Latest articles by Austin Wood
Facing a 17% review score on Steam, survival game dev promises to add a way to, uh, save the game
News "Yesterday was the launch of my game. It did not go as I hoped for"
After escaping Xbox, Double Fine lays off 23 people for "the survival of our studio"
News "The people we are losing were all important"
After Clair Obscur Expedition 33, Sandfall is "going to go a bit crazy" with its next game
News "Expedition 33 was quite a long project too"
Arc Raiders makes it official: "Only the PvP fights players choose to initiate" impact aggression
News Players loved the last change like this, Embark says
The new open-world RPG climbing Steam is the biggest surprise since Crimson Desert
News It's even got its own AI controversy
Sony's latest PR masterstroke is promoting vinyl records as it kills PlayStation discs
News Fans are, you will be surprised to hear, not happy
Xbox is down, just days after PlayStation outage, and it affects both digital and "disc-based" games
News Xbox sign-in, store, library, apps, and game launch are all affected
In the history of games, I don't think anyone pulled off the feat of the coolest new game on Steam
News The art of Scarlet Deer Inn is hard to believe
Games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Peak will help the industry escape its "fear," say experts
News "Courage is a consistent factor of most hit titles," says Rami Ismail
The PlayStation Store and Network are chugging – a good sign for Sony's all-digital, no-disc future
News The PlayStation Store is chugging for many users
Amazon games boss hopes Steam Machine and console prices will drive more people to cloud gaming
News "The sheer cost of buying dedicated hardware" could make the cloud more competitive
Ubisoft CEO says ditching physical "helped" PC, PlayStation ending discs won't "disturb" industry
News A digital-only future could bring console prices down, Ubisoft CEO expects
Xbox adds advertisements to games in "ad-supported" streaming trial
News "Ads will play before sessions begin," Microsoft says
13-year-old video of a Pokemon fan game cited in Nintendo patent rejection is being celebrated
News Pokemon: Generations returns
Activision admits Call of Duty matchmaking used to be better, gives Black Ops 7 a "classic" update
News "There are many elements of those experiences that players appreciate"
Valve just made two big changes to Steam: Wishlists are smarter, and it's now easier to gift games
News Steam gifts and Steam wishlists get a fresh coat
Amid Fallout reveals, laid-off devs were told they'd get "smallest severance" possible, union says
News OneBGS union claims Xbox backtracked on layoff timeline
Blizzard intervenes in World of Warcraft cheating scandal: employee accused of helping a streamer
News One player evidently involved in the dungeon admitted to requesting GM help
Xbox loses new exec that CEO Asha Sharma appointed just 2 months ago
News For AI company Cognition
"Steam’s required AI disclosure is the right move": Devs say gen AI should be called out in games
News "I wish all platforms would do the same"
Hundreds of Old School RuneScape players have become monks and started a holy war
News Your skull concerns us
Arc Raiders makes matchmaking even friendlier as players continue to leave
News Expect more "squads that match your playstyle"
Indie game studios are supposed to love generative AI, so why do the 25 devs I spoke to avoid it?
Features "So it may be slightly faster, and a lot worse, but it's also more expensive? Neat"
