Latest articles by Rich Stanton
Our 13 favorite games from the 2024 summer gaming showcases
best in show After seeing what felt like hundreds of games, we've picked a few that really stood out.
Casper Van Dien is loving the Starship Troopers renaissance but finds it mind-boggling some still take it at face value: 'My grandfather fought against the Nazis, and it's not a pro-war film—Everybody f***ing dies!'
news "Quentin Tarantino talked to me for five hours about why Starship Troopers is one of the best movies ever made."
Casper Van Dien says Helldivers 2 may be 'a good tribute' but now he's Johnny Rico again, and Starship Troopers fans better 'come in here and help us kill some damn bugs—Yeah!'
news "This is what I'd be playing anyhow, because this is my world."
'83 is a milsim going for 'accessible realism' in a timeline where the Cold War exploded
PCGS From veteran devs behind the likes of Red Orchestra and Squad.
Fumes is Mad Max meets Robot Wars and I am very much here for that
PCGS Who doesn't want a car with a flamethrower on the roof?
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's latest showcase almost makes it look like they forgot to put a game in there
news And what game there is... well, let's reserve judgement.
I didn't want to get my hopes up about Metal Gear Solid Delta, but Konami's somehow done it
news I'm still in a dream.
Hogwarts Legacy has a director's cut coming, and it may well spell the end for Suicide Squad
news This will make sense, I promise.
Counter-Strike pro somehow gets banned for life twice after stealing other players' SSDs at IEM Dallas, blames the ganja
news Another one bites de_dust.
Trackmania players have been trying to complete a challenge map so ludicrously hard there's a $30,000 prize for reaching the top, and over a month after release no-one's done it
news Even watching someone race on Deep Dip 2 is rage-inducing.
Developer of the latest anime gacha hit apologises 5 times for launch issues in a single letter and doles out in-game treats like candy
news You get some crystal solvents, and you get some crystal solvents too!
After the supposedly final flourish of 1.6, Stardew Valley creator says 'I could keep working on the game forever' and is 'not going to say the book is closed'
news "I'm not going to say [there's] no chance for future updates. That would be foolish."
While everyone else gets hyped about Fallout, Todd Howard is promising some 'really good updates' for Starfield
news Don't you forget about me.
AI researchers find AI models learning their safety techniques, actively resisting training, and telling them 'I hate you'
news "We don't currently have a good defense against deception in AI systems."
The first Diablo and Warcraft games just appeared on Battle.net
news Kinda surprised they weren't on there already.
George Carlin's estate sues over ghoulish AI routine featuring the late comedian's likeness and, surprise surprise, turns out it was written by a human
news I can take a few guesses at what Carlin would say about this.
Epic taunts Apple with a banana as Tim Sweeney decries new iOS rules in the EU as 'hot garbage'
news Not a-peeling.
Popular Japanese rhythm game sets cancellation record by announcing release date and closure in the same tweet
news Talk about an Any% speedrun.
Chaotic Pokémon collaboration with the Van Gogh museum sees one final twist as staff suspended for allegedly stealing cards and leaking insider info
news Et tu, Pikachu?
Palworld is 2024's first breakout hit. Why is it so popular?
? 2024's first viral hit has been building for years: also Pokémon.
After a catastrophic launch period, Payday 3 is assembling a veteran crew for its own daring rescue mission
news "We're well aware that many of you aren't satisfied."
Colorado crypto-pastor and wife hawk worthless scheme to followers, spend $1.3 million living it up, but wait: 'the Lord told us to'
news "We took God at his word and sold a cryptocurrency with no clear exit."
