Latest articles by Rich Stanton
Even Counter-Strike's devs called this wonder-bug the 'Smooth Criminal' before they had to beat it
news Hee hee!
Trackmania changes its subs model after belatedly realising it was too generous, dev says it has 'to be realistic'
news "Be sure we understand that many of you have become accustomed to playing the full campaign for free."
Starfield NPCs have the fear of space god put into them by player picking up a mop
news Security!
Valve draws a stark line in the sand with Counter-Strike 2, says bye-bye to Mac players and 32-bit systems
news But Linux operating systems remain supported.
Counter-Strike 2 fixes hitbox issues with crouchers, and more importantly makes knife spinning feel a bit faster
news The changes that the people demand.
Ubisoft's XDefiant was supposed to launch this month, but is delayed (again)
news Wants to make sure it's "a best-in-class arcade shooter".
Daedalic's bizarre Gollum apology was apparently written by ChatGPT and the studio didn't even get approval on it
news This whole thing was a car crash.
Indie dev behind beloved boomerang shooter shuts down because 'we are out of money'
news Dang by name, dang by nature.
Portal player achieves fastest-ever test subject death thanks to a speed-boosting cup
news GlaDos would surely approve.
Valve level designer returns to Twitter after lengthy absence to reveal he used a pot to add handles to an electrical box in Counter-Strike
news "Being new at work I didn't want to bother anyone."
Valve bans then unbans Counter-Strike skin trader with a $1.5 million inventory and the highest Steam level in the world
news CS:NO!
Ubisoft wins daftest PR stunt of the year by jamming the latest Assassin's Creed game into some poor bird's beak
news The publisher admires their "signature piercing squawks."
Chess grandmaster denies using anal beads to cheat against world champion: 'categorically no, of course not'
news "It really has taught me a lot of very important lessons about life and chess."
Red Cross issues rules of engagement to war-focused hacker groups, who say 'why should I listen to the Red Cross?'
news "Comply with these rules even if the enemy does not"
Minecraft wiki completes exit from Fandom, gets ready to fight its own zombified corpse
news Very happy to leave the yellow sidebar behind.
I didn't know there were 'iconic' school bus designs until Bus Simulator licensed one
news "An officially licensed Saf-T-Liner C2 school bus" is just a funny phrase.
The same modder who fixed Starfield's inventory has now sorted out the rest of the UI
news Not all heroes wear capes.
CCP's CEO on life, the universe, and EVE Online: 'It's worthwhile to spend our lives taking care of it'
Tranquillity Hilmar Veigar Pétursson on everything from the other CCP to the war in Ukraine.
Team Fortress 2 voice actors go for the Oscars with recreation of its most iconic fan skit
news A heavy version of Heavy is Dead.
EVE Online director wants players to be able to download its grandest battles as replays and do post-match analysis like football
news Just like "the football coach saying 'the lads played well', you know?"
EVE Online's director has a simple message for its players: 'Cry havoc, and let loose the dogs of war!'
Chaos Theory "I don't like nerf cycles, the 'make it worse make it better' kind of thing."
