Criterion says Burnout remains an important part of the studio's identity, but Battlefield is now its future. While the decision makes perfect business sense after Battlefield 6's success, it also highlights how few true arcade racing games remain today.

Don’t Starve Together launches on mobile July 21, giving players a portable way to survive The Constant with friends.

Bloomberg reports that Obsidian Entertainment has shifted development to a new Fallout game led by Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer, while the planned Avowed sequel has been cancelled.

A study of 3,854 adolescents tied compulsive gaming symptoms to lower cognitive performance, while longer playtime showed small positive associations with several measured abilities.

Asus has squeezed an AMD Ryzen 9 processor and RTX 5070 graphics into a three-liter gaming PC, although its compact dimensions carry a painful premium.

PlayStation users report receiving discounts of up to 50% on PS Plus subscriptions when attempting to cancel, suggesting Sony is testing a new retention strategy.

Bloomberg reports Microsoft is shifting Xbox's strategy away from its long-standing subscription-first vision, with renewed focus on hardware, consoles, and first-party exclusives.

A new Bloomberg report says Microsoft hoped Xbox Game Pass would reach 77 million subscribers by fiscal 2026, but the service reportedly has just 30 million users today.

Valve has released official Windows drivers for the Steam Machine, making it easier to install Microsoft's OS, though SteamOS still appears to offer better gaming performance.

Virtual taekwondo sounds like a VR gimmick, but its noncontact format could make martial arts more approachable for kids, cautious beginners, women, and older athletes.

Rekindle uses face-tracking biometrics to turn emotions into gameplay, but the same idea could eventually push emotion-aware tech into therapy, safety systems, and interfaces that watch more than clicks.

Sony’s reported PlayStation disc pullback allegedly caught publishers and retail partners off guard, turning a familiar ownership fight into a broader trust problem for the PlayStation ecosystem.

A wildly creative YouTube experiment lets you steer through Rainbow Road and swap Mario Kart characters by changing the video’s caption language.

Xbox will cut 3,200 roles, while Ninja Theory, Undead Labs, Compulsion Games, and Double Fine Productions are leaving the Xbox Games Studio banner.

A Google executive used Claude Fable 5 to port Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour to iPhone, iPad, and Mac without using an emulator.

The Keyboy Advance is a 50% mechanical keyboard kit inspired by the beloved Game Boy Advance, featuring retro handheld design cues and functional shoulder buttons.

Xbox's next-week release calendar includes 24 games, from AAA pre-orders like Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced to Palworld's long-awaited 1.0 launch on Game Pass.

Sony’s disc factory has been retraining its workforce to handle microlenses, suggesting the plan to phrase out physical game discs was in the works for a while before the announcement.

Sony’s reported 2028 PS5 disc cutoff would push PlayStation deeper into digital licensing, leaving preservation advocates to deal with the mess the industry still hasn’t properly solved.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III headlines July's PS Plus lineup, and even with a widely criticized campaign, its multiplayer package makes it worth adding to your library.

Cinder City's recommended PC requirements list 64GB of RAM alongside an RTX 4060, leaving PC gamers wondering whether the specs are a mistake or a sign of what's to come.

Xbox's Disc2Digital feature would let players insert a physical disc, install the game, and receive a permanent digital entitlement, with Xbox 360 and original Xbox discs not supported.

PS3 and PS Vita store purchases will end in phases, starting with select PS3 markets in 2026 and expanding globally in 2027.

Starting January 2028, no new PlayStation games will receive physical disc versions. Existing disc games and consoles with disc drives are unaffected.

Acer’s 1,000Hz gaming monitor is listed on Amazon for $699.99, but it’s still out of stock, and its fastest mode requires a major drop from QHD to 720p.

AI and vibe-coding have fueled a massive surge in mobile game releases, but the top 1% of publishers still control the vast majority of revenue and downloads.