In the early 2000s, Valve hired Le and his fellow original Counter-Strike dev Jesse Cliffe, for an official release of what ...

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Original Counter-Strike co-creator Minh "Gooseman" Le left Valve all the way back in 2006, and in the years since, his views on the legendary FPS series and its historic endurance in the PC market ...

Physical board games will always be special. There's absolutely no replacing cardboard, shared snacks, and the quiet drama of ...

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dominated The Game Awards last night, achieving nine wins including Game of the Year. Sandfall Interactive's turn-based RPG was nominated for 12 awards, winning Best Game ...

With all the reveals, leaks and drama that surround The Game Awards, it's easy to forget about the actual winners themselves. Luckily for you, as well as tracking every big game reveal, announcement ...

Jennifer Svedberg-Yen and Guillaume Broche of Sandfall Interactive on stage at The Game Awards 2025 (MICHAEL TRAN via Getty Images) This year at The Game Awards, if your game wasn’t melodramatic, ...

Oui! Oui! It’s time to break out the baguettes. Sandfall and Kepler Interactive’s French action adventure game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 staked claim on the Game of the Year prize at the 12th Game ...

Joshua grew up in poverty, deep in the Middle of Nowhere, Alabama. Gaming was a rarely afforded escape from reality that persisted throughout his life, something that saw him through good times and ...

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 ...