‘The Empire Strikes Back’—Kurt Kuhlmann on Why He Left Bethesda and How He Wanted to End The Elder Scrolls
Kurt Kuhlmann reflects on leaving Bethesda, Starfield's development challenges, and the unfulfilled promise of leading The Elder Scrolls 6.
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The End of a Bullshitter Era: How a Joke Twitter Account Outlasted Peter Molyneux's Career
After 17 years, the Peter Molydeux parody account retires as Peter Molyneux's Masters of Albion launches. Explore how the joke account influenced indie game innovation.
Blizzard Paints a Cheater’s Guide to Mythic+ Dungeons—and Players Are Happy
Blizzard introduces Lindormi’s Guidance in World of Warcraft, a new Mythic+ affix that reduces visual clutter and aids new players without compromising competitive play.
How Many Dudes? Proves You Can Overkill a Duck With Math
How Many Dudes? blends absurdity and tactics in a free Steam demo where 'dude juice' and swarm strategies collide with wolf battles.
Doom on a Dinner Duty: Tech Tinkerer Runs Classic Game on Smart Pot
A German tinkerer runs Doom on a smart pot using a 400 MHz processor. Discover the tech specs and reverse engineering process behind this absurd gaming hack.
Monster Train 2 DLC Adds Soul-Sucking Souls and Hammer-Swinging Railforged in Early 2025
Monster Train 2's Destiny of the Railforged DLC introduces Soul Savior mode and the Railforged clan. Free Wurmkin return confirmed. Details inside.
Sophie Turner’s Lara Croft: Prime Video’s Tomb Raider Gets a Wardrobe Check
Sophie Turner's Lara Croft debut in Prime Video's Tomb Raider series features a wardrobe check aligned with game lore. The series connects to the 2024 Tomb Raider remaster, with Celia Imrie and Jason Isaacs joining the cast.
Square Enix Slaps PS5/PC with Cheats to Keep Up with the Switch 2 Squad
Square Enix patches PS5/PC with cheat-like boosters to match Switch 2/Xbox versions of Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Features include Streamlined Progression and 9,999 damage toggle.
Sony Wipes Out 1,000+ Bizarre Games in Shovelware Crackdown — Including 'The Jumping Taco TURBO'
Sony removed over 1,000 games, including 'The Jumping Taco TURBO,' in a crackdown on shovelware. No official explanation yet.
Asus Axing RTX 5070 Ti: RAMpocalypse's First Casualty?
Asus has axed the RTX 5070 Ti due to memory shortages. AMD's RDNA 4 GPUs remain unaffected as VRAM prices soar from AI demand.
AI Greed Fuels Memory Chip Rush: Gamers Still Paying the Price
SK Hynix's AI-focused memory expansion prioritizes data centers over gaming hardware, leaving consumers with higher prices and limited availability.
Wine 11: 16-Bit Apps, Lower Latency, and Wayland Fixes Boost Linux Gaming—Proton Gets a Power-Up
Wine 11’s WoW64 support, NTsync latency fixes, and Wayland enhancements reduce gaming friction on Linux. Steam Deck users gain smoother performance through Proton updates.