Loading Screen
Loading Screen: Discord Wants Your Faces... All Of Your Faces
It started in the UK and Australia. Now it's going global. Age verification on Discord comes for you.
Conor Caulfield
I cover everything Not Warcraft - Expect wider games industry coverage, analysis, and as much commentary as I can get away with
Reports
The Downfall Of Windows
Microsoft has lost their power users, their hold on gaming and now even the confidence of their investors. They want to change.
Loading Screen
Loading Screen: The Country About To Functionally Ban Gaming
The latest in a global wave of regulation could see a whole country lock out platforms like Steam.
Loading Screen
Loading Screen: Steam Machine Announcements Delayed By Hardware Drought
Valve would love to tell you when their new hardware is releasing. Just as soon as the memory crisis stops.
Loading Screen
Loading Screen: Devs Vs Corporate On Generative AI
An auteur developer just proudly proclaimed his publisher had no interest in AI. Turns out they really did...
Loading Screen
Loading Screen: Private Equity Wrecked Another Game
Is it a gaming disaster without the grasping claws of Private Equity involved? We go deeper into the Ashes of Creation story.
Reports
Highguard's Gamble
Highguard's launch was messy, but it revealed that there really is no surefire way to sell your indie game in 2026.
Loading Screen
Loading Screen: Ashes To Ashes
Fired developers, a missing board to blame and a million-dollar MMO playerbase wondering what comes next.
Opinion
Upcoming Games: A Fabulous February
Big games like Resident Evil Requiem and Nioh 3, indies like Mewgenics and Menace and what could be our first viral game of the year. February looks great.
Loading Screen
Loading Screen: "Nintendo's" Indie Game Censorship
Nintendo are taking the blame for a hit indie being censored, but the truth might not be so simple.
Loading Screen
Loading Screen: GOG Staff Decry Store's GenAI Art
GOG Staff are going against their leaders, as GenAI banners generate bad blood.
Loading Screen
Loading Screen: Monster Hunter Wilds Might Be Turning A Corner
A new, PC-only patch has reignited hopes of a performant Monster Hunter Wilds. Only a year after launch.