is finally here, but there will be no further content updates after today.
Blade and Soul Neo is a full-on remaster of NCsoft's 2012 wuxia-themed MMO
news Pre-registrations for the upcoming Blade and Soul overhaul are open now.
Larian celebrates 100 million Baldur's Gate 3 mod downloads by bringing 'Withers Big Naturals' to consoles
news A really big number deserves a really big celebration, naturally.
The new RPG from Rebel Wolves, a studio founded by Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 devs, asks a bold question: What if Geralt was a vampire?
news The Blood of Dawnwalker was finally revealed today, and yes, it's vampires—and it sure looks a lot like a Witcher game too.
Zerg Rush! Blizzard drops first cards from its StarCraft x Hearthstone crossover mini-set
news The 49-card expansion will launch on January 21
Despite the big Baldur's Gate 3 update in the works, Larian says its 'full attention' is now focused on its next game
news It's also moved into a "media blackout," so you can probably forget about hearing anything more for a while unless Swen Vincke makes another joke.
Powerwash Simulator studio ends VR development, but at least there are no layoffs happening
news FuturLab says the VR version of Powerwash Simulator costs more than it makes, so it's time to do something else.
Lords of the Fallen publisher embraces fear of the DEI boogeyman, says it will not include 'any social or political agendas' in its games
news CI Games apparently believes that inclusive games are at a high risk of failure.
