'We're interested in having the whole PC catalog as our 'launch exclusive'': Valve talks exclusives and the advantages of an open platform

‘We’re interested in having the whole PC catalog as our ‘launch exclusive”: Valve talks exclusives and the advantages of an open platform

The living room PC is a certified thing now, and not just for those of us with extra long HDMI cables. The Steam Machine is “out” for the dozens of people who’ve picked up the $1,000 cube, but before that, folks were already making their own living room machines that run SteamOS. Anyone can make…

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Gigabyte Gaming A16 review

A tale of two laptops, this little article of mine is. Or perhaps I should say a tale of two GPUs instead. Recently, I had the luxury of reviewing Lenovo’s LOQ 15 Gen10 RTX 5060 gaming notebook, and to be honest, it left quite an impression. Although not perfect in every aspect, its performance is…

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Wardogs CEO says he won’t hire devs who aren’t down with mandatory crunch: ‘If you care about what you’re making, this is the place to work’

Bulkhead CEO Joe Brammer is catching heat from industry colleagues for his studio’s stance on crunch. In the latest episode of The Game Business Show (as covered by Game Developer), Brammer and host Christopher Dring chatted about Bulkhead’s journey as an indie studio and Wardogs’ big success before the conversation turned to work culture and…

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The Long-Awaited Sequel To Taito’s 1989 Arcade Classic ‘Night Striker’ Soars Onto Nintendo Switch & Steam

‘Night Striker Gear’ is available now. M2 Co. Ltd officially launched Night Striker Gear, its revival of Taito’s 1989 vehicular-based arcade shoot ’em up Night Striker, across Nintendo Switch & Steam. First announced in November 2024, Night Striker Gear, much like the original game, sees players take control of a flying, transforming car called the…

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