Steam’s New Rules Change How Games Stand Out
Image: Valve / Kotaku Yesterday, Valve issued an update for devs who sell on their storefront. Starting September 1 of this year, “banner images,” referred to as “Capsules” in Steamworks,…
Fixating on player counts and ‘dead games’ is making gaming worse
There was a time not so long ago that we knew definitively which games had sold the most copies. If you wanted to know how many people bought Splinter Cell…
Meet the gaymers: why queer representation is exploding in video games | Games
Fresh from a drag performance featuring a gender-swapped Mario and Princess Peach chasing each other around on stage, after watching a burlesque performer disrobe to the Tetris theme, I am…
Pushing Buttons: do games have to be a neverending story? | Game
Reading our games correspondent Keith Stuart’s feature about the joy of game compilations, it struck me that playing five games over a weekend has become almost unthinkable. My friends who…
NFL launches streaming service to air live games, radio broadcasts, on-demand programming
The NFL announced its exclusive streaming service on Monday, two months after reports surfaced it would introduce one for the 2022 season. NFL+ is “building upon what the league developed…
5 PC games that should be way more popular than they are
In the vast sea of games (opens in new tab) out there, it’s hard to stick out. Everyone wants your time and if a game isn’t part of an established…
With GTA 6 Underway, Rockstar Games Has Posted Dozens Of New Jobs
Grand Theft Auto 6 development is underway at Rockstar, and dozens of new job listings for the company have recently gone live. As noted by PCGamesN, 70 new Rockstar positions…
Women with wings at The World Games 2022
With The World Games 2022 just days away, some of the female pilots who will be competing took a moment to share their story with us… Jeannie Bartholemew (USA) and…
Xbox Pioneer Forms Jar Of Sparks, New Studio Dedicated To AAA Action-Adventure Games
Another new AAA studio has joined the gaming scene, this one founded by Jerry Hook, one of the architects of the original Xbox who most recently worked on Halo Infinite.…
Sports on the air: Here’s what games are on TV and radio for the week of July 17-23
Sunday, July 17, 2022 TELEVISION BASKETBALL WNBA: Aces at Sun, ABC, 11 a.m. Trail Blazers vs. Knicks, ESPN, 1 p.m. Bucks vs. Raptors, NBA TV, 2 p.m. Suns vs. Pacers,…