Anthem is finally, officially dead

Today at roughly 2:05 pm EST, almost seven years after launch, Anthem’s last few players were unceremoniously booted from whatever launch bays, strongholds, and freeplay zones they lingered in. A popup informed them they’d lost connection to EA’s servers. After a lengthy delay, any additional login attempts would fail, citing an “error retrieving Anthem live…

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Peter Molyneux’s final game is coming in April: ‘Masters of Albion is the culmination of my life’s work,’ he says, not that he’s overhyping it or anything

Peter Molyneux may have spent the last couple decades earning a reputation as the game industry’s biggest bullshitter, but to those of us of a certain age he will always rank among the greats (and the biggest bullshitter descriptor will always be deployed with a certain affection). The guy had a run through the 1990s…

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‘Steam is winning with its ease of use,’ GOG’s new owner says, but he’s not interested in picking a fight: ‘I think much can be done in GOG without losing its core values and the way it operates’

CD Projekt wrapped up 2025 by selling off GOG, its famously DRM-free digital storefront, to Michal Kiciński , a co-founder of both CD Projekt and GOG. In the years since it launched, GOG has expanded beyond ‘good old games’ to carry a selection of newer releases, but it remains relatively niche, and has never been…

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Embark dispels myths about Arc Raiders’ aggression-based matchmaking: ‘We don’t make any value or moral judgments … it’s a bit of a blunt instrument’

When an extraction shooter comes out and says it’s matchmaking people according to how much they decide to shoot, folks naturally have a lot of questions. Embark recently revealed that Arc Raiders is now using an “aggression-based matchmaking” system, as well as other unspecified parameters, to join players with similar playstyles. “So if your preference…

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Indie dev is delisting his AI game from Steam because his new girlfriend convinced him it’s evil: ‘The game existing in its current form is a disgrace to all game makers and players’

Our politics are shaped in many ways. Loss of employment might shift your feelings on labor politics. Moving to a walkable city might make you a public transit radical. Or, in the case of indie developer Rakuel, you might start dating a girl who helps you realize your game’s AI-generated art is a moral evil…

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The day after Epic enables microtransactions in Fortnite islands, one of the most popular games on the platform rolls out a $37 ‘gift pack’ and in-game gambling

Back in September, Epic Games announced that it would enable “in-island transactions” in Fortnite, meaning that makers of Fortnite islands would be able to sell items directly from within their creations—part of an unspoken effort to make the game, and the revenues it pulls in, a little more Roblox-like. Originally planned to roll out in…

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The Most Influential Baseball Games Ever

With the MLB offseason in full swing, Old School Gamer’s  Patrick Hickey Jr. counts down the most influential baseball video games of all time. Encompassing nearly 40 years of video game history, America’s pastime has a rich legacy in video games. 10: Little League Baseball: A little-known game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Little League…

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Open Fridge EP 61 : Ridge Racer Dream | CES 2026 | McNo Rib, No Lovin it

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‘Um, as a favor, if you buy a new one, please sell your gaming PC to our company’ says Tokyo-based computer store as it offers ‘pretty high prices’

If you happen to live out in Tokyo and find yourself not using an ageing gaming rig, one company seems intent on buying it off you. As spotted by Videocardz, Akihabara-based tech shop Sofmap recently took to X to share (machine translated) “Gaming PC, even used ones are really out of stock right now”. What…

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