Wordle today: Answer and hint #1494 for July 22

We’ve got all sorts of Wordle help waiting below, ranging from the sweet and simple to the more thoughtful. Use our tips to make the most out of every letter you uncover, and turn every new puzzle into a winner. There’s a clue for the July 22 (1494) game around here as well, something to … Read more

Stop Killing Games’ EU initiative hits 1.4 million signatures—and if at least 1 million are valid, it’s off to the European Commission

Stop Killing Games (which just under a month ago was all doom and gloom) has soared past its prior goals—not only garnering enough attention to have Ubisoft’s CEO sweating during a shareholder meeting, but now soaring past 1.4 million signatories on the European Citizens’ Initiative. “Stop Killing Games” is a movement started by YouTuber of … Read more

Netgear Nighthawk RS600 review | PC Gamer

Today’s best Netgear Nighthawk RS600 deals Netgear’s current crop of Nighthawk Wi-Fi routers—and there are a lot of them—all have the kind of looks that, were they gaming PCs, might hide ridiculous amounts of rendering power behind their otherwise anonymous black exteriors. And in a way they do, if you replace the word ‘rendering’ with … Read more

DICE finally proves it’s listening to fans, will let Battlefield 6 beta players have classic class weapons

EA has done what I was starting to worry was impossible: Make a rational, popular design decision around Battlefield 6 classes. Earlier this year, the studio caught heat for a series of dev blogs detailing how Battlefield 6’s class system would carry over an unpopular Battlefield 2042 change that allowed all classes to use all … Read more

John Romero says indies are the future of game development: ‘These people are the ones that make triple-A studios go, ‘Wait a minute, we need to start doing this”

I wouldn’t blame you for feeling like the games industry is in a dire state. Microsoft’s recent layoffs and studio closures are just the latest in a years-long, industry-wide bloodletting where successful game releases don’t provide any protection against corporate downsizing. Things aren’t great at the moment, but legendary shooter designer John Romero says that … Read more

Gabe Newell says AI is a ‘significant technology transition’ on a par with the emergence of computers or the internet, and will be ‘a cheat code for people who want to take advantage of it’

The co-founder of Valve Corporation, Gabe Newell, recently gave an interview to YouTuber Zalkar Saliev. The ocean-going billionaire shares his thoughts on everything from his daily routine to startup culture, but one of the largest themes is AI: and the “funny situation” Newell foresees whereby people who can’t code become “more effective developers of value” … Read more

Bloodlines 2 studio The Chinese Room has bought its own independence, but also laid off employees for the second time in two months

As reported by Game Developer, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 developer The Chinese Room has bought its own independence from former owner Sumo Digital, but laid off an undisclosed number of employees in the process, bringing its total headcount to 55⁠. The management buyout was done with the help of venture capital funding, and … Read more

Abiotic Factor 1.0 release date—When to expect Cold Fusion’s new upgrades by timezone

The Abiotic Factor 1.0 update is almost here, finally bringing the Half-Life-inspired survival crafting adventure to its first version complete milestone. As far as early access games go, it’s been a brief and fairly consistent journey—the rare, smooth roadmap rollout since Abiotic Factor’s early release in May 2024. Over the last year, developer Deep Field … Read more