Issue #311

NEWS Link to heading

US Congressman Calls For AI Regulations After Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Debate

Concord dies a second death as Sony takes ‘legal action’ against fan revival

World of Warcraft’s 21st anniversary celebrations begin in retail and Classic

Cities: Skylines Franchise Is Moving To A New Developer

The Game Awards 2025—All Award Nominees

Legendary game designer, programmer, Space Invaders champion, and LGBTQ trailblazer Rebecca Heineman has died

ArenaNet Reveals Guild Wars Reforged, a New Refresh of the Classic MMORPG

Game Pass adds The Crew Motorfest, Kill It With Fire 2, MARVEL Cosmic Invasion, and more in late November to early December

“Hytale is saved” - Riot sells cancelled Minecraft-like game back to its original co-founder

Epic announces partnership to bring Unity games into Fortnite

Steam Machine ‘will be priced like a PC, not like a console’

2025’s Best-Selling Games So Far In The US

Golden Joystick Awards 2025 – All Award Winners

Here’s everything announced in the fantastic Xbox Partner Preview Event

REVIEWS Link to heading

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Campaign

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl PS5

Forestrike

Kirby Air Riders

FEATURES Link to heading

How game devs threaded Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 multiplayer and the campaign | Raven interview

GTA 6 Has Been Delayed Again: How Does This Impact the Rest of the Industry?

Here’s Why Sony Is Making a Japan-Specific PS5 Console

Forget the Steam Machine - a new Steam controller is the most exciting hardware announcement I’ve heard this year

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – The Final Preview

Building a Trusted Gaming Future: How Security Powers Fair Play

Roger Craig Smith Interview: Dying Light, The Sonic Fandom, And AI

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is the best RPG I’ve ever played

Memories of the Xbox 360, Microsoft’s big swing at disrupting the games industry

Halo Infinite has earned its spot as one of the best Halo games

ROUTINE is an Indie Horror Game Over a Decade in the Making – Developer Interview – IGN First

Unity on AI, new tools, and recovering from the Runtime Fee

How generative AI in Arc Raiders started a scrap over the gaming industry’s future

Interview: World of Warcraft: Midnight’s Game Director Addresses Add-On Change Feedback

BioShock was hugely important to the Xbox 360, but I remember it most for turning me into a smartarse

The story of how Peter Moore and Microsoft made Xbox 360 “a cultural phenomenon” - the big Xbox 360 interview continued

How Hades 2 Fails Its Protagonist

Xbox Partner Preview | Vampire Crawlers: Breaking Down the Surprise Vampire Survivors Spin-Off with its Creator

AI assets are an unconscionable risk for premium-priced games | Opinion

Interview: Team Ninja Talks About Nioh 3

Nioh 3: The Final Preview

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

LinusTechTips: “When I said I’m disappointed [Steam Machine] isn’t going to follow a console pricing model, Valve asked what I meant by console price and I said $500. Nobody said anything, but the energy in the room wasn’t great.”

A game series you’re surprised is dead?

VIDEOS Link to heading

Escape from Tarkov 1.0 Release Gameplay Trailer

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition — Overview Trailer

11 Minutes of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Gameplay

Kirby Air Riders - Everything To Know

La Lupa | Vendetta Hero Trailer | Overwatch 2

Breaking the Curse | New Hytale Gameplay (16+ Minutes)

Fatekeeper - Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival - Gameplay Reveal Trailer

Where Winds Meet - Why Are MILLIONS Addicted?

Varsapura - 31 Minutes Gameplay Demo | HoYoverse

FUNNY Link to heading

Fast Travel

Valve working on products

DEV / DESIGN Link to heading

Microsoft makes Zork I, II, and III open source under MIT License