In the ever-annoying landscape of PC gaming, there’s no greater sigh of resignation than buying a game on one digital storefront only to find it forces you to install and run a second, proprietary launcher from the publisher. It’s a tedious, resource-hogging practice we’ve all come to despise. So, in a rare bit of good news, EA has clarified the situation for the upcoming Battlefield 6, and for Steam users at least, the news is surprisingly positive.

Well, they finally showed it. The Battlefield 6 multiplayer reveal is here, and DICE is saying all the right things, promising a return to the glory days of BF3 and BF4. The new trailer is pure chaos, and the details coming out of the reveal event sound almost too good to be true.

In the wake of Steam and itch.io being forced to delist a slew of adult-only video games, users are now taking the fight directly to the source of the problem: the payment processors themselves. Instead of just yelling into the void on forums, a contingent of gamers is organizing to directly contact financial giant Visa, calling out what they describe as a massive and dangerous overreach into online commerce.

We all knew Grand Theft Auto 6 was taking a goddamn eternity, but the speculation is finally over. A former Rockstar dev just casually confirmed the timeline, and it's as insane as we all thought. The behemoth has been in full development since 2018, putting it on track for a massive eight-year cycle before it finally lands.

Just when you thought Amazon's quest to adapt every video game under the sun couldn't get more ambitious, they've gone and aimed their sights on the granddaddy of Nazi-slaying simulators. According to an exclusive report from Variety, a live-action TV series based on the ‘Wolfenstein’ franchise is in development at Amazon MGM Studios. And to make things interesting, they’re bringing in the same crew that just made radiation poisoning a hit with the ‘Fallout’ series.

In a world drowning in battle passes, daily logins, and predatory microtransactions, a voice from the past has emerged with a message that sounds almost revolutionary: "You buy the game, and you get the whole thing." Ken Levine, the mastermind behind the legendary BioShock series, has confirmed that his long-awaited new game, Judas, will be a purely single-player, old-school experience with no live-service or monetization nonsense attached.

Just when you thought you'd finally built a stable, semi-functional colony of war criminals and organ harvesters, Ludeon Studios has dropped a bombshell. The Odyssey expansion for RimWorld is out now alongside the free 1.6 update, and it's not just adding a few new hats. It’s letting you build your own goddamn spaceship and leave your miserable starting tile behind for good. Get ready to export your specific brand of human-leather-fueled chaos across the entire planet, and beyond.

Ever wondered what happens when a gaming giant's string of failures finally catches up with them? Ubisoft just answered that question by closing their Leamington studio and showing 185 people the door, all while wrapping it in enough corporate euphemisms to fill a buzzword bingo card.

Ever wondered what happens when console wars meet cold, hard sales data? The latest US market figures tell a tale of two very different trajectories, with PlayStation 5 climbing higher than its predecessor while Xbox Series X/S performs the gaming equivalent of a belly flop.

Ever wondered what happens when your reliable cash cow suddenly goes on strike? EA just found out the hard way, watching $6 billion evaporate after FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard decided to play limbo with sales expectations.

Ever wondered what happens when Microsoft decides to drop release dates like a demon drops health pickups? The latest Developer Direct answered that question with a flurry of dates and details for some of 2025's most anticipated titles.

Ever wondered what it would be like if Nvidia made their graphics cards rarer than a politician telling the truth? Well wonder no more, because the RTX 5090 is about to make the crypto mining crisis look like a surplus sale at Best Buy.

In what's turning out to be yet another rough start to the year for gaming industry workers, Reflector Entertainment has announced they're pulling the plug on their next project and laying off more staff after their debut game Unknown 9: Awakening failed to make an impact (SPOILER ALERT: THE GAME WAS MORE "UNKNOWN" THAN THEY HOPED).

The FTC has finally caught up with HoYoverse's gacha shenanigans, slapping the Genshin Impact developer with a hefty $20 million fine for allegedly tricking kids into gambling their parents' credit cards away on virtual lottery tickets (LOOK MA, MY GAMBLING ADDICTION HAS ANIME GRAPHICS!).

Ever wondered what happens when an unstoppable Chinese tech giant meets an immovable French gaming dynasty? Well, according to a fresh report from Insider Gaming, we're watching that exact corporate telenovela unfold with Ubisoft and Tencent's stalled buyout talks.

Ever wondered what happens when a gaming retail giant finally runs out of extra lives? GameStop is about to show us, announcing their permanent departure from Germany by January 31, 2025. The once-mighty retailer is pulling the plug on their remaining 70 stores in the country, marking another major retreat from the European market.

So, you know how everyone was asking for a Sniper Elite battle royale? No? Well, neither was anyone else, and now we'll never have to find out if it would've worked. (Via InsideGamer)

The studio behind Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is facing a bloodbath of layoffs, and surprise surprise, it's all thanks to their latest game bombing harder than the Joker's worst jokes.

Looks like our dreams of ruling our own private slice of Arrakis are going up in sand. Dune Awakening, Funcom's upcoming survival MMO, is launching with all the flexibility of a dead sandworm.

Well, well, well. It looks like the mad bastards at Larian Studios are finally ready to put Baldur's Gate 3 to bed. After countless patches, bear-fucking incidents, and enough sass from Shadowheart to fill a small ocean, the devs are gearing up for one last hurrah before they ride off into the sunset.