Colin Campbell-Former Senior Reporter

Colin Campbell

March, 2013
PlayStation, Xbox One, Assassin's Creed Odyssey
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About Colin Campbell

I'm a games journalist, living in Santa Cruz, CA. I recently wrote and published a novel about the game industry called Piranha Frenzy.

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An illustration shows a cleaning person vacuuming an Atari-branded carpet
Inside Atari’s plan to reinvent itself, again

We talk with new CEO Wade Rosen about the company’s recent changes

Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Gaming friends share how playing together helps them survive quarantine

Lots of us are coming together through online games

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A lawyer explains Blizzard’s change to modding rules

Warcraft 3: Reforged’s custom games policy locks down the next DOTA

Old World
Old World takes a more human look at grand, historical strategy
PC

Soren Johnson’s new 4X game brings fresh ideas to Civilization-like gaming

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During quarantine, learning games are having their moment, too

Games like Duolingo report sharp increases in new users 

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Saints Row: The Third remaster coming to PC, PS4, and Xbox One

Deep Silver’s 2011 comedy action-adventure will return, with improved looks

Doom creature rains down fire on a character from Animal Crossing
In a terrible time, video games can help

Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Doom Eternal offer some relief to lockdown misery

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The Xbox Series X master plan

How Microsoft is placing its bets on a transformative decade

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GameStop suspends trade-ins amid coronavirus pandemic

Retailer won’t buy old games and hardware for a few weeks

GameStop sign on the front of a strip mall building
GameStop says it’s an ‘essential’ retail service, should stay open during pandemic

Retailer tells store managers to keep stores open, even in the face of law enforcement

GameStop
GameStop workers say the company is failing to address the coronavirus

Company takes a business-as-usual stance that angers employees

Iron Harvest: 1920+
Iron Harvest finds drama and beauty in alternative World War I

Real-time strategy game makes smart use of units, cover and terrain

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GameStop lays off longtime district managers

Company cuts costs again, as more store closures are expected

A mob of fans waits in line for the opening of the E3 convention in 2017.
Who would pay a thousand dollars for a ticket to E3?

Premium Badge is a pricey option for those who don’t qualify as trade

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FIFA, Apex Legends servers back online after widespread outage

Several games offline earlier today

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EA bans ‘abusive’ player from all its games and services

YouTuber Kurt ‘Kurt0411’ Fenech accused of targeting employees and competitors

GameStop sign on the front of a strip mall building
GameStop employees report extreme pressure from ‘desperate’ bosses

In multiple interviews with Polygon, store managers and staff speak of plummeting morale

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Fortnite boss Tim Sweeney explains his controversial politics in video games remarks

Epic supremo faces kerfuffle following DICE keynote

E3 2017
E3 exhibitor list leaks, as Geoff Keighley declines to participate in show
E3

Activision, Bethesda, Take-Two, and Ubisoft confirmed

F. Murray Abraham, Danny Pudi, David Hornsby, Rob McElhenney, and Charlotte Nicdao stand in a line with surprised expressions in a video game studio in Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet
Apple’s Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet loves video games, but lacks laughs
TV

Rob McElhenney’s new sitcom is set in a high-pressure game development office

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