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Why Did Flappy Bird Get Banned? The Game’s Demise And The 2025 Revival Explained

Explore the rise and fall of viral game Flappy Bird! Learn why the addictive mobile game was removed from app stores in February 2014 and its 2025 revival.

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Almost 200 members of Blizzard's Overwatch 2 team have unionized: "The biggest issue was the layoffs at the beginning of 2024"

This is the second wall-to-wall union to form at Blizzard since the World of Warcraft team organized in July 2024

GamesRadar

John Cena Intensifies GTA 6 Release Date Chatter, Suggesting In-Game Appearance

WWE's John Cena ignites GTA 6 release date buzz with a cryptic social media post, hinting at his possible involvement in the highly anticipated game.

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Hi-Rez will only be giving 'minor updates' to Smite and Paladins now it's laying off around 70 employees, but don't worry, Smite 2 is the 'primary focus of the newly streamlined operations'

"Active development of Paladins is being halted. No more major updates are expected".

PC Gamer

Less than 4 months after revealing his studio's new game, Michael Condrey has reportedly been given the boot by 2K Games

Project Ethos didn't make much of an early impression, and now Condrey is "transitioning his role" to an advisory position.

PC Gamer

Gamers Could Pay Billions After Tariffs

Ahead of President Trump's imposed tariffs, the Entertainment Software Association has released a note about the effects it could have on video games.

Inverse

25 Years Later, One Of The Most Important PC Games Ever Will Finally Be Playable Again

'The Sims' and 'The Sims 2' are reportedly being re-released after over a decade in obscurity.

Inverse

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Billion-dollar video game: is this the most expensive piece of entertainment ever made?

How player-funded development launched a multiplayer game of galactic proportions – and costs – in Star Citizen

The Guardian - UK

GTA 6’s release date is still on track for May 2026, here’s everything we know

Rockstar Games is still confident of its May 2026 release date, but fans aren’t so sure

The Independent UK

Elon Musk Somehow Found Time to Rank in the Top 20 of 'Diablo IV'

In the midst of running his companies and campaigning for Donald Trump, Elon Musk somehow found time to do very well in Diablo IV

Player One

Concord development deal reportedly rivaled The Last of Us Part 2 and Horizon Forbidden West at $200 million, which Sony has now chucked into a big ol' furnace

Concord was a huge loss in every sense

GamesRadar

For the 30th time—yes, we're still counting—Ubisoft reassures everyone that Beyond Good and Evil 2 is still happening

The long-suffering project is now under the guidance of industry veteran Fawzi Mesmar, who has taken over as creative director.

PC Gamer

Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date, Price, Features, Specs, and Launch Games for the New Console

Nintendo's Switch 2, the next gen hybrid console, is the belle of the gaming ball. We dive through all the details, including price, specs, and games.

Inverse

Blizzard is reportedly 'incubating' a StarCraft shooter again, which would be the developer's 3rd attempt at the accursed concept

"Perhaps after Ghost and Ares, the third time would be the charm."

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Following Concord's shutdown, the hero shooter's director is reportedly stepping down and taking on a "support role" as some Firewalk devs fear mass layoffs

A new report says staff at Firewalk are in "limbo"

PC Gamer

Concord game director reportedly steps down as Firewalk developers fear layoffs or a possible closure

Sony apparently still hasn't made up its mind what to do with Concord.

PC Gamer

You can now add Fortnite to the list of things someone has put Doom into

It looks like E1M1, but it's not.

The Guardian - AU

Game over for Kotaku, Lifehacker and Gizmodo. Is this truly the end of Australian gaming journalism?

The brands that kickstarted my career might be gone but as long as there’s appetite for video game content there’s hope

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Vice, Kotaku, Refinery29 to no longer publish in Australia after Pedestrian Group announces restructure

Dozens of jobs to be cut as the Nine-owned media company decides to end its use of brand licences and focus on wholly owned brands

Windows Central

Assassin's Creed remakes are officially on the way — but which games are being rebuilt?

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot shares that Assassin's Creed players can look forward to remakes, but exactly which games are getting rebuilt?

The Guardian - UK

The disturbing online misogyny of Gamergate has returned – if it ever went away

While some of their language has changed the sentiment of this aggressive online movement is just as distressing. As one of their targets, I should know

Windows Central

Xbox honcho Phil Spencer's Fallout 76 C.A.M.P. was NUKED. To keep your virtual homestead safe, here's a guide to not following in his radioactive footsteps.

Players have been saddened by the news of Xbox's latest studio closures. So when a user nuked Phil Spencer in Fallout 76, they cheered. Here's the story!

PC Gamer

Magic's most-valuable card hits an absurd $3 million after 'private sale', some call shenanigans, no one knows what's real, but what's true is it was bought with bitcoin

The Alpha Black Lotus is now the single most valuable card in existence.

GamesRadar

A year after Redfall's disappointing launch, players are still waiting for a $100 special edition bonus

The Bite Back Edition is yet to deliver its exclusive Hero Pass

PC Gamer

Game studio owner suddenly lays everyone off and blames a Kotaku report that hasn't been published

Possibility Space's founder claims that leaks to press—which haven't been made public—led to a conversation that closed the studio.

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