🍺 Geoff Keighley (or “Jeff Healey” as some lovingly slip) kicked off gamescom with more than 5,000 fans in Cologne and 300,000 expected across the week. His opener set the tone: E3 didn’t die — it just moved to Germany.…
Hello there, fellow queue gladiators and swag scavengers, gamescom isn’t a convention — it’s a marathon in disguise. Think less “fun stroll through gaming heaven” and more “full-contact sport where your opponents are armed with tote bags and questionable deodorant…
Hello there, fellow censorship skeptics and accidental dungeon divers. In today’s Game Cookies, we’ve got Valve tangled in payment processor politics, a dev studio raising millions directly from its fans, a Minecraft porting veteran expanding, Arkane union workers calling out…
Hello there, fellow last-gen survivors and corporate dragon-slayers. From PUBG pulling the plug on PS4, to Blizzard writers locking in a union, to Game Pass losing its killer app mystique — today’s lineup isn’t here to sugarcoat. We’ve also got…
Hello there, fellow number-crunchers and lore-lovers. Today’s Game Cookies From Newzoo’s deep dive into Western gaming wallets, to a magical Joseon-era adventure reveal, to Epic winning another antitrust battle — today’s mix is as global as it is varied. We’ve…
Hello there, fellow loot-slingers and IP-dreamers. Today we’ve got a whirlwind of industry moves and market shifts — from a Diablo leader walking away, to Sega trying to keep the rings from slipping, to Sony dreaming big with anime, to…
Hello there, independent grinders and Friday lovers — today’s lineup is all about breaking free, holding on, and fighting back. From Digital Foundry taking the indie plunge, to Marvel heroes that take a year to be born, to lawsuits, layoffs,…
From Nintendo’s grip on speedrun events to Riot’s awkward AI anniversary slip, today’s newsletter captures a gaming industry caught between control, chaos, and quiet rebellion. Let’s break it all down. 🚫 Nintendo Tells Charity Speedruns: Ask First RTA in Japan,…
