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Wizards of the Coast taps James Haeck as senior D&D game designer, signaling in-house emphasis on 5e veterans
The hire follows a wave of leadership changes and signals a push to anchor Wizards’ next chapter with designers who helped define 5e.
AI, Skyblivion, and the Pinball Bug: PC Gamer’s 2025 Most-Read News Stories
Readers crowned AI-driven misfires and platform moves as the year’s defining industry moments, spanning Skyrim mods to PC business strategy.
The price of progress: memory shortages push PC gaming toward a costly horizon
AI-driven DRAM demand, supply bottlenecks, and post-pandemic frictions push RAM, SSDs, and GPUs higher, threatening entry points to PC gaming and the hobby’s future.
Star Citizen on track to hit $1 billion in player funding in 2026, but Squadron 42 release remains unclear
Backers rally behind a funding model that dwarfs many publishers, while the long-awaited single-player campaign remains uncertain and the 1.0 window murkier than ever.
GOG Founder Michał Kiciński Acquires 100% Ownership, Steering DRM-Free Platform Toward a New Chapter
Ownership shift inside the CD Projekt ecosystem preserves GOG’s independent, DRM-free identity while tying the platform to a broader publishing roadmap.
Arm vs x86: The PC gaming showdown begins, but 2025 wasn't the tipping point
Despite patchy progress in 2025, new silicon and OS support signal a multi-year shift toward Arm-powered PC gaming, with Qualcomm, Nvidia, and Valve all playing key roles.
From Betamax to a Shared Gaming Format: Former PlayStation Exec Urges Universal Standard to Grow the Console Audience
Shawn Layden argues for a consortium-driven gaming format to surpass the roughly 250 million per-generation cap, drawing lessons from VHS vs Betamax
GTA 6 Delays Refocus Industry Outlook as 2026 Schedule Takes Center Stage
Rockstar's two back-to-back delays push Grand Theft Auto 6 into late 2026, triggering a broader industry recalibration around release calendars, market dynamics, and GOTY narratives.
Steam’s 2025 Best-Selling PC Games Map a Year of Surprises and Indie Resilience
Indie titles push revenue, price-conscious buying grows, and a changed COD cadence accompanies Battlefield 6’s FPS crown in Valve’s annual Steam performance snapshot.