Latest articles by Andy Chalk
Roblox walks back some of its dramatic changes to avatar faces, but not enough to make everyone happy
A move to a "unified" system for Roblox avatars is not going over well with the community.
Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney voices support for $900 million Steam lawsuit: 'Valve is the only major store still holding onto the payments tie and 30% junk fee'
news Sweeney says Valve's DLC purchase requirements are like "a car dealership demanding 30% of gas purchases."
Nearly one-third of non-US game developers have cancelled plans to travel to the country because of immigration and gender identity policies
news GDC's 2026 State of the Game Industry survey says that number jumps to nearly half among LGBTQ+ devs.
Square Enix says a 'new version' of Final Fantasy 7 is coming to Steam, but doesn't say what's actually new or when it's coming
news It's a bit odd, yeah?
Mighty No. 9 studio Comcept, which somehow still existed, is now officially dead and buried
news Keiji Inafune founded Comcept in 2010, and it was pretty much all downhill from there.
'I shouldn’t have announced the game so early,' Eric Barone admits about Haunted Chocolatier, says he had his reasons for doing so but then doesn't tell us what they were: 'The only thing that really matters is that I keep making progress on the game'
news Way to leave us hanging, Eric.
Bloober Team updated its strange countdown page, and fans of a controversial cult-classic horror game from 20 years ago are getting their hopes up for a big surprise
news Is Rule of Rose returning?
The call goes out for a 'massive international strike' at Ubisoft: 'We are treated like children who need to be supervised, while our management gets away with lies and breaking the law'
news Five separate unions in France are ratcheting up the pressure as Ubisoft looks to close studios and cut workers.
Bloodlines 2 2026 roadmap moves up expansion release windows slightly, and yes, Bloodlines 2 has a roadmap for 2026
news Paradox said it's not walking away from its underrated Vampire: The Masquerade action adventure, and it wasn't kidding.
Grounded 2's first major content update delivers a new biome, bugs, a sweet new mount, and a really big snake
news Toxic Tangle is live now.
Internet confused as Highguard studio says Dr Disrespect lied about attending a press preview and his photo of an access badge was fake: 'DDR was not invited to any Highguard event past or present'
news What was the point of all this? Why did he do it? Who's he trying to impress? What did he think would happen? Dear reader, I'll be honest: I have no idea.
$900 million lawsuit accusing Steam of overcharging gamers in the UK and 'abusing a dominant market position' will proceed after Valve loses appeal against it
news The suit, filed in 2024, is similar to one filed against Valve in the US in 2021.
The Darkest Dungeon board game fiasco is finally over, and as expected it's ended in tears: 'Mythic Games is no longer able to manufacture or deliver' it, Red Hook says, so it's giving away the game files to all backers
news More than five years after a Kickstarter campaign raised $5.7 million, some backers are being left with nothing.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time cancellation was 'the most devastating moment of my career,' actor says: 'It brought out what I honestly believe is the best performance of my career, and now nobody is ever going to see that'
news Eman Ayaz dedicated three years of her life to the game and has nothing to show for it.
Ubisoft hopes 200 employees at its Paris HQ will agree to quit so it doesn't have to lay them off the regular way
news Similar to the "voluntary" program at Ubisoft Massive in 2025, Ubi is looking to make cuts without actually imposing layoffs.
InXile's steampunk RPG Clockwork Revolution aims to 'bring the level of reactivity from our isometric titles into something first-person,' Brian Fargo says, calling it the studio's 'most ambitious title'
news There's still no release date, but I like what I'm hearing.
Mass Effect boss Michael Gamble is looking for a production director for the next game in the series: 'They’ll report to me and it’s gonna be awesome'
news Things are happening.
That team-based shooter with phantom horses that debuted at The Game Awards and then promptly disappeared is not actually dead: A showcase featuring 'gameplay deep dive, year one plans, and much more' is coming next week
news Highguard, as originally announced, will arrive on January 26.
More than 40 US Democrats call for a 'thorough investigation' of EA's Saudi-led buyout over risks of layoffs, studio closures, and 'coordinated anti-labor practices'
news Pushback against the proposed acquisition of Electronic Arts is growing, but whether or not it will matter is a different question
'There would be no Alan Wake 2 without Epic Publishing,' Remedy says in defense of Epic's deals with developers: 'The publishing deal with Epic was very fair to Remedy'
news The statement comes in response to Larian publishing boss Michael Douse's comment that Epic's deals might do more harm than good by keeping games off of Steam.
Three months after laying off a bunch of people, Payday studio Starbreeze lays off a bunch more people
news Multiple developers have reported a new round of cuts at the beleaguered developer.
Fable is coming this fall, will let you kill a giant Richard Ayoade and possibly destroy the local housing market in the process
news That sounds like Fable, alright.
Don't call it a layoff: Ubisoft issues a full return-to-office order for all employees as it confirms more studio closures are coming
news I can't help wondering if maybe there's a connection.
