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Last Flag studio lays off half its employees as it puts 'the future of the game in the hands of our players'
news Night Street Games said earlier this month that it will not be pursuing future development of its CTF shooter.
EU politician says killing games is bad, but 'wokeness' and the Black samurai Yasuke are the real problem
news Would you like to watch a neo-fascist embarrass himself in front of the world? I can help.
Grand Theft Auto 6 publisher is confident enough in its release date to brag about the ungodly amounts of money it's about to make
news Sorry to say, though, that PC plans are still MIA.
A trio of former BioWare devs are making 'a neon-noir supernatural mystery game set in a stylized Canadian cityscape'
news That's an idea I can get behind.
Destiny 2 is officially over: 'Live service content updates' end in June as Bungie moves on to new projects
news Bungie says it will ensure that Destiny 2 remains playable, but its focus is now elsewhere.
Bad news for Krafton: Subnautica 2 broke 4 million copies sold in less than a week
The undersea survival sim continues its blistering pace.
Nearly a decade after its last update, Darksiders Warmastered Edition gets a photo mode and motion controls in a surprise new patch
news Darksiders launched for the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S this week, and that's good news for us too.
Splitgate studio reveals its new game, looks a lot like its old game
news Empulse is set to launch into early access later this year.
Another live service game is dead just a few months after launch
news Quantic Dream has pulled the plug on Spellcasters Chronicles, and yes, there will be layoffs.
007 First Light's James Bond (probably) won't be a sexist, misogynist dinosaur: 'Some things fall by the wayside,' IO Interactive says
news Don't expect any "Christmas only comes once a year" cracks in this one.
The Mass Effect-like Exodus 'is effectively D&D in space,' Hasbro CEO says
news I guess you could make that argument, but I sure wouldn't.
Half-Life owes its existence to one of the game industry's most formative figures—no, not Gabe Newell, the other guy
Gabe 'n' Ken Before there was Gabe, there was Ken Williams, and he played a significant role in bringing Half-Life into the world.
Struggling Witcher spinoff brings acclaimed Destiny 2 narrative veteran onboard as new lead writer
news Kwan Perng was the narrative lead on The Final Shape, arguably Destiny 2's best expansion.
The Fortnite-Overwatch crossover means we're talking about Tracer's butt again
news Because of course we are.
Another metaverse is set to die in June
news Holoearth, which just launched in 2024, is the latest proof that PC Gamer's Wes Fenlon was right.
Notorious videogame movie auteur Uwe Boll is returning to the director's chair with a spiritual successor to House of the Dead
news Boll heard Paul W.S. Anderson is doing an official House of the Dead reboot for Sega, and he's not having it.
The original Doom soundtrack joins 'our national playlist' in the US Library of Congress
news Bobby Prince's groundbreaking soundtrack is one of 25 recordings inducted into the famed Library of Congress today.
Subnautica 2 sells 1 million copies in its first hour, and I have to imagine the CEO of Krafton is pouring himself a very stiff drink right about now (Update: Whoops, wait, it's 2 million copies now)
news The scenario that Krafton humiliated itself to avoid seems to be coming true very quickly.
Party Animals studio sparks fury with 'AI video contest,' apologizes, then makes things even worse by asking if it should hold the contest anyway
news Fair to say that this didn't go as Recreate Games expected it to.
Grand Theft Auto 6 leak says preorders begin next week
news An errant Best Buy email sent to multiple content creators and influencers may have blown the big surprise.
No, Eric Barone is not adding infidelity to Stardew Valley, although he did briefly consider letting you ruin marriages, to Grandpa's deep disappointment
news Some idle musing about the nature of morality in sandbox games has spiraled out of control.
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.
