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Warframe Is Booming While Destiny 2 Winds Down - And That's No Accident
Digital Extremes boss Sheldon Carter says the 13-year-old looter is having its best run yet. The contrast with Destiny's collapse is the whole lesson.
The physical games debate is really about who owns your library
Dan Houser says companies should offer physical games. His old studio shipped GTA 6 with no disc, and Sony stops pressing discs in 2028. Here's what that actually costs players.
Xbox's Outage Apology Says a Lot About What 'Owning' a Game Means Now
Xbox's CTO stepped up to explain the sign-in and game-launch outage that hit players from Sunday into Monday - and honestly, the fix I want most is fewer reasons to be locked out of games I already own.
RAM's About to Get Ugly Again: Apacer Warns 2027 Supply Could Crater 70%
Apacer's CEO says DRAM supply could fall 70% in 2027 as AI data centers hoover up the wafers. For PC builders, that's a warning shot on RAM prices.
Palworld 1.0 Review: The Meme Finally Grew Up
Pocketpair's creature-collecting survival hit finally reaches 1.0 with two new regions, 72 fresh Pals and game-changing traversal. It grew up. Score: 8/10
GTA 6's Region-Locked PS5 Codes Are a Headache If You Import
Rockstar has confirmed that some physical GTA 6 PS5 pre-orders ship with a download code tied to the country of purchase. For anyone here who buys discs from foreign webshops to dodge the local markup, that changes the math.
Hasbro's Legend of Zelda Figures Are Up for Preorder - and Ganondorf Made the Cut
Link, Zelda and Ganondorf lead Hasbro's new Legend of Zelda lineup. Preorders are live now, with the figures shipping next May - here's what to know before you reserve.
Microsoft's Xbox-on-PC Trick Is Emulation Turducken - and Modders Already Peeled It Open
Microsoft's new backward-compatible original Xbox games on PC run an OG Xbox emulator nested inside a ported Xbox 360 emulator. It's a lazy-clever hack - and datamining crowds instantly used it to boot 360 games.
Tomb Raider: Catalyst Slips to 2028 as Amazon Delays Lara Again
Amazon's head of gaming has quietly delayed Tomb Raider: Catalyst to 2028, with the first game, Legacy of Atlantis, now due in February 2027. Another slip for Lara Croft - and plenty of skepticism about Amazon as a games publisher.
Final Fantasy XIV Hits Switch 2 on August 4, and I Can't Get Over Carrying a Whole MMO in My Bag
Square Enix's massive MMO arrives on Nintendo's new console next week, with a free trial on day one. The catch? It needs its own subscription.
Revelations Is the Expansion That Finally Makes Doom: The Dark Ages Click
The Dark Ages was the shakiest game in id's modern trilogy. Its one and only expansion, Revelations, quietly fixes what the base game got wrong - and hands you a spear that lets you break the ground rules.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Review: Gorgeous, but Too Safe
Ubisoft Singapore's ground-up remake of the 2013 pirate classic is gorgeous and faithful, but plays it too safe - and quietly drops features. Stunning for newcomers, inessential for veterans. Score: 7/10