Hardware is getting more expensive. Games are becoming pricier to make and buy. Employment numbers ain’t looking so hot. Also there’s this lil war disrupting the economy. It’s not the exact recipe we had for the original video game crash of the 1980s, but in the latest issue of Edge…

Published Sep 5, 2026, 3:46 PM EDT James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a third-generation Texan who has written professionally…

As a TGA Game of the Year winner, it’s no surprise that It Takes Two has proven influential to indie developers across the world. Not only are there co-op projects being worked on with similar gameplay styles, giving players control of two distinct characters with different objectives and roles in…

Published Sep 5, 2026, 3:36 PM EDT Drew Swanson is a News Article Editor from the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Being a gamer all his life and enjoying everything from ARPGs like Diablo to JRPGs like Pokemon and Persona, his love of digging into game lore and history naturally…

Bungie has a massive office headquartered in the very expensive real estate market of Bellevue, Washington. It more than doubled its size back in 2021, a move born of Destiny 2‘s ongoing success during the pandemic, which is hard now not to interpret as a sign of hubris and mismanagement.…

Later this month, Harry Potter fans can look forward to a brand-new story all about Lily and James Potter, Harry’s parents. By the time the first Harry Potter book begins, Lily and James Potter have already been killed by Voldemort, leaving Harry an orphan. Throughout the series, Harry learns more…