Hello there. This year was heavy for the games industry. Layoffs, closures, public fights about AI, pricing pressure, creative burnout, and losses that reminded everyone there are real people behind every logo and franchise. For a medium built on imagination,…
Hello there, wallet-watchers and deal hunters. For years, the industry told us to brace for $70, then $80 games as the new normal. Inflation. Budgets. “That’s just how it is now.” But something inconvenient happened. Players didn’t agree. Quietly, consistently,…
Hello there, industry insiders, exhausted developers, and people who watched The Game Awards wondering why it felt harder than usual to just enjoy the night. On the surface, the 2025 Game Awards were a success. Big reveals. Big wins. Big…
Hello there, hardware survivors and digital economists. Today we’re unpacking something massive, and honestly pretty terrifying. Hardware prices are exploding. RAM is skyrocketing. GPUs are drifting into luxury territory. Consoles and handhelds might follow next. And every time someone tries…
Hello there, bold creators, quiet revolutionaries. Today we’re digging into something the industry doesn’t like to talk about. Not the layoffs. Not the budgets. Not the sequels that look the same every year. We’re talking about the people who walk…
Hello there, world builders of the metaverse. Today we look at Epic Games Fortnite’s record breaking finale, the internet’s obsession with cameos, and the uncomfortable truth hiding underneath all the fireworks. The Zero Hour Phenomenon Fortnite closed its Chapter 6…
Developed by Everstone Studio and published by NetEase, on paper, it is a messy, maximalist, free-to-play Chinese open world action RPG with soulslike combat, Zelda exploration, GTA chaos, life sim jobs, and a hybrid MMO lobby. On Metacritic it sits…
Hello there, award-season warriors. Today the visit the industry annual chaos bomb: The Game Awards 2025 nominations are here. And with them comes a familiar cocktail of excitement, side-eyes, and questionable jury choices. Geoff Keighley took the stage to reveal…
Hello there, industry pragmatists, trend spotters, and studio leads. Today’s pulse: a flood of layoffs, “shadow cuts” via contractors, and a corporate bet that AI + automation will do more with fewer people. The internet’s mood swings between bleak resignation…
Hello there world-builders, culture protectors. Today we’re diving into a quiet but massive shift: Eastern game companies are packing up parts of their Western footprint and going home. Not because they’re anti-global, but because the cost of doing business in…
