Somehow, Bobby Kotick Returned
After XBOX bought Activision Blizzard, we all hoped that was the last we'd seen of Bobby Kotick. The Ellisons have made sure that the games industry isn't done with him after all!
Loading Screen: Linux To Get Industry-Wide Anti-Cheat Support
System level anti-cheat was the one thing holding Linux back from hosting the world's biggest games. No longer.
The Questions WoW Forever Has To Answer ASAP
Forever's got some of the most insane hype we've ever seen. That's awesome. It ain't perfect, though. Beta has exposed more than a few cracks we ought to take a close look at.
The Patch Everyone Forgot
12.1.5 is out. Just before it launched, we realised something was up: Everyone seemed to have forgot about it. Something's not quite right...
Loading Screen: Sega's "Remaster" Problem Gets Creative Assembly In Trouble
Creative Assembly are in hot water with players for their latest release, but history suggests it might be Sega's fault.
Time To Celebrate... Microsoft Are Turning Off Your Cosmetics!
Sick of garish over-the-top visuals in your videogames? The Call of Duty team claim to have heard you! You can hide them in their latest. Of course we're bracing for the backtrack.
Loading Screen: Tim Sweeney's AI Mandate For Epic Games' Crossover Project
Epic's devs were as surprised as you might be to learn their next Star Wars/Marvel crossover game will be "AI-First".
WoW Forever's Competition Is Fighting Back
WoW is undeniably the #1 MMO brand in the world. Earlier this year, the #2 brand bared its teeth. Now, at RuneFest, Jagex are showing they're real, serious competitors for the throne. At long last, the future of MMOs looks interesting.
MTX Is Under Fire In The EU, Change Is Coming
Minecraft, Diablo Immortal... and For Honor(?!) are among the games being targeted in the latest wave of crackdowns coming from the EU's consumer protection bodies. In some ways, the very nature of microtransactions are being prepped for redefinition.
Loading Screen: "We weren't ready and we fucked it." S&Box Didn’t Work
Harsh, self-reflective words as the makers of Gary's Mod and Rust struggle with their latest release.
Discord's Age Verification Shambles
The second time was not the charm for Discord's age check rollout. They really didn't have to be so smug about it falling apart once again, though...
Loading Screen: Physical Games Aren't Dead
New data suggests that physical video games have had a great 2026 so far... for a given value of physical video games.