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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hallelujah, Sony has finally streamlined the PlayStation refund process. You can now get your money back for that drunken 2 AM purchase without having to argue with a robot.

Hideo Kojima, in the most Kojima move ever, has revealed he's already written the concept for Death Stranding 3 but has no current plans to actually make it himself.

Remember all that talk about the games industry dying? Yeah, about that. The release schedule for the next three months is so good it's almost intimidating.

Well, the other shoe has officially dropped. EA has rebranded Criterion Games as "A Battlefield Studio," all but confirming that Need for Speed is on the back burner and the dream of a new Burnout is dead.

The narrative team behind Borderlands 4 just confirmed what many of us were thinking: Borderlands 3's story went off the rails. Now, they're explaining how they're course-correcting with a new villain and a whole new tone.

The numbers are in, and Gamescom 2025 was an absolute monster. After a couple of weird years for the industry, the Cologne event came back with a vengeance, smashing records and reminding everyone that gaming is bigger than ever.

Just when you thought you couldn't handle another hero shooter, NCSoft drops a surprise at Gamescom. Time Takers is a chaotic, time-hopping survival game where your health bar is also your wallet, and honestly, it looks like a goddamn blast.

Finally, a Star Trek game that gives you the conn and forces you to make the hard calls. Star Trek Voyager: Across the Unknown is a new survival strategy game that looks to blend FTL with deep ship management, and I'm here for it.

Turns out reports of the death of gaming showcases were greatly exaggerated. Gamescom's Opening Night Live pulled in a staggering 2 million peak viewers, a number that screams people are still desperate for a good reveal.

Ever played hide-and-seek with a deity whose whole deal is wearing the flayed skin of his victims? I have, and let me tell you, it's a hell of a time. Death Relives offers a fresh, terrifying take on horror that's worth the panic sweats.

Ever wonder what the guy who basically wrote the book on competitive shooters does next? Turns out, he tears the book up and starts a new one. I got the full story from Counter-Strike co-creator Minh "Gooseman" Le on his pivot to co-op with Alpha Response, his diagnosis for a "saturated" PVP market, and where he thinks the real innovation in the genre will come from.