News Starfield was made to be played "for a very long time" Todd Howard says it's one of the things the studio has learned "from previous games". Oct. 1, 2023 Vikki Blake
News Women in Games' next conference asks "what's being done to disrupt norms and bring fairness for women?" "There are still challenges facing women in games and esports, and women and girls playing games online." Sept. 16, 2023 Vikki Blake
News Stalker 2 developer GSC Game World's servers have been damaged by a fire at its Prague office "We've dealt with worse than that before. This is fine." Sept. 10, 2023 Vikki Blake
News The Chinese Room is developing Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Fangtastic. Sept. 3, 2023 Vikki Blake
News SAG-AFTRA votes unanimously to expand its strike to include the games industry "Here we go again! Now our video game agreement is at a stalemate too." Sept. 2, 2023 Vikki Blake
News Rockstar hires a team of modders it had previously banned from playing GTA 5 "We've watched with excitement as our community has found new ways to expand the possibilities of [our games]." Aug. 12, 2023 Vikki Blake
News Amnesia developer Frictional Games plans to "cut back a bit" on horror games "I am confident that these games will still feel like Frictional ones." July 22, 2023 Vikki Blake
News Fable's narrative lead leaves Playground Games "Working on Fable was a dream come true for me, and it's wrenching to leave it behind." July 16, 2023 Vikki Blake
News GTA 6 hacker has been deemed unfit to stand trial Teen threatened to release GTA 6's source code in a Slack message, say prosecutors. July 15, 2023 Vikki Blake
News FTC's final attempt to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard has failed "This brings us another step closer to the finish line." July 15, 2023 Vikki Blake
News Microsoft's "extreme" options to bypass acquisition block could include withdrawing Activision from the UK Microsoft president Brad Smith meets with UK Chancellor next week. June 4, 2023 Vikki Blake
News Duke Nukem Evercade publisher Blaze apologises after fans called out its AI-generated artwork "It is abundantly clear that this commission has fallen below the standards demanded by fans." June 3, 2023 Vikki Blake
News One in 10 female gamers feel suicidal about the abuse they receive playing online "We can't keep watching these numbers keep happening." May 27, 2023 Vikki Blake
News Deviation Games reportedly lays off dozens following a "difficult situation" But there's been no formal word from the studio. May 14, 2023 Vikki Blake
News Activision and Riot class-action settlement payments have been detailed Activision makes five to six figure payments to "hundreds" of staff who "could assert a claim". May 7, 2023 Vikki Blake
Feature The games industry's response to AI? Reverence and rage "Now some f***ing website draws better pictures than me." May 3, 2023 Chris Tapsell
News American McGee asks fans to "respect his decision to move on" after EA "killed" a third Alice game "We are not 'giving up' any more than a person hit by a bus is 'giving up'". April 16, 2023 Vikki Blake
News Sega is reportedly in talks to buy up Angry Birds developer, Rovio Entertainment And the deal could complete as soon as next week. April 15, 2023 Vikki Blake
News Women in Games CEO warns "we are going backwards as an industry" "None of this is okay, none of this should be happening!" April 8, 2023 Vikki Blake
News Saudi Arabia invests $38bn to establish local gaming industry Plans to work alongside companies it's invested in. April 3, 2023 Liv Ngan
News GDC 2023 attendees were reportedly subjected to abuse, assault, and drink spiking UPDATE: GDC responds. March 28, 2023 Vikki Blake
News Chris Avellone resolves sexual misconduct allegations, claiming a "seven-figure payment" "There are still many very real challenges that we face but am confident we can face them together." March 25, 2023 Vikki Blake
News Diablo 1 and 2 co-creator Erich Schaefer joins Moon Beast to "redefine the action-RPG genre" "It fired up my imagination, and that’s why I wanted to come aboard." March 4, 2023 Vikki Blake