Latest articles by Dustin Bailey
Publishers are absolutely terrified "preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes," so the US copyright office has struck down a major effort for game preservation
News "This fails the needs of citizens in favor of a weak sauce argument from the industry, and it's really disappointing"
Blindfolded Super Mario 64 speedrunner sets new world record in a disastrous attempt where he died 7 times and declared "this run sucks"
News "I'm not saying this to make the speedrun meme. This run literally sucks"
Overwatch 2 devs say a "world where both 5v5 and 6v6 exist permanently" is on the table as they experiment with a return to 12-player modes
News "We know our players can want more than one experience"
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered tech analysis says it's almost more remake than remaster, rivaling the fantastic Shadow of the Colossus and Demon's Souls remakes
News You can split hairs over the difference between a remake and a remaster, but this is looking like a good one
Remastered Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor Yooka-Replaylee is pointedly not saying it's coming to Switch 2, but it's definitely letting fans think that it is
News Just "Nintendo," huh?
After dropping 5 of the best platformers ever made and taking an 11-year hiatus, Ubisoft is finally considering a Rayman revival
News Rayman lives?
Anti-piracy company Denuvo is tired of gamers saying its DRM is bad for games: "It's super hard to see, as a gamer, what is the immediate benefit"
News "I'm a gamer myself, and therefore I know what I'm talking about"
A bizarre PS2 tie-in to a disastrous French CG movie has held the final performance of Harry Potter's original Dumbledore captive for 20 years, and it's finally been preserved
News The bizarre story of Kaena is coming back around
Monster Hunter Wilds open beta starts next week with crossplay across all platforms, but PS5 players can get in early through PS Plus
News It even features the full character creator so you can spend a dozen hours perfecting your look now instead of February
After 15 years in development, this infamously deep D&D-inspired roguelike finally goes 1.0 in December
News Caves of Qud is finally upon us
The team behind the excellent Prince of Persia Metroidvania has reportedly been disbanded because Ubisoft wants those devs on games with better sales potential
News Making a great game can't save you from the game industry, apparently
Shigeru Miyamoto thought Banjo-Kazooie was so great it helped convince him to delay Zelda: Ocarina of Time - "It's so amazing that we don't want to be outdone"
News Miyamoto was a Banjo fan before any of us
Naughty Dog's next game is reportedly all about "player freedom," and it might just make good on the original idea for The Last of Us 2
News "You are all not ready for how amazing this thing is going to be"
This Steam Next Fest action-RPG is a delightful throwback to '90s anime and SNES classics, even if it is also marketing for a much bigger and hornier deckbuilder JRPG
News Divine Dynamo Flamefrit looks like much more than a bonus game
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 devs confirm the FPS is launching without the controversial Riot Shield
News 33 weapons but the Riot Shield is nowhere to be found
Beloved factory management game Factorio launches its sequel-sized DLC to 98% overwhelmingly positive reviews and an all-time player count record
News Space Age is more than ready for lift-off
Spider-Man 2 DLC hopes dashed as Insomniac confirms "we have no additional story content planned" while touting the new PC port
News No DLC for now
The Ys X: Nordics Steam Next Fest demo is the best JRPG comfort food I've had all year, a meaty 8 hours long, and also available on PS5 and Switch
News The best-kept secret in JRPGs doesn't shouldn't be secret anymore
This sealed copy of the 1989 Prince of Persia was $5 at Sears and got donated to Goodwill - now it's sold for $2,000 on eBay
News A princely sum
With a straight face, Arma 4 dev says it's "coming 2027," and suddenly the GTA 6 wait doesn't seem so bad anymore
News Meanwhile Elder Scrolls 6 hopefuls are crumbling to dust
Subnautica 2, the third Subnautica game, hits early access in 2025 and finally brings multiplayer to the survival game series
News A deep sea horror shared is a deep sea horror halved
6 months after Yoko Taro thanked fans for archiving his work on Nier and Drakengard, Square Enix is shutting them down
News One of mankind's less glorious moments
After 13 years, this canceled pirate God of War-like is making a comeback and its Steam Next Fest demo is the right kind of bad to satisfy my PS3 nostalgia
News This is the best bad demo you'll play during Steam Next Fest
