PlayerUnknown’s Prologue: Go Wayback is an enchanting exploration sim tossed on a sea of metaverse imagineering

Buried in Brendan Greene and PlayerUnknown Productions’ billowing, three-part, decade-long effort to build some kind of “3D internet” there is a ramshackle but thoughtful Unreal Engine game about wilderness survival and orienteering. Catchily titled Prologue: Go Wayback! and due for Early Access launch this spring, it’s a game about finding a radio tower on a

Report: NetEase cuts staff and projects as CEO prioritizes ‘evergreen, mass-market’ hits

Image via NetEase/Marvel Games. Marvel Rivals developer NetEase Games has reportedly laid off hundreds of developers and canceled dozens of projects as of late, according to Bloomberg. The outlet’s report alleged founder and CEO William Ding has spent the last year focusing on a “smaller portfolio” of titles in the apparent aim of outperforming fellow

Why games like MLB The Show 24 are vital for a creative game industry

Image via Sony San Diego/Sony Interactive Entertainment. The 2025 DICE Awards were a wonderful opportunity to hear high-profile developers publicly praise the work of their peers. And not just the dozens or hundreds of workers it takes to make great games come to life—around the show, you could feel the excitement for every other game

Supreme Court stiffs Trump, punts on firing whistleblower agency head 

The Supreme Court stiffed President Trump in his administration’s first high court appeal by punting Friday on a request to greenlight the firing of the head of a whistleblower protection office.  The administration filed an emergency application asking the justices to wipe a lower court’s temporary reinstatement of U.S…

The uncertain future of the Green New Deal

Since the first day of President Donald Trump’s second term, three little words keep coming up. In one of his first executive orders, the president instructed agencies to terminate the so-called “Green New Deal,” which he has described as “ridiculous” and “incredibly wasteful.” The administration’s disdain for the concept is clear, with Trump and press

After US retreat, countries clash over who should make up Green Climate Fund shortfall

At the first board meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) since President Donald Trump cancelled $4 billion in US pledges to it, countries sparred this week over who should plug the gap. Board members representing Germany and Sweden encouraged governments outside the GCF’s existing contributor base – such as high-income developing nations – to

Tinubu approves relocation of Ikoyi, Agodi, 27 other Prisons

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the relocation of 29 custodial centres across the country. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this while commissioning 39 mini Green Maria operational vehicles and five bullet resistance guard booths at the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) headquarters in Abuja on Friday. “In terms of the relocation of our correctional

Federal Gov’t Approves Relocation Of 29 Custodial Centres

The Federal Government has approved the relocation of 29 out of Nigeria’s 256 Custodial Centres due to rapid urbanisation. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja during the commissioning of 39 mini-Green Maria for transporting inmates to and from court, along with five bullet-resistant guard booths at the Nigeria Correctional

Wheat Popping Higher at Midday

The wheat market is trading firmer on Friday, with contracts in the green across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW futures are up 3 to 4 cents so far on the day. KC HRW futures are back up 3 to 4 cents as well on the session. MPLS spring wheat is steady so far at midday. March