2026
An architect of GameStop’s long-forgotten Steam competitor explains why he thinks Valve came out on top: ‘What Steam did better than anybody else was to create a community’
Larry Kuperman made his mark on the industry as part of the team at Nightdive, the games preservation and remaster specialists, but before that, he was on the front line of the digital distribution wars from the early 2000s to 2013. He helped build up the online storefront, Impulse, which was later acquired (and ultimately…
Warren Spector’s multiplayer Thief successor changes direction: Instead of PvPvE, it’s now focusing on 2-player co-op and singleplayer
A few of my coworkers might yell at me for saying so, but I’m calling this good news. Otherside Entertainment says it’s taking a “new direction” with Thick as Thieves, the multiplayer first-person stealth game it announced in 2024: Instead of being a four-player competitive multiplayer game mixing humans and AI enemies as it was…
Slay the Spire 2’s team is already cooking on 3 ideas for new game modes, each offering ‘ways to interact with Slay the Spire that don’t exist right now’
In an interview with PC Gamer, Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano shared three mysterious plans for new modes that Slay the Spire 2 could see during the next year or two of planned early access development. The roguelike card game is already bigger than its predecessor—the co-op mode alone is a major addition for what…
Former Nintendo Sales Lead Thinks Switch 2 Price Increase Is “Inevitable”
“There’s just so many outside forces that are kind of forcing their hand”. With the PlayStation 5’s price increase going into effect today, lots of us are concerned about the rising cost of video games in general. Xbox has already increased its Series X and S prices, but the Switch 2 has remained static since…
The Elder Scrolls Online – Season Zero: Dawn and Dusk is Now Live
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Open world crime game Samson had to be pared back mid-development, which led to its unusual structure: ‘It’s become more unique’
Every morning, Samson wakes up with an enormous problem pressing on his skull: a debt he can’t afford to pay back. Either he can take extreme measures to reduce the amount he owes—driving getaways, extorting businesses, taking down rival gangsters—or watch the total grow day by day. Should he ultimately fail to come up with…
PSA: The Super Mario Galaxy amiibo Are Finally Out Now
Months after the games hit Switch. Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 launched on the Switch in October 2025, finally freeing the critically-acclaimed sequel from its Wii-shaped prison. Unless you’ve had them on pre-order, you might have forgotten that a pair of accompanying amiibo figures were also announced alongside the Switch ports, and…
MechWarrior studio Piranha Games lays off 30% of its employees
Russ Bullock, the CEO of MechWarrior developer Piranha Games, has confirmed that the studio has imposed layoffs, saying that roughly 30% of its employees have been let go. The layoffs first came to light on LinkedIn (via GamesIndustry), where multiple employees reported being let go; at least two of them said the layoffs came as…
Marathon game director says Bungie’s rebalancing ‘god-like’ knife damage, buffing Vandal and Recon shells, and knocking bubble shields down a peg
Amidst yesterday’s yearly crop of April Fool’s japery, Marathon game director Joe Ziegler broke from seasonal convention on X by sharing an early, fool-free preview of balance adjustments Bungie has planned for upcoming patches in the weeks ahead. With tweaks planned for weapons, attachments, deployables, runner shells, and more, Ziegler said the wide-ranging slate of…