Latest articles by Dustin Bailey
Stardew Valley becomes truly inescapable as it joins the September PlayStation Plus games lineup alongside an impeccable indie puzzler and one of the best platformers of the modern era
News All killer, no filler in this month's PS Plus games
Switch 2 is selling 75% faster than the original Switch in the US, analyst reports, and that's probably because Nintendo actually made enough consoles this time
News Supply is all good, but we don't have answers about demand just yet
High on Life 2 is about to be the only legal way to play notorious NES anti-classic Bible Adventures
News "More than five" other games are included, and I hope they're every bit as good
Final Fantasy 14 patch 7.3 "finished that story" devs wanted to tell with Dawntrail, and Yoshi-P is "kind of glad and relieved" it's over as the MMO once again puts "the fate of the world" on your shoulders
News *stoic nod*
PlayStation refunds are now a bit easier than before, but Sony still won't match the Steam refund policy that should be the minimum for digital game purchases
News New refund process, same refund policy
Japanese government auction for used Nintendo DS listing suddenly disappears as the internet realizes, oops, those bundled games are actually flash carts and likely packed with pirated titles
News The government probably doesn't want to get into the R4 business
Rockstar veteran says GTA 4 PS5 port wouldn't "be easy," but the effort "would be tiny compared to building a new game"
News Please, Rockstar, I just want to go bowling with my cousin again
I've been playing Super Mario 64 for nearly 30 years and I somehow never noticed the 1/256 Easter egg when Mario jumps out of the water, which at one point in development created a "bountiful fountain of fish"
News I just think that's beautiful
After 20 years, the Japan-only PS2 adaptation of legendary anime Cowboy Bebop has finally gotten an English translation from the modder known as SONICMAN69
news I think it's time to blow this scene
Borderlands 4 writers say the previous game "sometimes felt like parody," and while there's at least one meme in the new loot shooter "it does not involve a Skibidi Toilet"
News "If I tried to put a meme in the game, he would come to my house with a baseball bat"
Battlefield 6 beta beat Counter-Strike 2, Peak, Marvel Rivals, and Helldivers 2 to be the biggest game on Steam in North America, but it couldn't top Call of Duty on console
News Battlefield 6 has some massive early interest
Pokemon Go level cap increases to 80 in October with huge "rebalance," so you've got less than 2 months to get the level 50 legacy rewards
News There's a bonanza of XP bonuses to help you get there, at least
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance review: "So close to being to a pitch-perfect revival of a classic series, but just can't quite line up the killing blow"
Review
Atari aims to be "best in the world at retro games," CEO says, which is why it's put its money into keeping brilliant retro studios like Nightdive and Digital Eclipse from having to worry about making payroll
News But "the brand deserves to be something more" so it can plaster neon Atari signs on every building "like in Blade Runner"
After 28 years as a legend among Mortal Kombat fans, "the holy grail of MK lost media" has been preserved and made playable for Legacy Kollection
News The WaveNet version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 finally lives
Premier fighting game tournament Evo has a new co-owner, but Sony's continuing to invest alongside Saudi Arabia's tourism project and WWE's parent company
News It's all about "international expansion"
Hollow Knight: Silksong devs never read YouTube or Reddit comments, but they're aware a community of increasingly desperate Silkposters is out there: "Feels like we’re going to ruin their fun by releasing the game"
News "They’ve obviously formed their own strange or very exciting communities around it"
Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford says the game industry once expected a genre experiment like Borderlands to "die," but it actually became "one of the leading video game franchises in the world": "It's kind of humbling"
News "We are always exploring the boundaries"
BioShock 4 layoffs have reportedly hit over 80 people, delaying planned late 2026 or early 2027 release and extending 11 years of development hell
News It's looking like BioShock 4 still has a long, long road ahead
Hideo Kojima is very serious about the Death Stranding harmonica, but with only 1,000 units available worldwide I feel like I need to save my efforts for a Higgs guitar replica
News "The body, made from wood fiber-reinforced resin, delivers a warm, full sound, while the uniquely shaped cover provides excellent resonance and a comfortable grip"
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has "been through a lot," Paradox says as fans revolt against day one DLC, which is "a way to get additional players in that have been asking for that content"
News "It's not uncommon for games to come out with additional content"
After a year in early access, The Rogue Prince of Persia finally hits 1.0 with a surprise shadow drop bringing the roguelike into Xbox Game Pass
News Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake might still be MIA, but the series lives
Under the shadow of the $80 game controversy, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is technically only $60, it’ll cost you $90 for a Premium Edition with two more playable classes
News There's already a bit of backlash to the DLC plan
