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Surprise! The Anthem servers are still running—but they won't be after January 12

Now it's really over.

I played 10 free Steam demos this week: here are the 5 games that made it onto my wishlist

Load up your wishlist—a lot of great games are headed your way.

Stop Killing Games surges past its goals, but a possible signature spoofing campaign could cause trouble: 'This is not a Change.org petition. This is a government process'

Initiative founder Ross Scott says he's "in a complete fog" about how many signatures the Stop Killing Games petitions really have.

Before cancelling ZeniMax's Destiny-style MMO shooter, Xbox executives reportedly enjoyed early demos so much that the controller had to be pulled from Phil Spencer's hands

At Xbox, success doesn't mean security.

'There has to be a better way than this': Game developers call Microsoft's latest layoffs 'a colossal waste of talent' from a publisher that seems like it's in 'a death spiral'

In response to "heartbreaking" turmoil, devs share grim humor, frustration, and fears for the industry's future.

MindsEye boss reportedly blames its failure on 'saboteurs' and says a re-launch is in the works, even as the entire development studio is at risk of layoff

The weirdness continues.

Brace yourself: Hades 2 just got what 'will likely be our final patch' before full release

Subnautica 2 studio begs rioting fans for benefit of the doubt after leadership axed by owner Krafton: 'The team that has been working on the game day-to-day over the last few years remains completely unchanged'

I don't think it's enough to win people back.

Academics critique Farming Simulator's portrayal of 'good farming' and praise modders for agro-ecology add-ons

The researchers believe Farming Simulator can influence attitudes about real farming.

Best graphics cards in 2025: I've tested pretty much every AMD and Nvidia GPU of the past 20 years and these are today's top cards

I've made a career out of prodding graphics cards and this has been the toughest set of recommendations I can remember.

European game publisher group responds to Stop Killing Games, claims 'These proposals would curtail developer choice"

Video Games Europe voices opposition to Stop Killing Games movement as it clears threshold to become an EU Citizens' Initiative.

Best gaming laptop in 2025: I've put the best of this new generation head-to-head and we have a winner

Don't compromise on power or portability with the best gaming laptops.

Former Forza dev says original Motorsport series died in Microsoft's cuts, but Forza Horizon lives on

Developer Fred Russell left the studio in 2016, but presumably still has connections at Turn 10.

Best gaming chair in 2025: I've tested a ton of gaming chairs and these are the seats I'd suggest for any PC gamer

Treat your body to one of the best gaming chairs and sit like a royal on your new throne.

After nearly 4 years, Windows 11 is finally more popular than Windows 10

Windows 11 has finally de-throned Windows 10.

Even the beginner zone in Dune: Awakening isn't safe from sandworm-manipulating griefers anymore

The sandworm drama is escalating on Arrakis.

What happened to the creator of Gunman Chronicles, Valve's forgotten FPS? 'My relationship with Gabe didn't really go that great'

Tracing the history of an ancient Valve artefact.

Runaway city-building success Manor Lords is getting a major overhaul to its systems: 'It's not just a new feature or two. It's a full rework'

"Because we're working on all these big changes, we haven't been able to put out smaller patches."

Can you guess gaming's weirdest currencies in our latest quiz?

Test your knowledge of fictional financials.

Chaotic destruction sim Teardown breaks cover on its multiplayer update, revealing 8 player team deathmatch and support for modded servers

Will be available for experimental testing soon.

RoboCop: Rogue City's expansion will let you play as ED-209, but I'm more excited about having some guns I might use instead of the Auto 9

Also, what's going on with that voiceover?

Here's a mod that puts Halo's multiplayer into Half-Life, which to me feels like putting tea in your coffee

Halo Goldsource brings Slayer and Firefight into Valve's classic shooter.

Today's Wordle answer for Saturday, July 5

Get all the help you need with today's Wordle.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, the anime so good it made Cyberpunk 2077 cool again, is getting a sequel

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 promises "a raw chronicle of redemption and revenge."

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