Hytale was supposed to be the Minecraft killer. Then Riot Games shut it down in June 2025. Now it’s coming to early access January 13, 2026 after the original founder bought it back and rehired the team.

Games Workshop is now worth over $8 billion, Warhammer 40K dominated 2024’s entertainment franchises, and Space Marine 2 sold 7 million copies. Here’s how miniature plastic soldiers conquered pop culture.

The Hollow Knight developers just confirmed they’re working on Silksong DLC and thinking about what comes next. But with games taking seven years each, they’re worried about how many projects they can finish before, well, dying.

AdHoc Studio’s Dispatch defied all conventional wisdom about episodic releases. Their superhero workplace comedy hit 2 million sales in a month by doing what everyone said was impossible in 2025.

After Valve permanently banned the experimental horror game Horses, CD Projekt’s GOG storefront publicly backed the indie developer and opened pre-orders. It’s a rare moment where a major storefront called out Steam’s opaque moderation policies.

Tormented Souls 2 proved that old-school survival horror still has a devoted audience. The fixed camera angles and tank controls might seem dated, but players can’t get enough.

The action RPG just reversed years of promises that all gameplay content would be free. Now the community is calling it a betrayal, and the Krafton acquisition looms large over everything.

Konami’s latest horror hit broke franchise records in just four days, and the developers credit an unexpected marketing force: the internet’s creativity and the game’s lead actress streaming her own playthrough.

The indie game platform waived all fees for Creator Day, letting developers keep every penny from sales. It’s a move that highlights everything different about itch.io compared to bigger marketplaces.

Let It Die: Inferno updated its Steam page to disclose substantial use of generative AI in voices, music, graphics, and videos. The December 4 release is now facing massive backlash as players realize AI touched nearly every aspect of the roguelike sequel’s production.