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Battlefield 6 flipped its progression script — but can hotfixes buy back trust?

Battlefield 6 flipped its progression script — but can hotfixes buy back trust?

Battlefield 6 cut Battle Pass XP and rewired weekly challenges after player backlash, moving to near-24/7 cross-studio fixes. What changed, why it matters.

Evo is going global — and Saudi ownership turns a boost into a political test

Evo is going global — and Saudi ownership turns a boost into a political test

Evo will roll five regional events and a multi-game World Championship from 2027 — a real chance for underserved scenes, but Saudi ownership and rapid…

Platforms are scrambling: VIVERSE pays creators and refuses AI training — but is it enough?

Platforms are scrambling: VIVERSE pays creators and refuses AI training — but is it enough?

HTC’s VIVERSE offers pay-per-engagement and a no-AI-training pledge as Discord and Twitch pivot on privacy and moderation. Here’s what that shift really…

Final Fantasy VII’s original PC port finally got modern QoL — but your saves didn’t

Final Fantasy VII’s original PC port finally got modern QoL — but your saves didn’t

Square Enix relaunched the original Final Fantasy VII on Steam and GOG with 3x speed, no-randoms, autosave, and a free upgrade — but save files aren’t…

Resident Evil 2 Remake: Codes, Collectibles, Weapons & Mods Guide

Resident Evil 2 Remake: Codes, Collectibles, Weapons & Mods Guide

Master Resident Evil 2 Remake with all key codes, weapon routes, Mr Raccoon tips, survival habits, and PC mod picks in one practical, experience-based…

Samsung’s 27″ QD‑OLED hit $349 with Resident Evil: Requiem

Samsung’s 27″ QD‑OLED hit $349 with Resident Evil: Requiem

Amazon knocked the 2025 Samsung 27″ Odyssey QD‑OLED down to $349.99 and adds a free Resident Evil: Requiem code — great value, but check the model, panel…

PS5-only Wolverine lands Sept. 15 — brutal, connected to Spider-Man, and annoyingly quiet

PS5-only Wolverine lands Sept. 15 — brutal, connected to Spider-Man, and annoyingly quiet

Insomniac set Marvel’s Wolverine for September 15, 2026 on PS5 — a violent, Spider-Man-adjacent standalone with a tiny teaser, no gameplay, and PC silence…

Twitch quietly forces Persona ID checks for some Affiliates — right after Discord dumped the vendor

Twitch quietly forces Persona ID checks for some Affiliates — right after Discord dumped the vendor

Twitch is requiring government ID and a selfie via Persona for some new Affiliates’ first payouts, even after Discord cut ties with Persona amid…

Phil Spencer out, an AI exec in — is Microsoft quietly sunsetting Xbox?

Phil Spencer out, an AI exec in — is Microsoft quietly sunsetting Xbox?

Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond depart as Asha Sharma — an AI exec with no gaming pedigree — takes Xbox helm. This shakeup raises immediate questions on Game…

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters S2 made me care more about Keiko than Godzilla, somehow

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters S2 made me care more about Keiko than Godzilla, somehow

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters season 2 tightens its timelines, ramps up Titan mayhem, and quietly becomes the Monsterverse’s best story yet.

A PS5 gamepad, Claude AI and a romo vacuum — and suddenly 7,000 cameras were live

A hobbyist who wanted to drive a DJI Romo with a DualSense used Claude to inspect traffic and uncovered an MQTT backend permission bug that briefly…

Seamus Blackley says Phil Spencer burned out protecting Xbox — and that’s the scary part

Seamus Blackley argues Phil Spencer exhausted himself shielding Xbox from Microsoft’s AI pivot. With Sarah Bond gone and Asha Sharma in, Blackley fears…

Discord punts age checks to H2 2026 — a PR retreat, not a pivot

Discord delayed its global age-verification to H2 2026, cut ties with Persona, and pledged vendor transparency and non-biometric options after a privacy…

Zero Parades’ Steam demo proves ZA/UM can honor Disco Elysium — and be a sharp spy thriller

Zero Parades’ Steam demo proves ZA/UM can honor Disco Elysium — and be a sharp spy thriller

A free Steam Next Fest demo shows Zero Parades keeps Disco Elysium’s skill-driven voice but pivots into espionage with Conditioning, pressure bars, CRT…

Discord quietly backtracks on age checks — cut ties with Persona, promises on-device fixes

Discord quietly backtracks on age checks — cut ties with Persona, promises on-device fixes

Discord delayed its global age-verification rollout to H2 2026, ended its Persona trial, and pledged vendor transparency and on-device options after a…

This cheap hybrid mic just made streaming setups a lot less expensive — and it’s timed perfectly

This cheap hybrid mic just made streaming setups a lot less expensive — and it’s timed perfectly

Maono’s PD200W packs USB, XLR, and wireless into one $84.99 plug‑and‑play mic — near-parity sound with pricier hybrids, arriving amid a wave of hardware…

God of War Ragnarok for $20 is suddenly a no-brainer — here’s why PlayStation did it

God of War Ragnarok for $20 is suddenly a no-brainer — here’s why PlayStation did it

PlayStation’s PS5 sale trims God of War Ragnarok to $20, turning a 10/10 blockbuster into a low-risk buy while Sony primes the franchise for TV and remake…

Sony just axed the studio behind Demon’s Souls—and here’s why it hurts

Sony just axed the studio behind Demon’s Souls—and here’s why it hurts

Sony shut down Bluepoint Games after canceling a God of War live-service project despite strong profits and a proven remaster track record. What’s next?

Why Devil May Cry Season 2’s tone change actually matters

Why Devil May Cry Season 2’s tone change actually matters

Netflix’s May 12 Devil May Cry season leans hard into DMC3 nostalgia and a riskier creative vision from Adi Shankar — and Capcom’s silence is the wild…

I Gave Resident Evil 6 a Second Chance—Here’s What Shook Me

I Gave Resident Evil 6 a Second Chance—Here’s What Shook Me

Replaying Resident Evil 6 after 15 years reveals sloppy moments and hidden strengths. Improved animations, weighty gunplay and wild co-op make it worth…

Zero Parades turned Disco Elysium’s Thought Cabinet into CRT‑glitched spy masks

Zero Parades turned Disco Elysium’s Thought Cabinet into CRT‑glitched spy masks

ZA/UM reframes Disco Elysium’s psychology mechanics into an espionage Conditioning system with CRT UI, Pressure meters and rituals — a tight, risky design…

This Dune: Awakening exploit was bad enough to shut every server — and that’s the point

This Dune: Awakening exploit was bad enough to shut every server — and that’s the point

An actively abused base-destroying exploit forced Funcom into a worldwide six-hour shutdown, rollbacks and promised compensation — but players are rightly…

Shinji Mikami didn’t just make zombies — he keeps reinventing how games scare, fight and dance

Shinji Mikami didn’t just make zombies — he keeps reinventing how games scare, fight and dance

A sharp career profile: from Disney tie-ins and a Hilton buffet interview to Resident Evil and Hi‑Fi Rush — why Mikami’s restlessness still matters for…

Lizardcube quietly pulled off a proper Shinobi revival — and it’s on sale

Lizardcube quietly pulled off a proper Shinobi revival — and it’s on sale

Lizardcube’s Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is a polished, hand‑drawn 2D return for Joe Musashi — great combat, smart visuals, and currently 40% off on most…