July 2025

July was an ugly month for Subnautica 2 and developer Unknown Worlds. In the course of fewer than 30 days, the studio’s leadership was gutted, the anticipated early access release was delayed, harsh words were exchanged, and a lawsuit was filed. The dispute turns largely on whether or not Subnautica 2 is ready for early…

Isn’t it a bit messed up that we selectively breed cats and dogs into asthmatic oddballs and then sell them to each other? I love cats, but, yeah, it is a bit messed up. That’s basically what inspired Mewgenics, a game about breeding cats and sending them on adventures with turn-based combat. (So they’re outdoor…

Pullup Entertainment is having a good year. Its portfolio includes Farming Simulator and Space Marine 2 publisher Focus Interactive, indie and retro publisher Dotemu, and in-house studios like Deck 13, Dovetail Games—all of which are humming along well enough that Pullup’s quarterly revenue has increased by more than 130% over the previous year. In an…

A new patch is headed for Dune: Awakening in August, but Funcom is testing it out right on the public test client. There’s a lotta stuff crammed into version 1.1.20, including an attempt to fix the ever-present problem of ornithopter griefing, a quality of life fix all you bloodsuckers will enjoy, and one particularly scandalous…

How much should games cost? We asked that question back in 2017, when the standard big-budget release came in at $60, and even made the case for prices being lowered to $50, or even $40. Some studios got the memo: Helldivers 2 launched at $40, for instance, and Dune 2 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33…