Congrats, Andrew! You're almost certainly not reading this, but regardless, it's only polite for me to offer you a big well done, Mr Wilson. After all, you, EA's CEO, were paid $30.5 million (around £22 million) in the financial year just gone, nearly $5 million (around £3.6 million) than you were the one before that. Meanwhile, the company's full-time workers only took home $117,000 (around £85k) on average, down from $149,000 (around £108k) in 2024, and the lowest since 2022, which saw EA employees earn $116,000 (around £84.5k) according to the average EA used. In order to illustrate just how huge the gulf between the cash given to Wilson per year and the median pay of the people under him who actually do the work, Game File's Stephen Totilo has made a hugely stretched graph that's well worth checking out if you want a good laugh followed by a big sigh. Read more View the full article
Remedy's Control spin-off shooter, FBC: Firebreak, has topped one million players. While the game is free-to-play for Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus subscribers, the studio called it a "significant milestone," despite acknowledging "there is still a lot of work ahead of us." "As of last night, we have surpassed 1 million players in FBC: Firebreak. This is a significant milestone, so thank you for playing from all of us at Remedy," the studio said in a post on social media. "We know there is still a lot of work ahead of us, and we are super-motivated about it. We have a lot of exciting things cooking for Firebreak players! More about that soon." Last week, the team identified a problem with "the first hour experience," saying that FBC: Firebreak's opening gameplay was not "a great experience due to a combination of things," including issues with onboarding, poorly explained systems and tools, and "a lack of clarity as to what to do in the Jobs and how to do the work effectively." The developer also said: "the power fantasy isn't great in the first hours of the game as starting weapons feel weak, and unlocking higher-tier weapons requires a bit too much grinding." "Right now, despite how sparse the story can seem in moments, there’s a lot of fun to be had wrangling erratic monsters in Remedy’s spectacularly absurd bureaucratic setting," we wrote in IGN's FBC: Firebreak review in progress. "I’ll be playing more this week and wrap up this review as soon as I’ve tested the limits of Remedy’s chaotic cooperative job simulator." Remedy also recently confirmed its plans for ongoing support post-launch, including two new Jobs (missions) coming in 2025. More updates will arrive in 2026, the developer said. All playable content released post launch, such as Jobs, will be free to all players. Players have the option to buy cosmetics, but none of these items will affect gameplay, and there will be no limited-time rotations or daily log-ins, Remedy insisted. It's a busy time for Alan Wake developer Remedy, which has a number of projects on the go. As well as FBC: Firebreak, it's working on Control 2 and the Max Payne and Max Payne 2 remake compilation. Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky. View the full article
Following on from the Capcom Spotlight event, Monster Hunter Wildshas revealed the patch notes for its 1.020 update, which will introduce over 100 bug fixes and new content. The free update will release on Monday June 30, 2025 4:30 a.m. UTC (Sunday June 29, 2025 9:30 p.m. PT), and will also include the introduction of the Lagiacrus and Seregios hunts. View the full article
Apocalypse Express brings exciting real-time post-apocalyptic train defence to Early Access and I'm looking forward to more of it. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
There used to be - and might still be - a tradition at the ***'s Reading music festival where you'd be lying in your sleeping bag at night and you'd suddenly hear a low rumbling in the distance, which would then become indecipherable shouting, which you'd soon realise was rows of campers shouting the word 'bollocks' from their tents in a sort of ******** wave, getting louder and closer as you waited in fizzy anticipation for your turn to shout. You'd then listen to the whole thing play out in reverse as the bollocktide receded into the pleasant autumn twilight. I thought about this as I read multiple headlines referring to the Windows blue screen of death as 'iconic' this morning. Extreme annoyance elevated to the status of folk legend. Mythologising a shared experience of catastrophe. The whole world shouting 'bollocks' together. Read more View the full article
Capcom has revealed the full Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 2 patch notes ahead of its launch next week including major Steam updates. View the full article
The man forever fated to be known as the creator of Deus Ex would like you to know that he did not, in fact, create Deus Ex. Not single-handedly, anyway. In a video marking the 25th (oh my god) anniversary of the first Deus Ex, Warren Spector emerged from his hermitage to wish everyone a very merry what a shame... Read more.View the full article
The Festival of Accord: Flamefete will also be available during this Title Update's launch with Arch-tempered Uth Duna as a limited-time quest coming later in July. View the full article
Despite currently sitting above the likes of GTA 5, Elden Ring Nightreign, and Dune: Awakening in the fourth spot on Steam's most-played chart, a Bongo Cat clicker game is "actually losing us money in the end", according to its devs. So, why are developers Irox Games and their CEO Marcel Zurawka keeping this app about a meme cat that sits on your desktop and drops a big slap every time you click on a thing going? Well, in an interview with Eurogamer, they explained that the bot-infested idler's true worth is in helping advertise another game they're trying to vault up the Steam pre-release popularity charts. Read more View the full article
Remedy says it still has “a lot of work” to do as it announced that FBC: Firebreak passed the 1 million players milestone. The game was released on June 17 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC, and was available on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and PlayStation Plus on day one. The Alan Wake 2 studio confirmed on social media that 1 million people had now played FBC: Firebreak, but acknowledged that it still had work to do improving the game. Read More... View the full article
The much loved 3D platformer A Hat in Time just got a surprise patch to update the game for newer graphics APIs. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Need a new first-person dungeon-crawling RPG? Perhaps it's time to check out Monomyth. The devs just updated it with better Steam Deck and gamepad support. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
The Painkiller reboot from Anshar Studios and 3D Realms is now confirmed for release on October 9 with a new trailer. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
An uncomfortable question I've been asking myself this morning is, now that Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2's free Siege mode update is out, how much money I'd be convinced to part with if they, I dunno, added some Orks. Just a couple Orks. Few grots. Maybe a happy little squig. I ended up really enjoying the game after a rough start, and now this co-op horde mode is here, I think it's time to just, you know, pretend the whole Tzeentch thing never happened. It's a horde mode. Add some horde enemies. Happy little squig, you know? Look at him bounce. Wheeeeee. Anyway the question is uncomfortable because my answer is, depressingly, however much they asked for. What do you mean Kill Team: Typhon is out of stock everywhere? Yes, I haven't even opened the last two boxes, but I'm not sure what that has to do with anything. Here's a trailer anyway. Warning: it's got space marines taking themselves very seriously in it. Read more View the full article
Jump the Track has a great visual style and a fun looking blend of a comedy visual novel with pachinko, and now it has Linux and macOS support. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Valve released another set of Beta updates for the SteamOS Client and Steam Desktop to bring in bug fixes and expanded support. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
The FTC has issued an additional round of refunds to Fortnite players. This action stems from the $245 million settlement made by Epic Games in 2022, following accusations that the company used "deceptive practices" to entice unwanted purchases from consumers. The first round of refunds came in December 2024, and it included 629,344 individual payments to Fortnite players who made a claim for compensation. View the full article
The popular Steam co-op game PEAK recently had a very successful launch and is already planning for the future. Developers Aggro Crab and Landfall Games take the time to thank the gaming community for its support and pave the way for future content. It’s encouraging to hear that smaller indie games can still exceed expectations in the current climate of Death Stranding and Elden Ring sequels, as budding climbers continue to rave about PEAK. View the full article
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