Latest articles by Rick Lane
Delta Force devs apologise after Facepunch Studios exec accuses them of stealing assets from Rust: 'If you wanted to collab, you should have reached out'
News Facepunch spied some suspiciously familiar C4 in Delta Force's most recent trailer.
The developer of 80 Days was once invited to pitch a Doctor Who game, but never heard back from the BBC afterward: 'Technically, we're still waiting for a reply'
News And that's how we ended up with Heaven's Vault.
When Assassin's Creed's infamously dull main character was finally killed off, voice actor Nolan North didn't find out until a fan told him about it on Twitter
News But there might be life in Desmond Miles yet.
7 years after launch and 18 years after Steam, the Epic Games Store will now let you gift games directly to your friends
Consider it a late birthday present.
Silent Hill f fans reckon that its recent casual difficulty patch was inspired by the lead actor's livestreamed struggles with the game
News "Konatsu Kato has made an enormous contribution to the game industry."
After the bungled launch of Cities: Skylines 2, Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order part ways as development moves to a new studio
News Zoned out.
US Congressman calls for regulations to 'prevent companies from using AI to eliminate jobs to extract greater profit' following Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's calling card fiasco
News "Artists at these companies need to have a say in how AI is deployed."
XDefiant was originally going to be a new Splinter Cell, according to former Ubisoft devs who went on to make Dispatch, but the publisher changed plans to chase those big Call of Duty bucks
News "We thought we were going to be able to make something really great."
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is 'definitely not competing for resources' with Space Marine 3, because the latter is still years away
News "Announcing a third game doesn’t in any way mean that we’re not going to continue creating content for the existing game."
The creators of zombie survival hit Vein say its launch was 'much larger than expected' and there will be 'a bit of a transition period' as it looks toward future updates
News "We have a lot of considerations to make in terms of prioritizing features".
Almost 20 years since it hit Steam, Garry's Mod finally addresses 'lackluster support for weapons used by NPCs' and gives Dr Kleiner his gun license
News Improved water visuals and better blending shaders were also added to the mod.
Slot machine roguelike CloverPit sells 1 million copies, and its developer celebrates the payout by adding its 'most requested feature yet'
News Double your debt for a big reward in Hard mode
Before The Witcher 3 launched, CD Projekt was terrified that Batman: Arkham Knight would flatten it with its Batmobile: 'They're just gonna roll over us'
News "I still remember how bombed we were."
Fancy playing Sea of Thieves without the PvP? This pirate-themed survival game just left early access with a big update and a launch discount
News Developer Lavaboots Studios will " continue expanding" the game after launch.
One of Elden Ring's best overhaul mods just received a massive update that adds fully functional multiplayer
News Also adds a new dungeon and extra combat moves.
That weird Pac-Man metroidvania just got a big update, adding a new mode that 'significantly lowers the difficulty of combat and exploration'
News Doesn't do much to improve the writing, though.
Responding to problems in a live-service game is like having a 'big clock,' says Battlefield 6 director: 'You measure and value your time to the player' so they know you're paying attention
News "We're also weighing that against our future ambitions."
Someone's finally making a spiritual successor to Bully, but I wish it wasn't inspired by some of the worst comedies ever made
News Agefield High: Rock the School wants to take you back to the most cringeworthy bits of 2002.
Far-right Polish politician tries to score points by addressing GTA 6's delay in parliament: 'This is a huge scandal'
News Bizarre scene goes viral on social media.
Former Bungie director thinks the term extraction shooter is 'so dumb' that he wanted to work with Marathon's marketing team to 'create a different genre name'
News "It's the only genre where its name is a mechanic."
As Kingdom Come Deliverance 2's latest DLC launches, Warhorse reveals its grand plan for the future: 'We want to establish ourselves as the new kings of RPGs'
News The studio's next project will 'go in the same direction' as KCD 2.
Phasmophobia's latest update introduces a spooky diner, bringing the game one step closer to its 1.0 launch
News Nell's Diner is on the smaller side for Phasmo maps, but it's also one of the densest yet.
CD Projekt's co-CEO says The Witcher 2's momentous midgame choice was an 'experiment' and now regards it as a 'waste of resources'
News The developer "brought totally something new" for The Witcher 3.
