Tag: gaming industry

After splurging on EA, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is reportedly tightening its pursestrings, due to ‘financial distress’ caused by numerous troubled projects

After splurging on EA,…

Over the last few years Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has become a significant presence in the games industry.…
Valve responds as indie horror studio accuses Steam of ‘censorship’ for banning its game about nude human ‘Horses’ (Update)

Valve responds as indie…

Update: Reached for comment, Valve replied that its content review team “extensively” discussed in 2023 whether to reconsider its…
Microsoft spits in God’s face with Xbox-style Crocs that cost $80 and the sum total of your dignity

Microsoft spits in God’s…

Hell is empty and all the devils are here. In a transparent attempt to get harried videogame news writers…
‘The mid-2000s was the golden era of first-person shooters’: David Syzmankski, creator of Dusk and Iron Lung, discusses the games on his PC

‘The mid-2000s was the…

Disk Cleanup (Image credit: Future) Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend feature delving into the PCs of PC…
Gears of War’s creator is considering returning to game development, but whatever he makes won’t be PvP like his last efforts: “Good look to anyone in that space

Gears of War’s creator…

Eight years after leaving the games industry, Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski is considering a full-time return to…
Estimates peg Valve as a capitalism fusion reactor, making such ungodly money per employee that it’s no wonder Gabe Newell bought all those yachts and the whole damn yacht company

Estimates peg Valve as…

Is there a single games company that cultivates the kind of hushed, awed whispers that Valve does? As a…
How much RAM do you need for an ‘ultimate gaming machine?’ July in PC Gamer 10, 20, and 30 years ago

How much RAM do…

What’s the name for that phenomenon when you learn about something for the first time and then start seeing…
Does anyone know how to drive this thing?

Does anyone know how…

I was born in the early ’90s, and thanks to a life marked by periodic socioeconomic turmoil, I’ve come…
Retiring Valve programmer says ‘at least one’ of the studio’s beloved game modes was made in secret to avoid pushback from peers

Retiring Valve programmer says…

Programmer Christopher Green has had a long career in the games industry, with a development history that included Amiga’s…
Doom director Hugo Martin says id Software is fine, and anyway, ‘what matters the most is that the games are good’

Doom director Hugo Martin…

One of the biggest questions left in the aftermath of the Xbox layoffs earlier this month is the state…