Latest articles by Andy Chalk
Ubisoft's new Tencent-backed company is called Vantage Studios, a 'creative house' that will take over development of Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six
news Vantage Studios is the first of multiple new studios Ubisoft and Tencent plan to launch in the future.
Team Fortress 2 Classic, the throwback version of Valve's famed team-based shooter, is having an open beta on Steam in October
news A Steam version of the outstanding TF2 mod was announced earlier this year, and very soon we'll all be able to play it.
The Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski says one of CD Projekt's big story points is actually based on a mistake, but 'videogame people have clung to the idea with remarkable tenacity'
news The idea of different witcher schools is based on an errant sentence that Sapkowski said is "unworthy of development and narratively incorrect."
2 months after halting work on its latest project, Just Cause developer Avalanche is closing its Liverpool studio and laying off employees in Malmö and Stockholm
news Avalanche, which halted work on Contraband following Microsoft's massive layoffs in July, says the closure and cuts are necessary "in light of current challenges to our business and the industry."
'Survival-climber' Cairn is delayed into 2026, but the demo on Steam is getting a cool new feature in October
news The Game Bakers want a little more time to ensure Cairn is truly memorable.
EA CEO says company values will 'remain unchanged' under the new ownership of Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner's investment firm
news In an email to employees, Andrew Wilson thanked them for making EA's "historic" deal possible.
Terminator 2D: No Fate is delayed because of 'global trade and tariff changes'
news It's taking longer than expected to get all the stuff meant for the Collector's Edition of the game, and that means everyone has to wait.
Two months earlier than usual, the Steam Autumn Sale is here
news 2025 gives us a much bigger break between the Autumn and Winter Sales.
The surprise Witcher 3 patch adding cross-platform mod support is delayed until 2026
news Announced in May, the patch was originally expected to be out later this year, but that's not enough time to get things done.
9 months after cancelling Transformers: Reactivate, Splash Damage splits from Tencent and is now owned by private equity investors
news I'm not sure this is better.
Borderlands 4's latest patch triggers a flurry of performance complaints, but Gearbox says new stuttering problems 'should resolve over time as the shaders continue to compile'
news You can also try clearing your shader cache.
Microsoft blocks Israeli military from some services after investigation finds 'evidence that supports' allegations of mass surveillance in Gaza
news A report by The Guardian in August alleged close ties between Microsoft and Israeli military intelligence.
Starbreeze says sorry, reverses price increase on Payday 2 DLC bundle: 'We definitely didn't handle this right'
news The price of the Infamous Collection took a big jump just a few weeks ahead of the rollout of a new DLC subscription service.
Mod maker brings Skibidi Toilet to Borderlands 4 for one simple reason: To spite the narrative director who said he'd 'cry real tears' if the game shipped with it
news Once again, mod makers are doing the lord's work.
'Unauthorized' AI-generated voices in Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered have been removed
news Aspyr said the voices were added in an August patch by an "external development partner."
Pokémon Company says Homeland Security's use of its property in disturbing promotional video was unauthorized, but DHS doesn't seem to care: 'To arrest them is our real test, to deport them is our cause'
news All very normal, in a very normal country.
Payday 2 gets a new DLC subscription service, and it's a pretty good deal but a lot of players are mad anyway
news Starbreeze says Payday 2's new DLC subscription offering "has no direct impact on ongoing work on Payday 3."
Baby Steps review roundup: 'Is it possible to love and hate a game at the same time?' (The answer, clearly, is yes)
news The new Bennett Foddy-style flailing simulator is "infuriating," "frustrating," "stupid," and most people seem to love it.
Steam celebrates all things boomer shooter with 'Boomstock 2025,' blasting up to 80% off the very best in retro-inspired FPS
news Boomstock 2025 runs until September 27.
Baldur's Gate 3 now runs natively on Steam Deck thanks to a single Larian engineer who started the project after hours because he 'really wanted a smoother version of the game on Steam Deck'
news Hotfix 34 rolled out today, with good news for portable gamers.
Painkiller is coming in October with a new co-op roguelike mode that does not look very Painkiller-ish to me
news I get that things have changed over the past 20 years but the new "Rogue Angel" trailer really doesn't knock my socks off.
Ready or Not studio fires community manager for saying 'nothing of value was lost' following Charlie Kirk's shooting
news Void Interactive said comments posted by Kaminsky "do not reflect our values or represent our company."
Henry Cavill's new photos on Instagram probably aren't teasing anything about his new Warhammer 40,000 cinematic universe—but they might be
news Henry Cavill busted up his leg while training for the Highlander reboot, so of course he's making it about Warhammer.
