NetEase acquired No More Heroes series developer Grasshopper Manufacture back in 2021. Five years later, the Chinese conglomerate is cutting the studio loose after what CEO Goichi “SUDA51” Suda called an “amazing relationship.” The veteran developer said going indie again will help the studio with its “strong desire to deliver…

The European Commission has announced it will take action against Call of Duty Mobile, Minecraft, and nine other games that have failed to comply with its new microtransaction-related rules. In 2025, the EU published the Key Principles on In-Game Virtual Currency, a set of rules for in-game purchases. Now, the…

Okay, so, there’s a curse on the mill. A goblin put it there, it doesn’t really matter why. I need the mill to work so I can buy a blueberry pastry to give to the ferry girl so she’ll go do her job of running the ferry, which she refuses…

I’ve been playing and enjoying the World of Warcraft: Forever beta, but I’m not putting too much investment into it. After all, my character is going to be wiped when the game officially launches on November 4, and any cool items I’ve gotten or gold I’ve earned will disappear with…

Microsoft’s big Xbox reset looks a lot like what a company might do if it wanted to exit the gaming business or spin off the division into a standalone entity. Amid concerns that mass layoffs and restructuring are a prelude to shopping Xbox around, CEO Asha Sharma remains adamant that’s…

Supermassive Games is taking one of the most entertaining parts of playing Directive 8020 off the couch and bringing it online. In a post on X, the Directive 8020 developers announced that online co-op will finally be available for the space horror game this October. An update on Directive 8020’s…