Issue #305

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US counter-terrorism body frames Discord and online game chat as a breeding ground for violent extremism

World of Warcraft’s Next Expansion Is Seemingly About to Kill the Game’s Biggest Mods

As Microsoft lays off thousands and jacks up Game Pass prices, former FTC chair says I told you so: The Activision-Blizzard buyout is ‘harming both gamers and developers’

Fortnite teases map changes coming with Halloween event

After a decade in development, this massive Skyrim mod adds a whole new region, 50 new dungeons and ’the biggest main quest you’ve ever played in Skyrim’

Xbox Reportedly Lost $300 Million in Call of Duty Sales Last Year Due to Game Pass

Nintendo denies lobbying over genAI, but stresses it will continue fighting IP infringement “whether AI is involved or not”

Microsoft Says ‘We Are Actively Investing in Our Future of First-Party Consoles and Devices’

2025 Has Already Seen More Indies Hit 100,000 Steam Players Than Any Other Year

Microsoft Confirms It Scrapped the Xbox Game Pass Discount on All Games and DLC Purchases, Gives Subscribers More Rewards Points Instead

Sega announces multi-year licensing agreement for Sonic and the Olympics

Marathon Technical Test Announced for October 22nd to 28th

Nintendo Is Suing A Reddit Moderator For $4.5 Million

Elon Musk says his xAI company will release a ‘great AI-generated game’ by the end of 2026

More than 60% of US game players only buy two games or fewer per year, survey finds

Microsoft halts Xbox Game Pass price rises in select markets

Game Pass adds NINJA GAIDEN 4, Keeper, BALL x PIT, Supermarket Simulator, and more in mid October

As Rainbow Six Siege X numbers continue to slide, Ubisoft promises to crack down on cheaters and ‘prioritize a fun experience’ with future balance changes

Ubisoft Reportedly Cancelled Assassin’s Creed Game Set Post-Civil War

Nintendo Expands Switch Online’s SNES Library With Three More Titles

Intel announces XeSS 3 with multi-frame generation, putting it ahead of AMD in the AI-powered graphics performance race

A Minecraft Movie gets inevitable sequel after grossing almost $1bn, putting lava chicken back on the menu

REVIEWS Link to heading

Little Nightmares 3

FEATURES Link to heading

The golden age of PC gaming has ended with Game Pass’s frustrating price hike

EA’s Deal to Go Private Could Be Good for Investors, Bad for Employees

Saudi Arabia’s investment in EA, games, and esports explained

Opinion: Sonic Racing Crossworlds > Mario Kart World, And It’s Not Even Close For Me

I’m still haunted by the creepy Barbie game that knew my name

After years of being criticized as old-fashioned, turn-based RPGs are absolutely crushing it with new ideas

King of Meat has potential to be a co-op hit, but it’ll have to work for it

Why Relic Entertainment wants to make games more quickly

How Machine Games has designed hit shooter games for 15 years | Jerk Gustafsson interview

How Crimson Desert’s Combat Adds Fighting Game Flair to Fantasy Battles

The non-profit helping people from all over the world to become successful game developers

World of Warcraft: Midnight has some of Blizzard’s most controversial changes yet, but playing the alpha still has me hopeful it’ll figure them out in the next few months

It’s time for game developers to bring back the cheat code

“Usually, we’re not on the map.” How a new initiative is platforming Palestinian developers

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

What happened to playing just for the sake of gameplay?

What’s a game everyone says is a ‘masterpiece’ that you just could not get into?

VIDEOS Link to heading

HUNGER | Pre-Alpha Extended Expedition Gameplay Trailer

Crimson Desert: 11 Minutes of Brand New Gameplay - IGN First

How Key Technologies Like NVIDIA DLSS & Path Tracing Are Shaping the Future of PC Gaming

Close to You – Nintendo

The Witcher: Season 4 | Official Trailer | Netflix

11 Exciting New Games Coming to Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 - October 2025

The Outer Worlds 2 Exclusive Gameplay — Paradise Island | Game Informer

Code Vein 2 - Official Story Trailer

FUNNY Link to heading

Not gonna lie, this is exactly how i play Hitman games.

The only time you can say “please uninstall don’t play the game” without being mean