Tencent Shuts TiMi Montreal After Five Years, Zero Games Shipped
Tencent has closed its TiMi Montreal studio without releasing a single game in five years, the latest sign of Chinese publishers pulling back from North American studios.
Sarah Cheng Technology
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Sarah Cheng 
Insomniac Locks In Wolverine for September as PC Gamers Plan Their Wait
Insomniac Games has confirmed Marvel's Wolverine launches on PS5 on September 15, 2026, setting up a familiar waiting game for PC players based on Sony's porting history.
Mitchell Tan 
Discord Retreats on Age Checks After Surveillance Fears Grip Users
Discord has delayed its global age verification system to late 2026 and dumped contractor Persona after users raised serious concerns about surveillance links and data handling.
Rachel Thornbury 
Amazon Drops Maverick Games Racer as Gaming Retreat Deepens
Amazon has ended its publishing deal with Maverick Games, leaving the ex-Forza Horizon studio hunting for a new partner as Amazon retreats to Tomb Raider and its Luna streaming service.
Yuki Tamura 
Sony's PS5 Pro Gets Smarter Upscaling While AMD Leaves PC Gamers Behind
Sony has confirmed an upgraded PSSR upscaler for PS5 Pro, co-developed with AMD, while owners of AMD's RDNA 2 and RDNA 3 cards remain locked out of the equivalent FSR 4 technology.
Helen Cartwright 
GoldenEye Veterans Bet on Words, Not Bullets, With Balatro-Style Indie
The creators of GoldenEye and TimeSplitters have ditched shooters for a word-game roguelike, and early signs suggest the indie market may reward their pivot.
Mitchell Tan 
Dead Medieval MMO Gloria Victis Returns From the Grave Under New Publisher Gamigo
Gloria Victis, the medieval sandbox MMO that closed in 2023 after a decade in development, is returning under publisher Gamigo as a free-to-play title.
Yuki Tamura 
Bungie's Marathon Hits 143,000 Players but Feedback Is Divided
Bungie's extraction shooter Marathon drew nearly 143,000 concurrent Steam players during its Server Slam, but complaints about UI, sparse PvP, and ammo scarcity are clouding an otherwise promising debut.
Mitchell Tan 
Debt, Brawls, and Black V8s: Samson Locks In April 8 Launch
Liquid Swords has confirmed Samson: A Tyndalston Story launches April 8, blending car combat and hand-to-hand brawling in a debt-fuelled action romp.
Yuki Tamura 
Hubris and a Missing Mic: How Highguard's Leadership Sank Wildlight
Former staff say Wildlight leadership's belief they could replicate Apex Legends' success doomed Highguard before it launched.
Priya Narayanan 
Marathon's Brutal TTK Sparks Debate as Bungie Bets on the Hardcore
Bungie's Marathon launches March 5 with a deliberately fast TTK that rewards coordinated squads, setting up a sharp design contrast with genre rival Arc Raiders.
Priya Narayanan 
Cicadamata Demo Offers a Solo Alternative to Marathon's Divisive PvP Vision
A free demo for the indie FPS Cicadamata is capturing attention from players drawn to Marathon's striking aesthetic but put off by its extraction shooter format.
Rachel Thornbury 
Resident Evil Requiem Arrives, and Its Final Choice Divides Players
Resident Evil Requiem is out now, and its climactic Elpis decision is splitting the gaming community. Here's what you need to know.
Aisha Khoury 
The Little Studio That Won (Against Its Will)
Indie outfit Suspicious Developments has announced a breakout year for Tactical Breach Wizards, doubling its own sales record — then accidentally winning an award it tried very hard to lose.
Kate Morrison 
Stardew Valley's Mod Scene Shows the Power of Fan-Driven Creative Economies
As Stardew Valley approaches its 1.7 update, a thriving mod community is transforming the game into something its solo creator never envisioned alone.
Priya Narayanan 
Retro Chopper Shooter Cleared Hot Revs Up With March Update
Cleared Hot's Chapter 1B update, due March 17, brings missile-slingshot mechanics, arcade missions, and a 30% Steam Deck performance gain to the acclaimed early access helicopter shooter.
Helen Cartwright 
The Ergonomic Keyboard Barrier That Turned Out to Be Mostly in Our Heads
Fear of the unfamiliar has kept countless desk workers on conventional keyboards for years. New hands-on reporting suggests the transition is far less painful than advertised.
Daniel Kovac 
From Disaster to Redemption: The Bazaar's Long Road Back
The Bazaar torched its own community at launch, but a year of painful course-correction has produced something remarkable. PC Gamer says it's finally worth your time.
James Callahan 
AI's Hardware Hunger Kills One of the Web's Biggest Game Archives
Myrient, one of the internet's largest retro game archives, is shutting down as AI-driven hardware price surges push its monthly costs past what donations can cover.
Oliver Pemberton 
Classic RPG Gets First Update in Four Years as Beamdog Patches Baldur's Gate
Beamdog has released its first patch in four years for the Baldur's Gate Enhanced Editions, adding Apple Silicon support, Steam cloud saves, and community translations.
Zara Mitchell