Latest articles by Andy Chalk
Diablo 4's second expansion won't be out until 2026
news The plan had originally been for annual expansions, but apparently Blizzard needs more time.
Jeff Minter is remaking another Atari classic, and yeah, it is definitely a Jeff Minter game
news I, Robot is expected to be out this spring.
The Alters is altered again: 11 Bit Studios' survival game about creating alt-universe versions of yourself on a hostile alien world is delayed
news Instead of coming out in the first quarter of 2025, The Alters is now expected later in the year.
Palmer Luckey says he wants to 'turn warfighters into technomancers' as Anduril takes over production of the US Army's IVAS AR headset from Microsoft
news Microsoft will continue to support IVAS functionality with "advanced cloud infrastructure and AI capabilities," but it's out of the hardware game.
Karlach voice actor offers a pre-emptive no thanks to Disco Elysium successors that don't include the original project lead: 'Miss me with that casting call'
news If your post-Disco project doesn't include Robert Kurvitz, Samantha Béart's not interested.
2 years into Unity's long downward spiral, even more employees are being laid off as CEO says it's still 'stretched across too many products'
news A year after laying off 25% of its global workforce, engine maker Unity is cutting even deeper.
The best Far Cry game of all time now has achievements on Steam
news Yes, you better believe I'm talking about Blood Dragon.
Elon Musk kicks off $97.4 billion effort to buy OpenAI by immediately starting social media beef with Sam Altman
news A group of investors led by Musk want to assume control over OpenAI.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has a secret dark ending for Bohemia's worst criminals
news Branding is bad, yes, but it could be a whole lot worse.
Civilization 7's new patch temporarily disables crossplay between PC and console so Firaxis can 'expedite updates to the PC'
news A new Civilization 7 patch fixes some UI issues, bugs, and AI problems, but crossplay between PC and consoles is off the table for now.
Take-Two chief says PC has become a 'more important part of what used to be a console business,' but he's still not committing to a Grand Theft Auto 6 release
news I get the feeling we might be waiting longer than we hope.
PUBG's top-down tactical shooter spinoff Project Arc now has an official title, and a demo is coming to the Steam Next Fest later this month
news Say hello to PUBG: Blindspot.
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick takes a moment to remind us once again that 'there's no such thing' as artificial intelligence
news Zelnick believes AI is just a digital tool, "and we've used digital tools forever."
Those YouTube ads everyone hates made $10.4 billion in just three months
news If you've ever wondered why YouTube goes so hard on ads when they make the experience so miserable, well, there's your answer.
Rocksteady is looking to make a new singleplayer Batman game, but Warner's Wonder Woman game is struggling
news It's been a bad year for Warner Bros. Games, and the immediate future is not looking especially rosy.
I'm sorry to say Rockstar still won't tell us when (or even if) Grand Theft Auto 6 is coming to PC
news GTA 6 is still on track for launch in the fall, so that's good at least—as long as you want to play it on console.
Spider-Man 2's first PC patch is live with 'several crash fixes,' UI improvements, and an auto-save backup
news Nixxes says it's continuing to work on "more bug fixes, improvements and performance optimizations."
As Civilization 7 languishes with a 'mixed' rating on Steam, Firaxis says improving the game's wildly unpopular UI is 'our top priority'
news Developers "need some time to digest all of your feedback," but say they're "committed to getting this right."
The organizers of E3 announce a new event called iicon, but it's not open to the public and you probably don't want to go anyway
news The Entertainment Software Association's new thing will bring together executives from across the game industry for conferences, workshops, and "elite networking opportunities."
Rooster Teeth returns from the dead, under the ownership of one of its original founders
news Warner Bros. pulled the plug on Rooster Teeth in 2024, after 21 years of operation.
Less than 4 months after revealing his studio's new game, Michael Condrey has reportedly been given the boot by 2K Games
news Project Ethos didn't make much of an early impression, and now Condrey is "transitioning his role" to an advisory position.
Iron Galaxy lays off 66 employees in a 'last resort' effort to 'enable our long term survival'
news The studio says that after doing all it could to keep its team intact, it has "run out of room to maneuver."
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 sells more than 1 million copies in just 1 day
news Warhorse's weird medieval RPG has come a long way.
