Tag: gaming industry

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…
Staring down the barrel of a rough 2026, Ubisoft’s UK arm says we’re less interested in ‘one time purchase’ games and all about that live service dripfeed

Staring down the barrel…

Ubisoft has decreed that fully-priced games you pay for once are no longer sure bets—and by “decreed”, I mean…
Legendary game designer, programmer, Space Invaders champion, and LGBTQ trailblazer Rebecca Heineman has died

Legendary game designer, programmer,…

Game developer Rebecca Heineman has died after being diagnosed with cancer last month. The news was shared to Bluesky…
The Game Awards 2025 nominees are here, and—surprise—Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was nominated for every qualifying category

The Game Awards 2025…

With less than a month to go before Geoff Keighley’s combination accolade blitz and advertising bombardment, The Game Awards…
Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick says gaming is ‘moving towards PC’ as the industry shifts away from closed systems, but we still don’t have a GTA 6 announcement

Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick…

I’ve been around long enough to remember a time when “PC gaming is dying” was something people said without…
‘I’ve had so many projects that have been discontinued lately’: Nier creator Yoko Taro says he’s been working on plenty of games—but they keep getting cancelled before he can announce them

‘I’ve had so many…

As one of the gaming industry’s most treasured oddities, Nier series creator and masked enigma Yoko Taro contends with…
Jailed British hacker who hijacked X accounts including Apple, Bill Gates, and Barack Obama—then used them for a ‘double your money’ Bitcoin scam—has to hand back $5

Jailed British hacker who…

A Brit who hacked multiple high-profile Twitter / X accounts in 2020, and who was extradited to the US…