Latest articles by Andy Chalk
13 Ubisoft games go free on PC if you own them on Xbox
news Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6, Skull and Bones, Rainbow Six Siege, and others are now part of Xbox's 'Console to PC' program.
EA is 'a hedge fund with a videogame hobby,' former Dragon Age boss says, and that's why he reckons the series is probably dead and buried
news Mark Darrah doesn't think there's anyone left at BioWare who would pitch a new Dragon Age game, and he doesn't think studio executives would let anyone else do it either.
Cyan releases teaser for the first new Myst game in 20 years, then breaks the news that it's not actually being made
news Project Anglerfish looks great, but publishers apparently aren't interested.
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam is open to all this weekend for a free playtest
news The 50v50 military shooter is gearing up for its full release in August.
Tomb Raider: Catalyst delayed to 2028
news Legacy of Atlantis is still on track for February 2027.
Saudi Arabia's takeover of EA gets approval from European Commission
news The commission has ruled that the buyout will not cause "competition concerns."
Amazon Gaming boss says high hardware prices could be good news for its Luna cloud gaming program
news In a world of $1,000 Steam Machines, a hardware-free gaming option might have wider appeal.
The full trailer for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil is here, and holy cow I think this one might actually be good
news The director of Weapons and Barbarian is doing his own thing with Resident Evil, and it looks horrific but darkly funny too.
Atari signs 10-game deal with Universal for movies based on Pong, Breakout, Centipede, and yes, really, Pong
news Get ready for 90 minutes of Liam Neeson punching holes in brick walls, or... something.
Ubisoft chief says Sony's decision to kill game discs isn't going to be a big deal
Yves Guillemot reckons the lack of physical discs might even be a good thing.
Crisol studio lays off all employees less than 6 months after launch, warns that full closure is a 'feasible possibility'
news Initial reports that Vermila Studios had shut down were premature, but it's definitely in trouble.
Count Binface threatens to nationalize Sega if it doesn't come across with a Shenmue 4 update
news The UK's most famous novelty politician took time out from his campaign against Nigel Farage to address a real national problem.
Union claims Bethesda developers were terminated the day Xbox announced new Fallouts—after being told they would still have jobs until September
news The OneBGS union says it's filed new legal action over the dismissal.
Faker becomes an honorary Korean police officer to help discourage online gambling
news A year after Riot embraced "betting sponsorships" for League of Legends, the famous esports pro is now an "ambassador for cyber-gambling prevention."
Microsoft is bringing original Xbox exclusives to PC for the first time, starting with four 'classic games'
news Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC, as it's known, is now live.
Xbox's new VP of engineering quits just 2 months after taking the job
news Jared Palmer, who was picked to work directly with CEO Asha Sharma on the division's "most complex" problems, has taken a role at AI company Cognition.
Hasbro takes $56 million hit over multiple game cancellations, but it's still talking about how Baldur's Gate 3 is key to its future success
news Just a few years after going big on videogames, Hasbro is pulling an Xbox by narrowing its focus on its biggest brands and franchises.
Splitgate studio 1047 Games is laying off more people just a month after releasing its latest game
news Multiple employees say they've been let go in a new round of cuts.
Darkest Dungeon—the original—is getting surprise DLC in August
news The Fire's Edge will be the first new DLC for Darkest Dungeon since 2020.
Ubisoft promises Ghost Recon news in August, and if you're hoping that means an update on the Splinter Cell remake then I admire your optimism but sorry, no
news A week after cautioning fans about a "quieter year" in new game releases, Ubisoft is teasing an update to mark the series' 25th anniversary.
Jennifer English, star of Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, leaves Tides of Annihilation lead role
news English, who won a BAFTA award for her work on Clair Obscur in 2026, says the decision was difficult but "personally necessary."
15 years before Dishonored, Thief devs considered letting Garrett shrink himself rat-sized so he could scurry through drains and mouse holes
news The idea was ultimately dropped, for good reasons.
2 months after releasing Zero Parades, Studio ZA/UM is laying off employees: 'Its commercial performance has not enabled us to sustain a studio of our current size'
news Up to 32 people will be put out of work.
