Latest articles by Ashley Bardhan
More "Japanese companies seem to realize the value" of releasing old games without DRM, GOG staff say, so top "Dreamlist" game Final Fantasy 7 might actually, eventually happen
News Free Final Fantasy 7
Assassin's Creed Shadows beats Mario Kart World and Elden Ring Nightreign to be the top-selling 2025 game in Europe this year, but EA Sports FC 25 has still managed to sell more
News How could you, EA Sports FC 25?
Ex PlayStation boss believes developers are tired of "doing the same thing for so long" and welcomes a new era of "AA gaming, with a wide variety of content and games" like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
News Shawn Layden is over it!
"The biggest competitor to Grand Theft Auto 6 will be Grand Theft Auto 5," says industry analyst, because AAA is struggling against the live-service behemoths it created years ago
News "It's wild times to be trying to make new video games"
Fan of Steam's latest gacha craze Umamusume: Pretty Derby sacrifices brand new fridge to his sociopathic horse girl who's only winning third place: "She's a late bloomer"
News Nothing wrong with that
Minecraft "is actually a hardcore action RPG in disguise," says former Path of Exile co-creator, "more hardcore than even Path of Exile," in fact, because there's lava
News I guess that makes sense
"They say that, in space, no one can hear you scream": Devs of hit space sim Hardspace Shipbreaker "reacquire full ownership" of the series, announce "multiple" follow-ups in development
News "That's right!"
If you wish Baldur's Gate 3 had more ghoulish dungeons and old school D&D vibes, this cosmic horror RPG might be the one: "Did I just see a Rust Monster in a modern game?"
News The Secret of Weepstone is black-and-white terror
Neon Genesis Evangelion animator's debut film combines Studio Ghibli whimsy with fairy-tale timelessness, and I hope this is the future of anime
Opinion Opinion | If the romantic comedy genre is an ocean, ChaO stands out like a wave
Mass layoffs, studio closures, and the live-service graveyard are no match for the legally distinct Nightmare Kart arcade cabinet
Features Opinion | Nonprofit Arcade Commons is making arcade magic
Ex-DayZ boss says survival games should give players as much power as developers and "expose damn near every single variable" they can mod: "Expose as much as possible"
News Brian Hicks wants you to have ultimate control
GTA 6 has scared off publishers all year, but Rockstar has been doing this for at least 18: In 2007, Saints Row 2 devs held a meeting to panic over the GTA 4 release date
News It all worked out, for a time
Assassin's Creed Shadows canon mode doesn't include romance because it's too "personal": "It was better to not make it canon"
News But, but, but, but
Phantom Blade Zero director says playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 "reminded me of Final Fantasy 10" and "I'd love to bring back some vibes from the PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2 era"
News Soulframe Liang misses the good ol' PlayStation days
Blizzard narrative team votes in favor of union one week after Call of Duty workers did the same, pushing back against mass layoffs at Microsoft that saw 9,000 jobs lost in favor of AI
News "With a union, we're able to preserve what makes this place special"
Evil otome game that tracks my period adds rail shooter where you murder Pokemon-style pets for love, and everyone's a lot more shirtless than you'd think
News Love and Deepspace has it all
Behold, the unlikely but 95% positively reviewed challenger to Steam's anime horse girl empire: "A roguelite training game where you raise a dragon girl who eats anything"
News Go ahead, eat a mountain in Drapline
Superman star says she'd instantly say yes to a solo Hawkgirl movie with James Gunn, who's "prioritizing" quality over "the most money": "And I'm not just saying that to get my own movie"
News The Last of Us actor Isabela Merced is ready for more Hawkgirl
Even Helldivers 2 studio CEO agrees Fortnite's new bug-squashing season "feels very democratic," but only God and General Brasch know if that makes an official collab more or less likely
News Could you be more vague?
Battlefield 6 dev responds to aim assist comparison with Call of Duty, says "you are the skill," and assist doesn't play for you
News "This has always been the case"
Enraged Dragon Age fans are punishing EA for rejecting BioWare's remaster pitch by covering pixel art map Wplace in adorable threats
News Oh no! I'm so scared, I guess
Subnautica 2 dev says people like survival games so much because they speak to our "little monkey brains" and "we're all little monkeys"
News How do you do, fellow monkeys?
The Outer Worlds 2 dev says "it was quite a shock" to get bought by a giant corporation like Microsoft while making a game about how evil giant corporations are
News Art imitates life, etc.
