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  1. 30 years later, Myst demake for Atari 2600 reminds us how far we’ve come

    Unofficial Myst port for 8-bit Atari 2600 gives the '90s adventure a '70s makeover.

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  2. Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor will mine hours of auto-shooting joy from your life

    This Vampire-like converted a skeptic, even in its closed early-access form.

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  3. Developer claims Steam is rejecting games with AI-generated artwork

    Valve cites unclear legal status, copyrighted training data in rejection message.

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  4. Sharpie scanning goof reveals major PlayStation budgets and revenues

    It's not a good week for gaming companies trying to submit sensitive data.

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  5. The Password Game will make you want to break your keyboard in the best way

    Creator offers a glimpse into how he made this fun, infuriating "Mess of RegEx."

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  6. Nintendo offers vague answers on backward compatibility for “Switch 2”

    Reading the tea leaves on what could be a key feature for Nintendo's future.

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  7. GeForce RTX 4060 review: Not thrilling, but a super-efficient $299 workhorse

    60-class GPUs are Nvidia's most popular; the 4060 don't fix what ain't broke.

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  8. The Linux coders turning the ROG Ally and other handhelds into Steam Deck clones

    It's not an easy process, but it's getting close to a nearly full SteamOS feel.

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  9. Bethesda exec was “confused” over double standard for multi-console Call of Duty

    CoD policy was "the opposite" of what Bethesda was "told to do... What's the difference?"

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  10. Meta debuts PlayStation Plus-like Quest+ subscription

    Oddly, it won't offer subscribers access to an established library.

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  11. Worries over Starfield “skipping Xbox” helped push Microsoft to buy Bethesda

    Spencer says PS5 exclusives like Deathloop and Ghostwire Tokyo spooked Xbox maker.

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  12. Private email shows PlayStation chief unworried about Xbox-exclusive Call of Duty

    In FTC trial, Microsoft also downplays cloud gaming as "stuttering... tiny... niche."

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  1. FTC: Xbox-exclusive Starfield is “powerful evidence” against Activision deal

    "Microsoft's actions following... acquisition of ZeniMax speak louder than... words."

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  2. New 2D Super Mario Bros. Wonder, RPG remake lead Nintendo Direct reveals

    Metal Gear, Batman Arkham series also get Switch releases this fall.

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  3. Beyond missing Titanic sub, handheld gamepads are a common military interface

    US Army, NASA, and more piggyback off years of familiar game controller design.

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  4. Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepad for steering

    While rescuers fear for OceanGate crew, Logitech F710 PC gamepad sells out within minutes.

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  5. 50 Years of Text Games parses the rich history of a foundational genre

    Zork and MUD? Sure. But also Universal Paperclips, AI Dungeon, and Lifeline.

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  6. The sleeper hits of Summer Game Fest 2023

    Games about time travel, foam spraying guns, and... space hospitals?

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  7. Valve gives Steam its biggest update and redesign in years

    It's a night-and-day difference for macOS and Linux users.

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  8. One-person company that makes League of Legends stat tool gets $55M buyout

    A website, a plug-in, an API, and an endlessly stat-hungry audience.

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  9. Federal judge temporarily blocks Microsoft/Activision deal

    Restraining order "maintain[s] the status quo" as FTC's case moves forward.

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  10. Alan Wake II preview: A waking nightmare

    Are you afraid of the dark?

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  11. For reasons no one can fathom, McDonald’s has released a new Game Boy Color game

    Krool Toys regularly develops new games for Nintendo's 25-year-old handheld.

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  12. A company called Atari is releasing a brand-new 2600 cartridge this year

    Today's Atari could hardly have less to do with the one that released the VCS.

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  1. Microsoft promises Starfield has “fewest bugs” of any Bethesda game

    Xbox exec: "Every QA person in our... company [is] playing Starfield right now."

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  2. Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert “wasn’t even told” about Sea of Thieves DLC

    Disney owns the LucasArts catalog, and Disney only calls you if it needs to.

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  3. FTC files to block Microsoft’s $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition [Updated]

    The injunction could disrupt the deal as its mid-July deadline approaches.

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  4. Microsoft’s GeForce Now Game Pass offering is aimed straight at UK regulators

    UK regulators were concerned about cloud gaming. Is this a useful concession?

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  5. Microsoft announces new $350 1TB Carbon Black Xbox Series S

    "Carbon Black" edition will launch worldwide on September 1.

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  6. Bethesda’s “Starfield Direct” shows off a massive, galactic-scale space RPG

    A deep dive on "over 1,000 planets'" worth of open-world exploration.

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  7. One man’s nearly 40-year, 8-bit quest to finish his teenage Commodore 64 RPG

    Disks and tapes are fallible, so it's back to assembly code and pencil notes.

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  8. Call of Duty removes “NickMercs” skin following FaZe Clan star’s LGBTQ tweet

    Move highlights reputational risk of in-game promos linked to real-world players.

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  9. Twitch reverses overlaid stream sponsor ban after mass creator backlash [Updated]

    "I've never seen creators so pissed," one industry watcher said of the furor.

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  10. Xbox COPPA violations cost Microsoft $20 million in FTC settlement

    Complaint: MS didn't notify parents until children's info was already collected.

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  11. What to make of Apple’s intriguing $3,499 Vision Pro headset

    Some instant analysis of Apple's boldest product experiment in years.

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  12. New DirectX 12-to-Metal translation could bring a world of Windows games to macOS

    CrossOver announces early, case-by-case support for Windows' current gaming API.

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