The developers of co-op RPG Fellowship had to publish its season 3 patch notes across five separate Steam news posts, which should tell you just how much is changing in its latest update. Along with tons of balance changes, the new season veers away from its MMO-inspired roots to lean harder into being an action…

I’m a FromSoft fiend, but there are hardly any other soulslikes I can stand. I can dig something a bit more removed like the first-person Lunacid or 2D Mina the Hollower, but there’s an uncanny valley effect for me with stuff like Lies of P or Nioh: It’s so close to being the thing I…

Stop Killing Games has had a hell of a run, going from a niche, long-shot consumer campaign to an “absolutely incredible” appearance in front of the European Parliament in just two years. But it’s hit something of a bump in the road, as the European Commission says it “will engage with consumers and publishers by…

Plenty has been said about the hundreds of games that launch on Steam each week and the many features Valve has concocted over the years to funnel that waterfall of content through a straw an average player can actually sip on. Latest among them is the new “personal calendar” feature and you know what? I…

The day is here: Wider humanity has gotten its hands on the Steam Machine. Our own Steam Machine review is live, and with it, we’ve finally got confirmation of the Steam Machine’s pricing scheme. The SteamOS-powered gaming box starts at a hefty $1,049. In its slate of Steam Machine launch announcements, Valve has acknowledged that…

Picture a huge metal beast lumbering through the sand dunes. As it lifts its mechanical legs and places its heavy metal feet down, you probably wouldn’t be surprised if it stumbled, lurched, or even got stuck here and there for a bit. That’s what’s been happening with Sand: Raiders of Sophie, a PvPvE extraction shooter…

I had several immediate thoughts when the Call of Duty movie was announced in 2025, most of them some variation of, why? Regardless of your preferred Call of Duty sub-series, movie theaters and streaming services are already awash in an array of movies telling tales virtually indistinguishable from the big-time military shooters. Slap a CoD…

They just don’t make ’em like they used to. At least, that’s according to Eidos Montreal founder (and former general manager) Stephane D’Astous, who recently chatted with Thunderpick about the way the direction of the games industry—and the people setting that direction—have changed in the past 15 years. “The big players 15 years ago are…