Unity CEO Riccitiello steps down, effective immediately

Game engine maker Unity has announced that CEO  John Riccitiello will retire from his prominent positions at the company. Effective immediately, Riccitiello will retire as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. In short, Unity’s unpopular and controversial CEO is out. Which makes sense, given that Riccitiello is…

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Antstream Game of the Month: The Chaos Engine

The game of the month has been chosen by none other than gaming industry legend Jason Kingsley. He also kindly spent some time with us discussing his new book “Leading the Rebellion” which details how he uses the chivalric code to manage his business. Chaos Engine is a top-down shooter that could be described as…

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The Seven Brutal Challenges of Antstream Arcade

To celebrate the arrival of Antstream Arcade on the Microsoft Xbox, we are currently showing off seven of the most terrifying and brutally tough challenges on the service. Think you’ve got what it takes to break into the top ten? Here’s Graeme Mason with details of each challenge, trivia, tips, and more! Good luck… you’ll…

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Antstream Game of the Month: Tempest (1981)

Welcome Antstreamers, to another installment of “Game of the Month”. This time, we’re delving into the archives to revisit a true arcade classic that not only left an indelible mark on gaming history but also pushed the boundaries of what was possible in the early ’80s. It’s time to journey into the neon-lit, vector-graphic world…

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Daedelic’s bizarre Gollum apology was apparently written by ChatGPT and the studio didn’t even get approval on it

One of 2023’s big disappointments was The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, a stealth-action adventure from the established German studio Daedelic. Daedelic is a publisher but also built its name on beautiful point-and-click adventures. Gollum was something of a departure for the studio, and its nature as a big licensed title in a popular genre…

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