Tag: gaming industry

The $500,000 robot servant Elon Musk claims will sell 10 billion units by 2040 can barely walk and struggles with questions like ‘where can I get a coke?’

The $500,000 robot servant…

The future is here, but don’t expect much from it. The latest video of Tesla’s “Optimus” robot, which is…
Now that the wait for Silksong is over, gamers can get back to their true calling: asking for Half-Life 3 in the chat

Now that the wait…

Even gaming’s strongest warriors lose their way once in a while. As skilled as we are at following checklists…
Google now lets you choose who you trust for your gaming news—here’s how to support PC Gamer and other human-made content

Google now lets you…

Select PC Gamer as a Preferred Source for PC gaming news. PC Gamer needs your help in the battle…
Delays to escape the shadow of a launch like Silksong are about way more than just day 1 players: ‘Every game has to fight and use whatever edge they’ve got available to stay visible’

Delays to escape the…

The number of games that have scurried away from Silksong’s surprise September 4 launch date in the past week…
‘Legality is not the defining factor’: Anti-porn group that pressured Steam and Itch

‘Legality is not the…

Ever since it claimed victory when payment processors compelled Steam to delist a number of adult games from its…
NetEase closes studio founded by Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies veteran before it can release a single game

NetEase closes studio founded…

T-Minus Zero Entertainment, the NetEase first-party studio founded in 2023 by veteran MMO developer Rich Vogel, has closed its…
Hollow Knight’s creators didn’t want to be constrained by the ‘metroidvania’ label, but they accidentally set a standard that every game since—even Silksong—has to reckon with

Hollow Knight’s creators didn’t…

In a 2017 interview about the making of Hollow Knight’s map, designer William Pellen told me that Team Cherry…
The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 development teams continue to grow as CD Projekt’s headcount expands to nearly 800

The Witcher 4 and…

The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 are still a long way off, but CD Projekt is slowly but surely…
Larian publishing chief says mainstream game industry has a ‘perverse attachment’ to indie studios, because indies still know how to follow their gut

Larian publishing chief says…

Larian publishing director Michael Douse, never shy about sharing his opinions on the videogame business, did so again over…
Disgruntled coder who admitted to deploying a malware ‘kill switch’ to get back at his bosses sentenced to 4 years in prison

Disgruntled coder who admitted…

After a total wait even longer than his prison sentence and being convicted in March, former software developer Davis…