Latest articles by Justin Wagner
BAFTA pulls game trailer over 'themes that may be a trigger' even after developer revision
News "The Quiet Things is deeply personal to me. It’s my story. It’s about trauma, abuse, survival, and giving survivors a voice."
Pragmata review: Lunar dad rock
I, DDOS Short and sweet, Pragmata is a snazzy late aughts throwback elevated by a terrific sense of feedback and momentum.
Defunct MMO studio founder denies allegation he spent Kickstarter funds on private chefs, antiques, and TCGs
News Ashes of Creation remains a wellspring for corporate drama.
One of our favorite games of 2025 is just $16 on GOG this week, and the dev says 'if it's still too expensive just pirate it honestly'
News It's that skating game where you're a demon made out of glass and pain.
Blizzard wins injunction against vanilla World of Warcraft private server
News Turtle WoW has been slapped with a cease and desist.
Fighting game YouTuber offers $10,000 bounty for upgraded netcode in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
news It's Marvel, baby.
Dead or Alive creator was once held at gunpoint by LAPD, says former colleague: 'It was a real Dead or Alive situation'
News Just with less beach volleyball, I presume.
Graveyard Keeper devs respond as players make AI accusations: 'You may not believe me, but we're not using the AI in Graveyard Keeper 2'
News "Yes I'm experimenting with every AI model I can find. This is what every tech guy should do now."
New Proton Experimental build fixes up a bunch of old Capcom games for Steam Deck and Linux
News It may be time to revisit Resident Evil 2 on Steam Deck. No, the other Resident Evil 2.
Star Wars Zero Company studio founder praises Lucasfilm and Respawn for taking a chance on a tactics game
News "Looking at some of the things going on in the industry, it's very derivative. Art is always that way."
Star Wars Zero Company writer wants its cast to have real friction: 'It's not a personal fantasy game'
News "Player-centric romance" and chosen ones have been cast aside for more tenuous team dynamics.
'Blockchain-powered' game storefront reportedly shutting down and taking customers' games with it
News The storefront, founded by Brian Fargo, appears to be a wilting leftover from the crypto craze.
A new Crimson Desert patch adds the only RPG feature that matters: A hide helmet button
News Show us that jawline, Kliff.
Warframe community director says 'nothing in our games will be AI-generated, ever'
News Cephalons aside, Warframe will remain AI-free.
Amazon TV head allegedly orders Mass Effect show rewrite to make it 'more appealing to non-gamers'
News I should go.
Magazine generates fake AI interview with One Piece actor Mackenyu
News The faux interview "was produced with Claude, Copilot, and edited by humans."
Beloved YouTuber The Gaming Historian moves on from making videos with a 'parting gift': A ton of ancient Nintendo court docs you can browse on the Internet Archive
News The docs are from what may be the company's most famous lawsuit.
House Flipper is free to keep on Steam for the next few days
News Try out the renovate-'em-up's original incarnation before the remaster comes out.
Nexon CEO admits The First Descendant had 'no staying power,' and that can't be addressed with a quick fix: 'These are design issues that are not fixed with a patch'
News The Destiny-like was named for its "retention challenges" in a recent presentation.
Star Wars Zero Company director has 'an axe to grind' with turn-based tactics, says fans don't have to settle for no story, crummy graphics, and clunky controls: 'Depth doesn't cost you elegance'
News "How do we do something that makes you feel something as a player, and not just think through a problem?"
A programmer with terminal brain cancer was caught in Epic's mass layoff, but CEO Tim Sweeney says the studio 'will solve the insurance for them'
News "Mike is not just a number. He is a father. A husband. A person deeply loved."
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 translator says he was 'fired from Warhorse Studios and replaced with AI'
News "If you've ever played KCD2 in English, you've quite likely seen my work."
The latest Crimson Desert patch adds five new mounts and makes it so you only get in trouble for stealing if you get caught
News Fixes and quality-of-life improvements abound.
'Early on in the 2000s, we got enamored with consoles and I think certain games didn't make the leap right:' Star Wars Zero Company's director has a theory about why old school PC gaming genres are back with a vengeance
news "Hopefully people are just [going to say] 'a great game is a great game,' and look at it from that perspective."
