California Games – это спортивная игра, предлагающая соревноваться в нескольких калифорнийских видах спорта. Игрокам предстоит освоить скейтбординг, серфинг, катание на роликах, фрисби и футбэг. Каждый вид спорта имеет свои уникальные правила и управление, требующие от игрока точности и координации. Геймплей строится на прохождении коротких, но динамичных уровней, где необходимо демонстрировать мастерство и выполнять трюки для набора очков. Успех зависит от правильного выбора момента для прыжка, балансировки и использования специальных движений. Игра предлагает соревноваться как в одиночку, так и с друзьями, по очереди демонстрируя свои навыки в каждом из видов спорта. California Games – это аркадный симулятор, который проверит вашу ловкость и умение быстро адаптироваться к различным спортивным дисциплинам.
"It was a pretty harrowing three months" – Undead Labs head Philip Holt on what happened after Xbox cut the studio loose The CEO explains what the new employee-owned structure looks like, why State of Decay 3 has taken so long, and how the studio is embracing co-development Back in July, Xbox announced plans to divest five studios. Among them was State of Decay maker Undead Labs, which Microsoft had acquired back in 2018. But yeah, I think it's highly unlikely that we spend as much time on the next game as we did on State of Decay 3." Undead Labs currently has around 8,000 players testing out State of Decay 3, and is working on a post-launch roadmap. State of Decay 3 is being birthed into an uncertain world where $1,000+ consoles look set to be the new normal, and Holt is aware that many players will stick with older, less-powerful consoles and PCs, so the studio is ensuring that "our minimum spec is as broad as we can make it".
Debra Wilson’s voice, one of the most recognizable in video games, carries a singular authority. It’s a sound that’s propped up special agents, presidents, military commanders, dragons, demons, and Jedi masters. But despite her incredible range--Wolfenstein cutscene director Tom Keegan calls her "his muse" because he loves to work with her so much--she’s also one of gaming's most recognizable faces. But he didn't speak English." Wilson as Doctor in Death Stranding 2 Death Stranding 2 is a game in which all the complicated lore is already established, but Wilson didn’t know her BBs from her chiralium.
Cygames announced on the official website for Umamusume: Pretty Derby that it will not only offer refunds as a result of the canceled 7th Event World Tour: The Stage in Los Angeles concert in LA, California, but will also reimburse people for travel and lodging related to the event. As of time of writing, the statement is unavailable on the site due to the PHP fixes, but updates for the process will be announced there and on social media. In the Umamusume: Pretty Derby site statement, Cygames stated it would reimburse attendees out of pocket both for people who “canceled their travel and lodging reservations due to the concert’s cancellation” and “for trainers who have already traveled to Los Angeles.” It didn’t offer details, email addresses, or forms tied to the process yet. As a reminder, this Umamusume: Pretty Derby concert ended up canceled as a result of the current US government’s administration not processing the visas for the voice actresses and performers for the 7th Event World Tour: The Stage in Los Angeles.
British actor Rahul Kohli (Saros, Midnight Mass) has a pitch for a new L.A. Noire game, and it sounds pretty great. Speaking to BAFTA Games , Kohli said he would like to see the franchise return with a spinoff that takes players through different time periods, as a cop, as they investigate different crimes. One such setting could be Victorian England, with a storyline focused on hunting down Jack the Ripper, Kohli said.
Rockstar has finally given us the launch trailer for GTA 6 ahead of its November 19 release date, and it looks spectacular . Grand Theft Auto 3 (2001) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUi3davvBmM Nobody expected Grand Theft Auto 3 to revolutionize the medium when it first launched for PS2 back in 2001. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTxmx0SG0qU Coming just a year later, Vice City was a profound evolution of everything GTA 3 did well and then some. Grand Theft Auto 5 (2013) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvoD7ehZPcM The launch trailer for GTA 5 is awfully similar to what Rockstar just dished out with GTA 6.
State lawsuits accuse OpenAI of ignoring its own safety warnings for profit: 'All these harms were foreseeable and avoidable' Several US states have sued the company, alleging that ChatGPT is harming the public. The attorney generals for eight US states announced today that they are suing OpenAI. West Virginia, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho, and Montana have all filed lawsuits alleging that the ChatGPT maker has deceived and endangered the public, particularly children, in the name of profit. The complaints allege that ChatGPT has "coached" users to harm themselves and others, and—quoting the West Virginia filing specifically—state that "there is a growing body of research indicating that ChatGPT is also degrading critical thinking skills, encouraging paranoias and delusions, offering dangerous medical advice, and promoting unhealthy behaviors and relationships." Recent tales of "rogue" AI agents are also presented by as evidence of recklessness.
Ex-Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan ignores everything about the hero shooter after his 'almost clinical' departure 5 years ago: 'I don't search for my name in Overwatch. I sort of just disconnect.' The former Blizzard developer has moved on. Despite some big changes happening with Overwatch lately, former game director Jeff Kaplan hasn't touched it since the year he left Blizzard. 2026 games: All the upcoming games Best PC games: Our all-time favorites Free PC games: Freebie fest Best FPS games: Finest gunplay Best RPGs: Grand adventures Best co-op games: Better together Tyler has covered videogames and PC hardware for 15 years.
Being the face of a video game is a demanding role, as the people who step into these positions involved in these roles often find themselves on the receiving end of a lot of toxicity. Former Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan knows this all too well, as he promoted the hero shooter for several years and regularly interacted with its fans--albeit at a "personal cost." After leaving Blizzard Entertainment in 2021, Kaplan has been quietly working on The Legend of California , the in-development game at his new studio, Kintsugiyama. Reflecting on his time as the face of Overwatch, Kaplan spoke to GameSpot about how Overwatch needed someone to fill that role. For Kaplan, this was part of Overwatch's growth and continued existence, and he felt it was needed at the time.
Jeff Kaplan, Overwatch's former director, said he's not played the game he was the public face of since April 2021, when he left developer Blizzard after nearly 20 years to go indie. He called his relationship with Blizzard's shooter one of "clinical separation." Kaplan revealed this to GameSpot in an interview that dove into his history with Blizzard and the creation of his new game, The Legend of California . When asked if he had continued to play Overwatch or kept tabs on it in the wake of it dropping the "2" from its name and its addition of 10 new heroes over the course of the year, Kaplan said he hadn't. He said he's essentially cut all ties with the game he used to direct.
"Have you ever seen Napoleon Dynamite?" I'll admit it: When I sat down with former Blizzard developer Jeff Kaplan to discuss his legacy and what comes next, I hadn't anticipated being asked questions myself--especially ones pertaining to one of the early aughts' most iconic (and absurd) comedy films. Yet it took only 20 minutes until we reached this point--when discussing the tragedy of Uncle Rico felt like a both a natural and important conversation to have. Despite being a self-proclaimed introvert, it's easy to see how the World of Warcraft developer went on to become not just the director of Overwatch, but the highly public face of the game. "Oh, are we getting bought for $69 billion today?" It all feels like Monopoly money.
Does Blizzard's revival of its classic games signal a return of the 'old Blizzard?' Maybe not, but a cautious optimism has emerged as Blizzard finds opportunities to recapture goodwill. There's a generation of millennial gamers who are haunted by an entity known as 'old Blizzard,' an allegedly more competent, creative, and virtuous version of the present-day Microsoft subsidiary based in Irvine, California. For the nostalgia-afflicted, BlizzCon 2026 felt like a nod to those good ol' days of Blizzard—at least in terms of ambition and scale—as developers rolled out a slew of major announcements including World of Warcraft: Forever, Diablo 5, and an open world shooter in the StarCraft universe. Huge updates for Diablo 1: Resurrected, Diablo: Immortal, and Diablo 4 have been rolling out this year in celebration of the series' 30th anniversary, but the absence of Diablo 3 content has been conspicuous—especially considering that Blizzard has lauded the game's staying power with millions of players.
Video games aren't the enemy of kids' mental health – ignoring them is | Opinion The loudest narrative is usually the least useful one Video games have become an easy target in conversations about young people's mental health, often without much understanding of the positive role they can play. Parents cite them as the cause of anxiety, isolation, and poor sleep. Researchers, meanwhile, keep finding that the picture is far from black and white. Games can be a lifeline for socially anxious kids, a coping tool for those with ADHD, a rare space where isolated teens feel competent and connected.
Bobby's back The former Activision Blizzard CEO has joined the board of directors at Skydance, the company formed by Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery. Former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, who left the company and the videogame industry at the end of 2023 following its acquisition by Microsoft, is back in the game. The matter was ultimately settled in December 2023, shortly before Kotick's departure: Activision paid $54 million to the state to settle pay and promotion inequity claims, and set aside another $47 million to handle accusations of gender discrimination; the California Civil Rights Department (formerly the Department of Fair Employment and Housing) dropped its sexual harassment suit, stating in the settlement that "no court or any independent investigation" has substantiated allegations of "systemic or widespread sexual harassment at Activision Blizzard" or that Kotick acted improperly with regard to handling workplace misconduct. Earlier in 2023, Activision Blizzard paid $35 million to settle an SEC complaint that it had violated rules for the protection of whistleblowers and failed to disclose information to investors.
Bethesda say new underlings Obsidian will retain their "distinct" creative identity, despite no longer being as free to work on their own creatively distinct series "Today’s announcement is primarily a change in reporting structure" Obsidian will remain a "distinct" Obsidian with their own "creative identity and strengths", despite no longer operating independently of fellow Xbox-owned RPG makers Bethesda. That's according to Jill Braff, president of Bethesda and Microsoft's casual games division, in a memo sent to staff at the former following this week's layoffs and reorganising of studios at Xbox. "Obsidian has extraordinary creative talent, deep expertise, and a long history of creating memorable games and experiences," the exec wrote in the memo, which has been published by IGN. Read this next - Massive Fallout: New Vegas mod Fallout: New California hits GOG, offering another way to get some "proper, story-driven Fallout" in your belly - Laid off Bethesda Montreal staff allegedly told they'd get "smallest severance legally possible" the same day as those Fallout announcements - Reported lead of Obsidian's new Fallout game wants you to feel a "sense of agony" when playing an RPG, rather than being an all-powerful god-splatterer
New publisher PUBLSH launches with Disco Elysium-inspired title Pera Coda PUBLSH's long-term vision is offering "publisher-level leadership without publisher-level control," says chief strategy officer A new game publisher, PUBLSH, has been established by former leadership from marketing agency Petrol. PUBLSH's first title is the episodic murder mystery Pera Coda, a Disco Elysium-inspired game developed by Turkish studio Elyzio and its internal division Falan Studio. PUBLSH, headquartered in California, was co-founded in 2025 by CEO Ben Granados and chief strategy officer Samuel Clarke. Granados previously co-founded Petrol, which has worked with gaming brands and IP from Activision Blizzard, Bandai Namco, CD Projekt, Epic Games, Game Science, Krafton, Sony Interactive Entertainment, and Tencent.
Denuvo are suing a prolific cracker for bypassing their DRM on 26 videogames, despite not knowing their real identity "voices38" in the firing line Digital rights management software provider Denuvo are taking a prolific anonymous game cracker to court in the USA, accusing them of violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by circumventing the anti-tamper technology on 26 games, including Black Myth: Wukong, Resident Evil Requiem and Doom: The Dark Ages. On Monday 14th September, the company filed a DMCA complaint against a person or group called "voices38" in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Torrent Freak have gotten hold of the filing, in which Denuvo claim that voices38 "has bypassed DRM restrictions in copyrighted works, removing protections that allow copyright owners to restrict who may access their works, and allowing for pirated versions of those copyrighted works." This isn't a traditional anti-piracy copyright infringement claim, because Denuvo obviously don't have the copyright on the games in question – rather, they're invoking a section of US copyright law that prohibits the bypassing of digital locks on copyrighted works, or the distribution of tools and instructions about overcoming such protections. Denuvo's major difficulty is that they don't know who "voices38" really is, beyond having identified a Discord ID, Reddit account and a few Steam profiles they believe are used by the cracker.
For the quickest way to join, simply enter your email below and get access. Japanese companies like Nintendo, Capcom, and Konami are healthier because they have smaller teams, don't have frequent layoffs, and don't pay executives $30 million, says expert Even as GTA 6 is set to be the biggest entertainment launch of all time and publishers like Activision Blizzard and EA get bought and sold for billions, there are lingering fears that the game industry is heading toward – or perhaps already in the middle of – its biggest crash in decades. The layoff tracker website shows that, of the job cuts that have happened in 2026 so far, 66% of layoff events happened in North America, representing 79% of affected workers. "They still make great money, but it's two or three million dollars, not 30 million." To offer specific examples, EA boss Andrew Wilson made $38,649,984 last fiscal year, or about 305 times more than the median employee.
Injustice 3 is seemingly the mysterious, unannounced fighting game that's been hosting playtests in California Big Brainiac move. NetherRealm's next project has yet to be officially announced, but many believe it to be the third entry in the studio's superhero fighting game series Injustice. Now, there are new signs that select few outside the studio are playing Injustice 3. PC, PS4, Xbox One See 2 more PS5, Xbox Series X/S Nintendo Switch, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S
A woman from California has revealed that she was paid $120,000 to carry a baby that ended up being for Chinese video game billionaire Xu Bo. There are plenty of reasons why people choose to go down the surrogacy route when it comes to having a child. On the flip side, surrogates can often make some money from deciding to carry a child for nine months, provided they’re not just helping a friend out. Speaking to CBS News, the woman – who has been named only as Judy to protect her identity – has her own seven-year-old, and after spotting the ad for $120,000, she decided that it could help her find a home for her own family.
YouTuber runs onto the stage at Roblox Developers Conference shouting 'We deserve better,' gets tackled and ejected from show Mathieo shared the stunt online and explained his reasoning in a video. Over the last few days, Roblox's 2026 Developers Conference was held in San Jose, California, and one of Roblox CEO David Baszucki's on-stage introduction's hit something of a hitch. Roblox YouTuber Mathieo took to the stage shouting, "We deserve better, don't we deserve better," while revealing a shirt that read "Kids deserve better," until he was quickly tackled and escorted out. Roblox codes: Cross-game freebies Blade Ball codes: Extra wheel spins Anime Vanguards codes: Rerolls and shards galore Anime Defenders codes: More tokens and gems Anime Reborn codes: Get extra gems Dandy's World codes: Sweet, sweet Ichor Justin first became enamored with PC gaming when World of Warcraft and Neverwinter Nights 2 rewired his brain as a wide-eyed kid.