Gaming Features, Analysis & Opinion
Go beyond the headline. Read deep dives, ranked lists and opinions on the games we play, the people making them, and the industry surrounding it.
9 hours ago
Double Fine's failed union drive shows the limits of studio culture
Double Fine employees tried to unionize partly to protect the studio culture they already valued. The campaign collapsed within two weeks, before independence and layoffs showed how little control workers ultimately had over their jobs.
10 hours ago
The Callisto Protocol shows the cost of a rushed launch
Glen Schofield says The Callisto Protocol was supposed to get three more months of development. Its troubled launch and months of post-release fixes show what that lost time may have cost.
4 days ago
Activision should give Halo a hard reboot
Halo has spent years introducing major conflicts and then leaving them behind. With Activision now building the next game, a hard reboot could give Master Chief a cleaner foundation, provided the new team finally follows through on what it starts.
5 days ago
Galactic Racer turns Anakin into a racing legend
Decades after losing the Boonta Eve Classic, Sebulba is still telling racers about the mysterious human who beat him. Galactic Racer turns Anakin’s childhood victory into Star Wars racing folklore.
Oct 5, 2026
GTA 6 Could Make $80 Games the New Normal
GTA 6 could do more than sell millions of copies at $80. A successful launch may give other publishers the confidence to make $80 the new AAA standard.
Oct 5, 2026
WoW: Forever could finally fix Blizzard's 20-year gold-buying problem
Payo’s WoW: Forever ban shows why Blizzard needs to punish gold buyers as aggressively as sellers. The harder part will be catching ordinary players who keep their purchases private.
Oct 2, 2026
10 best horror games for Halloween 2026
Whether you want co-op panic, survival horror or a short nightmare for one evening, these are the 10 horror games we are playing this Halloween.
Oct 2, 2026
The 12 best Steam Autumn Sale 2026 deals
Steam’s Autumn Sale has some unusually strong discounts this year, including $1.99 adventures, $3.99 co-op games and major RPGs for well under $25.
Sep 30, 2026
The Witcher 3 Remastered is bigger than anyone expected
The Witcher 3 Remastered smashed its Steam record in hours, with smoother combat, a rebuilt skill tree, expanded mods and dozens of quality-of-life upgrades.
Sep 30, 2026
GTA 6's biggest new details: map size, hurricanes, wildlife and more
Rockstar has revealed much more about GTA 6’s Leonida, including its huge map, regional weather, hurricanes, 170-plus animal species and rural activities.
Sep 29, 2026
10 biggest games still coming in 2026
The final months of 2026 still have plenty left to play, from Grand Theft Auto VI and Modern Warfare 4 to Ocarina of Time, Gears of War: E-Day and Phantom Blade Zero.
Sep 29, 2026
10 biggest RPGs coming in 2027
Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Fable, Persona 4 Revival, EXODUS, Pokémon and more make 2027 a packed year for RPG fans.
Sep 28, 2026
The Sift gives Minecraft Dungeons II a chance to fix the original's biggest weakness
Minecraft Dungeons II is introducing the Sift before the dimension arrives in Java and Bedrock in 2027. Alongside shared capes and new creator tools, Minecraft Live showed Mojang bringing its different games closer together.
Sep 25, 2026
Game Devs of Color Expo Direct 2026: What to expect and how to watch
More than 60 games are appearing in the Game Devs of Color Expo Direct 2026, but most of the lineup remains secret. The Forgotten Ones and Dodo Duckie are among the few confirmed ahead of the show.
Sep 24, 2026
Minecraft Live September 2026: What to expect from this weekend's show
Minecraft Live returns just days after Wilderness Bound and before Minecraft Dungeons II launches. An Enderman teaser has restarted End theories, but Mojang has revealed very little about the next game drop.
Sep 23, 2026
Xbox's restructure changes who controls its biggest games
Microsoft is bringing existing development partners together and rebuilding Halo's team as it cuts another 268 jobs.
Sep 23, 2026
Asian Games 2026 esports: Every game, medal date and team to watch
Three fighting games share one team medal, and familiar club lineups give way to national selections.
Sep 23, 2026
Counter-Strike's 2027 Majors pair a Buenos Aires debut with a Shanghai encore
FiReSPORTS takes Argentina to its first Major in June, while Perfect World returns to Shanghai in December. For the first time, an entire year of Counter-Strike Majors will pass without a European host.
Sep 22, 2026
Bungie's plans for Destiny and Marathon gives us better reasons to return
Destiny 2 could finally restore years of missing story, while Marathon is expanding beyond extraction with permanent PvE and Team Deathmatch. Both changes give players who previously walked away a clearer reason to come back.
Sep 22, 2026
Xbox's PHYSINT deal keeps Kojima's return to espionage alive
Sony's withdrawal put PHYSINT's production at risk before Xbox stepped in as its new publisher. Development is moving again, but the cast and publishing deal still tell us far more about the project than its actual gameplay.