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Stop Killing Games backs Dutch lawsuit against Sony's digital store "monopoly" - and it concerns us too
The consumer campaign best known for fighting server shutdowns has joined a Dutch lawsuit accusing Sony of overcharging for digital PlayStation games. With physical discs on the way out, the case matters for players across the EU - including our region.
Hogwarts Legacy 2 Is Officially Happening - and I Have Feelings
Warner Bros. has confirmed in an earnings report that a second Hogwarts Legacy installment is in active development. No release window, no details yet - but after the original became one of the biggest console hits in years, this was only a matter of time.
Most GTA 6 pre-orders are for the $100 edition - and that proves far less than Take-Two thinks
Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick says GTA 6 pre-orders skew toward the $100 Ultimate edition over the $80 Standard. It's a real number, but it's the least representative sample in gaming - and it says nothing about what a normal player here will pay in December.
Phantom Blade Zero Gets Its Own State of Play - and the Disc Fight Is Coming With It
Sony has given Phantom Blade Zero a dedicated State of Play on August 17 with a 20-minute gameplay deep dive. The replies under the announcement aren't about swords - they're about discs, and Sony has nobody to blame but itself.
Wardogs told players 10 reasons not to buy it, then went top of Steam
Bulkhead published a video listing everything wrong with its own 100-player shooter - bugs, weak controller support, a content drought, a price that will climb - and pre-orders promptly made it Steam's best-selling premium game. Here's why that worked, and what the beta still has to prove.
Akatori Review: Brilliant Movement, Blunt Combat
Contrast Games' 2.5D metroidvania has one of the best traversal systems I've played this year, tied to combat that never grows up. At 14.99 euros it's still an easy recommendation. Score: 7/10
Valve warns Europe: Steam hardware buyers caught in a logistics data leak
A breach at CEVA Logistics exposed names, addresses, phone numbers and order details of Steam Machine and Steam Controller buyers across Europe. No passwords or payment data - which is exactly what makes the scam texts that follow so convincing.
It Takes Two on Switch 2? This Rumour Already Has Me Texting My Nephew
A distributor listing points to a Switch 2 version of Hazelight's co-op classic, reportedly landing in October with a game-key card release. Nothing official yet - but the couch is ready.
Steam refunded 470 hours of Battlefield 6, and the reason matters more than the number
A Battlefield 6 player says Steam handed back the full price of the Phantom Edition after 470 hours, because an August 3 patch quietly pulled Rush out of Quick Play. The matchmaking logic behind the cut holds up fine. The silence around it doesn't.
Xbox Will Start Asking Australians for ID This Month. Europe Is Next in the Queue
Microsoft has warned Australian players that from August 2026 they may need to verify their age to buy - or even open - games rated 18+ on Xbox and the Microsoft Store. The EU is building its own verification machinery, and here that changes what owning a digital library actually means.
Grain Rot Review: Ten Euros of Beautiful Panic
A two-person Stockholm studio has made the co-op extraction horror game of the summer: you're a spark possessing disposable wooden bodies, and dying is a mechanic, not a game over. Rough in places, brilliant in the moments that count. Score: 8/10
Minecraft Lands on Switch 2 on October 27 - Now Just Tell Us What the Upgrade Costs
Mojang has dated the native Switch 2 version of Minecraft for October 27, with Vibrant Visuals on by default and world transfers from Switch. The one thing still missing: whether the digital upgrade is free.