Latest articles by Andy Chalk
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.
Subnautica 2 reportedly delayed into 2026 just months before Krafton was due to pay a $250 million bonus to developer Unknown Worlds
news New CEO Steve Papoutsis apparently told employees that there's no indication the delay was made "specifically to impact any earnout."
Dune: Awakening studio says sorry for accidentally wiping a bunch of stuff in the last patch, promises to replace everything by the end of the week
news The Deep Desert continues to vex Funcom.
Another live service shooter comes to a premature end: Steel Hunters, the mech game that launched into early access in April, is closing in October
news Wargaming's mech shooter made a splashy debut at the 2024 Game Awards, but players just weren't interested.
For the next 2 weeks Destiny 2 is completely free to play, even the stuff you normally have to pay for
news There's also a big sale on Steam right now.
After 3 years of trying, Lord of the Rings Online's 'Great Hobbit Run' ends in confused success as a mob of low-level players gets lost inside Mount Doom and decides it's close enough: 'Sauron can kiss my butt!'
news Apparently one does simply walk into Mordor.
Romero Games is not closed: 'We are doing everything in our power to ensure that it does not come to that'
news The studio says it's now in talks with other publishers about finishing the game it was working on prior to last week's funding cut.
A Steam Deck owner with three thumbs asked for help modifying the handheld, and Reddit came through: 'I've got 100 different people trying to print different attachments and mailing them to me. Nicest thing anyone has ever done for me'
news The effort to help out a redditor with a bad thumb situation is a nice reminder that sometimes, the internet is good.
Vintage Story aims to save a piece of Hytale by hiring former Hypixel developers to create a new 'Adventure Mode' for the hardcore survival game
news Anego Studios says it will start small and scale the project up as it gains traction.
Ratatan, the new rhythm game from the designer of Patapon, delays early access release in response to negative demo feedback
news Developers say the planned July 25 release date did not give them enough time to address issues with the demo.
Hideo Kojima's mysterious OD reportedly escapes the cancellation axe at Microsoft
news For the moment, at least, it appears that OD is safe.
Michael Madsen, the voice of Dishonored's supernatural assassin Daud, has died
news The Hollywood tough guy appeared in numerous games, but his turn as the Knife of Dunwall was especially inspired.
Surprise! The Anthem servers are still running—but they won't be after January 12
news Now it's really over.
Stop Killing Games surges past its goals, but a possible signature spoofing campaign could cause trouble: 'This is not a Change.org petition. This is a government process'
news Initiative founder Ross Scott says he's "in a complete fog" about how many signatures the Stop Killing Games petitions really have.
MindsEye boss reportedly blames its failure on 'saboteurs' and says a re-launch is in the works, even as the entire development studio is at risk of layoff
news The weirdness continues.
Romero Games' new shooter loses funding, the studio may be closing, and it looks like Microsoft is to blame
news Funding for Romero Games' new game, "along with several other unannounced projects at other studios," was cut off without warning yesterday.
Blizzard ends new content development for Warcraft Rumble and lays off staff: Former employee says 'most' of the team has been let go
news Warcraft Rumble will continue to operate with in-game events and bug fixes, but further development is over.
The Elder Scrolls Online director Matt Firor, who helped launch ZeniMax Online Studios in 2007, is leaving the company
news Word of Firor's surprise departure came just hours after Microsoft announced the layoff of 9,000 employees.
Microsoft cancels the Perfect Dark reboot that blew us away last year, closes developer The Initiative
news Microsoft laid off 9,000 employees today, and cancellations and closures are following.
A new MMO in development at Elder Scrolls Online studio ZeniMax has been cancelled as Microsoft puts thousands more people out of work
news Multiple ZeniMax employees have confirmed the cancellation, and layoffs at the studio.
Phil Spencer says Microsoft's gaming business has 'never looked stronger' as the company announces yet another round of mass layoffs
news Microsoft is reportedly laying off around 9,000 people in total, and a lot of them are coming from the Xbox business.
Space Marine 2 will celebrate its first anniversary with a 'large-scale update' in September, and another year of free and paid content is on the way
news A new PvP mode that was planned for the 9.0 update is now set to arrive in the big anniversary update.
Eric Barone clarifies he's just 'open to entertaining the idea' of saving Hytale, but he's not pursuing it himself because he's completely focused on Haunted Chocolatier
news Barone said earlier this year that he's now fully committed to Haunted Chocolatier, and I'm starting to think that maybe he was serious.
