Latest articles by Andy Chalk
Baldur's Gate 3 gets a new hotfix to fix the old hotfix that fixed corrupted saves but started causing crashes
news The patch released in February fixed some stuff, and also broke some different stuff.
Stalker 2's first major story expansion is coming this summer with two new regions and 'dozens of hours of gameplay'
news The "fragile peace" between two of the Zone's biggest factions may finally be over.
Serious Sam is being turned into a run-based roguelite multiplayer shooter later this year, and seriously—this one might not suck
news I promise nothing, but if any cult-classic FPS from the early 2000s has a shot at being turned into a good online shooter, it's Sam.
Splitgate studio 1047 Games is working on something new: 'If you're a fan of games like Titanfall or Black Ops 3, we would love to hear from you'
news CEO Ian Proulx says the studio hopes to begin playtesting soon.
Fortnite producer asks for patience as developers 'pick up the pieces' after massive layoffs: 'We cannot even fully understand what kind of impacts this will have on the game for the rest of the year and likely beyond'
news Epic laid off more than 1,000 employees yesterday as CEO Tim Sweeney says the company is still spending more than it's making.
Sony takes cancelling things to a whole new level by cancelling the car it was making with Honda
news The Afeela, unveiled at CES 2023 and slated to hit the road later this year, has fallen victim to a move away from EVs.
OpenAI discontinues Sora video generation app, Disney pulls out of $1 billion investment deal
news The shutdown of the app is reportedly part of a broader strategic shift away from video generation in favor of productivity apps.
Call of Duty veteran's new studio, which was just announced in 2025, is being closed by Sony
news A month after Sony closed Bluepoint Games, it looks like Jason Blundell's Dark Outlaw games, which was unveiled in March 2025, has met the same fate.
There's a new Payday game coming later this year, and it's VR
news Payday: Aces High is being developed by Fast Travel Games, whose previous releases include Cities: VR and Vampire: The Masquerade: Justice.
Epic is ending 3 Fortnite game modes following its latest round of layoffs: 'We failed to build something awesome enough to attract and retain a large player base'
news Rocket Racing, Ballistic, and Fortnite Festival Battle Stage are all being ended, and Epic is also removing Horizon Chase Turbo from sale.
Epic Games lays off more than 1,000 employees: 'We're spending significantly more than we're making,' CEO Tim Sweeney says
news Comparable cuts, for the same reason, happened in 2023.
Crimson Desert dev says it 'takes time' to get used to the game's notoriously clunky controls, but advises players to 'think of it like riding a bike, it comes naturally after you learn it'
news Practice makes perfect, eventually.
OpenTTD asks people to please stop being mad at Atari for forcing the game off Steam: 'OpenTTD as a project retains its full independence,' and you can still get it for free
news OpenTTD developer Owen Rudge says "Atari have worked collaboratively with us," and it also put up some cash to help cover the game's server costs.
Subnautica 2 chief says Krafton is still messing with him, because the May release date announcement was news to him and he's not happy about it
news Ted Gill's lawyers say the release date reveal, which he wasn't aware of, is "'further damaging the game and sowing additional confusion."
Hoarder is what happens when a Darkwood co-creator makes a cleaning simulator: Your job is to clean the abyss and 'no one is coming to save you'
news Hoarder is a bit like Powerwash Simulator, except you might be in a sort of Cthulhu-esque hell.
CD Projekt's mysterious Hadar is 'progressing dynamically,' which means we're at least one step closer to finding out what it is
news No word on the Witcher 3 expansion we've all been hoping for, but we did get some interesting news out of today's CD Projekt earnings report.
Tomb Raider is fine, Crystal Dynamics says, as it lays off employees for the fourth time in the past 12 months
news It's fine, they're fine, everything's fine. This is fine.
Vampire Crawlers, the 'Turbo Wildcard' Vampire Survivors spinoff, is coming in April
news The demo is still available on Steam, too, so you can give it a try before the time comes to buy.
The Steam Spring Sale 2026 kicks off with discounts on thousands of games of every type
news Spring won't be sprung until tomorrow, but the Steam Spring Sale is live today.
Ubisoft lays off 105 people at Red Storm, the studio co-founded 30 years ago by Tom Clancy, converts it to a support role
news The studio that created the famed Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon series is now effectively dead.
Tomb Raider Remastered studio denies using generative AI in latest update, says fixes for bugs and 'texture issues' are on the way
news The Challenge Mode update released for Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered last week has gone over very poorly.
Exodus, the space opera epic with trailers narrated by Matthew McConaughey, drops a trio of gameplay clips that still look a lot like Mass Effect
news They look fine—I just wish they looked more than fine.
Lost Ark fans fear the worst as Amazon lays off more employees 'as part of broader organizational decisions'
news The free-to-play RPG Lost Ark is one of the very few games to go untouched by Amazon's gaming walkback, but that may be about to change.
Take-Two boss says he's not interested in putting ads into premium games: 'It would seem unfair'
news Industry analyst Matthew Bell predicted a rise in in-game advertising last month as publishers pursue new revenue streams, but Strauss Zelnick doesn't see it happening.
Subnautica 2 set for early access release in May as Krafton signals surrender: 'We look forward to working with Ted Gill to support a smooth transition and work toward a successful launch'
news A judge ruled yesterday that Krafton improperly fired Gill in 2025, and ordered that he be restored as CEO of Unknown Worlds.
