Latest articles by Andy Chalk
'When the world ends, people just dance': As another MMO comes to an end, players come together for a final farewell rave
news If you gotta go, go in style.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard's latest update sure sounds like its last
Electronic Arts bids farewell as it's now "moving to monitor for any game-breaking bugs."
The new off-road exploration game from the makers of Art of Rally looks like Mudrunner meets Firewatch, and I can't wait to get behind the wheel
news Over the Hill features the same minimalist visual style as Funselektor's previous games, but promises a much more relaxed experience.
Doom: The Dark Ages has no multiplayer: 'Our campaigns are, to a great extent, what people come to the modern Doom games to play'
news Doom brought deathmatch to the masses, but the world has moved on, and so have the games.
Cyberpunk 2077's new patch arrives the day after I finally finished the game, and of course it fixes the one late-game bug that really annoyed me
news DLSS 4 support is here, photo mode's got a pile of fixes, and Run This Town finally works like it's supposed to.
'I like making Doom games': Doom: The Dark Ages won't be the end, says director Hugo Martin
news The new Doom game will make a new Doom trilogy, but it's not the end of anything.
South of Midnight, the Southern Gothic soulslike where folktales are real, is coming in April
news The upcoming action-adventure from Compulsion Games dropped a new trailer at today's Xbox Direct showcase.
Insomniac games founder Ted Price is retiring after more than 30 years of making games: 'It was simply time to step aside and let others pave the way'
news Price founded Insomniac in 1994, and he's been there ever since.
Electronic Arts says 'Dragon Age and EA Sports FC 25 underperformed' as it revises its financial outlook downward
news Dragon Age: The Veilguard missed sales projections by nearly 50%.
'PC development has skyrocketed,' GDC survey finds: 80% of developers are now making games for PC, more than double the number working on PS5 or Xbox games
news Interest in PC game development is higher than ever.
Geralt voice actor Doug Cockle is 'really excited' to see Ciri star in The Witcher 4, but if you want to know why you'll have to read the books
news Reading is good for you.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 forum rules that banned racism, homophobia, and neo-Nazism walked back by the publisher, which now just asks everyone to please be nice
news Needless to say, people are not being nice.
GDC's annual State of the Game Industry survey reveals 1/3 of 'triple-A developers' are working on live service games
news It doesn't seem like big publishers are ready to give up on the live service chase just yet.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 reveals 3 expansions and a 'Hardcore Mode' coming in 2025
news Warhorse Studios has big plans for the year.
Action adventure game Unknown 9: Awakening was a 'failure,' says developer, which has cancelled a follow-up project and laid off staff
news Reflector CEO Herve Hoerdt says the game featuring The Witcher star Anya Chalotra "didn't come near the company expectations."
'You're not supposed to say this out loud!': Baldur's Gate 3 dev reacts to analyst who says some game makers 'hope' Grand Theft Auto 6 will cost up to $100 at launch
news Michael Douse says the fact that game prices haven't risen with inflation is "an uncomfortable truth."
'S**t's about to get real': The first Steam sale of 2025 is live, and it's all about strategy games
news RTS leads the way in Steam's Real-Time Strategy Fest, but there are also grand strategy games, 4X, tower defense, city management, and even a typing game.
Vertical extraction shooter Exoborne holds its first playtest soon, and you can sign up now
news Sharkmob's new extraction shooter promises to be a more accessible and forgiving experience than most other games in the genre.
'You deserve better customer service': Path of Exile 2 studio apologizes for long support wait times but with 545,000 emails received, it's kind of understandable
news Grinding Gear Games has reduced the Path of Exile support backlog but it's still working through a mountain of requests—and yes, it's looking for help.
FTC says Genshin Impact 'deceived children' and orders its publisher to pay a $20 million fine and stop selling loot boxes to kids
news The FTC says "Genshin Impact deceived children, teens, and other players into spending hundreds of dollars on prizes they stood little chance of winning."
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is Steam Deck verified
news Play it "on a train, on a plane, swaddled up in bed, in the bathroom… wherever you want."
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 rolls out new forum rules to curb toxic behavior, which immediately sparks toxic behavior
news The new code of conduct lays out a "zero tolerance" policy against discrimination, hate speech, and harmful ideologies.
Jagex outrages the Runescape community yet again, this time with a survey hinting at big price hikes and worse service for those who don't want to pay
news The survey is strictly "research," Jagex says, but Runescape players are not happy.
