CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai gave the opening address at the 17th annual Google I/O developer conference this Tuesday, and used the opportunity to get all starry-eyed, and slightly dystopian, about the future of AI. “We are shipping faster than ever,” said Pichai (thanks, TheRegister). “We have announced over a dozen models and…
I’m a sucker for both retro side scrollers and stealth games, but since we’ve yet to get Mark of the Ninja 2 or some sort of Splinter Cell demake, I’ve rarely enjoyed the styles simultaneously. Thinking on it, though, they’re a natural fit for one another—after all, premiere blockbuster sneak ’em up Assassin’s Creed has…
Yesterday, things over on the Battlefield subreddit looked downright idyllic—or at least as idyllic as something can look when it’s packed full of footage of tanks toppling buildings and helicopters getting shot out of the sky. Thanks to a tidal wave of leaked Battlefield 6 footage, players were sharing their excitement about the series seemingly…
Category: Games May 22, 2025 Lynked: Banner of the Spark – Blending Hack-and-Slash with Town-Building to Make a ‘Rogue-Life’ Game Jodie McKaughanSenior Community Manager, Dreamhaven The year is 30XX, and the world has seen better days. Cities have crumbled, humanity has faded, and rogue AI forces have overrun what’s left. But even in the wreckage,…
In response to a massive blowback from its player base, geographical puzzle game GeoGuessr has announced its withdrawal from the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. GeoGuessr announced its planned participation in the Esports World Cup earlier in May, describing it as “a massive step” for the game. But the immediate reaction was almost…
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But does it steal frames? Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is finally out on Switch. After what feels like a lifetime since the 3DS game — look, it came out in 2014 in North America and Europe, that’s a long time ago — we’re delighted to see that Level-5 seemingly hasn’t lost…
Embracer Group is undergoing yet another restructuring of its gigantic operations, this time announcing plans to spin-off the Coffee Stain part of the business as well as renaming the Lord of the Rings portion. In 2024, Embracer announced it would split into three distinct companies across games. Asmodee handled tabletop and physical games; Coffee Stain…
After a protracted legal battle, which is far from over, Apple has restored Fortnite to the US app store. Fortnite was removed in August 2020 after launching its own in-app monetisation system to bypass Apple’s in-app payment system and the 30% commission it charges. This violated Apple’s terms, and led to a legal challenge from…
Ahead of its reveal at today’s Warhammer Skulls event, I got to speak to Owlcat producer Anatoly Shestov about Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy, the studio’s next big CRPG to follow up the breakout Rogue Trader. Here are my big takeaways from the conversation: Dark Heresy is based on the TTRPG of the same name, like…