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There used to be game console price cut wars
An unprecedented tally: 8 game industry price hikes in 6 months
Tencent: Maybe Sony should sue Tencent over that alleged Horizon “clone” in China, not the U.S.
7 new charts that help explain Capcom
Another 46 hours with Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which I was sort of playing wrong
Nintendo revives the Virtual Boy, its most infamous flop, at a luxury price on the Switch
Ubisoft’s curiously low-key Assassin’s Creed announcement in Saudi Arabia
My twins’ unexpected Switch 2 favorites
PlayStation's year-long war on counterfeiters
Google’s search AI repeatedly doled out false gaming tips
"To do nothing is to support Microsoft's actions”
Surprise: Nintendo's big 2025 game appears to be on track (and it's a Kirby game)
Blizzard’s approach to Diablo IV’s game credits: The more names, the better
How to explain a bad game launch
Microsoft game workers call out company over Israeli military ties
Palworld's special approach to game credits
Hunting for the staff credits in 2025’s top video games
The story behind Wildlife, EA's unreleased multiplayer animal combat game
Breaking: Microsoft stops development on Contraband
SALE TIME! 20% off annual Game File subscriptions!
A clever game about flies and brief lives encounters the limits of statistics
A buffalo at the Met, and a video game about stealing African art held by western museums
The big shock from Nintendo’s Switch showcase today was a campfire game (that's pretty good!)
Sony sues Tencent over "slavish clone" of Horizon games
The three times my life intersected with Hulk Hogan’s
Crackdown on sex video games goes wide, alarming developers
Even $85 Switch 2 controllers just flew off store shelves
The makers of notoriously hard puzzle games have released a fantastic easier one
Ubisoft chief confronted in-person with questions about “woke” content and “stop killing games”
Sega may let some Roblox users make Like a Dragon spin-off games and split the revenue
The intensifying $250 million Subnautica 2 drama involves a developer known for radical transparency
Mobile gaming's most outspoken CEO wants to take more risks
Comparing pay for Microsoft's boss and the company's workers
Nintendo plans to make (some) games more quickly
About Grounded 2 and all the people helping to make it
Microsoft slashes workforce, as scores of game-makers and major games are cut
Donkey Kong enters the Nintendo-craft Era
EA CEO’s pay is up, as EA worker median income drops [Update]
Sony is all-in on PlayStation Plus, says its most expensive tier is thriving
Aspiring game developers in Fortnite and Roblox keep suing each other
The best new feature in Capcom’s new Onimusha is not entirely obvious
The best interview I’ve ever done about Pac-Man
Game publisher laments spoilers, sues man for $150,000 over stream of leaked game character
PlayStation’s annual headcount has declined for the first time since Sony began reporting it
Five unforgettable days in Los Angeles
I tried Microsoft’s newly revealed Xbox gaming handheld
James Bond is 26 in Io Interactive's upcoming 007 adventure
Quick thoughts about a lot of new(ish) games
Ubisoft CEO spent an hour defending his company’s tax breaks to French lawmakers
10 things I learned from playing Switch 2 for a day last week
An unexpected and possibly ground-breaking Switch 2 launch game
The unlikely path to Microsoft's landmark deal with ZeniMax workers
Nintendo’s most useful news, statistically speaking
You may have missed a terrific, new Katamari Damacy
Take Two removes praise for its LGBTQ efforts from its annual report, scrubs diversity references
A new Roblox gardening game is hotter than anything on Steam
Interview: Star Wars Outlaws' setbacks made its new expansion more interesting
AI Darth Vader curses in Fortnite, prompting Epic to rush some clean-up
Wait a minute. EA’s headcount rose significantly last year?!
Tariffs may increase PS5 prices, but unlikely to result in U.S.-made consoles, Sony says
How a Nintendo lawsuit changed Palworld… and what might come next
A plan for more writers at Game File
Some very short origin stories for some excellent video game names
Remedy's next big game is being made for less money, but can still be great, CEO says
385 days to go...Rockstar shows GTA VI for the first time since December 2023
Tim Sweeney wants the Epic Games Store on consoles, but isn't going to sue over it
$80 video games are about to become the new normal
Epic offers Fortnite 'peace proposal' to Apple, after searing court ruling against iPhone maker
Nintendo told me (14 years ago) why their new system doesn't use achievements
How Cyberpunk 2077 is taking shape on Nintendo's Switch 2
Nintendo wants an unrepentant streamer to pay up for his pre-release Paper Mario stream
Frostpunk 2, a radical sequel, is ready for an update
A Brazilian solo dev is trying something different for his next horror game: making it funny
Behind the scenes of Avowed's beautiful world
The Game File chain interview: Featuring Riot, Blizzard, Shuhei Yoshida and more…
A bleak stat about new video games is, upon further review, slightly less bad
30 years of playing PlayStation games early
Video game industry group expects Trump tariffs to have dire effects
My Switch 2 hands-on impressions
Netflix’s ambitious gaming boss wants to “make history,” says recent cuts weren’t to save money
PlayStation’s extraordinary effort to preserve its game-making history
Pronunciation guide: How to say "Balatro"
Ubisoft took an unconventional approach for Assassin's Creed Shadows reviews. So did I.
Review: 47 hours with the astounding Assassin’s Creed Shadows
The inside story of Saber, Embracer and a scuttled Saudi deal that changed everything
Some easy questions for Insomniac's Ted Price, and some hard ones
Scoop: Netflix’s first gaming boss exits, following 2024 leadership shift
Three thumbs up for Split Fiction
Indiana Jones and the illusion of creating an even bigger game
Blizzard feels the pressure to keep Diablo players happy
Monster Hunter Wilds is not great for newcomers, though it seems pretty cool
You interviewed the world’s best video game designers (Well, at least some of you did!)
Warner Bros. axes three studios ahead of update to investors
Let’s close some tabs, including one about Dino Crisis
In an industry earthquake, NetEase plans to cut more all-star game studios
Microsoft’s divisive new gaming AI uses years of players’ gameplay data
Sony pushes back hard against Bungie veteran's wrongful termination lawsuit
Interview: Riot Games still wants to make an MMO (and just a few other things)
The game industry's 52 problems, and one amazing ruler
"They disagree that we are making things better for Americans, so they’re trying to end it.”
The developer of a game called Blue Prince knew exactly what to say to me
The brand-new Civilization VII could be a lot better, and probably eventually will be
My surprise trip on a gaming CEO's private jet
The PS4 generation isn’t over quite yet–but it’s finally getting close.
My favorite game of 2025 (so far) lets you climb monsters, but that's not the best part
Trump’s newest tariff threat could hit gaming hard, if it's for real
200 minutes with Assassin's Creed Shadows, including 11 extra-important ones
New Doom dropped multiplayer so developers could make a deeper solo game
U.S. agency that goes after banks also wants to protect gamers from theft and fraud
Marvel Snap goes offline in the U.S., following TikTok removal
My kids’ first meeting with Nintendo
Switch 2 to release in 2025, bigger Mario Kart en route
“You are not good at gaming”: My very silly meeting with Keita Takahashi
The games that help us remember
The fate of Ubisoft is one of 2025’s biggest video game stories
Call Of Duty on trial: Activision's remarkably detailed defense to a school shooting lawsuit
Call of Duty's massive development budgets revealed: $700 million for Black Ops Cold War
Exclusive: How Sony improved the PS5 dashboard
The 23 games I played with my kids last year (And the 87 I played without them)