The Steam Summer Sale runs June 25 through July 9, 2026, opening at 10am Pacific and closing at the same time two weeks later. It is Valve’s biggest discount event of the year, and one mechanic matters more than usual this time: prices lock on day one. There are no flash deals, no daily rotations, … Read more
The Esports World Cup opens in Paris on July 6, and it is not where anyone expected it to be six months ago. The event relocated from Riyadh after regional tensions stemming from the Iran-United States conflict made the original Saudi Arabia venue impractical, a decision announced less than 50 days before the opening match. … Read more
The standard couples gaming problem is well known among people who actually try it: one partner already plays games, the other does not, and most “co-op” games turn out to require one player to carry most of the difficulty while the other watches, frustrated, until the controller quietly goes back in the drawer. Genuinely cooperative … Read more
Counter-Strike 2 paid out more in tournament prizes in 2025 than League of Legends, despite League having a vastly larger global viewership and a much bigger overall esports economy. Dota 2’s single annual tournament has historically dwarfed the total prize money of entire other esports scenes combined. If you only looked at prize pool numbers, … Read more
Xbox has had a turbulent twelve months. Phil Spencer, who led Microsoft Gaming since 2014 and defined Xbox’s strategy through two console generations, the Activision Blizzard acquisition, and the pivot to Game Pass, retired as Microsoft Gaming CEO in February 2026. Xbox president Sarah Bond stepped down alongside him. Their replacement, Asha Sharma, came not … Read more
Sandfall Interactive is a French studio that had never released a game before April 24, 2025. Their internal target for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was a Metacritic score around 80. They would have been happy with that, they said. The game ended up at 92 on Metacritic with a user score of 9.5 across over … Read more
Featured image promptEditorial style. A sun-drenched aerial view of a fictional Florida-inspired coastline at dusk — palm trees, neon signs, waterfront architecture suggesting a reimagined Vice City. No specific game branding, no characters visible. Cinematic wide angle, warm golden-hour light. No stock photo clichés. 1200x675px. Article body The date is locked. Grand Theft Auto VI … Read more
Gaming podcasts cover a spectrum that runs from two friends talking about what they played this week all the way to professionally produced actual-play shows with original music and full casts. The quality range is enormous. This list focuses on shows with consistent output, clear formats, and genuine editorial value — organized by what type … Read more
Free-to-play is a broad and often deceptive category. It includes some truly excellent games that cost nothing to enjoy for hundreds of hours, and some that will funnel you toward a spending wall within the first twenty minutes. This list focuses on games where the free version is substantive, not a demo, not a waiting … Read more
Resident Evil has spent three decades arguing with itself about what it wants to be. Survival horror or action game? Slow resource management or cinematic spectacle? Resident Evil Requiem, the ninth mainline entry in Capcom’s flagship series, released February 27 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, and PC, is the most direct attempt yet … Read more