Bungie's Anti-Leak Stance: Commercial Discipline Meets Consumer Trust
Bungie is taking a zero-tolerance approach to datamined content spoilers in Marathon, marking a departure from its historically permissive stance with Destiny 2.
Priya Narayanan Gaming
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Priya Narayanan 
Division 2's Realism Mode Strips Away the RPG Frills for a Tighter Experience
Celebrating a decade of looter-shooter gameplay, Ubisoft is offering a grittier version of The Division 2 that emphasises tactical decision-making over RPG mechanics. The Realism Mode launches free to all players this month.
Helen Cartwright 
Bungie's Marathon Bets on Consumer-Friendly Design Over Manipulation
Marathon's decision to make seasonal passes permanent rather than expiring challenges an industry norm designed to exploit player anxiety. Whether this consumer-friendly approach proves commercially viable remains an open question.
Daniel Kovac 
How Pokémon Pokopia Deepens a Series Staple of Quiet Grief
Pokémon Pokopia takes the franchise's saddest character, Cubone, and creates a grave habitat as the price of friendship. What does this reveal about modern game design?
Yuki Tamura 
From Ashes to Ambition: How Indie Developers Bought Back Their Own Label
What started as a corporate disaster last year has become an unlikely comeback story. The former leaders of Humble Games have bought back their entire back catalogue and rebranded it as Balor Games.
Andrew Marsh 
Ubisoft Sets Course for Assassin's Creed Hexe; Invictus Remains Cryptic
Ubisoft has offered fresh updates on Assassin's Creed Hexe and Codename Invictus, confirming the former will be a unique, darker experience set during historical witch trials while insisting the multiplayer project is not the Fall Guys-style game rumours have suggested.
Tom Whitfield 
A 10-year-old game faces shutdown, but the smart exit strategy deserves credit
When online games close, they typically vanish forever. Let It Die is taking a different approach: converting to an offline paid version instead.
James Callahan 
Australia's Age Gate Begins: What Gamers and Publishers Must Know
Australia is requiring age verification for R18+ online games from March 9, 2026. Publishers face fines up to $49.5 million for non-compliance.
Aisha Khoury 
Helldivers 2 cuts install size by 85%, freeing hard drive space from March
Helldivers 2's installation size will shrink from 154GB to 23GB in March, after Arrowhead Games completes testing of a streamlined version that works even on older hard drives.
Zara Mitchell 
EA's Anti-Cheat Expansion Signals Real ARM Gaming Era Ahead
EA is hiring engineers to bring its Javelin anti-cheat to ARM-based systems, signalling that major publishers are serious about the platform as Nvidia's N1/N1X processors prepare for launch.
Jake Nguyen 
Game sizes are blowing out; storage wars cost gamers real money
Modern games are consuming unprecedented amounts of storage, forcing Nintendo Switch 2 owners to choose between buying expensive expansion cards or playing fewer titles. The storage squeeze is reshaping how gamers manage their libraries.
Ella Sullivan 
Gaming's Greatest What-If Now Has a Home: The Nintendo PlayStation Arrives in Texas
The National Videogame Museum in Frisco, Texas, has acquired the MSF-1, the oldest known prototype of the mythical Nintendo PlayStation, offering a tangible piece of gaming history that shaped the industry as we know it.
Jake Nguyen 
The Rarest Game Console Ever Just Found a Home
Gaming's greatest 'what if' moment just became permanent. The original development Nintendo PlayStation, a prototype that shaped console history, has been acquired by the National Videogame Museum.
Tom Whitfield 
Slay the Spire 2 Smashes Roguelike Record With 177k Concurrent Players
Slay the Spire 2 has reached 177,000 concurrent players on Steam, setting a new all-time record for roguelike games and triple the original's lifetime peak.
Megan Torres 
Slay the Spire 2 Smashes Steam Records and Marathon in One Day
Slay the Spire 2's early access launch set a new record for roguelikes on Steam, hitting 177,000 concurrent players and dethroning Marathon as the top-selling game on the platform.
Jake Nguyen 
Epic Games Sues Former Contractor for Fortnite Leaks
Epic Games has filed a lawsuit against former contractor Hayden Cohen, alleging he leaked confidential Fortnite collaboration details while operating the AdiraFN social media account.
Mitchell Tan 
Capcom's Long-Delayed Pragmata Speeds Up, Landing a Week Early
Capcom has bumped up the release of Pragmata to 17 April 2026, giving the long-gestating sci-fi adventure game one final surprise before launch.
Mitchell Tan 
Butcher Season brings demonic twist to Diablo 4 before Lord of Hatred
Diablo 4 players can transform into the franchise's most iconic demon starting next week, with new killstreak systems and a taste of what's coming in April's major expansion.
Jimmy O'Brien 
Build a Rocket Boy's Sabotage Claims Don't Add Up, and Staff Are Paying the Price
Build a Rocket Boy announces fresh layoffs while CEO claims overwhelming evidence of espionage. But former staff, industry observers, and the game itself tell a different story.
Tom Whitfield 
Gaming Community's Death Threat Crisis Exposes the Limits of Online Accountability
A well-intentioned $1,000 charity challenge in the Helldivers 2 community spiralled into death threats and real-world harassment, forcing developers to confront the toxicity plaguing online gaming spaces.
Mitchell Tan