Category: Gaming
Sony announces end to PS3 and Vita digital stores, with most closing in 2027 but some losing access this year
PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium’s announcements of monthly new games are being changed in some territories, and players aren’t happy about it
Good timing? Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is getting a physical Switch 2 release from Limited Run Games following last year’s shadow drop on the eShop
Nintendo seemingly hasn’t forgotten about Mario Kart World, as new update adds new Knockout Tour routes and a new Photo Mode feature
“Dynamic pricing it is”, “prices will surely go up”, “this is anti-consumer”: the internet reacts with outrage and despair to PlayStation killing-off physical media
Publisher Krafton finally agrees to pay bonuses to every Subnautica 2 staffer as Unknown Worlds CEO Ted Gill leaves again
Xbox reportedly to follow PlayStation’s example and ditch discs for next-gen console Project Helix, and it’s also working on a way to convert existing discs to digital
I was a FromSoftware skeptic, but Elden Ring won me over with its surprisingly queer exploration of love, longing and acceptance in The Lands Between
“We are profoundly disappointed” – boutique special edition game makers react to PlayStation’s discless future
“RIP PLAYSTATION 1994-2026” – Players are flocking to Sony’s old PS4 anti-DRM video in the wake of its shock decision to scrap physical games
Capcom pushes forward Onimusha: Way of the Sword release date just days after devs stated they’re not afraid of September’s busy schedule
2025’s Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine remaster that was inexplicably exclusive to PC and Xbox seemingly on its way to PS5 and Switch 2
Is yet another Microsoft studio, Obsidian, negotiating with Xbox to avoid closure? Conflicting reports emerge
“Am I going back to PS4 days?” – Former PlayStation leader Shuhei Yoshida has tried the Steam Machine, and he doesn’t sound very impressed
The first wave of Steam Machines have arrived at long last, while those without are left watching the wait list
Soma and Amnesia: The Dark Descent developer’s next game, Ontos, has been delayed to 2027 so the studio deliver on its “ambitious” vision
The final Final Fantasy 7 remake game Revelation may not actually be the end of the story, leaked DLC listings suggest, and there are two extra editions
I love Baldur’s Gate 3’s queer representation, but triple-A games can still do so much more to explore lesbian stories with the depth they deserve
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden on Sony’s years-long debate over scrapping discs, and why this time it’s probably “a straight spreadsheet decision”
Sony has already started repurposing its lone PlayStation disc factory, and the body of physical gaming isn’t even cold yet
“Red line of death” – Steam Machine encounters its first major hardware fault and it’s already got a fitting Xbox-inspired nickname
“The future of gaming shouldn’t come at the expense of ownership” – Anti-DRM champion GOG restates the fundamentals as PlayStation kills off discs
Cyberpunk 2077 passes another extraordinary sales milestone as CD Projekt Red hails “the incredible, lasting strength” of the game
