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- July 13
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- Stardew Valley was almost canceled after Eric Barone's PC died without backups: "It feels crazy that it all worked out"
- "The conversation needs to shift to consumer rights": Amid PlayStation's physical shutdown, analyst clarifies viral remarks about nobody missing disc drives
- Ubisoft says it's going a little quiet after Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced ahead of "significantly bigger" years with more games
- Ubisoft says "releasing a game too late" could "hinder its success" as Far Cry 7 wait settles into fifth year
- Dev defends short games after criticizing Steam for making it easy to refund them: "I will never stretch out a game with more content just to avoid refunds"
- "Consumers would stop truly owning their video games": Death of PlayStation discs prompts lawmakers and consumer rights groups to push back
- After laying off thousands, Ubisoft says losing "key talents and skills" is a big danger for the company
- After "incomprehensible" Xbox layoffs, id Software producer says worker-owned studios are "the only path forward"
- "There is a magic to what Rockstar does," former GTA 5 dev says ahead of GTA 6, "I just wish they could do it at a lower human cost"
- Square Enix scores an own goal: Octopath Traveler Switch 2 ports revive 2 great JRPGs, but with no upgrade path or save data transfer
- Palworld devs have "a few other little secret things in development" amid plans to "keep expanding" the survival game's universe
- Palworld was originally a "factory game like Satisfactory" until it evolved into an open-world survival crafting hit, lead says
- PlayStation is ditching a $402 million market and destroying consumer "freedoms" by abandoning physical games, says major UK retail association
- Meccha Chameleon awarded Steam's highest honor: a fast-follow AI ripoff that even uses the same name in some regions
- The SupCase Unicorn Beetle Pro adds grips that actually fit inside my Nintendo Switch 2 case, but it drops a few features in the process
- Baldur's Gate 3 devs take urgent action after My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way admits he hasn't played the critically acclaimed D&D RPG: "I did play the Icewind Dale expansion, I just ran out of time"
- Leaked Lego Donkey Kong set looks like it might continue a trend I'm loving so far
- The wondrously detailed Super Mario Bros Wonder amiibo line just got a debut discount
- All Black Flag Resynced codes and how to redeem them
- The Witcher lead isn't "ashamed" of the RPG's infamous sex cards, but admits they "did not work"
- All Black Flag Resynced Antocha Wreck chests
- You can now use the Steam Controller with your PS5, Xbox, and Switch thanks to an open-source puck
- Dragon's Dogma 2 fans had given up, but Capcom says work on the RPG's Dark Arisen expansion started six months after launch to answer "incredibly passionate feedback"
- GameSir's getting in on the Xbox nostalgia, with a retro translucent green T7 Pro lighting up those memories in more ways than one
- GTA 6 isn't coming to PC at launch, but not because Rockstar doesn't "care about PC," says GTA 5 producer: "If you're working on that, you're not working on something else"
- The Odyssey star Matt Damon says Christopher Nolan didn't know how to solve the Trojan Horse scene until the day of filming: "We're just going to cram in there and figure it out"
- Capcom returns to its divisive RPG with Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, and the dev leading the expansion says its friction will be preserved – "That is something that we offer so that players can make a decision on how to play"
- Pokemon Pokopia was bioengineered to be the "best selling spin-off" according to Koei Tecmo CEO, but he had no "real expectations" for the cozy game until it became an international hit
- I'm gutted to see these Lego sets retiring in July 2026, as they're real must-haves
- Blizzard responds to Diablo 4 Season 14 Mythic complaints by making them easier to craft and fixing a bug that stopped bosses from dropping them
- I don't need therapy, I just need Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's miniature ships
- House of the Dragon season 3 finally fixes one of George R.R. Martin's biggest complaints about the Game of Thrones show
- These new Hori pixel art Switch 2 accessories are after my aging Pokemon-loving heart
- Lenovo just refreshed its most powerful gaming laptop, but a CPU boost can't justify a $2,000 markup
- As Elder Scrolls Online fans fear for the MMO, Bethesda reportedly confirms its team is the same size it was when it delivered some of its best content
- Tom Cruise unwittingly kickstarts an apocalyptic disaster in seriously odd first trailer for black comedy Digger
- The Future Games Show returns next month with 3 shows and dozens of announcements
- The last retro console I'd expect to run DOOM is the girly pop Casio Loopy, and yet, it can now run DOOM
- Kevin Feige all but confirms a major Avengers: Doomsday character is showing up in Spider-Man: Brand New Day
- Former PlayStation head tells Xbox to either be a good publisher or make a good platform with exclusives: "Nintendo needs its Mario and its Zelda"
- Razer's new cute Cinnamoroll headset is available to pre-order, and this puppy is giving me the cosplay itch
- The Batman 2's big new villain rumor may have been teased a year ago by the movie's co-writer
- "We were shooting it like a documentary": The Odyssey cast learned to sail for real as Christopher Nolan admits it was "tough" on his actors
- Live-action Moana sinks at the box office, and it's almost doing as badly as the Snow White remake
- The Outer Worlds 2 lead slams "cold take artists" following Xbox layoffs at Obsidian, says "the same DNA" that created hits like Fallout: New Vegas and more remains
- Palworld devs "had high expectations for 1.0," but with over 855,000 concurrent Steam players, lead says "this is staggering"
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced was briefly unplayable over the weekend on PC despite being a single-player "offline" game
- Alien: Isolation 2 isn't the first follow-up to 2014's survival horror game, and I wonder how the sequel will deal with it
- Avengers: Doomsday cast illustration gives first official look at the lineup facing Doom, but there are multiple major absences
- Valve is switching up its Steam Machine error codes to be more helpful, starting with its scary red overheating light
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is the first Assassin's Creed game ever to hit over 100,000 concurrent players on Steam, and it only took 3 days
- Not into mobile gaming? The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra might just be the smartphone to change your mind
- Christopher Nolan has a perfectly good reason for everyone speaking with American accents in The Odyssey
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day producer says her "dream" is a new trilogy, but they're taking it "one movie at a time"
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day producer says they "have to be really careful" with new Marvel spin-offs to not make it "unspecial" for audiences
- End of Oak Street director addresses Cloverfield spin-off rumors: "There are certainly some answers in there"
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day producer compares Sadie Sink's mystery character to No Way Home's "worst-kept secret" multiverse reveal: "People love to be surprised"
- Is Sunfyre dead in House of the Dragon season 3, episode 4? How that would change George R.R. Martin's book explained
- House of the Dragon season 3 episode 4 recap: tensions rise in Tumbleton and King's Landing
- July 12
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- Former PlayStation boss thinks "we've lost a lot of the variety in games," and we can thank the "rising cost" of new titles for that: "We had so many crazy games on PS1"
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag players "didn't like" how Edward "didn't really feel like an assassin" at first, Resynced lead says, but "soon enough it became a classic" anyway
- Fallout: New Vegas level scaling is designed to teach players that "this is not actually Fallout 3," Josh Sawyer says: "You're going to get your ass handed to you if you're not careful"
- Spyro: A Realm Beyond devs don't have the time or budget for all the "cool ideas" they had for the first all-new Spyro game in ages, studio lead says
- I didn't expect to miss Black Flag's original modern day story in the remake, but the series has lost some sauce by moving away from it
- With PS3 and Vita digital stores closing, I've unearthed the best physical games to add to your collection before prices balloon
- Spider-Man might not be in Avengers: Doomsday and I'm trying to work out what that means for Brand New Day
- July 11
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- Warframe lead Rebecca Ford says Destiny 2's death is "horrible news" for everyone: "Not the first time it's happened, and it'll happen again"
- How to watch England vs Norway, live stream the World Cup for free
- Famously buggy Assassin's Creed Unity "is one of the most underestimated games in the series," says lead who admits its "launch was a huge challenge"
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs were told that "no one" would like one of the RPG's best systems before it launched, lead says: "We didn't care"
- Spyro: A Realm Beyond devs didn't want their platformer to be a "flight simulator," so you can't leave your favorite dragon on "autopilot"
- "Single-player, narrative-driven gaming is here to stay," ex-PlayStation boss says: "It's how we built this business. That's what sustains it"
- League Classic might sound fun, but as a 15-year League of Legends veteran, I'm here to tell you: You want this less than you think
- Steam refunds are "not for people to play games for free," says dev of short game who criticized Valve's system: "I'm 100% pro refund"
- "It's a high-school vacation movie that keeps getting interrupted by a James Bond movie": Tom Holland and Jon Watts on the making of Spider-Man: Far From Home and avoiding Endgame spoilers
- Black Flag Resynced's tough combat reminds me of a very unexpected other Assassin's Creed game
- Want to start playing Warhammer 40,000 but feel lost? This is the perfect launch-pad
- "Sony waited for Rockstar to make the first move": Founding Xbox member warns against PlayStation's all-digital future, says "I trust" Steam games won't just disappear
- July 10
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- Sony Santa Monica confirms "God of War Laufey will be available on disc" despite PlayStation's war on physical
- Christopher Nolan says Matt Damon's doubts about doing another movie like The Odyssey are "defeatist" because of the success of Backrooms and Obsession
- Commissioner says the EU can't stop Sony from ending physical games: "Companies are free to offer games and services in the manner that they see fit"
- Microsoft comms lead says Xbox layoffs "were not made to replace employees with foreign workers" in response to "bad information"
- Steam has reportedly made Valve more money in the first half of 2026 than it did in all of 2020 – $11.1 billion and counting
- New Zelda-like from Square Enix does what Nintendo didn't in Ocarina of Time, silencing 27 years of Navi trauma
- Resident Evil Requiem cut one of the Leon Kennedy actor's "favorite" lines, and fans agree Capcom has "robbed" us with its removal
- The Blood of Dawnwalker director compares the RPG's excellent fantasy combat to Max Payne and Guitar Hero: "Oh god, it was a lot of iteration"
- A behind-the-scenes clip of Doctor Who's saddest moment has resurfaced online – and now I'll never be able to look at it the same
- GTA 6 shown mercy by indie dev who previously planned to "humiliate Rockstar" by releasing their open-world game on the same day
- Bethesda's last Skyrim concept artist has been laid off after "almost 18 years of dedication to The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Starfield" amid Xbox cuts: "It has been my honor"
- All Animal Pelt, Skin and Hide locations in Black Flag Resynced
- Palworld 1.0 redesigns multiple Pals and makes them look less like Pokemon
- Christopher Nolan says he's not bothered by "irrelevant" backlash to The Odyssey because he "spent 10 years" dealing with Batman
- Summary: what's happening at Xbox?
- Game that looks a lot like Monster Hunter addresses claims that it looks a lot like Monster Hunter
- Blaze's affordable Super Pocket handheld has been hit with a price hike due to AI component demand, despite absorbing "rising costs across manufacturing, components, and freight for as long as possible"
- Final Fantasy 6 is halfway to a remake in this Final Fantasy Tactics mod that took 3 years of work, and it's beautiful
- "We will continue till the last day": Publisher protests Sony's digital-only future with a pledge to make as many physical PS5 games as possible
- Atlus, you've done it again – new look at Persona 4 Revival's stylish menu UI confirms a complete transformation for the OG JRPG
- Cult of the Lamb is four years old, but its Collector's Edition is now available to pre-order for PS5 and Switch fans
- New Spider-Man: Brand New Day teaser sees Peter Parker fight Savage Hulk – and might have spoiled the return of a fan-favorite villain
- Edward Kenway is the biggest bastard in Assassin's Creed history
- Xbox confirms there isn't just "1 person left in Texas" working on id Software's engine following mass layoffs, but "dozens" across "multiple locations"
- Garfield Kart slams Nintendo over Mario Kart Tour shutdown, jokingly takes its place as the "better" racing game: "We will not randomly kill your game license"
- Last time PlayStation threatened to close PS3 and Vita digital stores, the players revolted: "As gamers and collectors this is a hard pill to swallow"
- I want to love the Switch 2 Belkin Charging Grip, but it's so heavy that I might as well be playing my hefty Steam Deck
- Exclusive Riftbound card reveals bring League of Legends' shadows to life
- Every outfit in Black Flag Resynced and how to get them
- "This is not how I imagined it would end": Ubisoft to lay off Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced devs at its Barcelona studio, with one calling the remake's release "bittersweet"
- "This time, we pay tribute to a true icon" - Ayaneo teases the OG Game Boy Advance remake I've been waiting for
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 star begs Rockstar Games to "make me a cowboy" as fans urge the studio to cast him in Red Dead Redemption 3
- Palworld 1.0 sees the survival game's biggest Steam player spike since its record-breaking early access launch and 96% positive reviews: "Better than even Pokemon"
- There's one Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced item everyone should grab, and it's available super early in the Ubisoft open-world game
- How to find the Salt Lagoon treasure in Black Flag Resynced
- Nintendo is hunting for a Switch 2 engineer who could help bring VRR to TV mode and next-gen consoles
- Revosim's gear shifter and handbrake are a great start to this sim racing ecosystem, but the bundle's price is starting to grow too
- id Software co-founder says "my 'Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand' statement isn't aging well" after the Doom maker lost 136 of its 185 staff to layoffs
- Despite being in 2 MCU Spider-Man films, JK Simmons has never met Tom Holland
- Is Black Flag Resynced on Game Pass?
- The Palworld 1.0 patch notes are monstrous: 72 new Pals, level cap of 85, rebalanced combat, a reworked story, world overhaul, and so much more
- San Diego Comic-Con 2026 schedule: Times, dates, streams, and panels at SDCC 2026
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced launches to "Mixed" Steam reviews amid complaints about microtransactions and $80 DLC, Ubisoft fires back that they're "never a requirement"
- Naruto creator calls the live-action movie a "miracle" as global casting search begins for Team 7
- July 9
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- The week Xbox CEO Asha Sharma ends 3,200 jobs, the US Federal Reserve decides she's perfect to help lead a new task force on jobs
- GTA Online is getting its first big heist update in 6 years next week with The Kortz Center Heist
- 4 years after it was shelved by Warner Bros, Batgirl star J.K. Simmons also wants to know why it was never released
- PlayStation ending physical games is "like Apple removing the CD Drive from its laptops," says analyst: "Not a single person is complaining about it today"
- Director of new The Ghost in the Shell anime says he prayed to original creator Masamune Shirow to help him adapt the manga
- Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 shadow drop on PS5, and you've got one month to get them at a good price
- Dragon Age is "unlikely" to continue at EA, says former lead David Gaider, but if you gave him the keys to the RPG he'd take it somewhere "dark" and "do things that will make people upset"
- The 6 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, HBO Max, Prime Video, Apple TV and more (July 10-12)
- Devs don't buy Steam disclosure claiming gen AI was a necessity: "I'm literally unemployed and I still make all of my assets by hand"
- Ever since Black Flag Resynced's reveal 3 months ago, I've daydreamed about setting sail and these 6 games are letting me live out my best pirate life
- Building the ultimate Donkey Kong Collection, all games, all consoles, with the latest average sold prices
- A Metal Gear Solid mod finally lets us play as Grey Fox in the PS1 classic, and it's not just his disappointing VR Missions iteration
- Sony "will not reverse" plan to kill physical PlayStation games, analyst says: "They knew what the online reaction would look like, and they now wait for this storm to pass"
- The Blood of Dawnwalker star was "slightly too excited" in his audition to veteran Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 devs: "I probably shouldn't have looked that up"
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced beats Shadows and Odyssey: biggest Steam launch in the series instantly sails past 99,000 players
- Jsaux doubles down on its Steam Machine e-ink faceplate plans with a dot matrix version and a panel that looks like my weird 2000s Hi-Fi PC
- Microsoft lays off Bethesda vet behind Todd Howard's "crazy" Fallout 4 idea, "too many Skyrim weapons to count," the Dwemer, and Mudcrabs – and he may leave games altogether
- It's not just gamers impacted by Sony's all-digital PS5 future: 4K Blu-ray collectors and film buffs will also feel the sting
- "Probably dead forever": Team behind the incredible Doom and Wolfenstein engine reportedly reduced to 1 person following Xbox cuts
- The Elder Scrolls 6 will be hurt and potentially delayed by Xbox layoffs, Bethesda devs expect: "This has had a crushing effect on morale"
- The Lego Sega Genesis Console is a great retro build with just a few small frustrations
- The best Donkey Kong merch, with choices you'd be bananas not to love
- "Great job Microsoft": Former id Software artist says the legendary dev has been "relegated to support studio size" after Xbox's strategy of "nuking a team into the dirt"
- How long does it take to beat Black Flag Resynced?
- I'm starting to lose track of Arc Raiders dupes at this point, but Embark says it just fixed another one
- Helldivers 2 targets Super Credit cheaters with "radically improved" tools, but not everyone's on board with Arrowhead's announcement
- Turns out you can strap the Game Boy Camera to a massive telescope and take photos of Jupiter
- As Black Flag Resynced's audio evolves, one dev admits some things stay the same: "Edward drowning is me!"
- How to find Blackbeard's Treasure in Black Flag Resynced
- Blizzard is already patching Diablo 4 Season 14 after players proved Mythics got screwed up, update coming next week will address complaints
- Epic new Godzilla Minus Zero trailer sees mankind resort to extreme measures to win against the kaiju
- Seeing the Black Myth: Wukong Global Concert Tour in Los Angeles was a magical reconnection to the Destined One's journey
- Alienware is celebrating its 30th anniversary with three new monitors
- Where to find and scan Subnautica 2 Sandspears
- MTG Hobbit reignites the "no pumpkins allowed in Middle-earth" debate, and yes, it's as wild as it sounds
- Razer's Hammerhead V3 X Hyperspeed earbuds are receiving Xbox and PlayStation models, but PS5 players don't have to wait
- The best Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced merch to sail the high seas in style
- GTA 6 faces potential $35 million fine if Rockstar doesn't comply with online safety laws that mean Australians would need ID to play
- Playing Palworld 1.0 with mods can "cause issues," Pocketpair warns, so it's recommended you uninstall each one before updating the survival game
- Black Flag Resynced should have followed Resident Evil 4's lead – risks make a remake stronger
- Persona 4 Revival seemingly features more scenes with Marie, fuelling hopes she'll be integrated better than in Golden: "If they do that, the remake will have fulfilled its purpose"
- Despite rumor that Patrick Stewart will retire after Avengers: Doomsday, the X-Men star says he'll "always and forever be an actor"
- How to repair your ship in Black Flag Resynced
- 37 years after the original manga, Prime Video's new Ghost in the Shell anime might be the perfect adaptation of a classic masterpiece
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced reportedly has a bug that can wipe hours of playtime, but Ubisoft is working on a fix
- Palworld 1.0 patch notes are so large at over 10,000 words they almost didn't fit on Steam, but Pocketpair managed to fix them "without making any compromise"
- FiiO just launched the FG3, the brand's first-ever gaming headset that only costs $70
- Pitches for a co-op Doom, a new Perfect Dark, and a John Wick-inspired cyberpunk game were cooking at id Software before Microsoft layoffs reportedly led to 136 job cuts
- Lenovo just nuked its retro handheld that sellers packed with illegal ROMs, but unbranded versions are still haunting AliExpress
- This gaming chair has RGB lighting and while it didn't make me better at WoW, it did cure my back pain
- The DCU project I still can't believe is happening might have cast its lead
- Another Fallout RPG was in development at Obsidian Entertainment before Bethesda pulled the plug "a while ago," ex-studio lead says
- Former Marathon and Destiny 2 lead "pleased to share" outcome of his $200 million lawsuit against Bungie and Sony is "one I am very satisfied with"
- RAM costs a fortune and PlayStation is going digital, but Acer is making a remote control for gaming monitors, so technology isn't totally doomed
- Dune 3 star Timothée Chalamet says filming the final movie felt like "losing a part" of himself
- Diablo 4 streamer spends "20 hours non-stop" farming bosses for the ARPG's rarest items, doesn't get a single one: "Don't try this at home"
- July 8
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- Xbox just laid off a core Bethesda artist who worked on Skyrim, Oblivion, Morrowind, Fallout 3, and Fallout 4 – 27-year veteran Christiane Meister
- The Boys season 5 gets 0 Emmy nominations for acting despite submitting 28 people
- Mortal Shell 2 is suddenly one of my most-anticipated Soulslikes and it's out next month
- Mortal Kombat 2 director says one of the sequel's most shocking deaths was "actually quite moving" to film: "We were all kind of like, 'Oh, s***. What have we done?'"
- Fallout and Elder Scrolls union says Bethesda layoffs didn't hurt Microsoft's "14 layers of management" – "We lost dozens of programmers, artists, designers and testers"
- New Dune 3 trailer sees Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya at war in the epic conclusion to Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi trilogy
- Fallout: New Vegas studio Obsidian reportedly working on a new Fallout RPG after forced pivot from Xbox kills Avowed 2 and other games
- Magic: The Gathering community stunned as Path of Exile co-creator shows one of the biggest collections in the world, including 14 Black Lotuses, years after selling his cards to "fund the company"
- Mortal Kombat 2 director says working closely with video game co-creator Ed Boon made the creative process this time around "a lot easier, more satisfying"
- Terrible GTA Trilogy remasters were actually enjoyed by "a lot of people," says studio boss who "agreed with most of the people's reactions"
- Blizzard knows World of Warcraft's removal of raid add-ons is "controversial," but the MMO's lead says its new UI "has been successful so far"
- Persona 4 Revival changes some of Yosuke's controversial scenes: "We wanted to lighten that up and make it a little bit more fitting for the world we live in now"
- How to destroy Naval Convoys in Black Flag Resynced
- The rarest items in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 include an extremely French weapon that only 6% of players found, data from over 4,000 completionists show
- Newegg's Nintendo eShop gift card deal is back, and it could help you prepare for the rest of 2026's stellar game lineup
- Dragon Ball Super: Beerus release date speculation, story, and everything else we know so far
- The Blood of Dawnwalker: The Big Preview – First hands-on and developer access with the supernatural RPG
- Evil Dead Burn review: "A relentless endurance test of blood-and-bile soaked nightmare fuel"
- ASRock showed off a Taichi 10th Anniversary RX 9070 XT graphics card and components that it apparently isn't planning on actually releasing, and that's just plain weird
- "We miss when genre wasn't a thing," say The Blood of Dawnwalker devs making their dream RPG: "We want to have our own identity"
- In the ashes of Destiny 2, furious developer creates playable Pete Parsons-themed parody raid where the former Bungie CEO attacks "the entire playerbase" with cars
- Chilling Michael Myers action figure revealed for Halloween: The Game Limited Collectors Edition, and it's made by horror legends
- Rather than rip and tear id Software apart, Xbox should have put the FPS pioneers on Gears of War
- A current Valve designer recreated Half-Life 2's Ravenholm in the Source 2 engine, and says he was "blown away at how powerful these tools are"
- Nintendo finally adds the first Wario Land to Switch Online, with almost every other game in the series already available
- Dead by Daylight's Entity lives off emotions, and I can't stop feeding it
- Palworld price won't increase as update 1.0 takes it out of early access, Pocketpair says it's "a small way of saying thank you" after unbelievable success
- 4 years ago, the MCU debuted one of its most random post-credit cameos, and we still don't know if we'll ever see them again
- Crimson Desert on Switch 2 "is not just a simple port," Pearl Abyss CEO says, but devs want the open-world game on "as many platforms as possible"
- I used Nintendo's official Star Fox mousepad, but I wish I saved my Platinum Points instead
- After 37 years at Microsoft, veteran who led Xbox Backward Compatibility program has been laid off: "I look forward to watching how Xbox evolves going forward"
- Switch 1 isn't dead yet – Nintendo will "continue selling" its console worldwide in 2027, just not in Europe after February
- Doom: The Dark Ages DLC lands to rave Steam reviews as id Software reportedly faces losing half its staff: "It may very well be the last piece of good Doom content that we ever get"
- The Acer Nitro 18 AI wants to pack big-screen gaming into a smaller budget, but it drops a few frames in the process
- The Odyssey beginner's guide: a complete roundup of the epic poem, how it's connected to the Iliad, and each character explained
- Curious about Belkin's Switch 2 case range? I've tested all 3, and have gathered what you need to know about my favorite accessories
- No, you can't build your own Steam Machine, but you can cry trying
- Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis is shutting down after 3 years, as Square Enix twists the knife for fans of a lost 2004 spin-off that's only just making a comeback in the RPG
- Mario Kart Tour is shutting down after 7 years, but Nintendo isn't planning on an Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp-style offline version
- Disney's live-action Moana gets damning first reactions calling it one of the "ugliest movies" of the year
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Metacritic score falls short of the original, despite being the fourth highest rated game in the series
- After 8 years and no new releases, Undead Labs' biggest contribution to Xbox is the tech it leaves behind
- Leaked Avatar Aang movie was "just one of a whole slate" and the next project will be announced "when the time's right"
- Subnautica 2 update finally lets players fight the fish, but you won't be able to kill them as Unknown Worlds sticks to a key principle of the survival game
- I finally found an 8,000Hz gaming mouse that caters to my bizarre pinky groove and MMO preferences, and it makes me question why more mouse brands aren't willing to take risks
- How to solve the Black Flag Resynced statue puzzles
- How to skip time in Black Flag Resynced
- How to unlock all Officers and Ship Abilities in Black Flag Resynced
- How to find the Sage and the prison key in Black Flag Resynced
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced review: "Far from smooth sailing, even though I love the original"
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced "is on track to be a much-needed hit for Ubisoft," says analyst, selling 5 times the Steam copies Assassin's Creed Shadows did pre-release
- After Sony announces its sunsetting PlayStation discs, Hideo Kojima shares a warning about physical media: "What is happening to video games in 2028 might also happen to movies"
- Over 2 years since launch, Palworld hits 40 million players right before its 1.0 release, and now has over 8 million more players than Pokemon Red, Blue, and Green
- Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey filming featured a moment only before seen 20 years ago on The Dark Knight
- X-Men '97 season 2 episode 4 just killed off another major mutant
- Survey finds only 31% of Steam users have a problem with AI in games, with 43% totally fine with it
- July 7
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- 13 years after raising $1 million on Kickstarter, dev of infamous JRPG breaks silence to say work will continue through 2031
- New anime based on beloved game Witch on the Holy Night gets new trailer and release date, and it's one of my most anticipated anime of the year
- Destiny 2 isn't fully dead yet: community manager says the devs who weren't laid off are still working on "maintenance/upkeep" and "a small fix could sneak in here or there"
- Steam is more than 50% larger than PlayStation according to expert's estimate, which puts Valve's store around 200 million monthly active users
- Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender is officially arriving 3 months early after the animated movie was leaked online in full
- With the sword of Microsoft hanging over it, Blizzard quietly drops Overwatch in Korea into the hands of Nexon
- Id Software veteran of over 20 years absolutely rips and tears into Microsoft after devastating layoffs: "XBOX decided half the team was no longer needed"
- John Romero has a private collection of "critically important" id Software history "including materials and assets that, as far as I know, id itself no longer has"
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 "literally changed everything" for Saber Interactive, Tim Willits says the studio's had to "turn down" more offers than it can possibly accept
- I'm ready for the Nintendo Switch to join my DS Lite and PS2 in retro retirement
- After nearly 15 years, Minecraft finally lets us camp anywhere in its ever-generating worlds without resetting our spawn
- Metal Gear Solid Snake actor David Hayter tells Sony "no disc, no buy" amid controversial decision to axe physical discs for new PlayStation games in 2028
- Sony killing physical PlayStation games has folks so angry that its announcement has even more views than Rockstar's GTA 6 trailer posts on Twitter
- Six years later, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 wraps gaming's greatest comeback story
- Yes, the RedMagic 11S Pro is the best phone I've tested for gaming, but that's only on paper
- I played The Blood of Dawnwalker for 4 hours, and this vampire RPG already exceeds its Witcher 3 comparisons
- Attention physical game fans - the retro-anime-inspired Orbitals for the Switch 2 is already on sale, and it's not even out yet
- If you're a sicko, you can now run Windows on the Steam Machine
- In 2009, late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said it'll take "20 years or so" for game purchases to become mostly digital
- The next Super Pocket is hoarding classic capers that are missing from the Atari version
- "There's really no one left": Former Elder Scrolls Online dev says the MMO "basically funded other failing projects" as Microsoft guts the studio
- State of Decay 3 could reportedly skip Xbox Game Pass after Microsoft dumped its studio
- It sure feels like PlayStation underestimated the backlash to ending physical games: its first post in a week has been besieged by disc defenders
- I massively improved my hide and seek game with these Meccha Chameleon tips
- FNTD2 codes (July 2026) for Tokens, Souls, Presents, and more
- Hitman and 007 First Light dev IO Interactive regains "full ownership" of its mysterious online RPG project after Xbox reportedly pulled funding
- Spyro: Reignited Trilogy devs used an open-source emulator to look at the original platformer and measure "all the metrics" of gem placements, enemy paths, and more for their remake
- The best Replay clips for June
- Doom developer id Software "is essentially dead," Duke Nukem 3D co-creator says after layoffs reportedly cut almost half of the studio
- Doom creator John Romero praises the devs who carried on id Software's legacy as Microsoft reportedly lays off half of the studio: "The last few games showed real care, skill, and respect"
- The Frieren Edition MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card has landed, but it costs more than my entire anime collection
- New Lego Pokemon sets include a Polly Pocket-style diorama that's like my childhood come to life
- Sega is seemingly letting AI turn its Dreamcast keychains into slop, but the final product could be safe
- The Odyssey star says sci-fi mindbender Tenet is one of Christopher Nolan's "underrated" movies
- Blizzard devs in the dark for now as president of the World of Warcraft and Diablo studio says they "can expect to hear more" soon about Microsoft's plan for the studio as Xbox faces 3,200 job cuts
- Bethesda boss says the company must focus on its "strongest franchises" as Xbox layoffs reportedly hit The Elder Scrolls and Fallout makers hard
- New Ghost in the Shell tabletop RPG promises "fast-paced, narrative-driven mechanics with the philosophical depth and visual flair" of the manga
- Frieren director says season 3 aims to "surpass" the first two classic seasons because the "mentality is always to do better every time"
- Espeon and Umbreon seem to be all the rage, as a wild Hori Pokemon Switch 2 controller has appeared
- Steam Machine with the dreaded "Red Line of Death" has healed itself after a good night's rest
- I went hands-on with the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, and while it runs like a dream it may be too big even for the largest-handed gamers
- Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse producers say they're "deep" into making the Marvel movie: "It's coming together really well"
- Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says "a healthy Xbox could weather" the current storm, but Microsoft's gaming brand is anything but: "Our core has to be healthy"
- The Odyssey reactions say it features some of the best work of Christopher Nolan's career
- Arc Raiders update brings one of the "most requested matchmaking features" that lets you switch between "friendly questing" in solo "to adrenaline-fueled PvP Trio games" with ease
- These are the best travel board games I love to take with me on vacation
- July 6
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- Obsidian was also hit by "the Microsoft sacrificial rituals," says laid-off RPG veteran who previously worked on Dragon Age and Mass Effect
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Hans Capon actor says the RPG's success hasn't led to more work, even though "Warhorse have been absolute gems"
- Nirvana and Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl says Kurt Cobain would've loved this new anime about gay girls
- Delicious in Dungeon season 2 release plans help set up 2027 to be one of anime's best years ever
- How to watch USA vs Belgium, live stream the World Cup for free
- Bethesda union blasts Microsoft as Xbox layoffs hit the Fallout and Elder Scrolls studio, too: "When will this cycle of cuts in pursuit of ever-greater profits end?"
- Former Xbox boss wanted Halo 4 to have Diablo 3's most hated feature, dev says: "Game execs remain stupid detached money grubbing idiots"
- Obsession star is down to star in a Marvel movie after meeting with Thunderbolts and MCU X-Men director
- CEO admits Xbox sees three to 10 times lower margins than "comparable platform and publishing businesses" after Game Pass and multiplatform bets didn't pay off
- Arkane founder asks Xbox CEO "how much" Microsoft wants for the studio: "I'm asking for a friend"
- Digital-only GTA 6 Ultimate Edition screenshot literally says "buy more useless s***"
- Leaked Lego Pokemon sets look so much better than the old ones, and it's a step in the right direction
- Razer has evolved its Pokemon PC accessory lineup with these new celestial Espeon & Umbreon goodies
- Commodore calls its dumbphone the "biggest moment in Commodore's modern history," and the C64 Ultimate should be upset about that
- Bayonetta creator says Capcom might be thriving thanks to a constant push to create new IP like Pragmata
- Sebastian Stan shaved his head, and now DC fans think he's playing an entirely different villain in The Batman 2
- I just discovered that plastic protectors for your boxed amiibo exist, and I wish I found them sooner
- Stardew Valley meets vampires in this magical, cozy life sim coming to Steam and Nintendo Switch tomorrow – and yes, you can romance werewolves
- Dev tells Valve to fix Steam's exploitable 2-hour refund policy as "over 55,000" players refund his short game and even brag about it in reviews
- Dark Knight Rises star Anne Hathaway thought her Catwoman audition was for Harley Quinn: "I changed personalities like a psychopath"
- Persona 4 Revival's cutscenes come from Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man studio MAPPA – just in case the JRPG remake wasn't already promising enough
- "Sorry to keep you waiting": Crazy Taxi's creator knows World Tour has been a long time coming, but there are plenty of unanswered questions about this revival
- Doom, Wolfenstein, and Quake will reportedly join Fallout and Elder Scrolls as Bethesda owner ZeniMax switches focus to its largest franchises amid Xbox restructure
- Today's your last day to save 10% on Warner's official House of the Dragon merch
- Xbox acquisitions have been a disaster: "In a typical year, we lost 64 cents for every dollar we invested"
- Valve's Gabe Newell continues spending his billions on an undersea armada, adding an $800 million deep sea vessel to the one he already had in the works
- Overwatch escapes "Mostly Negative" Steam reviews 3 years after becoming the worst-rated game on Valve's store: "In 2026, we finally got back to just Overwatch"
- Nintendo is phasing out the Switch in February 2027, just weeks ahead of the console's 10-year anniversary
- Microsoft is cutting 3,200 Xbox employees, and half of them will be eliminated today in "the most significant restructure in Xbox history"
- Xbox parts ways with 4 studios, with South of Midnight and Psychonauts devs going independent as Arkane begins "required consultation" to "review potential strategic options"
- Donkey Kong is celebrating his 45th anniversary, and you can join the festivities by grabbing these a-peel-ing Switch 2 accessories
- Gakuran codes (July 2026) for free Rerolls
- Nintendo promises to keep "aiming for unique entertainment that only we could produce" as it shouts out its continued "originality" following recent fan vote
- I wish Capcom wasn't joking, because I seriously want to play a cozy Leon Kennedy life sim
- House of the Dragon season 3 fans think the show has forgotten one of its most shocking moments
- When does Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced come out?
- This retro-style top-down shooter puts a roguelike spin on a classic - by giving your spaceship a massive power cable
- Word on the street is that the PS5 Disc Drive has been "limited" to 1 per order, but it's actually been that way for months
- GTA 6 shipping without discs "feels unfair to studios still backing physical," Lords of the Fallen 2 boss says, and Sony's certainly not helping
- Seven years later, another Steam Controller prototype just popped up at Goodwill, and I feel a Valve employee hates touchpads
- How to use new controllers with retro consoles
- Dark Souls isn't "an especially difficult game," former Tekken boss says – it's in its world where FromSoftware boss Hidetaka Miyazaki's "true creativity shines through"
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation "payoff" will leave you "sobbing," Cloud actor guarantees, even "if you haven't cried in the first two yet"
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners writer says if season 1 was a Michael Bay film, season 2 is a Martin Scorsese drama where we shouldn't get "too emotionally attached" to characters
- House of the Dragon season 3 fans think they've found a solution to Daenerys's rushed Mad Queen storyline in Game of Thrones season 8
- Super Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai sometimes "sounds exactly like Goku," ex-Tekken boss says: "A Saiyan who genuinely believes he's just another ordinary human"
- Surprise Solo Leveling movie is a "continuation" of the series as anime's cinema takeover continues
- Hideo Kojima is "really sad" about PlayStation ending physical disc production, warns against "frightening" streaming-only future: "You don't actually possess the data yourself"
- "Tons of new chooms": Cyberpunk 2077 hits highest Steam player peak in 3 years and CD Projekt Red is thanking Edgerunners and Wuthering Waves
- House of the Dragon season 3 star says his confrontation with Rhaenyra is "a very dangerous thing to do," but he "doesn't care"
- Steel Ball Run returns to Netflix this September, but a leak suggests the JoJo's anime won't end until 2028
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 first reactions say it's "truly special" as CD Projekt Red thanks 6000 fans for not leaking the episode
- House of the Dragon season 3 episode 3 borrows a plot point that might never get resolved from George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones books
- House of the Dragon season 3 introduces Tumbleton: here's why the town is so important in George R.R. Martin's book
- House of the Dragon season 3, episode 3 recap and Easter eggs: long live the queen
- House of the Dragon season 3, episode 3 is the best yet because it puts the focus on Rhaenyra ruling – and fits perfectly with George R.R. Martin's fantasy philosophy
- July 5
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- How to watch England vs Mexico, live stream the World Cup for free
- Viral indie hit Meccha Chameleon sells a massive 15 million copies in less than a month, becomes the fastest and best-selling game of the year
- The new Attack on Titan game looks like one of the best anime tie-ins I've ever laid eyes on as Koei Tecmo reveals almost an hour of new gameplay
- Halo: Campaign Evolved pays tribute to the hugely popular Red vs. Blue series with a new Machinima mode
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director thinks devs will eventually "be able to churn out a game in 5 seconds with a prompt," but he hopes they're not any good
- July 4
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- PlayStation goes all-digital, lessons learned for Square Enix, and what happens when fantasy projects collide with the reality of Xbox's restructure
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is "sort of the successor" to Final Fantasy creator's overlooked JRPG Lost Odyssey, lead says: "Truly one of the most powerful, emotional experiences of my life"
- As major Xbox shake-ups loom, former Wolfenstein studio head is now seemingly in charge of Marvel's Blade developer Arkane
- Final Fantasy 15 Switch 2 port is "not entirely impossible" despite the technical hurdles, Square Enix says
- New Crimson Desert update comes with 39 pieces of equipment and boss gear, plus an extra crucial feature: pets will now snuggle in bed with you
- "No cameras moving at 1,000 miles an hour. No impossible videogame shots": Kevin Feige, Tom Holland, Jon Watts and more on the making of Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Warhammer: The Old World Core Set is crunchy, complex, and the best introduction to the game you could hope for
- 4th of July is your last chance to grab some World Cup TV deals before next month's final
- July 3
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- "They're usually just really boring" – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says "perfect" games are like people with "no personality"
- More traditional Final Fantasy remakes could happen, as Square Enix says it'll follow what "truly resonates" with fans, even if that's not open-world action
- Another Final Fantasy 14 mod goes down following concerns of stalking in the MMO, with fans calling out Square Enix's "lack of action"
- Get ready to set sail with these 6 games to play before Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
- Sony reportedly already has another use for its disc factory after announcing end of physical PlayStation games
- PlayStation's disc-less future could "heavily influence" Xbox and Nintendo's approach to physical games, former Sony boss says, calling the decision "dramatic"
- Tom Holland reveals how Peter 2 and Peter 3 influenced the new MCU Spider-Man suit in Brand New Day
- MCU fans aren't sure the villain of Spider-Man: Far From Home actually thought his plan through, but there might be an easy answer
- As the live-action Moana remake looks set to flop at the box office, Dwayne Johnson says a third animated film is happening
- The Scuf Omega feels gorgeous in the hands, but those side buttons aren't all they're cracked up to be
- 4th of July sales have Prime Day beat across PS5, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch
- The Ghost in the Shell release schedule: when is episode 2 on Prime Video?
- I'll always be a physical media girlie, so I'm stocking up on these 4th of July PS5 game deals while I can
- Super Mario 64 speedrunning sees its "first 16 star world record in over 3 years" by the same unstoppable player behind the last record – and every other major N64 category
- Cyberpunk 2 lead says "you are the reason we can do all this work" as Cyberpunk 2077 hits 40 million copies sold
- GTA 6's price shows gaming's $80 luxury-tier is here to stay, and I don't want to upgrade my setup because of it
- Sony created a battery-powered PS1 and shoved it inside a DualShock controller, but "couldn't get their act together about the royalty terms"
- First trailer for Apothecary Diaries anime movie teases a hidden secret
- Shadow of the Colossus and Ico director says "unforgiving or clunky" elements that developers didn't plan for "are what actually end up being memorable"
- Stealth Pro II wireless gaming headset review: "Turtle Beach's premium pair has the chops to put SteelSeries in the corner"
- Atlus never added her to Persona 3 Reload, but the 2009 JRPG's female protagonist is finally making a comeback in spin-off The Phantom X
- Does anyone actually want new consoles?
- Square Enix doesn't promise to keep games playable forever, but it will "continue to create pathways" for fans to enjoy them "even after service has ended"
- Haze Seas codes (July 2026) for Cash, Gems, and more
- 100 Days at Sea codes (July 2026) for Pearls
- Uh-oh, the Steam Machine is having its own Xbox 360 "Red Ring of Death" moment, and Valve's lightbar codes point towards GPU failure
- Marvel Rivals adds a legendarily horny Captain America skin fans say "feels like a gooner mod," but at least it's based on a 34-year-old comic design
- Danny McBride's "suspense and action" G.I Joe movie set in a Cobra town could start filming next year, and there's "some pretty interesting people lining up to be in it"
- Kirby fans are eating good as Nintendo serves up pre-orders for the new Chef Kawasaki amiibo
- The Batman 2 writer says Hollywood is "video game obsessed," and he's getting "5x more offers for video game adaptations than comic book adaptations"
- Best Pokemon TCG Pocket Mega Diancie ex deck
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says the idea turn-based RPGs are "old-school" is "total nonsense," because they're "incredibly satisfying" in a way action games aren't
- Slay the Spire 2 update adds a crucial feature for every roguelike along with a randomizer button, modding improvements, and more
- Valve finally just shared a make-your-own Steam Machine e-ink faceplate kit, but a pre-built "Inkterface" should be coming this year
- Backrooms director says he treated the extended cut like one of his YouTube projects, and edited it on his laptop "in just under two weeks"
- The Ninth Jedi trailer introduces mysterious former Jedi villain in first Star Wars anime show
- July 2
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- Epic CEO Tim Sweeney suggests AI could've saved Destiny 2 and will "enable games like Destiny to thrive!"
- "I can't do this again": Suicide Squad designer says Rocksteady's live service flop made him want to quit games, and warns "as an industry we are severely losing our way"
- One of the top-rated city builders on Steam is getting a survival game sequel set in the same world: "Keeping this under wraps has been torture"
- Donkey Kong 64 PC recompilation rejects "AI vibe coding" as devs try to build a port of "actually good quality before our competitor releases their poorly made one"
- Destiny 2 community manager calls out "leaders who made multiple years of poor decisions" as former Bungie VP shares post blaming industry implosion on the market
- Doctor Who star Matt Smith can't believe Keanu Reeves has seen his Marvel flop Morbius: "Not f**king Morbius... My God"
- CEO of major Japanese studio says employees get pay raises if they ace a quiz about its games, because that's "a genuine skill"
- The 6 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, HBO Max, Apple TV, Disney Plus and more (July 3-5)
- Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown auditioned to play X-23 in Marvel's Wolverine spin-off movie Logan
- Former PlayStation boss warns Sony won't be able to replicate a key factor to the PS2's success "in the current generation" due to hardware costs
- Elden Ring and Dark Souls inspired Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director's approach to the RPG's story – "I didn't want to spoon-feed the player"
- Rockstar devs allege crunch is so common at the GTA 6 studio that it's "built into" contracts and you have to "opt out" of it
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation DLC includes "Story Expansion Pass," according to Epic Games Store database listings
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is hiding "a lot of new shipwrecks" and secrets to explore using the newly added "dive anywhere" feature, teases tech lead
- Game preservation expert says stop killing games if you don't want piracy, because companies like PlayStation and Rockstar "refuse to offer a meaningful alternative"
- Nintendo probably won't ditch physical games just because PlayStation is, analyst predicts: "Nintendo is going to be Nintendo, for better and/or worse"
- Evercade creators Blaze dunk on PlayStation for ending physical games using their own PS4-era mockery
- Sony says AI is "exciting," great for "synthetic assets," and an "important foundational technology supporting our strategy"
- Did you spend $80 for the PS5 Disc Drive? Well, by 2028 you'll have a nice white paper weight on your hands
- Obsidian reportedly safe from Xbox studio closures despite fears the RPG powerhouse was in negotiations to avoid shutdown
- Resident Evil director says it would feel "inorganic" to "shoehorn" legacy characters into his movie: "I have to put the story first and foremost"
- Obsidian veteran Josh Sawyer thinks RPG choices are best when they're not "purely" good or evil, and Greek plays "knocked it out of the park 1000s of years ago"
- Bethesda not-so-subtly brags about its physical Oblivion Remastered Switch 2 cartridge, mere hours after Sony announces the end of new PlayStation discs
- Hori's adorable Kirby Switch 2 accessories are starting to sell out, but you don't need to resort to resellers
- House of the Dragon season 3 opening credits feature an ingenious reference to George R.R. Martin's Fire and Blood
- Plans to revive the 3DO are already dead, with the publisher claiming it "did not anticipate such fragmentation of rights"
- 450 words on Clockwork Revolution, the console exclusive that may mark the end of an era for Xbox
- "Long live physical media": Devs and publishers of Baldur's Gate 3, Silksong, and more call Sony's decision to end physical PlayStation games "genuinely heartbreaking"
- Edifier's new G5 Max wireless gaming headset boasts a 305 hour battery life, which even puts HyperX cans to shame
- Wingspan Pocket shrinks the beloved board game down in size, and it'll land in time for your summer vacation
- After Backrooms' success, Weapons director Zach Cregger is writing a horror movie based on internet urban legend Siren Head
- Fantasy meets reality: Why turmoil at Xbox is impacting IO Interactive and Project Fantasy
- Capcom says sike, we actually are releasing Onimusha: Way of the Sword early with the action game now set to escape the pre-GTA 6 rush
- Jennifer Holland reveals why DC boss James Gunn casts so many friends in his movies
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance board game with all the gritty RPG elements fans love is on the way
- The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender movie is seemingly getting shadow dropped last minute after full movie leak
- The Ghost in the Shell director confirms no GenAI was used in the remake
- "Am I going back to the PS4 days?" - Former PlayStation president Shuhei Yoshida shares a very mixed Steam Machine review
- A Kang variant is in X-Men '97 season 2, which means the supervillain isn't completely off the table in the MCU's future
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead doesn't "care" if his next game isn't as popular as Sandfall's GOTY RPG, because "we're just going to do what we love again"
- As PlayStation kills discs, former Blizzard boss says "we can't live in a world of fear if our games will work in the future or not"
- After layoffs and Destiny 2's abrupt end, Bungie "can't promise a fix" to reported issues: "We will get this out when possible"
- July 1
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- Hideo Kojima's fears resurface as PlayStation ends physical games: "Eventually, even digital data will no longer be owned by individuals on their own initiative"
- Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer says it was "pure luck" he directed the RPG at Obsidian: "Almost literally fell in my lap"
- Downloading GTA 6 with the "hope it'll run in 50 years is not a preservation solution," Video Game History Foundation says as PlayStation kills discs
- Valve made it roughly 15 times harder for indie games to reach a coveted Steam ranking, but one expert says an understated new Steam feature is doing god's work
- Instead of putting its games on PC, Sony apparently wants to escape the reputation that "PlayStation equals the living room" by selling monitors and speakers
- "Is this gonna be a Sonic game?": Even Takashi Iizuka wasn't sure about Sonic Pico Park at first, but Sega's learned a lot from its indie collaborators
- Xbox is reportedly testing a feature to digitize physical game collections as PlayStation decides to phase out discs
- Epic Games CEO says "Steam charges such high fees" that companies like Genshin Impact maker MiHoYo "find it more profitable to go it alone," fans remind him MiHoYo has multiple games on Steam
- PlayStation killing discs is bad for everyone, whether you care about physical games or not
- PS6 "won't arrive until 2028 at the earliest," analyst predicts following Sony's decision to kill physical games, and the base model won't have a disc drive
- A native Discord app has finally landed on the Meta Quest 3 and 3S, and you can get a month of Nitro for free if you download it in the next three months
- Final Fantasy 14 devs pulled off the best relaunch "in the history of video games," Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says
- Cyberpunk 2077 lead proves the RPG's "biggest scene" is so much more complex than The Witcher 3's that you can barely compare them
- Never mind the RAM crisis, this Acer gaming laptop comes with 32GB memory and an RTX 5070 Ti for $300 off
- Just one generation ago, PlayStation couldn't shut up about how great physical games are: "Keep it forever"
- "Limitation sparks creativity": Cyberpunk 2077 quest lead turned one character's appearance into "part of the story" because CD Projekt Red couldn't afford the alternative
- Black Myth: Wukong is taking another Journey to the West as it moves from game screens to the global stage
- Subnautica 2 devs win: Krafton will pay the whole team "significantly more" bonuses than previously planned, but the CEO is still leaving after a settlement
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced star once alleged Ubisoft threatened to sue him over his remake tease, but now it's been turned into official promo
- Anime Expo 2026 schedule and the 8 big announcements we're expecting – from Demon Slayer to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- Ex-PlayStation boss says PC ports weren't losing Sony any hardware sales, questions how it could think otherwise now it's reportedly keeping big single-player games console-exclusive
- The Secretlab Atlas is a better desk chair than the Titan Evo, and it's not even close
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day star Sadie Sink wasn't handed a script for the secretive Marvel movie until she landed in London for the shoot
- 33 years later, the 3DO could make an unexpected comeback, but the '90s console revival is already being branded as "not legitimate"
- A Nintendo Switch 2 with a new screen may be incoming, but don't get your hopes up for an OLED panel
- PlayStation Store on PS3 and Vita to shut down 5 years after Sony first decided against it – starting as soon as next month in some regions
- PlayStation is ending physical disc production for new games in 2028 as Sony says "general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs"
- Persona 3 fans take matters into their own hands, releasing a DS port of the Atlus JRPG and immediately proving what a missed opportunity it was not to have an official one
- Rhythm Heaven Groove review: "Beatspell RPG is a quiet revelation, while Wario-like music mini-games are as solid as ever"
- Game of Thrones fans are debating the best sword fighters in Westeros, and Jaime Lannister has competition
- Pragmata's initial internal feedback called devs "incompetent at level design" and "unable to make compelling puzzles" during the difficult development of Capcom's sci-fi shooter
- Surprise Mario Kart World update adds 2 new Knockout Tour routes in a chunky patch that also buffs certain characters and expands Photo Mode
- GTA 6 studio Rockstar "will arrange to meet" union reps following devs' request for recognition, assuring it gives teams "world-class work environments" amid demands for "fairer crunch practices"
- The Odyssey director Christopher Nolan says he first dreamt about making an IMAX movie in 1986
- Replay's July theme is Assassin's Creed: send us your best Assassin-y clips for a chance to win a £/$250 Amazon voucher!
- After the worst opening for a DC movie since Aquaman 2, Supergirl is projected to drop 60% at the box office this weekend
- 17 years later, Batman: Arkham Asylum is still the best game for Batman fans
- Obsession star teases Curry Barker's next "buddy comedy" turned horror movie: "It's like if Key and Peele walked into Hereditary"
- HYTE is celebrating 30 years of Persona with a set of PC accessories that I never saw coming
- Good luck collecting Pokemon TCG 30th Celebration, because the lineup includes 27 products
- No sign of cheaper vanilla Arc G3 in Intel's latest graphics update, and I'm worried the handheld scene is taking a "go Extreme or go home" approach
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 fans have high praise for Weak Kingsley's English-language voice actor: "One of my top five favorite castings"
- Following divisive reviews, Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2 is suffering a 59% drop in ratings from season 1
- What are X-Force and X-Factor in X-Men '97 season 2?
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