Gaming

Veteran designer Warren Spector calls time on 40-year gaming career

• Warren Spector retires after 40-plus years in game design
• Known for Ultima Underworld, System Shock and Deus Ex
• Credits team collaboration, citing Epic Mickey as a highlight

Veteran video game designer Warren Spector has announced his retirement after a career spanning more than four decades, saying he feels he has accomplished what he set out to do in interactive entertainment. Spector is best known for creating influential titles including Ultima Underworld, System Shock and Deus…

Sega’s 84-Hour Open-World Masterpiece Has Aged Like Fine Wine

• Yakuza series' ninth entry reunites dual protagonists in Honolulu, balancing crime narrative with leisure-focused exploration
• Extensive minigames and turn-based combat with diverse character classes provide 80+ hours of content
• Currently available discounted on Steam, Xbox Game Pass, and PlayStation Plus subscriptions

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth had plenty of opposition from other big-ticket RPGs when it launched in 2024. If you missed it, now's the time to play.

Call of Duty Socials Accidentally Post Placeholder Marketing Image for Modern Warfare 4, Fans Suspect AI Usage

• Call of Duty accidentally posted a placeholder image for Modern Warfare 4
• Warped gun graphic led fans to suspect AI generation
• Activision has previously admitted using AI tools for game assets

The Call of Duty social media team accidentally posted an internal marketing image for the upcoming Modern Warfare 4, prompting fans to speculate that it may have been AI-generated. The image showed a soldier walking towards the camera to promote the game's Gamescom appearance, but observers noticed the…

Physical Disc Fans Must Wait to Play Control Resonant on PS5

• Control Resonant's physical PS5 edition delayed to 15th October 2026.
• Digital version still launches 24th September; game has gone gold.
• Remedy gave no clear reason, echoing a similar Alan Wake 2 delay.

Remedy has confirmed that Control Resonant has gone gold, meaning the game's development is complete ahead of its digital launch on PS5, but physical disc copies will now arrive later than planned. The digital version remains on track for release via PS Store on 24th September 2026, while…

GTA 6 leaks show a game that looks like more GTA, but not a revolution

• Leaked GTA 6 footage suggests the game will deliver familiar gameplay rather than revolutionary innovations
• Rockstar's design focus remains on detailed world elements and mini-games over radical system overhauls
• The clips show basketball mechanics and conventional police chases, indicating continuity with the franchise formula

It sure doesn't look like the reinvention of the wheel(s).

Epic Mickey Brought An Icon Back To Disney, And Warren Specter Doesn’t Want You To Forget

After over four decades in video games, developer Warren Specter is retiring from the industry. But as Specter moves towards the door, he wants to make sure that the team behind his 2010 game Epic Mickey gets their due for bringing one of Walt Disney's earliest creations back…

Felicia Day, Wil Wheaton on New Tabletop Gaming Show ‘Conludo,’ How ‘The Guild’ Reunion Movie Will Be Impacted by a Denied California Tax Credit

• Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton launch new tabletop show "Conludo"
• Tied to Kickstarter for "The Guild" reunion film, now $5.26m raised
• Revives "TableTop" spirit with celebrity guests playing games together

Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton are reuniting for a new tabletop gaming show called "Conludo," launching as bonus content tied to the Kickstarter campaign for "The Guild: Ren Faire'd," a reunion film for Day's web series "The Guild." The 10-episode show, whose name is Latin for "play together,"…

GTA 6 Gameplay and Map Appear to Leak Online, Group Reportedly Responsible Threatens Rockstar Over All-Digital Future

• Apparent GTA 6 gameplay footage and full map image leaked online
• Group "CyberLeek" threatens publishers over digital-only, paid DLC practices
• Rockstar yet to confirm authenticity; game still due 19 November 2026

Grand Theft Auto 6 appears to have suffered a fresh leak, with what look like genuine gameplay videos and an image of the game's complete map circulating online just months before its release. The material is linked to a website and cryptocurrency reportedly tied to a group calling…

One of Breaking Bad’s Best Episodes Is Coming to Theaters Soon

• Breaking Bad's "Face Off" finale screens at Alamo Drafthouse on 7 September.
• Event marks "Breaking Bad Day," Walter White's birthday celebration.
• Tickets need a $10 voucher; fans get themed freebies like a Heisenberg hat.

An episode of Breaking Bad is heading back to the big screen, with the Season 4 finale, "Face Off," set to screen at Alamo Drafthouse cinemas on 7 September. The event marks "Breaking Bad Day," a celebration timed to protagonist Walter White's fictional birthday, and gives fans a…

‘Live-service is a red flag for us’: Why one publisher is embracing an older kind of multiplayer hit: peer-to-peer, server browsers, and organic community

• A publisher reportedly avoids live-service multiplayer models as a "red flag."
• It favours peer-to-peer connections and classic server browsers instead.
• Organic player communities are preferred over manufactured live-service engagement.

A PC Gamer article reports that one game publisher is deliberately steering away from the live-service multiplayer model, which it reportedly views as a "red flag," in favour of older, more established multiplayer approaches. Instead of persistent online services requiring constant server maintenance and monetisation updates, the publisher…