Latest articles by Rick Lane
Sony hopes PC gamers, who'll wait years for Epic exclusives to come to Steam out of spite, will buy PS5s for exclusive sequels
News It could work for them, but then again, we are a notoriously patient bunch when we want to be.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's latest teaser trailer is heavy on analogue horror and creepy mannequins
News Extended trailer also suggests Zombies mode is back.
Helldivers 2 players have successfully emancipated the Emancipator mech from the automaton assembly line, and of course the dual-autocannon exosuit has triggered another debate about balance
News Mech a big mess.
The next Doom game will be titled Doom: The Dark Ages and revealed at Xbox Games Showcase, report claims
News I'm Quaking with anticipation.
Larian CEO reveals the studio 'had to do a bit on crunch' on Baldur's Gate 3, but it was 'certainly less' than previous projects it has worked on
News 'You will always have a little bit when you're trying to finish something'
Assassin's Creed Shadows is leaking like a freshly-stabbed Samurai, as main character art sneaks online ahead of imminent reveal
News Shuriken look if you want.
Ghost of Tsushima's crossplay function will launch with a 'beta' tag attached, prompting speculation that Sony is hoping to avoid another PSN-related fiasco
News Ghost in the machine.
Nexon says sweaty FPS The Finals surpassed expectations at launch but has tailed-off badly, pledges to 'understand and address the key issues'
News Final Countdown?
Abiotic Factor's first major update adds alien cheese and corpse bags, as the Half-Life inspired survival sim sells 250,000 copies
News What's that smell?
This chocolate factory-building game asks the question 'What if Willy Wonka had a gun?'
News Chocolate Factory lets you build confectionary assembly lines and shoot gingerbread men in the face.
Helldivers 2's Polar Patriots Warbond gets an icy reception, as over 70% of 21,000 Discord voters declare they'd prefer more patches or simply don't like it
News Cold shoulder.
ZeniMax files a trademark for a Doom cheat code that unlocks everything, raising hopes of a new entry in the series
News Xbox's 2024 showcase is in June.
Square Enix to 'aggressively pursue' a new multiplatform business strategy 'designed to win over PC users'
News New plan will also include a shift from "quantity to quality".
Former Helldivers 2 writer is astonished by the monster he helped create, as he describes how the game's approach to storytelling led to the community's showdown with Sony: 'We trained them to fight together. And then they fought together'
News "It was built from the beginning to have the players involved."
Helldivers 2 director says new de-listings are an 'administrative error correction' by Valve on Sony's orders, but 'we still want the game to be available everywhere'
News Communication breakdown.
It sure looks like The Talos Principle 2 is about to get an expansion
News Teaser videos and cryptic tweets hint at something new on the horizon.
Dota 2's Pudge becomes the MOBA's first character to be played in over a billion matches
News Pudge gets a nudge, likely won't budge.
As Helldivers 2's Steam reviews begin to recover, Arrowhead's CEO shares an 'accidental' cape design based upon its Overwhelmingly Negative rating, and of course the community wants it added to the game
News "Do it Pilestedt, it would be a genius play!"
NetherRealm gives us a proper look at Homelander in Mortal Kombat 1's latest DLC trailer, and somehow the fatalities aren't the grossest thing in it
News Milking it.
Valheim's 'most challenging biome yet' is now available for public testing
News Ashlands introduces a smoldering new area, weapons, creatures, buildable items, crafting materials, and more.
Chart-topping city-builder Manor Lords hits 3 million wishlists four days before launch
News Early birthday peasant.
Doom played in space by satellite computer 'ten times more powerful than any current ESA spacecraft'
News Computer Station.
Embracer Group embraces its new future as three separate companies including 'Middle-earth and Friends', which its CEO says 'reinforces Embracer's vision of backing entrepreneurs and creators with a long-term mindset'
News Making friends.
