Latest articles by Andy Chalk
The new game from the makers of Delta Force looks like Hunt: Showdown moved to Silent Hill
news Team Jade's new shooter was revealed during today's Opening Night Live event.
Studio ZA/UM's Disco Elysium follow-up drops a reveal trailer at Gamescom, and boy it sure looks like Disco Elysium
news Zero Parades, as the new game is now officially known, sure sounds like Disco Elysium too.
For the first time ever, a new game in one of China's most popular videogame series will be released simultaneously in the West
news Swords of Legends, an upcoming new addition to the Gujian series, was revealed during today's Opening Night Live showcase at Gamescom.
BioShock 4 studio lays off staff as former Diablo boss Rod Fergusson returns to get things back on track
news Developer Cloud Chamber has laid off an unknown number of employees as it moves to rework the game.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta test is set for October
news As usual, preordering will get you in a few days early.
Roblox changes policies on 'romantic and sexual content' and promises better moderation on the way as Louisiana AG repeats assertion that the platform 'is a breeding ground for sex predators'
news Unrated experiences will only be accessible by their developers, and Roblox says it will roll out "new technology to detect violative scenes."
Steam launches 'language-specific' review scores, because 'customers in different regions of the world may have vastly different experiences from each other for the same game'
news The new system, enabled by default, generates review scores based on your specific language, rather than all of them.
Game publisher caught using AI-generated influencers in ads says they were submitted by TikTok users, will investigate 'irregularities' with the social media app
news A series of promos for The First Descendant features influencers taking up the game's new season—but they're not real.
Robocop: Rogue City, which I admit I was completely wrong about, is just $5 in the Humble Store Summer Sale
news There are a lot of really good deals in this year's Humble Summer Sale, but Robocop for a fiver is surely one of the best.
Louisiana sues Roblox over child safety concerns: 'It's basically open season for sex predators on this platform'
news More trouble for Roblox.
I had low expectations for this upcoming FMV 'interactive horror' game, but its hour-long demo turned out to be one of the most entertaining things I've played all year
news Dead Reset—the demo, at least—is a genuine hoot.
Bongo Cat, still one of the biggest games on Steam, gets even bigger with multiplayer: You can now have up to 100 cats on your screen at once, all of them happily bapping away as their owners type
news Bongo Cat got friends.
Steam store pages just got thicker than Emma Frost's thighs
news I don't know if the new Steam layout will save lives, but I think it looks better.
Roblox explains crackdown on 'vigilantes' after ban of a popular YouTuber sparks furor: 'They are acting in ways that could be harmful to others, both on and off our platform'
news A YouTuber who claims to hunt and expose predators in Roblox was banned earlier this month, and some parts of the community have not taken it well.
Rematch's latest update aims to fix 'major netcode releases' including missed tackles and false goals, crossplay will 'hopefully' go live by the end of August
news The second big Rematch patch is now live in Steam beta and expected to roll into the full game on Monday.
Marvel Rivals director says its 'gooner game' reputation really just reflects a commitment to authenticity: 'These all come from classic comic designs'
news I'm not so sure about this one.
Pity poor Capcom: Monster Hunter Wilds' latest patch introduced a new crash bug, developers are working on it and 'will provide further updates when we have them'
news Capcom just can't catch a break.
I think Dungeons and Dragons peaked in 1982 and that's why I can't wait to play this 'hand-drawn black and white dungeon crawler' coming next year
news I apologize for nothing.
'This year seems shakier than ever,' BioWare veteran Mark Darrah says, and live service games are a big part of the reason—but Grand Theft Auto 6 might force the industry to change
news 2024 was miserable, but somehow 2025 is even worse.
Steam payment headaches grow as PayPal is no longer usable for much of the world: Valve hopes to bring it back in the future, 'but the timeline is uncertain'
news The problem first came to light about a month ago, but Valve has only now offered an explanation.
Take-Two boss is really very confident that Grand Theft Auto 6 won't be delayed again: 'My level of conviction is very, very high'
news Anything can happen, but Strauss Zelnick is a believer.
Arkane employees demand Microsoft sever ties with Israeli military: 'We don’t want to be part of this sinister project for Gaza'
news Members of the STJV union at Arkane have published an open letter calling for an immediate termination of the company's contracts with the IDF.
Krafton fires back at Unknown Worlds lawsuit, says Subnautica 2 was at risk of causing 'irreversible harm to the entire franchise' like Kerbal Space Program 2
news Krafton says the former heads of Unknown Worlds were fired with cause to keep them from "permanently damaging Unknown Worlds' most valuable IP."
