Latest articles by Andy Chalk
3 months after laying off a bunch of people, Splash Damage has become 'Splash Damage Group' and acquired another studio
news The world of business will never not mystify me.
You might think hidden object games aren't cool, but that's only because you haven't tried the Find My Frogs: Branches demo yet
news Frog buttcrack: If those two words don't convince you to at least try the Steam Next Fest demo for Find My Frogs: Branches, then I don't even know what I'm doing here.
Marathon briefly censors 'Arc Raiders' in chat, just like Activision and EA did, and it was probably another accident because it was quickly and quietly fixed
news Bungie still hasn't acknowledged that it happened, though, which is a little strange.
Highguard developers were surprised by layoff notices, new report says: They thought they'd have at least a few months to work on it but when Tencent ended funding, there was nothing left
news Some of Highguard's woes are the result of bad luck, but it sure sounds like a lot of the damage was self-inflicted.
Grim Dawn marks its 10th anniversary with a triumphal update on its final expansion: 'Grim Dawn will not be going out with a bang, it will be a tremendous roar'
news Fangs of Asterkarn will be Grim Dawn's "final hurrah," and Crate Entertainment is going all out to "cement the game as a cornerstone of the ARPG genre."
Amazon's gaming walkback continues as it ends publishing deal for a new racing game being headed up by former Forza Horizon creative director
news Maverick Games has confirmed that it is "no longer working with Amazon Games Studio."
Assassin's Creed Hexe creative director Clint Hocking leaves Ubisoft, former Black Flag director Jean Guesden takes over as development continues under 'a seasoned team'
news Hocking's departure follows just days after Ubisoft announced a new leadership team for the Assassin's Creed franchise.
Skate studio Full Circle is laying off employees, says having fewer people working there will enable it to 'move faster, listen more closely, and deliver consistently for all of you,' somehow
news Five months after launching into early access, Skate's player numbers on Steam have declined precipitously.
Amanita Design teases the Orwell-inspired Phonopolis with a surprisingly funny demo about messing with people, running from the cops, and fighting fascism even when you don't really want to
news The next game from the studio behind Botanicula, Samorost, and Chuchel looks to be shaping up very well.
This new clicker game dares ask: What if Bongo Cat picked up a sword and started killing everything he saw?
news Tap Tap Loot, a kitty-cat clicker RPG, has a new demo up for the Steam Next Fest.
Reddit fined nearly $20 million by UK online privacy regulator for 'using children’s data unlawfully, potentially exposing them to inappropriate and harmful content'
news Reddit denies wrongdoing and says it will appeal.
Get 7 serious shooters for just $17, or 4 hidden gems for a fiver, in a pair of packages from new game bundle seller Digiphile
news It's a good deal.
Boy, this is awkward: Sony drops the first Horizon Hunters Gathering playtest directly on top of the Marathon server slam this weekend
news Sure, they're different kinds of playtests for different kinds of games, but even so, this comes off as a little weird to me.
Death Stranding 2 system requirements are good news for gamers trapped between aging PCs and skyrocketing hardware prices, and there's even a 'portable preset' for playing on handhelds
news Death Stranding 2 should run pretty well on lower-end PCs as long as you don't mind dialing down the eye candy a bit.
'Father of the Xbox' predicts the end following Phil Spencer's exit: The new CEO will be 'a palliative care doctor who slides Xbox gently into the night'
news Seamus Blackley says Microsoft's focus is on AI, and all else will be subsumed into it.
Amazon expected this co-op party game to draw in 100,000+ active players, but it hit an all-time peak of just 320 on Steam and now it's closing for good just 6 months after it launched
news Few games encapsulate all that was wrong with Amazon's approach to making games more aptly than King of Meat.
Steam Next Fest is back and you've once again got just 7 days to find your favorite demos among hundreds of choices
news The February 2026 edition of the Steam Next Fest is live now and runs until March 2.
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag creative director returns to help 'steer the brand’s ambitious new chapter'
news Ubisoft has announced the new Assassin's Creed leadership team.
No layoffs at Xbox as a result of leadership shakeup, new chief content officer Matt Booty says: 'My focus is on supporting the teams and leaders we have in place and creating the conditions for them to do their best work'
news We'll see how long that lasts.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer is retiring, and his replacement is an AI executive who joined Microsoft in 2024
news Sarah Bond, who was widely expected to take the reins one day, has instead resigned from the company.
Ubisoft CEO confirms new Assassin's Creed and Far Cry games are coming, denies that putting his son in charge of them was nepotism
news Well what did you expect him to say?
Arc Raiders is such a huge hit, Nexon has put Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund in charge of everything else too
news Söderlund has been named executive chairman of Nexon, heading up "long-term strategy, creative direction, and how Nexon develops games globally."
Stop Killing Games is launching NGOs in the European Union and the US: 'We're not just going away on this'
news This whole thing is becoming a much bigger deal than anyone expected.
