Latest articles by Anna Koselke
Dune: Awakening addresses the issue that made me and many players quit the survival MMO with a Base Backup Tool to stop your home blowing up and breaking down if you take a break
News What's another 200 hours?
Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith got to play Cyberpunk 2077 before the RPG's infamous launch, only to see his V randomly T-pose pantsless: "We're fixing that, right?"
News The CD Projekt Red game wasn't always, erm, so optimized
Nintendo's surprise Animal Crossing: New Horizons update isn't winning over everyone: "Isn't this just more Happy Home Paradise?"
News "You will take your doll house simulator and you will like it!"
Otherwise excellent Borderlands 4 patch accidentally brings back the infamous crit knife: "How does this go through testing?"
News "This damn knife, dude"
After winning fans back with Stardew Valley-like DLC, inZOI continues its redemption arc by following in The Sims 4's footsteps with a focus on the afterlife
News Boo! Ghosts have arrived with version 0.4.0
Mojang is finally revealing all of Minecraft: Java Edition's code after 16 years to "make it quicker and easier for modders to create and improve mods"
News "Modding is at the heart of Java Edition"
Animal Crossing: New Horizons gets a $5 Switch 2 upgrade and a big free update with co-op islands and an NPC resort – 4 years after we thought Nintendo abandoned it
News We're so back, baby
Amazon's Lord of the Rings MMO looks doomed as former dev says we "would have loved it" amid thousands of layoffs
News The "fledgling" game was in development
Tencent defends "slavish" Horizon Zero Dawn clone from Sony, claiming that "fame does not create a trademark" as it tries to bat legal claims away from survival game Light of Motiram
News "The Complaint should be dismissed..."
Catch me screaming, crying, and throwing up as ex Rune Factory leads team up for a new farming sim RPG that beat its Kickstarter goal in 1 day
News Farnia Village has already raised over $35,000
Palworld lead "very sad" fantasy MMO New World is coming to an end: "That said, if Amazon want to slip me the files for the 2019 version…"
News "Whoever did the sound design… deserves everything"
YouTube smacks down Valve's beloved Counter-Strike 2 skins and potentially crushes GTA 6 videos in new content restrictions against gambling, "mass violence," and "realistic human characters"
News Google to tackle "graphic content" in games
Former Microsoft exec slams Xbox lead's "social network envy," says gaming's biggest rival isn't TikTok – it's time
News "Gaming doesn't compete with short-form video"
Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead says what we're all thinking about Microsoft's supposed new Xbox: that's just a gaming PC
News Is it "an conputer," though?
Arc Raiders lead knows launching between Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Battlefield 6 is "insanity," but "this is the start of a long journey" and "it needs to start somewhere"
News "We have to bring something so that people pay attention"
Former Microsoft and Blizzard exec says new Xbox consoles are "just PCs," and that might be why World of Warcraft is "killing addons"
News "Casual WoW Inc."
"Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism about" gambling in its video games, says DayZ creator after $6 billion Counter-Strike 2 market crashes
News "I'm honestly disgusted"
Minecraft creator weighs in on the Creeper debate sparked by Mojang CCO's recent comments, says he "tried to fix" it years ago because it was "anti-fun"
News "This is originally one of MY opinions"
Ex Skyrim lead says Bethesda never "even tried to put a bucket on anyone's head" during development, setting players up for one of the most iconic exploits in RPG history
News "That was completely an accident"
Halo: Campaign Evolved leads call AI "a tool in a toolbox" comparable to others like Photoshop, but assure "the people are the ones who are creating the game"
News "AI can improve workflows"
The Outer Worlds 2 fans punished by Obsidian with hilarious debuffs for everything from dialogue skipping to "consumerism" if they purchase the $100 Premium Edition
News "The Earth Directorate found a flaw in you!"
After 26 years, virtual pet gem Neopets re-enters the limelight with a brand-new game collection containing some of my favorite childhood flash games enhanced for PC, PS5, and Nintendo Switch
News The Neopets: Mega Mini Games Collection arrives in 2026
After 2 years, one of the most unique horror games of 2023 returns with a co-op spin-off that sounds like a chaotic mix of Dead by Daylight and REPO: "Get ready to test the bonds of your friendship!"
News Don't Scream Together will "feel like a completely new experience"
