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Alex Garland Wrote 160-Page Elden Ring Movie Script From Scratch To Win Miyazaki’s Approval
27.8.2025
Also retro game publishers are back from the dead and making moves
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Balatro Publisher’s Next Game Is A Coin-Pushing ‘Dopamine Machine’
18.8.2025
Raccoin could be the next Steam hit that steals all your free time
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Sony Suing Tencent Over Upcoming Game It Calls A 'Slavish Clone' Of Horizon: Zero Dawn
28.7.2025
Remember Light of Motiram, that Tencent game that was announced in late 2024 that looked a lot like Horizon: Zero Dawn? Well, Sony Interactive is suing the massive video game publisher and developer for copyright and trademark infringement over that very game, seemingly agreeing with many online...
Major Gaming Store Delists All NSFW Games Following Pressure From Anti-Porn Campaigners
24.7.2025
Following on from Steam’s delisting of hundreds of extreme adult games, indie gaming site Itch.io has made the even more extreme move of (in some cases temporarily) removing all NSFW games from its store pages and search results. The action, made in response to pressure group Collective Shout,...
Ubisoft CEO Blames Outlaws' Struggles On 'Choppy' Star Wars Universe
21.7.2025
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot’s has made some comments on the sales issues of Star Wars Outlaws. The big boss claims that Outlaws’ middling performance last year was, in large part, because the whole Star Wars franchise was in “choppy waters.”Read more
Romero Games Says It’s Not Dead, But Looking For A New Publisher After Xbox Layoffs
7.7.2025
Romero Games, the studio led by Doom designer John Romero, had been reported as one of the casualties of Xbox’s devastating layoffs last week. This was based on a statement from the studio itself, which announced that the publisher lined up for its next project had pulled funding. However, if...
Xbox Execs Reportedly Raved About ‘Blade Runner Meets Destiny 2’ Loot Shooter Before Canceling It
3.7.2025
There was a lot of carnage this week at Xbox after Microsoft laid off over 9000 employees across its many divisions. People lost their jobs and some of Xbox Game Studios’ upcoming projects have been canned. This included high-profile games like the Perfect Dark reboot and Rare’s...
Report: Xbox Bracing For Another Mass Layoff
24.6.2025
Microsoft’s gaming business is seemingly in for another round of mass layoffs. The fresh cuts would be coming just as Xbox seems to be in full retreat from its long-standing console hardware business as it invests more in Windows gaming and bringing first-party exclusives to PlayStation 5. Read more
MindsEye Maker Reportedly Facing Mass Layoff As Players Seek Refunds
23.6.2025
Things are going from bad to worse for Build A Rocket Boy. The studio founded by former Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies is reportedly facing a mass layoff of over 100 employees after MindsEye launched to become the worst-rated game of 2025. Despite rushed hotfixes to address performance...
Marathon Gets Delayed, Donkey Kong Bananza Gets A Smashing Showing, And More Top Stories
21.6.2025
This week, Donkey Kong Bananza knocked our collective socks off in a very strong Nintendo Direct dedicated to the Switch 2's next big exclusive, and Marathon, the next big game from Destiny maker Bungie, was delayed in the wake of an alpha earlier this year that left many players underwhelmed....
Over 2,500 Nintendo Switch 2 Consoles Were Stolen From A Semi-Truck
18.6.2025
Earlier this month, nearly 3,000 Nintendo Switch 2 consoles, with a total value of over 1 million dollars, were stolen out of a semi-truck in Colorado. The thief or thieves responsible have yet to be apprehended. Read more
While Everything Gets Worse, It's Nice That The Switch 2 Just Works
12.6.2025
Every app, website, and device I use seems to be getting worse and worse. You’ve likely noticed this, too. Shitty AI is being shoved into more products. Features people don’t want are being added to apps that have become monstrosities, chasing trends in order to squeeze out more profits. Searching...
Bethesda Devs Win First-Ever Union Contact At A Major Gaming Company In The Country After Threatening Strike
30.5.2025
ZeniMax Workers United just became the first game developer union in the country to win a contract at a major publisher. The group of over 300 quality assurance testers across franchises like Fallout and Doom secured an agreement with Microsoft that includes wage increases, salary minimums,...
GTA 6 Needed More Time To Achieve Vision With 'No Limits' And Probably Won't Be Delayed Again
15.5.2025
One of the biggest questions coming into 2025 was whether Grand Theft Auto 6 would somehow get delayed. Earlier this month, Rockstar Games revealed it would. The head of its parent company now says that delay was necessary to help the studio deliver the game without compromises. Will it get delayed...
Baldur's Gate 3 Director Predicted Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Success At Last Year's Game Awards
14.5.2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 came out of nowhere. Yes, it made waves at Microsoft’s Xbox showcase last summer. And true, it continued to look exceptional as it revealed its star-studded cast. But I don’t know that anyone expected it to get quite so much love as it has, and not just from diehard...
GTA 6's Delay Has Reportedly Led To Chaos At Other Studios And Publishers
9.5.2025
A new report indicates that the recent delay of Grand Theft Auto 6, now scheduled to launch in May of 2026, has had a big impact across the gaming industry as studios and publishers try to plan their next moves fearing (or hoping) that Rockstar Games might push the release date back again for what...
Nintendo Sues Accessory Maker Who Flaunted Console Mockup At The Height Of Switch Leaks
5.5.2025
A very strange thing happened earlier this year, prior to Nintendo officially revealing the Switch 2: A small accessory maker, Genki, brought a mockup of the mysterious new console to CES 2025 and flaunted it on the show floor, suggesting to press that the 3D printed replica was accurate and based...
Welp, GTA 6 Is Definitely Going To Be At Least $80 Now
1.5.2025
Grand Theft Auto 6 is set to launch later this year. Maybe in October? Regardless of when it arrives, it seems very likely now—after Nintendo and Microsoft have both announced $80 games—that the open-world sequel will cost at least $80 as well, if not more.Read more
Even Atari Game Cartridges Are Getting More Expensive Because Of Tariffs
30.4.2025
Atari has put out updated versions of multiple classic consoles in recent years, following up its Atari 2600+ replica console from 2023 with the 7800+ in late 2024, all accompanied by honest-to-god physical cartridge releases containing classic Atari games like Berzerk, Space Duel, and Ninja Golf....
Assassin’s Creed Shadows On Steam Deck Surprised Me More Than Getting Stabbed In The Neck
21.4.2025
When I heard Ubisoft claim that Assassin’s Creed Shadows would be Steam Deck verified at launch, I responded by saying “yeah right” with all the sass I could muster. I’ve tested a lot of games on Steam Deck here at Kotaku. I’ve seen games that should be slam dunks on the device fall short, and even...