Tag: gaming industry

Here’s how to catch the Future Games Show’s 40 games and 10 world premieres this June 6

Here’s how to catch…

Time was, you used to have to go places to see videogame events. I’ve been through it myself—a sweltering…
Tomonobu Itagaki, the Tecmo genius behind Team Ninja, has died at the age of 58

Tomonobu Itagaki, the Tecmo…

Tomonobu Itagaki has died at the age of 58 following a serious illness. Itagaki was an absolutely transformative figure…
3 years after a $2 billion implosion, studio closures, and cancellations, Embracer’s new CEO hopes ‘trust is improving’

3 years after a…

Embracer CEO Phil Rogers didn’t win himself many new fans when he said a few years ago that the…
Former BioWare producer says we could be saved from a world where there’s ‘no AAA games that aren’t live services’ by looking to movies

Former BioWare producer says…

It’s no secret that the big-budget videogame industry is in a baffling state at the moment—despite games being a…
Gabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have ‘enormous choice’ about where to buy games

Gabe Newell on Steam…

Back in 2023, a court ordered Valve chief Gabe Newell to testify, in person, in the long-running antitrust suit…
Steam Week in Review: 4 Backrooms games released on Steam last week, joining a list of over 500 cash-ins, parodies and legitimate contenders

Steam Week in Review:…

With this week’s theatrical release of A24’s The Backrooms adaptation, I was expecting an avalanche of new Backrooms-themed videogames…
The Stop Killing Games movement hits another major milestone as a game preservation bill passes California State Assembly vote

The Stop Killing Games…

The California State Assembly has passed a new bill detailed by Stop Killing Games, in another major step forward…
There’s one game Don’t Nod narrative designer Nina Freeman won’t ever uninstall from her PC, because it’s banned on Steam: ‘It’s tragic, because everyone should play this game’

There’s one game Don’t…

Disk Cleanup Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend feature delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come…
Mass Effect and Metal Gear actor Jennifer Hale calls on studios to take responsibility for their AI use: ‘Ain’t nobody making you do it’

Mass Effect and Metal…

As part of an interview sampled in the 2026 GDC Trends Report, prolific voice actor Jennifer Hale once again…
The Mortal Kombat 2 movie doesn’t come out until next year, but Mortal Kombat 3 is already confirmed because the studios are ‘convinced there’s a giant fanbase waiting for it’

The Mortal Kombat 2…

As reported by Eurogamer and Deadline, a third entry in the new trilogy of Mortal Kombat movies has been…