Tag: gaming 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…
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…
The Game Awards nominated another Hololive vtuber and her boss just wants voters to give her a chance: ‘I would hope that they watch her stream at least once’

The Game Awards nominated…

If you count the peanut with the human eyes and mouth, The Game Awards 2025 has two vtuber nominees…
Ubisoft says AI is ‘as big a revolution for our industry as the shift to 3D,’ its magical AI NPCs are out of prototyping, and you bet it’s got ‘all our studios’ working with the tech

Ubisoft says AI is…

After a delay and some brouhaha, Ubisoft’s H1 FY26 financial report finally took place earlier today, and turned out…
There’s a difference between hard games and hardcore ones, and the distinction matters

There’s a difference between…

The welcome release of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection has brought a whole host of klassic fighting games to PC—and…
MrBeast’s pop up theme park in Saudi Arabia looks to be a masterclass in cynicism

MrBeast’s pop up theme…

Self-described idiot and YouTube sensation MrBeast’s latest venture has just been unveiled to the world—and like everything else he…
No amount of money can buy being goated with the sauce

No amount of money…

I miss the days when TV, movies and advertising were aware that videogames existed, but found them so impossible…
Roblox to make facial age checks mandatory to access any chat features, and will put ‘common-sense limits’ on the age ranges users can chat within

Roblox to make facial…

Roblox is to become the first major gaming platform where facial age verification will be mandatory to access any…
Here’s how to watch Clair Obscur, KCD2 and others jostle for GOTY at the Golden Joystick Awards 2025

Here’s how to watch…

It feels like it gets earlier every year. The decorations are up. The kids are abuzz with excitement. There’s…