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A survey taken by 100 speakers at this year's Gamescom Dev Conference showcases hesitation and mixed feelings on generative AI use.
Useful context for understanding how studio and publisher decisions can shape updates, launches, monetization, and long-term game support.
Meccha Chameleon, a hide-and-seek game where players paint their bodies to mimic the stage, has sold 20 million copies in just over two months.
The Fortnite maker purchased both platforms in 2021.
It would be difficult to ignore the giant inflatable rat on the lawn.
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Crossfire was revealed in June of this year with Smilegate and Tencent subsidiary Team K1 acting as publishers.
Update: 'If no one protects indie developers or calls out bad behavior... who is going to save the indies?'
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A month after Ubisoft proposed the job cuts of 51 employees at the Barcelona office, a group of former workers has established a new studio.
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Remedy is placing its bets on Control Resonant being priced at $60 and garnering positive preview coverage over concerns of self-publishing risks.
The UK studio plans to eliminate up to 75 roles.
UK video game industry trade body Ukie has called on the Labour government to clarify how new consumer subscription refund proposals will impact video game companies operating in the United Kingdom.
Gears of War E-Day has only just rolled out the first stage of its open beta, and already the series' records have been shattered on Steam. Read more
The amount of memory a PC needs is a matter that's divided PC owners since before the days of DDR1. Different apps, games, and in-game settings all have different demands, so what works for one rig can be quite different to what works for another. In 2026, with component prices so stratospherically high - Nvidia and AMD are both cranking theirs up still - what truly constitutes a need is up for even further debate. T
Monopoly Go players have been looking forward to a major crossover event for what felt like months, and though most of the details ended up leaking, nothing actually beats official information. Read more
HoYoverse has today delivered full details on the next major update for Honkai: Star Rail. Version 4.3, dubbed The Lethe Below the Living, will be available for all players on June 1. The upcoming update adds a new chapter to the Planarcadia arc, and introduce a new playable character. Read more
Steam is abuzz this week with a couple of long-anticipated launches, but in Forza Horizon 6’s case, at least, the game isn’t even out for what will be most of its players. The anticipated sequel in the open-world driving game series doesn’t officially launch until May 19, but owners of its most expensive version - the Premium Edition - can play it right now. Read more
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Mystic Messenger, arguably one of the best dating sims around, has been dormant for about seven years. Despite not receiving new content or any meaningful updates in all that time, the game remains popular with its core fans, many of whom just woke up to some shocking news about their accounts. Read more
There is this idea that, for a long-running series to remain as consistently popular as Forza Horizon has been, it needs to diminish itself somewhat with each new entry, gradually losing more and more of its edge in a bid to appeal to the widest possible audience. Read more
HoYoverse just wrapped up a new Genshin Impact Special Program, where the developer revealed everything there is to know about the game’s next major update. Truth Amongst the Pages of Purana, or as its friends call it, Luna 7, was unveiled as part of the showcase. Read more
This isn't a complaint, but I can't help but feel like every new game I pick up at the moment is Animal Crossing. Heartopia? Animal Crossing. Pokopia? Animal Crossing. Tomodachi Life? You guessed it, Animal Crossing! I am unashamedly one of those people who thinks the gaming landscape of the 2020s peaked early when New Horizons gently shepherded us all through lockdown, so perhaps I shouldn't be surprised that – no
HoYoverse just wrapped up a pretty exciting Zenless Zone Zero Special Program that not only delivered all the details on the next big update, it also came with the unexpected announcement that the action RPG is on its way to Steam. Read more
Diablo 4 is gearing up for its biggest post-launch event yet: the upcoming release of the Lord of Hatred expansion. As was the case with Vessel of Hatred before it, expansion releases alter the seasonal flow in a few ways, and Blizzard has now explained how. Read more