Latest articles by Andy Chalk
The vibes are bad because 'vibe hacking' is real: AI company Anthropic says agentic AI has been 'weaponized' and is now being used to do major international crime
news Well that's great.
Steam users in the UK who want 'mature game content' must now register a credit card on their accounts to prove they're old enough
news Valve is taking a simple approach to the UK's Online Safety Act: You have a credit card, or you don't get in.
The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 development teams continue to grow as CD Projekt's headcount expands to nearly 800
news Two years after laying off 9% of its workforce, CD Projekt is bulking up again.
We're still feeling aftershocks from Microsoft's destructive July layoffs and cancellations
news Crystal Dynamics, which was co-developing the cancelled Perfect Dark reboot, imposed another round of layoffs today.
Elden Ring: Nightreign is getting a new 'high difficulty mode' in September, including an 'endless battle for those seeking even greater thrills'
news Deep of Night is set to go live on September 11.
Herdling review: A deeply atmospheric and evocative adventure
Herd With Friends Save magical creatures from a dying world in Okomotive's wonderful new journey.
Judas must be getting closer, because Ken Levine just rolled out its first-ever dev log and some new art
news The debut dev log talks about how you'll make enemies and influence people in its Shock-like world.
OpenAI sued by parents of teen who died by suicide after ChatGPT allegedly encouraged him and provided instructions
news The lawsuit alleges that instead of raising the alarm or alerting others, ChatGPT validated and supported the planned suicide.
Here's every game that Silksong's surprise release has delayed as indies scramble to escape its powerful aura
news The unexpectedly short lead-up to launch has left a lot of other games scrambling to get out of the way.
Protestors occupy Microsoft president's office as opposition to the company's dealings with the Israeli military continue to escalate
news Microsoft's Building 34 was locked down following the occupation.
Chris Roberts hopes Star Citizen's Squadron 42 launch will be 'almost as big an event' as Grand Theft Auto 6, still targeting 2026 for release
news Unsurprisingly, Squadron 42's launch will also be timed to avoid GTA 6.
EA's Skate reboot will finally launch into early access in September
news The ollies are unboned.
It's kind of weird that Helldivers 2 isn't in Steam's big third-person shooter sale, but there are plenty of other great deals so I don't really miss it
news If over-the-shoulder shooting is your thing, this is your sale.
Elon Musk's xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over ChatGPT exclusivity on iOS devices, accuses them of 'thwarting competition and innovation in the generative AI chatbot market'
news The beef between Musk and Sam Altman gets a little bigger.
Tactical RPG Demonschool flees to November as Silksong claims another victim: 'We would not be doing Demonschool any favors by wading into waters we can clearly see are blood red'
news Demonschool only announced its launch date two weeks ago—and then Silksong kicked down the door.
Larian publishing chief says mainstream game industry has a 'perverse attachment' to indie studios, because indies still know how to follow their gut
news "If you can't rely on data and you've lost the institutional 'gut instinct' that drives the furore of expression (defines a game), you get stuck."
Even more games are moving out of Silksong's way: 'I feel like a little krill trying not to get eaten by a blue whale'
news It's Cyberpunk 2077 all over again.
'I think the United States should be given 10% of Intel': US president Trump wants a piece of the action, says CEO Lip Bu Tan has already forked over $10 billion because he wants to 'keep his job'
news The deal might already be done.
Bungie CEO Pete Parsons retires: With Destiny 2 sentiment at an all-time low and pressure from Sony growing, Parsons has decided it's time to 'pass the torch' and head for an exit
news The longtime CEO, who allegedly spent $2.4 million on classic cars as hundreds of Bungie employees were laid off, will be replaced by Justin "overdelivery" Truman.
Eric Barone says he doesn't get paid for Stardew Valley collabs, and that's the way he likes it: 'I wouldn't want to make money from a collaboration'
news The Stardew Valley creator's strategy for collaborations is pretty simple—he works with games he likes.
Bloodlines 2 developers try to justify the game's DLC clans, but it's not very convincing: 'We have been expanding it from where we originally planned to land'
news The long-awaited Bloodlines sequel will launch with six playable clans, but you'll need to pay extra for two of them.
Splitgate fans, rejoice: Peer-to-peer multiplayer is coming next week, so you can keep on playing after the servers shut down
news Under the circumstances, this is probably the best outcome players could've hoped for.
Goodbye Jason Voorhees, hello Michael Myers: Friday the 13th developer and publisher return with a new multiplayer survival horror game based on Halloween
news A mask, a knife, a psycho: It's really all you need.
The Subnautica legal dispute takes a surprise twist as Unknown Worlds—not Krafton—sues its former bosses for stealing confidential material on their way out the door
news The lawsuit says the three former Unknown Worlds principals used confidential material to "harm Unknown Worlds and jeopardize the future of the Subnautica franchise."
Protesters return to Microsoft campus, resume demands for an end to dealings with Israeli military: 'Corporate abatement of genocide won't end by waiting complacently'
news Current and former Microsoft employees and other protesters have reclaimed the "Martyred Palestinian Children Plaza" a day after being dispersed by police.
