Latest articles by Andy Chalk
Doom is 10 years old today, and you can pick it up for just $2 on Steam
news This is not a deal to be missed.
AI is 'creatively soulless,' says director of Mass Effect and Knights of the Old Republic: 'I’m just really unimpressed with it'
news It doesn't sounds like AI is going to play much of a role in the development of Fate of the Old Republic.
The 'numbers just aren't there,' Dead Space producer says, and that's why we'll probably never see Dead Space 4
news Dead Space has dedicated fans, but not enough of them to matter.
The Talos Principle 3 promises an 'epic grand finale' to the tale of humanity's rebirth
news The end is coming soon.
Lies of P studio is hiring an 'AI Creator' for future projects but says the role will not be 'directly involved' in the development of the sequel
news The successful applicant will use AI tools like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion for "asset creation," post-processing, and training AI models for use in game library creation.
Gang of Dragon studio website disappears without notice as NetEase funding dries up
news Nagoshi Studio, founded in 2022 by Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, just revealed its debut project at the 2025 Game Awards.
Valve made more than 27 million unique images for Counter-Strike listings as part of its new 'major update' to Steam's Community Market
news The big marketplace update is live now in beta.
Protesters 'raid' EA to oppose Saudi Arabia acquisition
news A small group of people from the Players Alliance HQ attempted to deliver a petition against the takeover containing more than 70,000 signatures.
Game industry lobby group that argued against preservation efforts from libraries is now pushing back on Stop Killing Games, saying it could prevent 'new games, features, and technology'
news Your occasional reminder that the Entertainment Software Association is not your friend.
Morrowind mega-mod Skywind looks so good, even if it's still not finished
news The effort to bring Morrowind into Skyrim continues, and—as always—the team could use some help.
Sony Interactive Entertainment chief says AI will enable 'gaming experiences like never before,' and I wonder: How long are these guys going to talk about it before we actually start seeing it?
opinion And do we really want that anyway? I'm not so sure I do.
2K Games confirms layoffs at Project Ethos shooter studio and hints at new design direction: 'It's become clear that changes need to be made'
news The free-to-play extraction/hero shooter was announced in 2024, but hasn't made much headway since.
GameStop-eBay saga gets weirder: CEO says he was suspended from eBay for selling stuff on eBay 'to pay for eBay'
news Maybe all of this really is just a very dumb, pointless stunt.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is coming this summer, now with more marines and a 'massive variety of new xenomorphs' to slice 'em up
news When three heavily armed Colonial Marines can't get the job done, there's only one thing to do: Send four.
Take-Two chief is 'deeply disappointed' that we still don't have a new BioShock game
news 13 years after BioShock Infinite, BioShock 4 remains a distant dream.
Far Cry 2 and Assassin's Creed Hexe creative director launches a new studio, a few months after surprise exit from Ubisoft
Ubisoft veteran Clint Hocking, who also had leading roles on Splinter Cell and Watch Dogs games, unexpectedly split with the company earlier this year.
More than 10 years after Ubisoft took it down, one of our favorite games of 2010 is back on Steam
news Eugen Systems has re-released the great RTS Ruse, with all DLC included plus "technical updates" and full Steam Deck support.
CCP Games is no more: EVE Online studio changes its name as it goes independent and enters an AI research partnership with Google DeepMind
news An offline version of EVE Online will serve as a testbed for new AI research.
Microsoft ends Copilot AI on Xbox to help 'get the business back on track,' as new CEO simultaneously welcomes AI executives into the fold
news Asha Sharma has appointed a number of her former fellows from Microsoft's CoreAI division to leadership positions at Xbox.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced combat will be 'more demanding' than the original
news Ubisoft has revealed modernized movement and combat systems that it says "honor the foundations of the original game while enhancing the experience for an action-adventure game."
Bank of America thinks Take-Two should charge more for Grand Theft Auto 6
news It's for the good of the games industry, you see.
Randy Pitchford says Gearbox has a firm no-AI policy after posting an AI-generated image of an AI working at Gearbox
news Randy just wanted to have a little fun, but it didn't work out so well.
Gabe Newell makes surprise appearance in an ad for the yacht company he bought last year, riding around in his $500 million boat
news Are you in the market for a superyacht? Maybe Gabe can help.
PC players aren't Grand Theft Auto 6's 'core' audience, Take-Two CEO says, and that's why we have to wait for it
news Zelnick said going to consoles first is a matter of "serving the core consumer," but he also said PC can account for half of a big game's sales these days, so I don't get it.
