Latest articles by Andy Chalk
Conor McGregor cut from Hitman 'effective immediately' after jury orders him to pay $260,000 to a woman who accused him of rape
news A jury determined the MMA star was liable for assault relating to an incident that occurred in 2018.
Rejoice, roguelike nerds: Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island is coming to Steam
news The newest game in the Shiren the Wanderer series is set to arrive on PC this winter.
Stalker 2 devs reassure players: Yes, A-Life 2.0 is in the game, no, it's not working right, and yes, fixes are on the way
news Quite a few Stalker 2 players were concerned that the famed A-Life system had been cut from the new Stalker, but GSC says no, it's just really wonky right now.
Riot calls out 'disrespectful' AI-extended Arcane art on Netflix: 'This image was a mistake'
news Once again, the hands are a giveaway.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard's latest patch means players can finally use arrow keys for movement
news Veilguard's third patch makes a number of quality-of-life changes and bug fixes.
Rockstar teases 'absolutely mind-blowing things' in the works as Grand Theft Auto 6 wins Most Wanted Game at the Golden Joystick Awards
news The show is over, and all the winners have been announced.
Two undersea data cables cut in the Baltic, European authorities suspect sabotage
news The Danish Navy is monitoring a Chinese cargo ship that was in the area when the cables were damaged.
Unknown 9: Awakening studio makes major layoffs just a month after the game's release
news Reflector Entertainment's debut game didn't do well, but the studio said that wasn't a factor in the decision to put people out of work.
Star Wars Outlaws is dropping 'forced stealth,' so instead of being reset when you get caught sneaking around, you can just start blasting
news Using the Force is great, but sometimes using the DLT-19 heavy rifle is better.
Indie distribution platform Itch.io now requires asset creators to disclose the use of generative AI in their work
news Asset page creators are now required to tag their work, and will not be indexed for searches if they don't.
Reddit is back after hours of downtime and errors: 'A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results'
news After being out for most of the afternoon, "the front page of the internet" appears to be back in action.
FromSoftware's parent company confirms that Sony is looking to buy it out
news "No decision has been made at this time," but a letter of intent has been received and that means the wheels are turning.
Space Marine 2 will ban mods for public online play in December but promises that better mod support is on the way
news The rise of the Space Marine 2 mod scene is causing some technical issues for online play, but the dev team doesn't want to take your fun away—so, a compromise.
Star Wars: The Old Republic will give away inactive character names in December, so if you want to protect your own personal Glup Shitto you better log in before then
news Names for characters who haven't logged in since January 1 will go up for grabs when the 7.6 update goes live.
A Minecraft Movie's second trailer is better than its first, but that's such an incredibly low bar I don't think it counts for much
news The film is set to debut in April 2025.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 crashes on takeoff thanks to massive server woes, devs say they're working on it: 'The team is on it, and we will keep going'
news The new Flight Simulator is already carrying a "mostly negative" rating on Steam because of the technical issues.
Control 2 is an 'action RPG,' Remedy says, but unfortunately it doesn't explain what exactly that means
news It'll be different from Control, but in what ways remains a mystery for now.
After dominating The Game Awards in 2023, Baldur's Gate 3 is in the running for even more gold in 2024
news Astro Bot and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth lead The Game Awards 2024 nominations, but Larian's magnum opus is still in the fight.
Roblox adds new rules for players under 13 following scathing child safety report
news Roblox has also launched new parental accounts that enable parents to monitor and limit their children's activity on the platform.
Steam is 'an unsafe place for teens and young adults': US senator warns Gabe Newell of 'more intense scrutiny' from the government if Valve doesn't take action against extremist content
news US Senator Mark Warner comes less than a week after an ADL report accusing Steam of "normalizing hate and extremism in the gaming community."
Steamworld Dig developer lays off 80-100 employees and cancels some in-development games to ensure 'long-term sustainability and resilience'
news This is the second round of layoffs at Thunderful this year.
20 years after Half-Life 2, Half-Life 3 remains the stuff of occult whisperings: Here's every rumor we've heard about the sequel that may or may not exist
Half-Lies A look back at 20 years of not playing the most essential sequel in videogame history.
Valve gets the original Half-Life 2 development team back together for a huge 20th anniversary update—and the game is now free for the weekend on Steam
news The surprise update includes a full commentary track for the base game, significant graphical and gameplay updates, and a whole lot more.
