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Two Southern California Pokémon card heists net $300K — why collectors should be worried

Two Southern California Pokémon card heists net $300K — why collectors should be worried

Two linked Southern California thefts stole over $300K in rare Pokémon cards, hitting shops and a collector. Here’s what happened and what it means for…

Hytale will support mods from day one — here’s why that’s a big deal

Hytale will support mods from day one — here’s why that’s a big deal

Hypixel says Hytale mods launch with early access: almost everything moddable, CurseForge support, and the potential for total gameplay overhauls. What…

Enabling DLSS 4.5’s 6X frame gen turned my PC into a powerhouse

Enabling DLSS 4.5’s 6X frame gen turned my PC into a powerhouse

NVIDIA’s DLSS 4.5 brings a new transformer Super Resolution model plus dynamic 6X frame generation. See performance hits, image gains, and who benefits…

StarRupture just dropped in Early Access — a tight No Man’s Sky for conveyor-belt obsessives

StarRupture just dropped in Early Access — a tight No Man’s Sky for conveyor-belt obsessives

Creepy Jar’s StarRupture condenses planetary survival into focused base-building and Satisfactory-like automation, with fierce heat hazards and a…

Dead by Daylight’s Stranger Things Chapter 2 Is Live on PTB — Vecna Returns Different

Dead by Daylight’s Stranger Things Chapter 2 Is Live on PTB — Vecna Returns Different

Stranger Things Chapter 2 hits Dead by Daylight PTB with Eleven, Dustin, and a new Vecna called “The First.” New mechanics, skins, and PTB testing ahead…

Apex Legends just went SSX — hoverboards, wallrides and Octane triple-jumps

Apex Legends just went SSX — hoverboards, wallrides and Octane triple-jumps

Respawn’s Winter Wipeout brings hoverboards with wallrides, tricks for Evo points, and meaningful buffs to Octane, Newcastle and Crypto. Live Jan 6, 2026.

IO Interactive finally posted 007: First Light PC specs — and that 32GB RAM request is weird

IO Interactive finally posted 007: First Light PC specs — and that 32GB RAM request is weird

IO Interactive revealed PC specs for 007: First Light with DLSS 4 support. Minimum is modest, recommended asks for 32GB RAM — here’s what that actually…

These indie hits shouldn’t have worked — how Balatro and Silksong “don’t make sense”

These indie hits shouldn’t have worked — how Balatro and Silksong “don’t make sense”

Analyst Joost van Dreunen says Balatro and Silksong defy financial logic. Small teams, sticky loops and changing markets explain why these indies still…

Call of Duty’s Season 1 Reloaded brings Fallout skins and two ‘free’ guns — but there’s a catch

Call of Duty’s Season 1 Reloaded brings Fallout skins and two ‘free’ guns — but there’s a catch

Season 1 Reloaded for Black Ops 7 and Warzone lands Jan 8 with Fallout operator skins, two free unlockable guns, BO6 gear and strange Warzone anomalies….

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined’s demo is live — start the time-traveling RPG early (and skip the slog)

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined’s demo is live — start the time-traveling RPG early (and skip the slog)

Square Enix’s free Dragon Quest VII Reimagined demo is out across PC and consoles. Here’s what’s in it, why the save transfer matters, and whether it’s…

Sony’s “Ghost Player” patent could make games play themselves — and that’s a big deal

Sony’s “Ghost Player” patent could make games play themselves — and that’s a big deal

Sony’s new Ghost Player patent extends PS5’s Game Help into AI that can take control. Here’s what it actually means for accessibility, trophies, and…

Razer’s Project Motoko promises AI-aware gaming without the glasses—here’s what actually changes

Razer’s Project Motoko promises AI-aware gaming without the glasses—here’s what actually changes

Razer’s Project Motoko brings front-facing cameras, on-device AI and low-latency audio to gaming. It’s exciting but a prototype with real trade-offs for…

Hi‑Fi Rush didn’t ‘save’ rhythm games – it proved everyone else was asleep

Hi‑Fi Rush didn’t ‘save’ rhythm games – it proved everyone else was asleep

Rhythm games never died; publishers just stopped paying attention. From Beat Saber to Hi‑Fi Rush and Fortnite Festival, here’s why rhythm is quietly…

Troy Baker thinks AI will push players toward “authentic” art — and he’s not wrong

Troy Baker thinks AI will push players toward “authentic” art — and he’s not wrong

Troy Baker calls the generative AI wave a “good thing” because it may send audiences back to human-made art — here’s what that means for voice acting and…

Fortnite, CoD, GTA V still dominate — 2025’s PlayStation & Xbox top 5 didn’t budge

Fortnite, CoD, GTA V still dominate — 2025’s PlayStation & Xbox top 5 didn’t budge

Circana’s Mat Piscatella reports 2025 US playtime mirrors 2024: Fortnite, CoD, GTA V, Roblox and Minecraft top both consoles. Here’s why that matters for…

Fortnite x South Park Drops Jan. 9 — Kenny Boss, Storm-Manipulating Mythic, and Mech Skins

Fortnite x South Park Drops Jan. 9 — Kenny Boss, Storm-Manipulating Mythic, and Mech Skins

Fortnite’s South Park crossover lands Jan 9 with mech versions of the four kids, a storm-altering Stick of Truth mythic, Kenny boss fights, respawn…

Razer’s Project Motoko is a headset that watches you play

Razer’s Project Motoko is a headset that watches you play

Razer showed Project Motoko at CES 2026 — a Snapdragon-powered AI headset with cameras, multimodal mics, and OpenAI/Grok/Gemini support. Here’s what…

AMD’s new Strix CPUs might finally make iGPU-only gaming laptops real

AMD’s new Strix CPUs might finally make iGPU-only gaming laptops real

AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 392 & 388 bring a 60 TFLOP iGPU and fewer CPU cores. Here’s why they could reshape gaming laptops, plus the big caveats.

Hisense TVs are getting Xbox Cloud Gaming — but is this the console-killer moment?

Hisense TVs are getting Xbox Cloud Gaming — but is this the console-killer moment?

Microsoft is bringing the Xbox app to select Hisense and V homeOS TVs, expanding cloud play via Game Pass tiers — great reach, but rollout and performance…

Project Blackbird got axed and Matt Firor quit — 10 MMOs to play now

Project Blackbird got axed and Matt Firor quit — 10 MMOs to play now

Microsoft canceled ZeniMax’s Project Blackbird and Matt Firor resigned. Here are 10 MMOs in 2026 that actually deliver the shooter‑MMO thrills Blackbird…

Honkai: Nexus Anima is reshaping Honkai into a creature-collector — should you care?

Honkai: Nexus Anima is reshaping Honkai into a creature-collector — should you care?

HoYoverse’s new Honkai shifts into creature collecting with anime combat and closed tests in Sept 2025. Here’s what matters, what’s worrying, and what to…

Arc Raiders’ New Aggression Matchmaking — How to Game It (and Why It Matters)

Arc Raiders’ New Aggression Matchmaking — How to Game It (and Why It Matters)

Arc Raiders now uses aggression-based matchmaking to split PvE grinders from PvP hunters. Here’s what that actually changes for your queues, loadouts, and…

Steam just smashed a 41M player record — here’s what’s really behind the spike

Steam just smashed a 41M player record — here’s what’s really behind the spike

Steam hit 41.8M concurrent users during the Winter Sale. Live-service hits and Battlefield 6 launched this surge — and there are real consequences for…

Rainbow Six Siege players slapped with bizarre “67-day” bans — what’s actually going on?

Rainbow Six Siege players slapped with bizarre “67-day” bans — what’s actually going on?

Players report 67-day account bans tied to the viral “6-7” meme, matchmaking issues, and Ubisoft investigations. Here’s what Siege players need to know.