Against the Storm feels like WarCraft without the war, and it’s weirdly calming

Enlarge / I’d like to pretend I’d built a settlement this neatly compact and organized—with street grids, even—but alas, this is a provided screenshot. Hooded Horse Back when WarCraft, StarCraft,

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Reminder: Donate to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes

Enlarge / Just some of the prizes you can win in this year’s charity drive sweepstakes. Kyle Orland If you’ve been too busy playing Against the Storm to take part in

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First wave of AAA iPhone games sees a big new release—and a notable delay

The trailer for Resident Evil 4 on iOS. Apple’s AAA gaming ambitions for the iPhone 15 Pro saw both a release and a delay this week. When Apple unveiled the

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Reminder: Donate to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes

Enlarge / Just some of the prizes you can win in this year’s charity drive sweepstakes. Kyle Orland If you’ve been too busy reading about major game publisher leaks to take

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Google’s Android app store monopoly violates antitrust law, jury finds

Enlarge / Artist’s conception of Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney jumping for joy at news of the verdict. Epic Games Epic vs. Apple/Google View more stories While Epic’s antitrust arguments

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Wolverine-developer Insomniac Games sees 1.67TB of secrets leaked in data breach

Enlarge / An officially released image for Insomniac Games’ upcoming game Wolverine. Acclaimed Sony-owned game development studio Insomniac Games became the victim of a large-scale ransomware attack this week, as

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An Interview with Cities: Skylines 2 developer’s CEO, Mariina Hallikainen

Enlarge / Colossal Order CEO Mariina Hallikainen, from the company’s “Winter Recap” video. Colossal Order/Paradox Interactive/YouTube It’s not often you see the CEO of a developer suggest their game is

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Google’s Stadia Controller salvage operation will run for another year

Enlarge / Like it never even happened. Aurich Lawson / Getty Images Stadia might be dead, but the controllers for Google’s cloud-based gaming platform are still out there. With the

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E3 is officially dead, and so is the version of the industry it was made for

Enlarge / RIP to a real one. Aurich Lawson Update (Dec. 12, 2023): After missing four years in a row due to COVID and waning industry interest, the Entertainment Software

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E3 memory lane: Ars’ favorite moments from the show’s over-the-top past

Enlarge / This photo is exactly what it was like to be on the E3 show floor. Exactly. Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Today’s news that the Electronic Entertainment Expo

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