The business and culture of video games, from a reporter with 20 years on the beat.
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Take Two’s GTA VI leak dragnet got me, for some reason
My allegedly infringing Tweet. Screenshot: Game File
I couldn’t Tweet yesterday afternoon, after a firm working for Grand Theft Auto VI publisher Take Two Interactive issued a highly questionable copyright claim against my Twitter/X accoun...
China flexes at GamesCom
A two-hour showcase for upcoming games in Germany today may have ended with segments dedicated to works from top studios in Japan (Final Fantasy VII Retribution out next spring) and Poland (A remaster of Witcher 3 out September 29; an expan...
GTA VI’s week of leaks
Big upcoming video games often leak, but not quite the way it’s been happening to Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto VI for the past several days.
Earlier this week, a person or group going by the online handle CyberLeek posted two gameplay...
This new video game’s dirt sounds amazing
With some $45 million in funding and a desire to shake up the MMO scene, Stars Reach's developers are trying some exciting things.
On a Monday morning in Los Angeles earlier this year, I was reminded how exciting it is to hear Raph Koster...
Sale ends today - Get Game File for 23% off
This is a Phantom Hourglass. Not THE Phantom Hourglass. Swag courtesy of Nintendo, from a long time ago. Nintendo, of course, is not affiliated with Game File’s 23% off sale.
The headline says it all. Today, Friday, August 14, is your fina...
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Video game reporter at Game File (formerly Axios, Kotaku and MTV News). Runner. Father of twins. New Jersey dweller. Quoted KRS-One in my high school yearbook.
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