Australian GTA Online players are reporting they’ve been blocked from in-game gambling features, meaning they can no longer play blackjack, roulette or three card poker in the Diamond Casino, among other mini-games. Users attempting to access these mini-games are now hit with a “this feature is not available for you” notification. Following widespread reports of…
Closed network test announced for other platforms. Sega is reviving the Crazy Taxi series in 2027, and after releasing an announcement trailer last month, it’s now shared a new video. This latest Crazy Taxi: World Tour trailer introduces players to the West Coast, where you’ll be demolishing sand castles, delivering pizza, and flinging muscle men…
Not only is Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey blowing up the box office, but it’s also blowing up the career of one of the lesser-known actors in the film… lemme quickly check IMDB for his name… ah, here it is: Matt Damon. Just kidding, Matt Damon is in everything, everywhere, every movie, all the time. You…
AI isn’t doing great on the PR front. Whether it’s the exponentially increasing electricity consumption amidst worsening climate change, the data centers leaking toxic pollutants into neighboring communities, or the years-long parade of business leaders insisting the technology will replace humans in “most, if not all” professional fields, the AI industry has an excellent record…
Do me a favor and don’t let Lunarium get lost in the sea of game releases on Steam. Tons of action RPGs show up in my inbox and it’s sometimes hard to differentiate which one is which. Lunarium stood out mostly because of its art style, which sort of looks like it would fit on…
With Destiny 2 now fully embalmed, I find myself wondering—as do a great many others—‘how did this happen?’ A new Game Business interview with Sheldon Carter, president of Warframe developer Digital Extremes, has me pondering that question even harder: It turns out that while Destiny 2 was floundering, its foremost rival was enjoying “a few…
Less than one month after Xbox spun off Double Fine Productions as an independent studio, the developer has laid off 23 employees, a move it says was necessary to ensure “the survival of our studio.” “Our transition to becoming an independent company means becoming a size that we can sustain,” Double Fine said in a…
Two weeks ago I came to you with news that Thief: The Dark Project (and its expanded version, Thief Gold) were getting a sort of pseudo-remaster courtesy of GOG, ahead of its official Nightdive remaster coming this winter. My sentiment at the time could be summed up as: hey, this is cool. Well, I’ve now…
Join XBOX at gamescom 2026 as we celebrate 25 years of play. We’re returning to Cologne, Germany to connect with players from around the world and spotlight many of the incredible games coming soon to XBOX. The XBOX booth will be packed with new worlds to explore, developers to meet, and experiences that showcase what’s…
Former Warcraft general manager John Hight, who left Blizzard in 2024 and became president of Wizards of the Coast—a position that gave him oversight of “all publishing and development efforts for Magic the Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, and Hasbro Digital Gaming”—is leaving the company after just two years. Hight’s departure was revealed by a US…