Editor's Picks
ConcernedApe Just Can't Quit Stardew Valley, Announces Yet Another Surprise Update
Just when you thought it was safe to finally put down your watering can, ConcernedApe announced that he's making another update for Stardew Valley, delaying Haunted Chocolatier even further into myth.
Fruitbus is the Adorable Food Truck Simulator My Blackened, Cynical Heart Desperately Needed
I came to Fruitbus expecting a simple, cute cooking game. I did not expect to get emotionally invested in my dead grandmother's messy social life and cry over a fruit salad.
Fan-Made WoW Server Pokes the Bear, Gets Predictably Mauled by Blizzard's Lawyers
In today's lesson on "fucking around and finding out," a massively popular fan-run WoW server that accepted donations is now being sued into oblivion by Blizzard. What did they think was going to happen?
GameStop Casually Leaks a $20 Price Tag for Silksong, Then Panics and Deletes It
In today's episode of "someone's getting fired," GameStop may have accidentally revealed the price for Silksong before promptly scrubbing the evidence from the internet.
Japan's Gacha Machine is Sinking Like the Titanic, and the Devs Are Running Out of Lifeboats
The endless money printer of Japan's gacha game market is starting to sputter. Now, developers are warning that the ship is sinking, and their specialized skills are useless for getting to shore.
CD Projekt Is Rich Again, Throws an Army of Devs at The Witcher 4
Remember when CD Projekt was on the ropes? Now they're flush with Cyberpunk cash and have over half their entire studio working on The Witcher 4. The comeback is real.
The UK's Nanny State Comes to Steam: Age Verification Is Now Mandatory
Thanks to the UK's new Online Safety Act, your Steam account now needs a credit card to prove you're old enough to see the naughty bits. Welcome to the new era of digital nannying.
A Quarter-Century of Gaming: The Hits, the Misses, and the Ideas That Refused to Die
The last 25 years of gaming have been a gold rush of new ideas and cynical ways to fleece players. I’m talking about the titans, the disruptors, and the spectacular failures that shaped everything we play today.
Roblox Hits a Staggering 47 Million Concurrent Users, Proving Controversy is Great for Business
While drowning in lawsuits and scandals, Roblox just broke the all-time record for concurrent players on any platform. Turns out a little controversy doesn't hurt the bottom line.
Yoshi-P Begs FFXIV Players to Please, For the Love of God, Shut Up About Their Mods
The first rule of FFXIV modding is: you do not talk about FFXIV modding. Yoshi-P just dropped a 1,000-word essay that boils down to a simple, desperate plea.
Whisper of the House Review: When Unpacking Meets a weird Paranormal Nightmare
For years, every cozy game has been trying to be the next Unpacking. Whisper of the House might be the first to actually pull it off, and it does so by adding a healthy dose of creepy mystery.
Inside the Candy-Coated Hellscape of King: Lawsuits, Toxic Bosses, and Forced AI Use
The Candy Crush kingdom is reportedly rotting from the inside. We're talking lawsuits, protected toxic managers, and a mandatory AI push that even the bosses think is bullshit.
PayPal Decides Adult Games Are Immoral, Seizes £80,000 From a Dev to Prove It
Creating adult games is already a minefield. Now, PayPal is deciding it's the morality police, freezing one dev's account and holding £80,000 of their earnings hostage.
Our Beautiful New Games Are Just Lifeless Dioramas, and It's Our Fault
We have more processing power than ever, yet our game worlds feel like untouchable museum exhibits. Why can I destroy a city in Control but can't break a damn window in Alan Wake 2?
Hello Games Just Won't Quit: No Man's Sky Drops Its 39th Major Update
While other studios are selling you horse armor, Hello Games just dropped a free update that lets you build a goddamn starship from scratch. The redemption tour never ends.
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney on Unreal Engine 5 Optimization: Developers Need to 'Optimize Early'
If your new UE5 game runs like a slideshow, Tim Sweeney has a message for you: it's not the engine's fault. The Epic Games boss weighs in on who's to blame.
Seven Years of Waiting Drove This Hollow Knight Fan to Speedrun the Demo and set a permanent world record
You can't even buy the game yet, but that hasn't stopped the Hollow Knight faithful from setting world records. One speedrunner took to Gamescom to master the unplayable.
I Played CINESCAPE VR at Gamescom, and It's a Mind-Bending Puzzle Box I Can't Wait to Reopen
Tucked away at Gamescom was a VR puzzle game that completely warped my reality. CINESCAPE VR lets you turn the world into a movie set, and it's one of the most interesting concepts I've seen in a while.
Forget Your Plans, a 'General' Nintendo Direct is Rumored for September 12th
Brace yourselves, the rumor mill is churning again. A notable leaker is claiming a "big one" Nintendo Direct is happening on a very unusual day: Friday, September 12th.
Itch.io Starts Blocking NSFW Creators in the UK Thanks to New 'Safety' Law
The UK's Online Safety Act is claiming even more victims, this time on Itch.io, as the platform has begun blocking access to the profile pages of NSFW creators for users in the UK.