‘Nearly Everyone’ Laid Off As Hyper Light Drifter Studio Risks Closing: ‘I’m Not Sure Yet How Or If Heart Machine Survives’

The studio behind the critically acclaimed Zelda-like Hyper Light Drifter is at risk of shutting down after a recent publishing deal fell through. Heart Machine has laid off most if its remaining staff and its future is now unclear following more recent game releases that didn’t break through. “I have very difficult news today,” studio…

Control Resonant’s assist mode can make your life harder, if you’re “actively looking for pain”

Control Resonant has an impressive suite of options that let you tweak its difficulty settings and accessibility tools – but developer Remedy is keen to stress that this isn’t just about making things easier. The long-awaited paranatural sequel switches from third-person shooter to a melee-first action RPG, and the studio is well aware that the…

Epic X-Men Villain Is Absolutely Terrorizing Marvel’s Wolverine Players

James “Logan” Howlett, also known as the superhero Wolverine, loves himself good whiskey. I, too, poured myself some whiskey the other night while fighting Omega Red, the startlingly challenging first boss in Marvel’s Wolverine. It seems I’m far from alone here: As players start diving into the game, many seem surprised at just how much…

Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight Gives Harley Quinn An Arkham Asylum Makeover

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight was a fun tribute to the Caped Crusader when it launched earlier this year, but if you’re tired of saving Gotham, you can embrace chaos with two of the city’s greatest villains: Harley Quinn and the Joker. The duo are headlining the game’s Mayhem Collection expansion, and just…

Hide-And-Seek Hit Meccha Chameleon Sneaks Onto Nintendo Switch 2 Today

Indie stealth party game Meccha Chameleon already took the Steam charts by storm this year, and now, the antics are coming to Nintendo’s handheld hybrid console. Meccha Chameleon arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 later today. Announced during today’s Nintendo Direct, the trailer showed off many of the same features as the PC version. Players run…

The Studio Behind MindsEye Is Closing Following Latest Layoffs

Build a Rocket Boy, the Leslie Benzies and Mark Gerhard-owned studio behind the widely criticized GTA-like MindsEye, is reportedly closing down for good. Multiple rounds of layoffs, a collective grievance led by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain, and accusations of crunch and unlawful employee monitoring—it’s fair to say that Build a Rocket Boy’s…

Payday 2 continues its impressive resurgence with an all-new heist, out now

Payday 2 continues to outstrip its own successor with yet more additions from new developer Sidetrack Games. Payday creator Starbreeze handed the long-running heist FPS game over to the DLC studio in late 2025, and since then it’s been working on proving that there’s still life in the old dog yet. That started with the…

Dragon Quest Franchise Surpasses 100 Million Units Sold

“What a surprise!”. Square Enix has today announced that the Dragon Quest franchise has now surpassed 100 million units sold. The milestone was acknowledged with a short video from creator Yuji Horri, in which he thanked fans for their support while ensuring folks are aware about the upcoming launch of Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered…

Travis Scott Ignites GTA 6 Theories After Cryptic Rockstar Games Post

Travis Scott might have teased a massive GTA 6 collaboration with his mysterious Rockstar Games post on social media. The highly anticipated open-world game comes out later this year. The Odyssey star and acclaimed rapper recently shared a cryptic animated picture of a woman’s feet in high heels, with recognizable Grand Theft Auto-style art. Scott even…

The Witcher 3 producer says it’s scary to work with another studio on the game’s expansion: ‘I also think twice about leaving my baby with someone’

The Witcher 3 is getting an expansion, Songs of the Past, over a decade after its release—along with a pretty hefty remaster. And you might think hey, how is CD Projekt Red working on all of this and The Witcher 4 at the same time? The answer, like many studios, is that it’s not doing…