Latest articles by Rick Lane
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic gets co-op mode and extra content thanks to the mod community's collaboration with Ubisoft: 'To see it all come together has been very emotional for us'
News "We are walking into a new era for Dark Messiah."
Indie FPS developer targets content creators who take undisclosed payments from rival developers and then dunk on his game: 'You and I will have legal problems'
News "I'm tired of watching you all get paid off to do hit pieces on games that don't fork cash over for you."
Designed in just a few weeks, this $5 indie game about digging a hole has journeyed to the centre of Steam's top sellers chart
News A Game About Digging a hole is selling more copies than Dynasty Warriors: Origins.
Crysis 4 is officially 'on hold' as Crytek lays off 15% of its workforce, saying it 'cannot continue as before and remain financially sustainable'
News But the studio will "continue to expand" Hunt: Showdown 1896.
Subnautica 2 dev sounds foghorn about 'fraudulent links' being sent to community members: 'We will never contact anyone by Steam DM for any potential playtests'
News Deep sea phishing.
Ella Purnell and Walton Goggins sure are excited for everyone to see Fallout season 2: 'No one's going to be able to predict what happens. There's some big twists this time around'
News "It's a wild ride".
The creator of the Elden Ring Seamless co-op mod is now infusing unlimited multiplayer into Dark Souls 3
News Firelinked shrines.
Abiotic Factor's massive Dark Energy update, which adds teleporters, pocket dimensions and black hole grenades to the Half-Life inspired survival sim, is out now
News They're waiting for you, legally distinct Gordon, in the test-chamber.
Sony enforcers execute a legal visceral attack on the BloodbornePSX demake, continuing its mission to eradicate all traces of FromSoft's beloved RPG on PC
News Prey slaughtered.
The best unofficial Alien game is getting a spiritual successor where you carve up derelict ships and manage drones with 'personality quirks'
News Humanity 2.0 is a follow-up to Duskers.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2's latest update leads with a fancy datavault for your battle-barge, but I'm far more interested in the new tyranid unit with a cannon on its back
News Biovore for your money.
Resident Evil Re:Verse is reversing right off Steam, as Capcom claims it has served its 'original, celebratory purpose' despite mostly negative reviews
News Zombie server.
Superb Bloodborne-inspired racing game Nightmare Kart is getting free DLC featuring sniper rifles and supercharged penny farthings
News Coming "when it's ready".
Civilization 7 is off to a rocky start as it receives 'Mixed' Steam reviews from its premium backers: 'Comparing this unfinished mess to the Civ 6 release is night and day'
News Age ratings.
After The Sims 1 + 2 rereleases stumbled out to mixed reviews, EA issues a patch that boldly declares they 'should now launch in most situations'
News Woohoo?
Doctor Strange's portals were 'particularly challenging' to add into Marvel Rivals, as they created 'unprecedented performance demand' for Unreal Engine 5
News Thinking with portals.
The next game from Cruelty Squad's creator, a 'policing and punishment simulator', has dropped a new trailer showing off its gruesome mech combat
News Psycho Patrol R is going to mech you pay.
Helldivers 2's latest warbond adds a stratagem I've craved since the galactic war started, a portable hellbomb
News Servants of Freedom detonates on February 6.
Make Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 feel even more like The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion with this charming potato mode mod
News Class of 2006.
UK government says it won't change the rules on publishers taking videogames offline after selling them: 'We have no plans to amend existing consumer law on digital obsolescence'
News It will "monitor the issue", however.
Ugh! Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has a body-odour 'broadcasting' system where your stink can alert nearby NPCs
News Reeky bastards should think twice about stealth attacks.
Need for Speed is effectively on hold while Criterion musters entirely around Battlefield, but EA assures players the racer will return in 'new and interesting ways'
News Emergency stop.
Killing Floor 3 splatters onto PC on March 25, but you can get your hands dirty a month early via its closed beta
News Testing begins on February 20.
