Vlad Mazanko is Ukraine-based gaming enthusiast, writing about the industry since 2013 and covering everything from games and studios to movies and TV shows. He joined the Valnet family back in 2021, ...

Open-world games have become one of the most saturated genres in modern gaming. Huge maps, skill trees, side quests, crafting systems, and combat arenas dominate the industry every year. The formula ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. In late 2025, Insider Gaming published a report claiming that a new Lord of the Rings game was in development for a $100 million budget. Now it seems that ...

Devsisters has announced CookieRun: New World, an open-world adventure game based on the CookieRun mobile game franchise with over 300 million players and more than $1 billion in lifetime revenue. It ...

Independent studio Maverick Games, founded by former Forza Horizon 5 creative director Mike Brown, will finally be revealing its new AAA open-world action-driving game on June 2, at 11am London BST ...

2026 promises to become a great year for gaming, and the open-world genre specifically, already delivering several notable titles in the span of just the first four months. From realistic visuals ...