Issue #300

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Intel just admitted it “fumbled the football” on its Arrow Lake gaming CPUs

“It’s not just paywalled, IT’S WHALEWALLED!”: Genshin Impact’s new level 100 cap has players terrified of a pay-to-win endgame even as MiHoYo celebrates its own generosity

NetEase closes studio founded by Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies veteran before it can release a single game

Blizzard files lawsuit against fan-run World of Warcraft servers Turtle WoW

Stardew Valley will be getting another update after all

Escape from Tarkov is coming to Steam

Battlefield 6 Will Not Have Ray Tracing For Performance Reasons

Everything Announced At Rayman Alive 2025

Xbox confirms three games leaving Game Pass in September

Coming to Game Pass: Hollow Knight: Silksong, RoadCraft, I Am Your Beast, and More

Capcom Says Monster Hunter Wilds Failed, But It’s PlayStation’s Fault

Activision and Paramount announce Call of Duty movie partnership

New Fallout 76 update lets you build the sky-high condo you’ve always dreamed of

Xbox’s cancelled Perfect Dark reboot could reportedly have been “revived”, but talks over Take-Two publishing it fell through

World of Tanks gets new tech tree, balancing, and a new map in today’s massive 2.0 update

Amazon’s Tomb Raider adaptation to begin production in January 2026, Sophie Turner to star as Lara Croft

Roblox continues efforts for child safety by expanding age estimation to all users by end of the year

Valve applies to use ‘Steam Frame’ as a trademark for a new console as speculation over a mythical next-gen Half-Life game continues

Silksong causes server chaos on Xbox, Steam, and Nintendo as platforms grind to a halt

Civilization 4 And A Ravenloft D&D Collection Are Among The Free Games On Amazon Prime This Month

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MSI Titan 18 HX AI - Laptop

Cronos: The New Dawn

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Today’s game consoles are historically overpriced

If you’re looking to scratch that cRPG itch, these are the ones you should definitely try

Skate’s Flick-It system is so complex that it invented new tricks

Silent Hill f hands-on preview and interview – the f is for feminism

YouTuber sparks a minor revival of Dark Ages, an obscure Nexon MMO from 1999

“It’s a classic title for the genre” Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles directors talk difficulty tweaks, new features, and preserving a seminal title’s magic

The censorship on Steam is coming for everyone on the internet

Donkey Kong Bananza Isn’t Too Easy, It’s Just Well-Designed

Octopath Traveler 0 Looks Massive, Even By Octopath Standards

007 First Light preview: IO Interactive was born for this

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it: Why Jagex’s new CEO is happy for it to be the ‘RuneScape company’

Console pricing has gone terribly wrong | Opinion

Already I’m convinced, Hollow Knight: Silksong is a hymn to the art of paying attention - and it absolutely rules

The Making of Kaiju No. 8: The Game

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What game is just too long for its own good?

If You Could Revive One Canceled or Abandoned Gaming Project, What Would It Be?

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The First 15 Minutes of SKYBLIVION | Oblivion Remake Gameplay 2025

Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles Hands on Impressions

Nioh 3 - Exclusive Takeda Shingen Boss Reveal Gameplay | IGN First

007 First Light – Gameplay Reveal

Mewgenics gameplay reveal! (feat. Edmund McMillen!)

Borderlands 4 - Breaking into Fortress Indomita & Idolator Sol Boss Gameplay

Football Manager 26 | First Look Reveal

Hollow Knight: Silksong Gameplay — The First 45 Minutes on Switch 2

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Every early access game on launch be like