ARC Raiders breaks through as a new gaming IP, setting a high bar for extraction shooters | review
ARC Raiders seemed destined for failure when it launched on October 30 for the PC and consoles. An extraction shooter, it was squished in...
How Dead Ops Arcade 4 evolved from Easter egg to full game in Black Ops 7 | interview
The surprises in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 range from machetes falling from the sky to a gigantic version of a foul-mouthed soldier....
Microsoft Xbox partners with ESW to sell custom controllers in 27 more countries
Microsoft’s Xbox Design Lab, a service that lets gamers design their own custom Xbox Wireless Controllers and Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless Controllers, has...
Blueberry appoints Amy Madison Luo as CEO to boost digital fashion
Blueberry, one of the world’s largest digital fashion houses, has appointed Amy Madison Luo as its new CEO and chief creative director. Luo’s leadership...
HYTOPIA’s post-Minecraft pivot aims to give UGC developers more control
When Mojang banned NFT projects from the Minecraft ecosystem in 2022, many blockchain-enabled server communities died overnight. For Max Holmes and Braydon Batungbacal, co-founders...
Building worlds that last: How John Hight is streamlining Wizards of the Coast’s franchise strategy
One year after stepping in as president of Wizards of the Coast, John Hight is celebrating his wins — and looking toward the future. It’s...
GDC salary survey: Average salary is $142K, but 24% have been laid off in past 2 years
The average salary for U.S.-based game professionals in 2025 was $142,000, slightly up from a year before, according to an annual salary survey by...
How Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 devs view competition with Battlefield | interview
The developers at Treyarch and the nine or ten other game studios finishing up Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 are under pressure this...
How game devs threaded Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 multiplayer and the campaign | Raven interview
In Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, multiplayer combat and the co-op campaign are more integrated than ever. This is exclusive GB MAX content....
Dead Ops Arcade 4 game is one of the small delights of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will debut with Dead Ops Arcade 4: Papaback in Black, and this time, lead developer Treyarch isn’t making...