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EA Used AI to Find NHL 26 Goalie Exploits Before Playtesters Could
A reinforcement learning system called RAID found six scoring exploits in EA's NHL 26 in one automated run, matching what human testers took hours to discover.
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Dbrand Refunds Companion Cube After Skipping Valve's Permission
Dbrand launched a Portal-themed Steam Machine accessory, took preorders, and only then discovered it never had a license from Valve.
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Steam Machine Sells Out in Japan as Scalpers Double the Price
Valve's gaming PC is already gone from Japanese shelves, while US eBay listings hit $3,500 and cheap Chinese clones carry serious red flags.
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Xbox Prices Jump Again as Memory Costs Spiral
Microsoft is raising Xbox Series S and X prices by $100 to $150 starting August 1st, blaming a memory shortage that has already pushed component costs up 2.5x.
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GTA VI Will Cost $80 and Its Disc Box Has No Disc
Rockstar is pricing Grand Theft Auto VI at $80 at launch — $10 above the current AAA standard — and its physical edition ships without an actual disc.
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GTA VI Starts at $80 - and Locks Shops Behind a $100 Tier
Rockstar priced Grand Theft Auto VI at $79.99 standard and $99.99 for an Ultimate Edition that gates entire in-game shops from base buyers.
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Star Fox Switch 2 Battle Mode Is Fun and Over Too Fast
Nintendo's Switch 2 Star Fox reboot finally delivers real online dogfighting, but only three mode-and-map pairings cap how long anyone will stick around.
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Star Fox Remake Is the Switch 2's Best-Looking Game Yet
A Nintendo 64 remake built on tight, linear design delivers visuals that Nintendo's open-world exclusives haven't managed to match.
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GTA 6 Will Cost $80 When Pre-Orders Open June 25
Rockstar has priced Grand Theft Auto 6 at $80, with pre-orders going live at midnight on June 25th.
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Steam Machine Starts at $1,049 as Valve Blames Component Costs
Valve's SteamOS gaming PC launches with a randomized reservation system and prices shaped by a year-long memory and storage cost surge.
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Roblox Takes Its Age-Gated Tiers Global
The platform is applying age-based account restrictions worldwide, framing it as child safety but leaving open how well it will actually work.
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EA Turns 120 Million Players Into an Ad Audience
EA Advertising sells real-time brand placements inside Madden, EA SPORTS FC, and College Football, packaged for media buyers as a 120 million-player audience.
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Xbox Loses Studio Head and Compulsion Games in One Week
New Xbox boss Asha Sharma warned of a company reset; now Craig Duncan is out and Compulsion Games may be closing.
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Anbernic Opens a Repair Parts Store for Its Handheld Consoles
Anbernic now sells spare screens, joysticks, batteries, motherboards, and buttons, putting basic self-repair within reach for its handheld owners.
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Valve Pulls Physical Steam Gift Cards, Blaming Scam Abuse
Valve will stop restocking physical Steam gift cards once retail inventory sells through, citing their chronic role as a tool for consumer fraud.
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Xbox Spent $89 Billion on Gaming and Still Lost Ground
New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Studios chief Matt Booty admitted the division is earning 3% margins after spending nearly $90 billion on gaming.
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Kingdom Hearts 4 Confirms Hercules and Elemental Worlds, No Date
A new trailer locks in two Disney worlds and a four-platform release, but Square Enix still won't say when KH4 actually ships.
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Ocarina of Time Remake Confirmed for Switch 2
Nintendo announced the Zelda remake at a June Direct, promising a 2026 release and very little else.
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Ninja Theory Shelves Project Mara Six Years After Reveal
The Hellblade studio quietly canceled its psychological horror project, announced in 2020, with no explanation given.
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Control Resonant Bets the Franchise on New Combat
Remedy's Control sequel ditches gunplay for hack-and-slash combat, and early demo impressions suggest the experiment is still finding its footing.
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Nintendo Direct Lands June 9
Nintendo confirmed a Direct for the following day, its preferred channel for game reveals, with no agenda released and about 24 hours of lead time.
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Xbox Bets on Exclusivity Again With Gears and Clockwork Revolution
After years of releasing Xbox titles on PlayStation, Microsoft is locking two upcoming first-party games to its own console and PC ecosystem.
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Xbox Turns 25 with a Translucent Green Series X
Microsoft's limited-edition X25 console wraps a Series X in see-through green nostalgia — a birthday stunt aimed squarely at collectors.
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Citizen Sleeper Creator's Next Game Casts You as a Fungal Parasite
Signet City puts players inside a fungal parasite moving through a collapsing city, the next project from Citizen Sleeper creator Gareth Damian Martin.
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At Summer Game Fest, Sony and Microsoft Bet on the Old Playbook
Both console makers used the annual showcase to recommit to exclusives and single-player titles, while the industry's harder problems went unspoken.
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Valve's P2P Networking Has Been Broken for Two Months
A GitHub issue against Valve's GameNetworkingSockets library reports a peer-to-peer outage that has gone without public acknowledgment from Valve.
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Steam Machine and Steam Frame Are Coming This Summer
Valve announced both products in a developer blog post with no pricing attached, reviving a living-room PC concept that flopped a decade ago.
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Belkin's $100 Switch 2 Grip Adds Battery Life and Better Ergonomics
A 10,000mAh magnetic battery pack and redesigned Joy-Con handles promise three to four extra hours of Switch 2 playtime for $99.99.
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Corsair Folds Elgato Stream Deck Controls Into a Gaming Mouse
The Nightsword v2 Wireless SD adds a dedicated hotkey tied to Elgato's Stream Deck software, cutting the case for a second peripheral on your desk.
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Nintendo Is Building a Replaceable-Battery Switch 2 for Europe
An EU regulation taking effect in February 2027 is forcing Nintendo to redesign its console for European buyers, a first for the company.
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Asus ROG Marks 20 Years With a $600 24-Karat Gold Keyboard
The Azoth Extreme Edition 20 ships with a real 24-karat gold finish for $600, with a matching $260 mouse for those who want the full set.
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Intel's Handheld Chip Could Beat AMD at Its Own Game
A hands-on preview of the MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus suggests Intel's Arc G3 Extreme is a meaningful step up for portable gaming.
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Acer Nitro Blaze Link Is a Linux Streaming Handheld, Not a Steam Deck
Acer's new Nitro Blaze Link runs Linux but skips local game support entirely, positioning itself as a PC streaming companion with just 1GB of RAM.
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007 First Light Proves IO Interactive Was Born for This Job
The Hitman studio applies its sandbox stealth formula to the Bond license, and the match is so obvious it's almost embarrassing it took this long.
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Lego Batman leans into couch co-op for summer
Legacy of the Dark Knight is getting early praise for mixing Arkham-style combat with Lego’s family-friendly sandbox formula.
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The indie game scene keeps churning out weird, worthy stuff
A quick look at recent indie releases shows undead co-op shooters and stylish hack-and-slash games are having a moment.
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SteamOS Gained Ground on Windows. Memory Prices Just Helped Microsoft
Valve has carved out a real Windows alternative for PC gaming, but surging RAM costs threaten to slow the shift.
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Someone Built a Phone Mount for Steam Controllers
It works, but don't expect your mobile apps to cooperate anytime soon.
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Valve put a $100 price tag on its Steam Controller. Is it justified?
A new podcast digs into whether Valve's Steam Controller is worth the hundred bucks — and why it's not your typical PC gamepad.
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Microsoft brings Xbox interface to Windows 11
Microsoft is rolling out Xbox mode to Windows 11 PCs, giving desktop users a console-like home screen for gaming.
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Someone built a Linux loader for the PS5
A modder released a tool to run Linux on Sony's console, escalating the familiar standoff between gamers who want full hardware control and a company that doesn't.