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Oof: Years before Steam, a Blizzard engineer wanted to turn Battle.net into a third-party game store, but was reportedly turned down
By Tyler Wilde published
news The Steam competitor that never was.
Epic boss Tim Sweeney says Unreal Engine 6 will be a 'metaverse' joining Fortnite and other Unreal games, including an upcoming 'persistent universe' in development with Disney
By Ted Litchfield published
news Sweeney has big plans for this joint Unreal-Fortnite metaverse future, and is spending big bucks to see it happen.
Meta will use pictures and voice recorded by its Google Glass-style Ray Ban 'smart glasses' to train AI
By Ted Litchfield published
Using the glasses' "Meta AI" features—a main selling point of the device—on an image makes it fair game for the company to hoover up.
The big PC gaming events in 2024
By Tyler Wilde last updated
📆 The year ahead in gaming showcases, fan events, major esports tournaments, and industry summits.
Games Done Quick is quickly putting together a speedrunning marathon in support of Hurricane Helene relief
By Andy Chalk published
news Disaster Relief Done Quick begins on October 11.
As Ubisoft struggles and shareholders sweat, Tencent and the Guillemot family are reportedly looking at a buyout
By Andy Chalk published
news Nothing is carved in stone, but one possible outcome of talks would be to take Ubisoft private.
Voting is now open for the 42nd Golden Joystick Awards, so you can help crown the PC Game of the Year
By Elie Gould published
News This year's ceremony will also introduce new categories.
6 years after successfully crowdfunding a game about orphans in a cyberpunk warzone, the studio making it has closed: 'We've been so close to a release, several times, and there's a lot to regret after all the work done'
By Andy Chalk published
news Studio founder Adrien Forestier says it's the end of Black Flag but promises he'll "do whatever I can so it's not the end for Orphan Age."
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