There's been a lot of talk about resurrecting Hytale since Riot cancelled development of the Minecraft-inspired sandbox RPG last week. Most of it is originating from original Hypixel Studios founder Simon Collins-Laflamme, who recently committed to reaching out to Riot to see what can be done. But there's an unexpected name in the conversation, too: Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone.Barone's interest in Hytale came to light through a Discord message,...

You might know Palworld for its jaw-dropping player counts, its uncanny resemblance to the world's biggest media franchise, or its legal battle with Nintendo over that last thing I mentioned. Despite all the hubbub, it's just a pretty alright survival crafting game full of cute monster buddies parodying (or ripping off, depending on how cynical you are) Pokémon. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I suppose, and...

Over the weekend, Chris Wilson, co-founder of Path of Exile developer Grinding Gear Games, surprised ARPG devotees with an unexpected announcement. During an hourlong interview with Diablo designer David Brevik in celebration of Diablo 2's 25th anniversary, Wilson revealed that he's started a new game development studio, and that he's already got a new game project underway.An official filing says that Wilson's capacity as Grinding Gear Games director ended in...

The Minecraft-inspired sandbox RPG Hytale is cancelled, but it's not necessarily dead. In the wake of Riot's decision to pull the plug on development last week, Hypixel Studios co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme has expressed interest in the possibility of bringing it back to life, and says he's willing to put his money—a lot of money—where his mouth is.Hytale was revealed to the world in 2018, when it had already been in...

One of the most contentious parts of Overwatch 2 may just be something that players have not so lovingly named Counterwatch. It's the act of swapping heroes mid-fight to counter strong enemies, and it can be enough to send some players into a swirling rage. It's pretty fundamental to Overwatch 2, but for Stadium it's a different story."No hero swapping has been one of the core foundational pillars of the...

The latest Diablo 4 season'll be introducing Horadric Spellcrafting—a seasonal power that lets players kitbash their own spells together which, as you might imagine, is being tested on the public test realms (PTR). Anyone who's played Oblivion before will be able to tell you that custom spell creation systems are notoriously hard to balance, and that truth has borne out here to spectacular effect.As announced in a developer diary (thanks,...

Benjamin Franklin once remarked—of his time starring in Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed 3—that three may keep a secret if two of them are dead. He was right, because the almost-certainly-upcoming remake of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is probably the worst-kept secret in videogames right now. People just cannot button their yaps about it.Earlier this month, we wrote about a loose-lipped merch maker who chatted away about "something" happening with AC4...

This year we've seen a massive crackdown on AI tech shipments into China with mounting fears they might be powering the country's military. It's gotten to the point that high-end cards are being geotracked while the US continues to pressure ports like Malaysia to keep these rigs out of China's hands.Now, the latest development in a Singaporean case around the United States' campaign to cease Nvidia shipments to China has...

Great moments in PC gaming are bite-sized celebrations of some of our favorite gaming memories.When I say I like turn-based combat in any RPG that gives you a whole party to manage—and can I just mention how glad I am the collective noun for a group of adventurers is "party" and not something boring like "fellowship" or whatever—sometimes people think I mean the kind of combat you get in games...

Sometimes a law comes into conversation that seems so simple and obvious you might have assumed it already existed. That's how I felt when reading The Guardian talk about Denmark's new strategy to help tackle AI imitations such as deepfakes.Rather than go after the AI creators in this case, Denmark is making what feels like a very prudent decision. It's changing copyright law, so that everyone simply owns their own...