The Brutalist Report - gaming
- Analyst says EA plans to milk Battlefield for everything it's worth: 'Their goal is three studios making Battlefield on a 3-year basis, so they can get to Battlefield annually' [3d]
- Roblox changes policies on 'romantic and sexual content' and promises better moderation on the way as Louisiana AG repeats assertion that the platform 'is a breeding ground for sex predators' [3d]
- Dataminer casually shares alleged images of Battlefield 6's unreleased 'large' maps to reveal how big they really are [3d]
- Steam launches 'language-specific' review scores, because 'customers in different regions of the world may have vastly different experiences from each other for the same game' [3d]
- DICE lead responds to criticism that Battlefield 6 beta maps were 'not how Battlefield should be,' urges everyone to 'go play some smaller/medium maps in BF3 and BF4 to get a good example of the intensity curve' [3d]
- Nvidia's RTX Hair feature looks set to give the cast of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle some fabulously luscious locks [3d]
- Nvidia announces the official release of Smooth Motion for RTX 40-series GPUs, enabling Frame Generation in unsupported games [3d]
- Nvidia announces the 'biggest launch in GeForce Now RTX history': RTX 5080 performance, local-style installs, better game streaming quality, and more [3d]
- Nvidia DLSS Override is getting a global toggle, allowing you to easily force Multi Frame Gen and transformer upscaling across all regular FG and DLSS games [3d]
- Game publisher caught using AI-generated influencers in ads says they were submitted by TikTok users, will investigate 'irregularities' with the social media app [3d]
- The new Fallout Season 2 images tease more pre-war flashbacks—which was honestly the best part of Fallout Season 1 [3d]
- Phasmophobia dev says there are 'plans for 1.0' and doesn't rule out a sequel: 'It would be a fun challenge to see if we could do another one' [3d]
- Shenmue 3 is getting a dolled-up edition that makes John Shenmue more beautiful than ever before [3d]
- Can't afford the $7,000 gold-plated Asus RTX 5090? How about the downright reasonable $2,589 RTX 5080 Core version? [3d]
- Legendary rapper Ice Cube is currently sitting at a PC denying Minecraft compensation claims [3d]
- Colorful's cat-themed B650 motherboard now has an optional kitty-based BIOS, a combination of words I really didn't think I'd be writing today [4d]
- You can already earn 24 exclusive items for Battlefield 6's launch, but I'm afraid you'll have to play Battlefield 2042 to get them [4d]
- How well do you know videogame NPCs? Put your know-how to the test with our latest quiz [4d]
- If you're having a bad day, here's a pick-me-up: A bunch of Riot higher-ups had to talk about 'what the word goon meant' at a leadership meeting [4d]
- Sword of the Sea review [4d]
- China has reportedly told its data center operators to source more than 50% of their chips from domestic manufacturers in an effort to break away from US tech [4d]
- Mafia: The Old Country is getting an open-world mode, which is weird because it already has one [4d]
- We can't keep making videogame stories for players who aren't paying attention to them [4d]
- I've been humbled by a surprisingly robust roguelite action RPG where you control two characters at once [4d]
- 'Someone is going to lose a phenomenal amount of money' says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about unwise AI investment. 'When bubbles happen, smart people get overexcited about a kernel of truth' [4d]
- Here's how to watch all the announcements and world premieres at the Future Games Show at Gamescom 2025 [4d]
- 'You will definitely see some companies go make Japanese anime sex bots,' says OpenAI's Sam Altman about AI relationships. 'You will not see us do that' [4d]
- Peak devs admit they've been speaking through Bing Bong, but not anymore: 'Anyone claiming that the devs are joining them through Bing Bong, or any other way, they are full of sh*t' [4d]
- EA's new Skate game will have live service seasons, and I'm trying not to let that Fortnite-type dread get to me [4d]
- Disney Dreamlight Valley's newest update includes an Inside Out-themed realm, 2 characters, and a retro Star Path [4d]
- The deeply simulated roguelike strangeness of Caves of Qud won this year's Hugo Award for Best Game or Interactive Work [4d]
- Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for August 18 (#1521) [4d]
- Sketch crew Aunty Donna's latest improv piece turned their set into a giant side-scrolling videogame and it's great [4d]
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (August 18, 2025) [4d]
- There's already a rollback mod so you can once again kill the bosses in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers who were rendered unkillable in a patch [4d]
- My favorite new desktop buddy on Steam is a cat that goes fishing [4d]
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