Tag: gaming industry

Elon Musk says he’s sold X to Elon Musk’s xAI

Elon Musk says he’s…

Elon Musk has announced that his AI company, xAI—which we’re told is also working on a videogame—has acquired his…
Steam Week in Review: The curious case of Wonder Boy in Monster Land’s dubious PC debut

Steam Week in Review:…

Wonder Boy in Monster Land released in Japanese arcades in 1987 and for the Sega Master System the following…
The shortlist for 2026’s Golden Joystick Awards is out, including PC Game of the Year, and you can vote now

The shortlist for 2026’s…

The Golden Joystick Awards have been running for so long there was a period where they awarded separate prizes…
Nier creator Yoko Taro says he’s achieved his career dreams, but he continues working because it’s ‘good for preventing dementia’

Nier creator Yoko Taro…

They say that art is never finished, only abandoned—but that doesn’t seem to be the case for Yoko Taro,…
PC Gamer magazine’s new issue is on sale now: Doom: The Dark Ages

PC Gamer magazine’s new…

This month PC Gamer delivers world-exclusive access to Doom: The Dark Ages, Bethesda’s bombastic new FPS that sees the…
Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics lays off 17 employees ‘to better align our current business needs and the studio’s future success’

Tomb Raider developer Crystal…

Crystal Dynamics, which is currently working on a Perfect Dark reboot and a new Tomb Raider game, has announced…
As layoffs and studio closures continue to deathroll the western AAA industry, analyst points out 5 of 8 major Japanese companies hit all-time share prices this year

As layoffs and studio…

It feels like every other day I’m writing some article about AI carving through people’s livelihoods and studios closing.…
‘I’m the type of player who loves to 100% a game’: SungWon Cho on achievement hunting, why he doesn’t like multiplayer games, and the one Balatro joker that nearly drove him to despair

‘I’m the type of…

Disk Cleanup (Image credit: Future) Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend feature delving into the PCs of PC…
Game Informer is back from the dead: ‘The whole team has returned’

Game Informer is back…

After being tossed to the curb by struggling retail chain GameStop last year, long-running gaming magazine Game Informer has…
Gabe Newell’s cult of personality is intense, but a Valve exec who worked with him says his superpower is how he ‘delighted in people on the team just being really good at what they did’

Gabe Newell’s cult of…

I’m not sure there’s any single figure in the games industry that people are more intrigued by than Gabe…