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The Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve launch split critics and players. We counted 800 negative Steam reviews: two thirds mention crashes, performance or controls. Plus the Ace Combat Zero problem and a 150 GB install.
CS2 settings built on data from 941 pros at ProSettings.net and a check of the game files: DPI and eDPI, resolution, sound, interface and the changes from Rush Hour.
After Rush Hour the CS2 frame rate barely moved, but the game uses 31 percent less graphics memory. How to measure your own FPS, which settings pros pick and which CS:GO tips are gone.
CS2 command lists copy each other, CS:GO leftovers included. We checked every command against the 1 October 2026 game files and show which exist, what they do and which are gone.
Valve changed how CS2 stores crosshairs twice in a week and some old codes stopped working. How to recognise your code format, import a crosshair in the current game, and what changed in dynamic crosshairs.
The first CS2 chickens have hatched, yet guides still quote conflicting numbers. Here is what is confirmed, what players report and what nobody knows yet about the egg, the feed and the life stages.
The Rush Hour update added chickens to CS2 that Valve left out of the patch notes. An egg from the weekly Prime package takes both picks, and guides give conflicting data on the pet's lifespan.
Mojang announced The Sift, Minecraft's first new dimension since 2011. It debuts in Dungeons II and reaches Java and Bedrock in 2027, with no date and no word on what exactly carries over to the main game.
On September 23, Valve shipped one of the most substantial CS2 updates this year: silent reload, a rebuilt Premier ban-pick, a 3v3 Rush mode, and a resolution-independent crosshair. We break down what actually changes in gameplay.
Control Resonant launched September 24 with an 84/100 OpenCritic score. A day later, Remedy announced its support plan: New Game++ in October, photo mode in November, and additional Dylan cosmetics with no confirmed date yet.
Hideo Kojima revealed that PlayStation Studios cancelled Physint without warning in June. After three months of searching, Xbox picked up the game. We break down what's really behind Sony's decision, and why Xbox was far from a random choice.
Nintendo showed the first gameplay from the Ocarina of Time remake on Switch 2: a jump button, free camera, full voice acting with Matthew Mercer as Ganondorf. We break down why a price leak sparked panic about a "1:1 remake" and what else the Zelda 40th anniversary has in store.
Valheim left Early Access on September 9 with 17 million copies sold and the final Deep North biome. A five-person team stuck to the roadmap it sketched out in 2021, all the way to the end, in a genre full of survival games that never reached a finish line.
A record-setting Early Access launch (3 million copies in a week), and still three separate waves of mass negative reviews on Steam between March and May, each for a different reason. We break down what Steam does about waves like these, and whether they actually move sales.
Don't Nod is warning investors it could run out of cash by January 2027 without new financing. Four launches in a row sold below expectations, main investor Tencent declined to top up funding, and up to 90 jobs are at risk. We break down how the Life is Strange studio ended up on the edge for a second time.
Marvel's Wolverine launches September 15 amid a wave of viral clips mocking its Sentinel boss fight, racking up more than 180,000 likes. At the same time, journalists with preview access are praising the combat system and story. We break down what's real in those clips and what's just the algorithm.
Capcom released the first mainline Onimusha in twenty years, and the series picked up its first-ever perfect score from IGN. 94% of critics recommend it, but almost all of them flag the same issue: a twelve-hour core stretched to twenty-five hours by repeating the same boss fights.
Someone pulled 13 terabytes of data off a forgotten, publicly accessible piece of Steam's pre-2013 infrastructure. Inside: an early CS:GO build, Portal 2 material, and assets tied to Half-Life 2: Episode 3 for years. Valve has stayed silent for three days.
RAGE:MP went dark on August 31 after a cease-and-desist from Take-Two, closing out a three-year process of eliminating independent GTA V multiplayer platforms. A week later, Rockstar announced its own in-house RP server, one that bypasses even FiveM, the only survivor.
Nintendo Switch 2 goes up $50 in the US and 30 euros in Europe starting September 1. Nintendo's president apologized for the decision and pointed to the DRAM memory crisis as the main cause - the company is even forecasting a sales decline this year.
CD Projekt Red announced a free Witcher 3 remaster at Gamescom, with full path tracing, mod support on consoles, and a native Switch 2 version. On top of that: a new Songs of the Past expansion and a surprising partnership with Blizzard on Battle.net.
Netflix was first to show 27 minutes of GTA 6 footage, reportedly paying around $100 million for six hours of exclusivity. Site traffic jumped 125%, but the service had serious access problems, and some fans are calling Rockstar greedy for paywalling a trailer.
Take-Two filed federal subpoenas against Microsoft and Discord seeking data to unmask leaker Cyberleek. The leaker responded with more footage and a $165,000 entry fee for ad space in future leaks. Rockstar hasn't touched its launch schedule.
On Valve's 30th anniversary, the company still hasn't announced a price or date for Steam Frame, despite SteamOS beta drivers, FCC certification, and leaked setup videos. We break down the specs, leaked pricing, and why the silence fits Valve's pattern.
The first session of The Duskbloods' closed test, FromSoftware's new game for Switch 2, collapsed under overloaded servers. We break down what players got to test in the sessions that followed, and why sign-ups outnumbered Elden Ring Nightreign.
GSC Game World released Cost of Hope, a paid story expansion for Heart of Chornobyl, alongside a free Update 2.0 that reworks the A-Life system. We break down what the expansion adds.
Since August 18, new GTA 6 footage has been leaking, including a Vice City flyover and a full state map, but the same wave includes AI-generated fakes too. We look at what's actually known ahead of the August 27 Netflix reveal.
After players reacted negatively to live-service mechanics in June playtests, Guerrilla Games is shifting Horizon Hunters Gathering toward traditional co-op. The studio must show Sony progress by December.
A Rebs Gaming leak claims Activision built a Halo multiplayer prototype in June, before the project was canceled in July. We look at how this fits the outsourcing Halo: Campaign Evolved was already built on.
Stella Sacco says she lost her job on Rideshare "Stimulator" to ChatGPT. Saber Interactive denies it, and the studio's CEO accused her of breaching an NDA. We look at both sides of the dispute.
House House went quiet for six years after Untitled Goose Game. Big Walk, a co-op game about walking together for 2-12 players, hit number two on Steam's bestseller chart and pulled a 92/100 on Metacritic.
"An Extended Look" hits Netflix August 27 at 3 PM ET, six hours before it goes up on YouTube and the game’s own site. It’s the first partnership of its kind in Netflix’s history around a video game reveal.
At San Diego Comic-Con, Cory Barlog announced the release date for God of War Laufey and confirmed a follow-up Kratos game directly tied to its story. It is the first entry in the series where Kratos isn’t the playable character, and the title itself is already a real spoiler for anyone who knows Norse mythology.
A solo developer in Groningen shipped a Dutch zombie survival game today, and Steam answered with a "Negative" rating from 46 reviews. Some of the complaints - no save file, arcade combat - are things he described himself a week before launch.
Malicious Meccha Chameleon Steam Workshop maps installed a remote access trojan and a crypto stealer. While investigating, an engineer's infected PC got used to bypass 2FA and take over the game's official Discord.
On July 17, Bethesda announced a full slate of Fallout news: remasters of Fallout 3 and New Vegas, Fallout 5 in preproduction on Creation Engine 3, an Obsidian project, and a Fallout 76 expansion. The one thing missing: any release dates.
EA Sports FC 27 launches September 25, 2026, in three editions ranging from $69.99 to well over $100. Here is what actually changed on the pitch, and what is really just another rung on the Ultimate Team monetization ladder.
Zyaire Wilkins published five malware-laden games on Steam that spent nearly two years stealing passwords and draining crypto wallets. We look at how the scheme worked, how the FBI tracked him down, and why the Steam vetting gap he used is still there.
Sony announced it will end physical disc production for PlayStation starting January 2028. A petition against the decision has passed 300,000 signatures. We look at why the real reason for this change shows up more clearly in Sony's own financial numbers than in its official statement.
Rockstar released the Kortz Center Heist on July 14, the first major GTA Online heist in five years, right alongside confirmation that GTA 6 launches November 19 with no further delays. We look at why this farewell gift sparked backlash before players could even enjoy it.
Belgian studio Oddshot Games is launching Strikers Club, a free-forever physics football game built as a direct answer to what soured players on Rematch: price and live-service pressure. We look at what the game actually offers on launch day and whether it can hold onto players where the competition lost them.
Microsoft announced the largest single wave of layoffs in Xbox history: 3,200 roles and five studios in one decision pile. Nine days later, developers organized the first coordinated march in gaming history across six locations at once. Here is what actually happened and why it is more than another round of cuts.
A game about working for the world's worst airline picked up over 500,000 wishlists within hours of its reveal. Here is what Dear Passengers actually is, who is making it, and why it blew up right now.
FACEIT has no built-in Twitch chat integration, so streamers made do with bookmarks and stale overlays. Here is how to set up your own !elo command through StreamElements, step by step.
After two and a half years in early access and a patent fight with Nintendo, Palworld hit 1.0 and climbed back to nearly 856,000 concurrent Steam players. Here is what the update changed, and why this number matters more than a simple comeback.
The remake of a thirteen-year-old game outsold most new, heavily marketed AAA titles in its first day. Here is what Ubisoft actually changed, and why going back to an old story turned into the studio's safest bet.
Esports Manager 2026 takes the Counter-Strike 2 scene seriously. We look at its licensing, roster psychology, and match day structure to see whether this can hold beyond launch curiosity.
Snapdragon laptops and Windows on Arm are in a much better place than before, but Riot’s games still stop this platform from being an easy esports recommendation.
Capcom’s Veronica reveal feels bigger than another legacy remake. It is a chance to restore one of Resident Evil’s most important story chapters to the center of the franchise conversation.
From mid-February 2027, Nintendo will stop selling the original Switch family in Europe. The bigger story is not nostalgia. It is what happens when the easiest new entry into the ecosystem disappears.
A month after release, Gothic 1 Remake has clearly nailed the atmosphere and hierarchy of the colony. What it did not do is remove all of the old friction that always divided the audience.
Spawnsy Faceit targets the exact parts of FACEIT that slow Counter-Strike 2 players down: matchroom, ready check, server connect, party flow, and quick ELO updates.
The online outrage over Yasuke and historical accuracy in AC Shadows gave Ubisoft a convenient distraction. The much stronger reading is that fear after Star Wars Outlaws, quality concerns, and business pressure pushed the delay.
In comments to investors, Sony talked about PlayStation going “beyond the living room,” expanding usage styles, and not selling future hardware at significant losses. For players that could mean a more flexible platform, but it could also mean a much more expensive way into the ecosystem.
DICE is rolling out a substantial Battlefield 6 gunplay overhaul: less random bullet deviation, more predictable recoil, limb damage, and clearer weapon identity. It sounds promising, but this is also the kind of foundation the game should have launched with.
The new extraction shooter hit early access with strong financial numbers, despite server outages and DDoS attacks. We analyze whether the desert setting can keep players around.
Meccha Chameleon has passed seven million copies sold, proving its massive appeal. Beyond the viral clips sits a game with unique social design that keeps players hooked.
The GTA 6 retail box debate is running ahead of confirmed details. Here is what we actually know today, why a disc-less scenario sounds plausible, and what it would mean for players.
Grand Theft Auto VI has received an official release date and pre-order start window. Here is our breakdown of the return to Vice City, Lucia and Jason’s story, and console performance details.
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