Tag: gaming industry

Steam Week in Review: Steam Next Fest has over 8,000 demos, as worthless vibe coded slop levels up

Steam Week in Review:…

We are drowning in shit. Steam Next Fest, which kicks off tomorrow, currently has 8,011 matches on its press…
NetEase breaks up with another western studio, but it refuses to die and instead ‘remains motivated and deeply committed to the incredible game we’re building’

NetEase breaks up with…

NetEase’s tumultuous relationship with its own western studios shows no sign of abating, as action-adventure studio Anchor Point declares…
Apex Legends writer gets laid off 24 hours after the character she wrote is revealed, because that’s what the games industry in 2025 looks like

Apex Legends writer gets…

EA has laid off hundreds of employees—reportedly around 300 to 400—across its studios, including around 100 at Respawn Entertainment,…
Shutaro Iida, Konami veteran and programmer for the Castlevania and Metal Gear series credited as ‘Curry The Kid’, has died at the age of 52

Shutaro Iida, Konami veteran…

The family of Shutaro Iida, formerly of Konami and most recently known for his work on the Bloodstained series,…
Electronic Arts lays off hundreds of employees and cancels 2 ‘incubation projects’ including a new Titanfall game

Electronic Arts lays off…

Electronic Arts has reportedly laid off 300 and 400 people, according to a new Bloomberg report, including roughly 100…
Trump-appointed lawyer threatens to revoke Wikipedia’s non-profit status, putting the online encyclopedia in jeopardy

Trump-appointed lawyer threatens to…

The Wikipedia articles you use to do research and find basic info on your favorite games might include propaganda.…
Liquid Swords, developer of open-city crime sim Samson, has gone bankrupt following staff claims that they haven’t been paid in two months

Liquid Swords, developer of…

Liquid Swords, the developer behind Samson, has gone bankrupt just six months after its run-based open-city crime sim was…
Doom co-creator John Romero adores Ghost Recon and has over 3,000 hours in World of Warcraft: ‘God, I lived in that game every day for five years’

Doom co-creator John Romero…

Disk Cleanup Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend column delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come…
Doom co-creator John Romero adores Ghost Recon and has over 3,000 hours in World of Warcraft: ‘God, I lived in that game every day for five years’

Doom co-creator John Romero…

Disk Cleanup Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend column delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come…
Hideki Sato, father of the Sega Dreamcast, Saturn, Genesis, and more, has died

Hideki Sato, father of…

As reported by VGC and Japanese gaming outlet Beep21, Sega console designer Hideki Sato has died. The engineer and…