Issue #332

NEWS Link to heading

Amazon Luna Makes Major Changes That Impact All Users

Trump And The FAA Targeting Gamers To Help Solve Air Traffic Controller Shortage

Fortnite maker Epic Games working on a Disney extraction shooter

TurtleWow Issued Cease And Desist After Losing Court Case

DLSS Enabler Can Now Simulate DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Gen X5 & X6 on Any DX12 GPU

Rockstar Hackers Moving Forward After Studio Refuses To Meet Their Demands

Don’t Starve Elsewhere is the sequel to the ‘uncompromising’ multiplayer survival game set in a fantasy world

Roblox unveils new subscription service Roblox Plus

Roblox launches new age-based accounts and expanded parental controls “to build age-appropriate experiences for all”

Hollywood is making yet another Roblox movie adaptation

Xbox boss reportedly says Game Pass “has become too expensive for players”

Xbox Is Having “Big Discussions” About Exclusivity, Insider Claims

Helldivers Movie Starring Jason Momoa Set For Pre-Production

GTA Online is still making Rockstar Games around $1.3 million per day on average

Bloodborne Is Getting An R-rated Animated Film Adaptation With Jacksepticeye’s Help

Disney quietly purges 15 more games from Steam, including Star Wars titles

Giving Graveyard Keeper away for free apparently earned its publisher ‘almost 250k’

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog and Classics Catalog lineup for April 2026 announced

Euro Truck Simulator 2’s rumbling into the heart of Turkey with the freshly announced Soul of Anatolia expansion

Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair Includes Dwarf Fortress And My Little Pony

Battlefield 6 2026 Roadmap Confirmed

James Bond 007: First Light Title Track by Lana Del Rey

The Call of Duty Movie is coming in June—of 2028

REVIEWS Link to heading

Gigabyte GO27Q24G

Pokemon Champions

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Windrose Early Access Review

A Storied Life: Tabitha

Mouse: PI for Hire review

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FEATURES Link to heading

Are we hiding from the truth of gaming’s attention war? | Matthew Ball interview

During a memory crisis do you really need fast memory for PC gaming? No, no you do not

In a Brutal Video-Game Industry, Two Indie Developers Are Teaming Up

What leaked “SteamGPT” files could mean for the PC gaming platform’s use of AI

Black & White at 25: how Lionhead’s hairbrained, stoner-powered game design became the harbinger of modern AI

‘Single-player Tarkov’ Road to Vostok’s solo dev admits its huge popularity is “running away from me,” but he has a plan

How games capture the awe and terror of cosmic isolation

100 best video game quotes of all time

Crimson Desert’s Redemption Arc Is Becoming a Masterclass in Listening to Players

Sara Veal’s framework for a more sustainable and supportive games industry

Black & White at 25: how Lionhead’s harebrained, stoner-powered game design became the harbinger of modern AI

Find Your Words uses a way of communicating I’ve never experienced in a game before

Graveyard Keeper’s mammoth success proves that giving games away for free on Steam works

“You cannot create art like this”: The Blood of Dawnwalker director on making AAA games that aren’t just interested in money

How Stardew Valley Changed Cozy Games

Games and movies are rushing to jump into bed while they’re still getting to know each other | Opinion

Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark

The Ukraine war’s deep impact on Metro 2039’s development, story

Yerba Buena Preview: “We Have Portal at Home”

With DLSS 5, Nvidia look to rewrite the truth before our eyes

Devs aren’t “lazy” and game updates aren’t guaranteed | Opinion

How BioWare can make an unlikely comeback, and why it never will: The first step is cancelling Mass Effect

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

What non-gaming upgrade improved your gaming the most?

What game “jumped the shark” for you?

What game did you walk into with zero expectations and you walked away from thinking it’s a masterpiece? (Return of the Obra Dinn)

Which game that you “definitely want to play eventually” has been sitting in your library unplayed forever, and if so, why?

VIDEOS Link to heading

Lost Ark 2026 Roadmap - Part 2

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire | Meet The Cast

Titan Quest II | Summons Teaser

Building the Superdome: A 15-Fan PC Side Panel

EXODUS Gameplay: Traversing the Molten Depths

Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred – Narrative Deep-Dive With Blizzard | IGN First

Warhammer Classics | Steam Event Announcement Trailer

Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred - Lilith In-Game Cutscene - IGN First

Mouse: P.I. For Hire - Cinematic Trailer | PS5 Games

The Year Ahead for Battlefield 6 | 2026 Roadmap

METRO 2039 | Official Reveal Trailer

Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred’s New Endgame Is All About More Freedom and Less Friction | IGN First

FUNNY Link to heading

Sometimes they go too violent

He even went back for the money instead of helping John

DEV / DESIGN Link to heading

44% of games industry professionals have considered leaving the industry as a result of redundancies

Ludum Dare will officially end in October 2028

Weak job security risks an industry brain drain | Opinion