Latest articles by Rich Stanton
A furry hacktivist group has breached Disney, leaked 1.1TiB of data, and says it's because Club Penguin shut down
news We were promised flying cars, but welcome to the real future.
Counter-Strike co-creator says he's happy they sold the game to Valve—'They have done a great job of maintaining the legacy'
news "I regret not balancing some of the weapons, such as the AWP."
Russian antivirus giant Kaspersky says do svidaniya to US customers with 6 months of free software: 'stay safe'
news Maybe they're just Biden their time.
I'm a basic-ass Razer boi so, as far as Prime Day laptop deals go, let me show you all the colors of the rainbow
Prime Day I don't think I've bought accessories from another brand in the last five years.
Save 94% on these PC air dusters that are pretending they used to be $600 and 'SAY GOODBYE TO AIR CAN'
Prime Day Hot air? Me?!?
Russian antivirus giant Kaspersky leaves the US after two decades, slams the 'theoretical concerns' that led to it being banned
news The US claims the Kremlin could abuse Kaspersky software "to access and potentially exploit sensitive U.S. technology and data".
'The cherry on the top' for Fallout: London is having the robotic Speaker of the House played by a former Speaker of the House
news John Bercow held the role from 2009 to 2019, going viral several times for his wit and ever-so-plummy tones.
Cyberpunk 2 director says CP 2077's catastrophic launch 'crushed' the developers and the subsequent redemption arc was basically 'group therapy'
news "I know how success feels because I've already shipped games that were really cherished."
Ken Levine says Bioshock was 'almost cancelled' after going over time and over budget, while all publishers cared about was that these games 'don't make any money'
news Says it was still "extremely cheap" next to the competition.
New Helldivers 2 major order offers the chance to divide Automaton forces—fighting a war on two fronts being a famously winning tactic
news Super Earth says we'll "throw their cut-off forces into disarray and weaken their defenses" but I'm not sure that's all that will happen.
'Not a hoax!'—Valve writers confirm the official Team Fortress 2 comic will continue, after over 7 years on ice
news Oh Mann!
After fans declared total war on Total War, Creative Assembly completes the apology tour with a major free expansion for Pharaoh this month
news Dynasties will be the last expansion, but is going all-out and nearly doubles the game's size.
Bioshock 4 studio is now 'recruiting like mad' but the game's nature remains a mystery
news It does, however, look like there's still always a lighthouse.
Konami releases Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance on GOG but bizarrely stops the Japanese game being sold in Japan
news Perhaps due to an old exclusivity arrangement, the PC version is only available outside of Japan for now.
The Helldivers smash their latest MO and for some reason have taken against anti-tank mines, but 'can finally go back to killing bugs in good conscience'
news Better weapons? Screw that!
Google's AI visionary says we'll 'expand intelligence a millionfold by 2045' thanks to nanobots, the tech will resurrect the dead, and we're all going to live forever
news Forget a pinch of salt, this guy's predictions need the full shaker.
Helldivers 2 players realise you can survive ludicrous falls by doing a Hug emote while flying through the air
news Embrace for victory.
David Hasselhoff cracks out the old leather jacket and KITT from Knight Rider to tell gamers to 'grab your joysticks' and fight global warming
news Even if an 80s supercar arguing for climate action feels a tad ironic.
The first Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree patch nerfs the boss-melting explosive perfumes into the ground
news You can no longer Chanel true power.
Google's dumb AI answers increased its greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 50% in the last 5 years
news The company claims that AI will help solve the AI emissions problem.
Expansions are the best
Packing Heat In this era of bite-sized DLC and season passes, we appreciate giant, game-changing expansions more than ever.
Catholic Church prepares to canonise its first gamer saint—and yep, one of his favourites was Halo
news Carlo Acutis died in 2006 and has been credited with multiple posthumous miracles.
Capcom's somehow come up with the *deep breath* Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Digital Deluxe edition
news Let me be Frank: GOTY.
