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The Bill Comes Due: Game Pass Price Hike Sparks Mass Cancellations and a Website Meltdown
Microsoft just jacked up the price of Game Pass Ultimate by 50%, and gamers are responding by canceling their subscriptions so hard they broke the website.
Battlefield Is Back From The Dead: Everything We Know About Battlefield 6
The Battlefield 6 release is almost upon us. After the dumpster fire of 2042, can DICE actually pull the series back from the brink? Here's everything we know so far.
Roblox Thinks Human Rights are a "Sensitive Issue," and People are Pissed
In its latest genius move, Roblox has decided that fundamental human rights are "sensitive issues" up for debate. Advocacy groups are, to put it mildly, not pleased.
The Vultures Are Circling: BioWare Staff Brace For The End
The ink is barely dry on EA’s massive sale, and the vultures are already circling over BioWare. Staff are bracing for impact, and honestly, can you blame them?
Another One Bites the Dust: Avalanche Gets Gutted After Xbox Cans Contraband
Four years of silence, a cancelled Xbox exclusive, and now mass layoffs. The Contraband saga comes to a predictable, and tragic, end for Avalanche Studios.
All This Money and We Still Get Layoffs: A Depressing Look at Your Gaming Budget
The video game industry is worth more than movies, music, and books combined. So where the hell is all that money going? A depressing look at our collective spending habits.
Rockstar Co-Founder Finally Explains Why We Never Got a Bully Sequel
Ever wonder why Rockstar never made a sequel to its beloved boarding school chaos simulator, Bully? Co-founder Dan Houser finally has an answer, and it's painfully simple.
Even Call of Duty Devs Are Worried About Call of Duty Fatigue
In a shocking moment of honesty, a Treyarch dev admitted they're worried about Call of Duty fatigue. Is the world's biggest shooter finally running out of steam?
GTA 6 is Going to Sell an Absolutely Obscene Number of Copies
In news that will shock absolutely no one, GTA 6 is expected to sell a ridiculous number of copies. But the official and unofficial predictions are still eye-watering.
There Are Too Many Goddamn Games, and It's a Huge Problem (Unless You're a Gamer)
The number of games released on Steam has nearly doubled in just four years. It's a golden age for the players, but it's becoming an unwinnable war for developers.
Indie Rogue-lite CloverPit Sells 100,000 Copies in First 24 Hours
There's a new indie darling in town. CloverPit is a hellish mix of Balatro and Buckshot Roulette, and it just sold 100,000 copies in its first 24 hours. Time to pay attention.
EA is Reportedly Ditching the Stock Market in a Massive $50 Billion Deal
In what could be the biggest buyout in history, EA is reportedly about to be taken private. Is this good news for gamers, or are we just trading one corporate overlord for another?
Valve is Actually Refunding Destiny 2 Players With 2,000 Hours After Bungie Region-Locks the Game
Bungie just made Destiny 2 unplayable in a bunch of countries overnight. In a shocking twist, Steam is actually giving some players refunds—even one with 2,000 hours clocked.
Payday 2 Devs Try to Milk a 12-Year-Old Game, Get Absolutely Wrecked by Players
In today's 'how to piss off your entire fanbase' lesson, the Payday 2 devs secretly jacked up their DLC price, then offered a subscription as a 'solution.' It went about as well as you'd expect.
Helldivers 2 is Getting Review Bombed Again, This Time for Being an Unplayable Mess
The fight for Managed Democracy has a new enemy: a game that freezes, stutters, and crashes constantly. Helldivers 2 is back to 'Mixed' on Steam, and players are (understandably) furious.
What Does It Take to Get a Custom Achievement from Valve? 40,000 Games.
You think your backlog is bad? A gamer in Shanghai just got a custom achievement from Valve for owning over 40,000 games. I’m not sure if I should be impressed or scared.
Cyberpunk 2077 Finally Overtakes Fallout: New Vegas in Mod Downloads, and We All Know Why
It finally happened. A modern giant has dethroned a legend in the modding scene. But let's be honest, we all know the real reason Cyberpunk 2077 finally passed Fallout: New Vegas.
This New Strategy Game Is Basically Crusader Kings With Drones and Nukes
Just when you thought the strategy genre couldn't get any more ambitious, a Polish studio announces Systemic War, a game that's being called 'Crusader Kings meets Total War and Broken Arrow'. Let's see what this glorious mess is all about.
Kojima's Dropping Movies Now, Because Of Course He Is
Just when you thought the world of Death Stranding couldn't get any weirder, Kojima announces not one, but two movies. One is live-action from A24, the other is an anime called Mosquito.
Valve's New CS2 Loot Box Isn't Gambling, It's Just Predatory
Valve, the undisputed kings of the microtransaction, have invented a new kind of loot box for CS2 that's somehow even more manipulative than the old one.