Loading Screen: Riot Just Codified Gambling In Esports

Riot are gambling with their players' health and finances, as they introduce new sponsorship deals for Sports Betting.

The Single-Button Assistant Is Better Than You

No, we're not kidding. You'll probably do more damage using this thing, and we have the math to prove it.

We Place A Closer Eye On The Split Between How These Teams Handle Layoffs

Underperforming launches for MindsEye and Splitgate 2 mean devs are paying the price. But it's okay, it's all for your benefit.

Monster Hunter's PC Problem

Capcom's biggest success comes from PC... but that's also the source of their biggest problem right now.

Loading Screen: The Campaign Against The "Sony Tax"

Yet another lawsuit against PlayStation's digital store policies has sprung up, demanding that the company drop the "Sony Tax"

Loading Screen: Backlash Forces Generative AI From Game

Outrage just forced Frontier Developments to pull generative AI from their next game, but the same trick might not work on everyone.

It Was A "Keighley" Strange Season Of Video Game Reveals...

Amongst the ashes of E3 remains Geoff Keighley and the season of announcements built around his Summer Game Fest. Recent years have been an inconsistent, if at least admirable, attempt to emulate the E3 showcases of old. This year, in its muted nature, might be a sign of things to come.

Loading Screen: Xbox Is Going To Fire More Staff

It's the end of Microsoft's financial year, and that means that Xbox staff are going to be sacrificed to make the line go up.

With Nightreign's Genre Shift, Have FromSoft Gone Mad?

Their ARPG formula earned them 5+ GOTY contenders within a decade and their own subgenre. Now? FromSoft, they who defined the "Souls-like", have ditched much of their formula to drop a pseudo-roguelite, PvE co-op title with Battle Royale elements? It's certainly one way of building for the future.

Loading Screen: Messy Launches Mean Layoffs

Two messy launches, two rounds of layoffs, as the people who made MindsEye and Splitgate 2 suffer for their leadership's decisions.

Season 3 Actually Looks Sick

We checked out what's on offer in patch 11.2 - Ghosts of K'aresh, and found our interest piqued.

Microsoft Have A Problem As Players Choose SteamOS

It's no secret that Xbox has had to scramble to recover after losing a LOT of ground in the console space. Reports suggested they were pivoting towards a handheld + Game Pass combo. But, with Valve opening up SteamOS to 3rd parties, is it too little, too late for Phil Spencer's team?