AI tools designed for productivity don't need disclosing on Steam, according to Valve's updated publishing rules.

As independent AI researcher Simon Willison wrote in a post distinguishing serious AI-assisted development from casual “ vibe ...

If you thought there was even the slightest chance of getting to play World of Warcraft remade in Unreal Engine 5 this Christmas, boy, do I have the ammunition to ruin what's left of the festive ...

Variety is, as they say, the spice of life, and 2025 provided a fantastic array of different video games. We’ve survived and extracted from the robot-ruled battlefields of Arc Raiders, adventured ...

The Avatar video game is better than the movies. I say this as someone who has dumbly adored James Cameron’s Avatar movies for a long time. The original 2009 film was my first ever midnight premiere, ...

Honda has come up with a electronic forced-induction V3 motor that we’re probably going to see in a future sportbike. Honda revives the rare V3 engine layout with a modern, four-stroke, ...

How boxer engines work, why they’re not just “flat” engines, and a 120-year evolution traced from the 1899 Benz to the latest Porsche and Subaru boxers. Boxer engines feature flat, opposing pistons ...

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect alum Casey Hudson is developing a new Star Wars game. Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is a third-person action game in development for ...

Editor’s note: Variety was part of the jury for The Game Awards 2025.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. We are just hours away from The Game Awards, which honor ...

The Game Awards returned in 2025 for a big show celebrating the best games of the past year and an exciting look at the future. You can check out all The Game Awards winners right here, and you can ...

Some games carry a certain Unreal Engine 5 look, just like some games looked like UE3 games (Gears, Arkham Asylum - I'm looking at you). The dramatic Lumen lighting, water that sparkles, dirt that ...