Latest articles by Andy Chalk
Retro gaming YouTuber faces criminal charges and possible jail time for reviewing handheld consoles that shipped with pre-loaded ROMs
news Italian YouTuber Francesco Salicini, who streams as Once Were Nerd, says police confiscated more than 30 consoles back in April.
Civilization 6 Platinum Edition goes free to kick off Epic's 2025 Summer Sale
news The Platinum Edition includes the base game plus two expansions and six DLC packs—it's a big one.
It took 12 years, but Grand Theft Auto 5 is now legal in Saudi Arabia
news Saudi Arabia gets GTA 5 before we get GTA 6.
After leaving Ubisoft to launch an anime avatar AI/NFT startup, Yves Guillemot's son returns to take charge of its new Tencent-backed Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow 6 subsidiary
news Meet the new boss.
Unknown Worlds founders' lawsuit accuses Krafton of a 'months-long campaign to delay Subnautica 2' so it wouldn't have to pay $250M earnout
news Last week, Krafton accused the former heads of Unknown Worlds of abandoning Subnautica 2. This week, they're firing back.
Seven months after putting Johnny Silverhand in your car, Cyberpunk 2077's latest update will let you kick him out
news Cyberpunk 2077's next big update arrives on July 17 with more cars, photo mode improvements, AMD FSR 4 support, and more.
Bungie says it's 'actively re-recording' some voice lines for Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate after fans notice one of the game's best-known heroes suddenly sounds like one of its most notorious villains
news Actors for Ikora Rey and other characters weren't available prior to last week, so Bungie had to do some quick recasting.
Cyberpunk 2077's delayed 2.3 update will be revealed tomorrow and could go live later this week
news It sure sounds like more car stuff is coming.
Treasonous Helldivers 2 players are weaponizing the Super Earth flag to crash the game for everyone but them
news The One True Flag strategem recently got a fun update that didn't work out quite as intended.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 developer is trying to figure out who put the edgy Guitar Hero gag in the game it made, promises to remove it in the next update even though players want it to stay
news Iron Galaxy Studios has "the utmost respect for anyone who makes games," even Neversoft.
Less than 6 years after it launched, John Wick Hex is being removed from sale on all storefronts later this week
news If you want Bithell Games' excellent Keanu Reeves-starring tactics puzzler, you've got until July 17 to make it happen.
'A future has been stolen from many of us and our community will never experience an amazing game': Microsoft MMO devs respond to cancelation of project Phil Spencer reportedly loved
news The cancellation of ZeniMax Online Studios' new game happened earlier this month as part of Microsoft's latest round of mass layoffs.
Epic publicly humiliates 2 more Fortnite cheaters by forcing them to say sorry and promise to never, ever do it again
news I'm starting to think this might be a good strategy.
Rematch developers didn't 'get' the game, Sloclap boss says, until they started playing internal tournaments: 'I don't give a s**t about football, but this really struck something in me'
news It turns out that a lot of Rematch developers, and a big chunk of players, aren't soccer fans.
An ambitious upcoming Eurojank RPG is holding a closed playtest on Steam and it's probably worth your time if you're into that sort of thing
news I've played Of Ash and Steel a bit and yes, it needs work, but it also shows some interesting potential.
Microsoft shareholders demand report into the company's 'human rights due diligence' over allegations of war crime complicity in Gaza
news A group of more than 60 Microsoft shareholders has filed a proposal that will be voted on at the company's next Annual General Meeting.
Playdead's classic minimalist platformers Limbo and Inside are being pulled from GOG next week, so grab 'em while you can
news No reason for the removal has been given, but Playdead recently filed a lawsuit against co-founder Dino Patti, escalating their long-running legal dispute.
Krafton accuses former Subnautica 2 bosses of abandoning the game in surprising new statement: 'We feel a profound sense of betrayal by their failure to honor the trust placed in them'
news Update: Dismissed Unknown Worlds founders are filing a lawsuit.
This is not the best wireless gaming headset of all time, but it's pretty good and at just $50 that's good enough for me
Prime Day The OXS Storm G2 got a nice discount for Prime Day, making it a great choice for anyone looking for a budget wireless headset.
Shark Dentist is a 'horror roguelike' that's basically The Meg mashed up with an early '90s Milton Bradley toy
news Shark Dentist.
The GameStop stapler that smashed a Switch 2 screen on launch day is being auctioned off for charity, and bidding has already broken $100,000
news The auction also includes the stapled Switch 2 console and box, the staple that did the damage, and a pair of the GameStop CEO's underwear, which I will explain within.
X CEO Linda Yaccarino calls it quits less than 24 hours after the platform's AI-powered chatbot Grok anoints itself 'MechaHitler' and starts posting antisemitic messages and graphic descriptions of sexual assault
news Yaccarino said her tenure has been "nothing short of remarkable," and she's not wrong.
Oblivion Remastered's newest patch aims to smooth out difficulty bumps, improve performance, and fix wonky Khajiit tails
news The Oblivion Remastered 1.2 update arrives on Steam beta today.
