Video games, esports, gaming industry, and interactive entertainment
The guild RAoV used exploits to claim world first in World of Warcraft's new Dreamrift raid. Blizzard removed the kill and banned them. They returned hours later under a new account with their guild name reversed.
Tom Whitfield 
Amberspire reimagines city building by putting dice at the centre of resource management, forcing players to adapt rather than optimise. From Lunar Division and Bithell Games, it launches May 6.
Aisha Khoury 
Developer Robin Payot has created a playable version of Zelda: Wind Waker's open ocean in a web browser using JavaScript. The free project is already gaining attention, but its future remains uncertain.
Jake Nguyen 
As game developers and industry figures unite in criticising Nvidia's new DLSS 5 technology, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 director Daniel Vávra stands alone in defending the AI upscaling system.
Zara Mitchell 
Nintendo will charge different prices for digital and physical versions of Switch 2 exclusive games starting in May, with digital versions costing less than their boxed counterparts.
Mitchell Tan 
Nintendo will charge more for physical Switch 2 games than their digital equivalents, starting with Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. The move reflects broader cost pressures across the hardware and publishing sector.
Zara Mitchell 
Owlcat Games is launching its first action RPG set in The Expanse universe, featuring a companion system that borrows heavily from Mass Effect's playbook.
Tom Whitfield 
Marvel Rivals development prioritises interface design as the game's hero roster rapidly expands. Original characters remain a future possibility, not an immediate priority.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Bungie has rapidly rescheduled Marathon's two major endgame activities after players complained they both occupied the same limited weekend window, forcing difficult choices about where to invest their time and loot.
Priya Narayanan 
Epic Games is cutting 1,000 jobs as Fortnite engagement crashes. The cuts expose deeper structural problems with how the gaming industry bet billions on a model that has proven unsustainable for nearly everyone.
Sophia Vargas 
Forza Horizon 6's system requirements mark a step up from its predecessor, but the game remains playable on older PC hardware and Windows-based handhelds without demanding cutting-edge components.
Oliver Pemberton 
The makers of Fallout: London reveal they had serious doubts during development about whether Bethesda would allow their massive post-apocalyptic mod to survive.
Jake Nguyen 
March 25's gaming news appeared to report individual company struggles. But taken together, the stories reveal a systematic collapse of the traditional AAA model, with live service games failing catastrophically and indie developers capturing both critical acclaim and market share.
Sophia Vargas 
Metacritic's 2025 publisher rankings reveal seismic shifts in the gaming industry, with Square Enix claiming victory for the first time ever, while Sony's PlayStation publisher drops from fourth to 21st.
Tom Whitfield 
Pokemon Champions will launch with a restricted roster, barring non-evolved Pokemon from competitive play. The decision reshapes VGC strategy ahead of the game's April debut.
Jake Nguyen 
Pokémon Champions removes a 20-year-old stat system to make competitive battling more accessible. The move sparked heated debate among the franchise's architects.
Jimmy O'Brien 
FIFA is returning to gaming with FIFA Heroes, a departure from traditional football simulation. The arcade game lets players field teams combining modern stars, football legends, mythological figures and official World Cup mascots.
Megan Torres 
Epic Games laid off 1,000 employees including Vitaliy Naymushin, the character artist who designed Jonesy and shaped Fortnite's visual identity since launch. The cuts signal deepening financial trouble despite the game's ongoing popularity.
Riley Fitzgerald 
A new mod for Slay the Spire 2 lets players battle friends during co-op runs, replacing act bosses with PvP showdowns where the better deck wins.
Oliver Pemberton Women now represent 51% of Australian gamers, a historic first. Yet the industry developing games remains overwhelmingly male-dominated, with female developers at just 22% and 83% of female players experiencing online harassment.
Jake Nguyen