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Holy Shit, ARC Raiders Just Beat Helldivers 2's All-Time Steam Record
I just wrote about ARC Raiders hitting 400k players yesterday. Now, it's shattered the all-time peak record for Helldivers 2. This is history.
Larian Calls "Replacing QA with AI" Exactly What It Is: Fucking Stupid
Larian has earned the right to talk. Their head of publishing just called Square Enix's plan to replace QA with AI "stupid," and he's 100% right.
The Witcher 4 Just Hired a Senior Quest Designer from Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
This is a "rich get richer" moment. CDPR, masters of the RPG quest, just hired a senior quest designer from Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
ARC Raiders Hits 400K Players, Proving We Were All Desperate for an Extraction Shooter That Isn't a Chore
The numbers are in. ARC Raiders is a certified juggernaut, hitting 400k players on Steam. Here's why it's dominating.
How 'ARC Raiders' Solved the UE5 Stutter Problem: They Cheated
'ARC Raiders' runs great and has no shader stutter. How? Embark just... turned off all the performance-killing UE5 features. And it was the right call.
Wolverine Is Playing a Suicidal Game of Chicken with GTA 6
So, GTA 6 just created a black hole in the November 2026 release schedule. Every sane publisher is running for the hills... except Insomniac.
Steam Just Updated Its Store Pages, and They Finally Fit My Monitor
Steam's store pages finally got a facelift. They're now wider, faster, and don't look like they were designed for a 2007 monitor.
ARC Raiders Just Added Three New Ways to Die, and One Is a Bloodbath-in-a-Box
As if extracting wasn't hard enough, ARC Raiders just added three new map conditions. Get ready for lightning storms, a new loot bunker, and a terrifying night mode.
A Verified Rockstar Employee Just Blew the Whistle on the "Gross Misconduct" Lie
We've been covering the Rockstar firings, but now an insider has come forward. Their verified account isn't just a story; it's a list of accusations, and it's fucking damning.
PSA: ARC Raiders Devs Confirm There Is NO Gear-Based Matchmaking
Stop panicking about "gear score." The ARC Raiders devs have confirmed there is NO gear-based matchmaking. Bring your best kit.
GTA VI Delayed to November 2026, and We All Know the Real Reason Why
A delay for GTA VI was always possible. But announcing it one week after a "ruthless union-busting" story broke? That's not a coincidence. That's PR 101.
Dark Souls Franchise Hits 40 Million Sales, Proving We All Love to Suffer
Praise the Sun. The Dark Souls series has officially sold 40 million copies, proving that pain is a premium product.
Square Enix Is Firing Its Western Teams Again. The Reason? "Generative AI"
Square Enix is at it again, announcing more layoffs for its Western teams. And what a coincidence: it's the same day they announced plans to replace QA with AI.
That Infuriating Windows 'Update and Shut Down' Bug Is Finally Dead
We've all been there. You click "update and shut down" and your PC reboots instead. That ancient, annoying Windows bug is finally getting fixed.
72% of Devs Say Steam Is a Monopoly, and I'm Part of the Problem
In "news" that shocks no one, 72% of developers think Steam has a monopoly. As a player juggling four launchers, I can tell you exactly why that is.
Nintendo's 'Summon' Patent Is So Bad the Head of the USPTO Just Stepped in to Kill It
Nintendo's patent war against Palworld just hit a massive snag. The head of the U.S. Patent Office just stepped in to kill one of their patents... using another Nintendo patent as the weapon.
ARC Raiders Servers Were on Fire, So Embark Is Giving Everyone 500 Free Raider Tokens
Had a rough time extracting this weekend? Embark noticed. They're giving all ARC Raiders players 500 free Raider Tokens to say sorry for the server fires.
Dan Houser Explains Why Rockstar's Spy Game 'Agent' Died: They Couldn't Make It a 'GTA'
Remember 'Agent'? Dan Houser finally explained why Rockstar killed it: you can't be James Bond when the player wants to go bowling.
ARC Raiders Is Returning Your Gear If You Die to Cheaters
Dying to a cheater in an extraction game is the worst feeling. Embark just fixed it. It seems ARC Raiders will now return your items if you were killed due to "unfair play."
Rockstar Accused of "Ruthless" Union Busting After Firing Dozens; Company Blames "Misconduct"
Rockstar Games just fired 30-40 people, and a UK union is calling it "one of the most blatant and ruthless acts of union busting in the history of the games industry."