Valve’s Founder Still Believes Games Should Be Released Without the Arcade Mode
Valve's Gabe Newell said in 2013 that devs mistake player tricks for hacks, a lesson MMO lore still remembers.
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Grand Theft Auto Should Never Get an Official Timeline, Either
A writer argues Grand Theft Auto's timeline should stay irrelevant, letting games stand alone while sharing a richer world.
Final Fantasy 14 Announces Art Book ‘Relics of Eternity’ for December 2026
Final Fantasy 14's art book surprise: a 304-page relic of history, with a pixelated cat companion for your digital realm.
New Wheel Of Time Books Will Rewrite The Forsaken’s Fate
A tabletop game lets players free the Dark One's imprisoned servants and reshape the Last Battle entirely, rewriting the Forsaken's fate.
Scalpers Drive Up Prices As Rockstar’s Tokyo Game Show Store Opens, Selling GTA 6 T-Shirts And More
Tokyo Game Show scalpers resell Grand Theft Auto 6 t-shirts for nearly $80 as crowds rush free PlayStation giveaways.
Pips for September 20, 2026: NYT Releases the Answers and Hints for Today’s Puzzle
NYT Pips hints for September 20, 2026: answers by difficulty reveal the clever color-coded puzzle's hidden logic.
Typhoon Dujuan Forces Tokyo Game Show 2026 To Shut Down A Day Early
Typhoon Dujuan forces Tokyo Game Show 2026 to shut down a day early, canceling September 21 hands-on demos and booth space.
Resident Evil 3’s New Promotional Poster Recasts Jill Valentine as the Monster Under the Bed
A theater assistant manager recreates Resident Evil's stiff, clunky movement for a popcorn promo, and it's genuinely great.
Why Japanese Game Studios Aren’t Suffering From the Western Industry’s Layoff Crisis
Satvat says Japanese studios avoided layoffs by staying small, skipping live-service games, and paying executives far less than Western developers.
Fan Team Finishes Its Two-Year Project by Slapping The Chionthar Wilds onto Baldur’s Gate 3
A fanmade expansion for Baldur's Gate 3 has arrived after nearly two years of development, adding a vast new region.
Insomniac Says Marvel’s Wolverine Has No Generative AI — Fans Keep Finding Glitchy Bathroom Signs
Insomniac confirms Marvel's Wolverine uses no generative AI after fans spot strange bathroom signs. A UV map bug, not AI art.
Nintendo’s New Mario Render Update Adds the Character’s Long-Missing Coin Pouch
Nintendo gives Mario coin pockets in newly updated renders, a small nod to a character who's carried items for nearly 45 years.