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Shadowstone, the new game from Secret Door and Dreamhaven, kicks off a surprise public playtest at the Future Games Show Spring Showcase
The playtest is scheduled to run until Shadowstone launches into early access.
Blizzard vet Rob Pardo closed this year's GDC keynote by urging executives to cool it with the layoffs: 'The game team is more valuable than the game itself'
Somebody does have to make the next one, after all.
Path of Exile's new Mirage league might be the best chance you'll ever get at obtaining the rarest item in the game
This map's so nice I'll run it twice
Overwatch co-creator Jeff Kaplan explains why he quit Blizzard
Ex-Blizzard game designer Jeff Kaplan left Blizzard in 2021. In a new interview, he reveals what made him quit Overwatch and his dream job.
Turing Award winner Tony Hoare, computing pioneer who invented the Quicksort algorithm for a sixpence bet, dies at the age of 92
"You know, you shouldn't trust us intelligent programmers."
Pokémon Pokopia already one of Switch 2's best-selling games
Pokémon Pokopia has only been out a week, but it's sold gangbusters already. And for good reason — it's one of the Switch 2's best exclusives.
Which Cowardly Game Company Will Be The First To Stand Up To Trump?
The White House will not stop posting video game memes to spread fascism
PEGI revises its age ratings system with considerations for loot boxes, daily quests
Loot boxes will bump a game up to PEGI 16.
Marathon got deadlier overnight, and some think yesterday's sound change is the culprit
"Can't shoot a single bullet without free kitted Assassins third-partying me in succession."
Former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan's favorite hero is Reinhardt, and reveals his charge was inspired by Left 4 Dead 2: 'It's what separates a great Rein from a sh*tty one'
Kaplan says he prefers simple hero designs above all.
Dave the Diver DLC adds a little Stardew Valley time management and relationship building to the formula when In the Jungle releases in June
I'm scheduled for a fistfight with eels at noon.
Vin Diesel's character in Ark 2 was originally written as a nerd: 'Yeah, that ain't gonna work'
A bit of retconning took place when the Fast & Furious star joined Ark 2.
Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster, a hi-def update of the 2012 Silicon Studio classic, shadow-drops on Steam
A Switch 2 exclusive no more.
FF7 Rebirth's Tetsuya Nomura reveals his favorite Final Fantasy Magic cards
In a recently published interview with Wizards of the Coast, Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura talked about working on Magic's Final Fantasy crossover.
Pokémon Pokopia Fan Artists, Are Y’all Okay?
The life sim has Pokémon artists getting real angsty on the timeline
Steam's sales numbers aren't telling the whole story
Valve's PC gaming storefront Steam has never had more users, sales, or features — but that doesn't mean it's all sunshine and roses
Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 episode 10 lets Megumi shine as a battle strategist
Season 3's latest episode features a gorgeous fight that doesn't rely on brute force.
Netflix and Sony make KPop Demon Hunters 2 official in major new deal
A KPop Demon Hunters sequel is now in the works, with directors Maggie Kang and Chris Applehans returning for KPDH 2.
Netflix Finally Stops Beating Around The Bush And Confirms KPop Demon Hunters 2
Huntr/x will reunite on Netflix as part of an ‘exclusive multiyear’ partnership with directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans
Company that makes generative AI-powered NPCs reports that 95% of players enjoy their generative AI-powered NPCs
Participants ate up Dead Meat and other gen AI powered detective games.
Indie deckbuilder All Will Rise's dev joins No Games For Genocide boycott and plans to hand back funding it received from Microsoft
"We encourage others in the industry to join us and take a stand."
WoW's questing system was inspired by a playtest that didn't work out as planned, because the testers didn't play MMOs and had no idea what they were supposed to do: 'I ran out of quests right away!'
"And we're like, wait a second, you just expect to have quests keep going?"
Blizzard veteran Rob Pardo says 'love' is the most important development milestone
The Bonfire Studios boss suggests the is only one true measure of potential during production.
Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow has a new Green Lantern
Lanterns star Aaron Pierre joins James Gunn's Man of Tomorrow, bringing John Stewart to the big screen in 2027.
Small and large lost relics list in Pokémon Pokopia
If you want to know what the various large and small lost relics in Pokémon Pokopia can be, we list them in our guide.
Crimson Desert Console Gameplay Finally Released, But Only Of The PS5 Pro Version
Pearl Abyss' upcoming open-world RPG appears to run solidly on Sony's beefier home console
Subnautica 2 developer video reveals a 'brand new' base building system with some pretty fabulous windows
If you like building bases, you're probably going to like this.
Playing World of Warcraft with a controller might become my preferred playstyle thanks to this excellent gamepad-friendly addon that's letting me enjoy Azeroth from my couch
Please, try to contain your contempt.
Making the case for strong (human) narrative editors
Three GDC microtalks on the editing process for narrative design highlight the need for human editors and strong empathy.
Slay the Spire 2 devs have a radical stance on piracy
The popular roguelike deckbuilder is made in Godot, and the engine makes a difference when it comes to game development and piracy
Battlefield 6 free trial starts next week as players lose interest in BF6
Despite being 2025's top-selling game, Battlefield 6 is having a rough go of things. It'll be free to play for a limited time starting next week.
Titanium Court wins Seumas McNally Grand Prize at 28th annual IGF awards
The indie oddity has yet to hit shelves but also scooped up the Excellence in Design award.
Family Guy's Stewie is getting his own spinoff series
Fox has announced that a new spinoff series featuring Stewie from Family Guy will debut sometime in 2027-2028.
The worst part of Resident Evil Requiem is its final choice, which is an annoying throwback to Resident Evil 7's ultimatum
This is giving me war flashbacks.
Resident Evil Requiem Fans Keep Modding Leon’s Porsche
Leon Kennedy doesn’t need a license to drive a sandwich
Xbox Quietly Erases The Worst Marketing Campaign It Ever Launched
Also: Teardown gets multiplayer, Silent Hill 2 hits five million players, and Valve reveals new Steam hardware info
One Australian gamer was denied a replacement for DRAM kit bought just two years prior and was only offered a refund of original price, four times less than its cost today
A miserable situation, all around.
Europe's game rating agency takes aim at in-app purchases, loot boxes, and 'unrestricted communication' with new 'interactive risk categories'
New PEGI categories coming in June could see the age ratings for some games take a jump up.
Sony hit with $2.67 billion lawsuit over 'excessive and unfair' digital download charges
A United Kingdom class-action lawsuit that challenges Sony's "monopoly profits from digital distribution" is currently being heard.
Microsoft drops its ‘This is an Xbox’ campaign
The strategy pivot for Microsoft's gaming division comes after Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond left the company and moves toward Project Helix launch.
Arc Raiders received 'substantial negative PvP sentiment' during testing, causing the devs to second-guess its big pivot before realising it was really frustration with weapons and matchmaking
"Should we even have done this reset?"
The best Pokémon Pokopia builds we've seen so far
Pokémon Pokopia builds are already reaching impressive heights, as folks start building floating island homes, glittering hobby rooms, and a lot more
Ex-Overwatch Boss Jeff Kaplan Says AI Can’t Replace ‘Human Spirit’
Five years after leaving Blizzard, Kaplan was on a podcast talking about the future of games
BAFTA Games Awards 2026 nominees announced: the full list
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Dispatch lead the BAFTA nominations table for games released in 2025
Junji Ito’s classic horror short In Old Records is now a vinyl-exclusive audio drama
Audio performances by Shoko Nakagawa and Poppy bring this cautionary tale to life.
PC games revenue will outgrow consoles by 2028, analyst predicts
That's assuming the RAMpocalypse doesn't revise those estimates in the meantime.
