Issue #350

NEWS Link to heading

Palworld’s Brand New Trading Card Game Is Out Of Stock And Plagued By Scalpers

Highly-Rated Steam MMO In Development For 10 Years Shocks World With Free Release

Disney says that Kingdom Hearts is now a ‘billion dollar franchise’

Kingdom Hearts 4 Release Date and Anime Announced at D23

Matthew McConaughey explains why he turned down the role of Joel in The Last of Us

The PS6 doesn’t have a release date yet, Sony CEO says, largely because getting parts is still a nightmare thanks to AI

PlayStation Plus Extra, Premium August 2026 Games Rolling Out Now

Chinese RAM hits 9000 MT/s and even matches the speed and latency of the memory in our western gaming PCs

Here’s your next batch of Xbox and PC Game Pass games for August

Behold, “the whole story of Steam’s economy in one picture”: the top 1% of games earn 84.5% of estimated revenue, and most games barely make anything

Genshin Impact 7.0 Offers Valuable Answers

STALKER 2 gets serious performance and visual upgrades with its 2.0 update, testing confirms, polishing up one of the biggest flawed gems in FPS games

Fortnite’s new season turns Battle Royale into a gaming crossover fever dream

GTA 6 leaker claims to have “full access” to the game, as Rockstar struggles to contain even more gameplay videos

Hardware spending in the US was so low in July that it nearly matched the 2020 Pandemic days when everything was out of stock

Riot to End Active Development for 2XKO in December 2026, Online Play to Remain Unaffected

Dave Bautista Officially Confirmed As The New Kratos In Amazon’s God Of War Series

REVIEWS Link to heading

Grand Theft Auto 2 – The Legacy Review

Low-Budget Repairs

The Sinking City 2

Entropy Early Access

Acer Predator Helios NEO 16S AI

Keychron K8 Ultra 8K

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D

FEATURES Link to heading

Team Liquid and Alienware celebrate 15 years as partners as they aim for 5th esports win at World of Warcraft’s Race to World First | exclusive interview

Magic Find Ventures reveals the speed of AI adoption in Chinese games | interview

Modern consumers crave “events”, and the games industry needs to provide them | Opinion

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Is Massive | TGIS

Cities: Skylines new replacement is about to become the best strategy game in years

Netflix Games’ Latest Pivot Is a Reminder of Its Messy Past

10 Years Later, This is Still the Hardest Platinum Trophy I’ve Ever Earned

Why horror games still resonate with gamers | Beyond Fear author Nick Akerman interview

First Impressions: The delicate balance of Stormforge’s dangerous and creative multiplayer survival RPG

It turns out touching grass is the answer: Gaming is great when you leave the house

Looking To Save Money? Here’s How (And Why) You Should Finally Tackle Your Backlog

Sorry Halo, but Splinter Cell Chaos Theory Was the Best Original Xbox Game

“We chose the worst time in history” – Harvey Smith on starting his own studio after Arkane

Tides of Annihilation is a Stylish King Arthur-Inspired Slash ‘Em Up that Balances Spectacle with Substance | IGN Preview

‘You Don’t Get XP, But Zones Do’ — How Control Resonant Is Rewriting the Action RPG Rule Book

Way More Work (And Money) Went Into My Favorite Voice Mod Than I Thought

Will the future of gaming be powered by upstart indie developers?

Games Done Quick is a beacon of hope for the gaming community

Inner Pocket Publishing is “building a quiet corner for people who love thoughtful single-player games”

I’ve Never Played Anything Like The Duskbloods, And I Cannot Wait To Play More

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

What game found you purposefully not using the fast travel system?

What’s a small detail or mechanic from older games that quietly disappeared, and you really miss it?

VIDEOS Link to heading

Control Resonant: Exclusive Boss Fight Gameplay - IGN First

KINGDOM HEARTS IV | D23 2026 Showcase Trailer

Here Are 40 Minutes of Gameplay From Tides of Annihilation

The Wolves of Mordor Q&A - We Have a Cave Troll

Star Wars Zero Company – Official Final Trailer

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis - Combat & Progression Reimagined

Enter the Wulin: Gameplay & Story Deep Dive of Phantom Blade Zero

Baptiste Gameplay Trailer

Black Myth: Zhong Kui – 15 Minutes Gameplay Trailer

Why are creepy games always set in Washington?

Silent Hill: Townfall - Gameplay Trailer | PS5 Games

MINECRAFT DUNGEONS II | Official Gameplay Trailer

FUNNY Link to heading

Me every time lol

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