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Loading Screen: Somehow, Hytale Was Saved
Despite all the odds against them, not only is Hytale under new management - it's releasing soon.
Conor Caulfield
I cover everything Not Warcraft - Expect wider games industry coverage, analysis, and as much commentary as I can get away with
Reports
Steam Machines: Ten Years Later
Ten years after their first attempt, Valve are again trying to make Steam Machines work.
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Loading Screen: The Sloppiness Of Generative AI-Built Games
Two AAA titles just got caught out with generative AI content. Not because they tried to hide it, but because it was so sloppy.
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Loading Screen: The UK Government's Response To Stop Killing Games
They didn't add much new to the debate, but British MPs were very excited to talk about games in Parliament.
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Loading Screen: Valve's Monopoly Problem
Valve has a monopoly problem. 72% of their developers think that's what they are.
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Loading Screen: How Arc Raiders Extracted From Its Own Genre
Arc Raiders' staggering success seems to have opened up the extraction genre for more players... by changing what the genre means.
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Loading Screen: Rockstar Wrecked The Industry's Plans. Again.
Rockstar just caused the entire industry to scramble by delaying GTA VI again. But the damage might go far beyond what we can see.
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Loading Screen: Now You Can Buy Your Cosmetics Via Discord
Leaks suggest Discord is going to sell you in-game cosmetics... outside the games you're playing.
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Loading Screen: Please Buy Our Game, Say Laid-Off Indie Developers
These indie devs may have been fired, but they still want you to buy Possessor(s) on launch, because layoffs aren't quite so simple at that scale.
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Loading Screen: US Backtracks On Pokémon Patent
Nintendo's controversial US patent on summoning Pokémon is under new scrutiny... from the people that just approved it.
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Loading Screen: Rockstar's "Union Busting" Allegations
More than 30 devs fired from Rockstar, and the union they were working with are claiming foul play.
Opinion
Upcoming Games: A Knockout November
The hits keep coming as the year starts to draw to a close, so don't miss out on any of the biggest (or smallest) cool games to come.