Latest articles by Andy Chalk
Fatal Fury fans accuse new City of the Wolves trailer of being filled with AI slop: 'All that Saudi money and can't pay someone a couple bucks to make real s**t'
news Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves season 2 looks strong, but it's been overshadowed by anger over the announcement trailer.
A 'deeply social, psychological' Fallout Shelter reality TV series is coming from the producers of the Squid Game reality series
news The success of the Fallout series on Prime probably made this inevitable.
The best parody account in gaming hangs up its hat after 17 years: Peter Molydeux is retiring
news Peter Molyneux's last game is coming in April, and that means it's time for his social media doppleganger to ride off into the sunset.
Ryan Hurst, the voice of Thor in God of War: Ragnarok, will star as Kratos in the God of War TV series on Prime
news Will Chris Judge appear as Thor? Because that'd be pretty cool.
Bully Online, the ambitious mod that brought multiplayer and more to Rockstar's classic school sim, shuts down a month after launch: 'This was not something we wanted'
news An official explanation for the shutdown hasn't been shared yet, but it sure looks like a C&D dropped hard.
Forza Horizon 6 release date may have leaked in Forza Horizon 5
news A purported preorder pop-up says Playground's new racing game is coming in May.
After closing Hypixel Studios with nothing to show for 6 years of development, Riot congratulates the resurrected Hytale for its early access launch
news A little awkward maybe, but it's a classy move.
Ron Perlman says he did the Fallout intro for $40 and a sandwich, he's never played it, and he's not interested in trying: 'The whole Fallout thing is a mystery to me'
news Perlman has uttered the famous four-word intro in nearly every Fallout game, but beyond that? No thanks.
Meta is closing 3 VR studios and laying off roughly 10% of Reality Labs as it shifts focus from the metaverse to AI wearables, its next sure-fire, can't-miss idea
news Armature Studios, Sanzaru Games, and Twisted Pixel are done for.
It's January 13 and Ubisoft just announced its second round of layoffs for 2026, at Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft Stockholm
news It looks like the go-away-voluntarily program announced in 2025 didn't cut deep enough.
Larry Hryb, better known as Xbox hype man Major Nelson, has been laid off from Unity less than 2 years after joining the company
news No one is safe these days.
Judge denies interim pay for fired Rockstar employees, but the decision 'does nothing to suggest that Rockstar will not be found guilty of unfair dismissal when the case goes to trial,' union says
news The judge said the bar for demonstrating a "pretty good chance of success" in the case is higher than what will apply at the final hearing.
Peter Molyneux's final game is coming in April: 'Masters of Albion is the culmination of my life’s work,' he says, not that he's overhyping it or anything
news Whether Masters of Albion proves to actually be Molyneux's final videogame remains to be seen, but he says it is.
'Steam is winning with its ease of use,' GOG's new owner says, but he's not interested in picking a fight: 'I think much can be done in GOG without losing its core values and the way it operates'
news CD Projekt sold GOG to co-founder Michal Kiciński at the end of 2025, and he sees room for improvement but isn't planning any major changes.
The day after Epic enables microtransactions in Fortnite islands, one of the most popular games on the platform rolls out a $37 'gift pack' and in-game gambling
news It's brainrot, alright.
Baldur's Gate 3 composer Borislav 'Bobby' Slavov is coming back for Divinity: 'We wouldn't be able to stop him even if we wanted to'
news Slavov's return was confirmed, twice, during today's AMA.
Divinity's reveal trailer was brutal and dark for a reason, Larian's writing director says: 'We want to give players the opportunity to be the light in that darkness'
news But not in the way that those dudes who got burned alive in the trailer were lighting up the darkness, I suppose.
Elder Scrolls fans are taking it well after Microsoft says it's a 'big year for games ending in 6' ahead of its upcoming Xbox Direct showcase: 'I'm practically living off hopium and copium at this point'
news Grand Theft Auto 6 isn't the only big game people are waiting for.
'I f**king hate gen AI art,' Hooded Horse chief says: 'If we're publishing the game, no f**king AI assets'
news Tim Bender, the CEO of Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse, says generative AI is "cancerous" and he doesn't want to deal with it.
Witcher 3 DLC rumors pick up strength as IGN Poland says it knew about all of this years ago
news It also appears that CD Projekt has a pretty powerful incentive for releasing something big and new before the end of 2026.
SOMA studio says its next game is not 'stressful or scary' in the traditional sense, but it'll still mess you up real good: 'The goal is to evoke this deep existential terror that stays long after you finish playing'
news Ontos, revealed by Frictional Games at The Game Awards, aims to double down on SOMA's cerebral approach to horror
Larian's big Q&A session on how it's using AI to help make its next game is happening tomorrow on Reddit
news Fans seem more interested in hearing about Divinity than the development process, but that seems unlikely to happen.
Europe's PEGI game rating website leaks a new Life is Strange game, and it sure sounds like Max and Chloe are getting back together
news The new game, according to a PEGI rating that probably wasn't supposed to be made public, is called Life is Strange: Reunion.
