The Esports World Cup 2026 runs from July 6 to August 23, one of the largest events on the competitive calendar. This year it moved from Riyadh to Paris, held at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, after organizers cited regional security concerns. If you want to follow it from anywhere in the world, here is … Read more
Palworld leaves early access on July 10, 2026. The full 1.0 release lands the same day on PC through Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S, and it is included with Game Pass. Anyone who already owns the game gets 1.0 as a free update, so there is no second purchase. If you … Read more
EVO, the largest fighting game tournament in the world, wrapped its 2026 Las Vegas edition on June 28. The event ran from June 26 to 28 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and drew 5,774 unique competitors across twelve games. For anyone who follows competitive gaming, the results reshaped a few storylines and confirmed one … Read more
Halo: Campaign Evolved launches July 28, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, ending 25 years as a Microsoft platform exclusive and placing the franchise on Sony hardware for the first time in its history. The game is a full remake of Halo: Combat Evolved (2001), built by Halo Studios (the rebranded 343 … Read more
The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series defined a particular kind of early-2000s gaming — fast, musical, technically rewarding, and broadly accessible. The 2020 remake of Pro Skater 1 + 2, handled by Vicarious Visions, was received well enough that a follow-up felt inevitable. That follow-up arrived in July 2025, developed this time by Iron Galaxy … Read more
The best browser games of 2026 share one feature that no console title can match: you can be playing within ten seconds of deciding you want to. No downloads, no accounts in most cases, no hardware requirements beyond a modern browser. Whether you have five minutes or five hours, something on this list will fit. … Read more
In April 2025, four figures from India’s gaming and esports industry gathered at what appears to be a business conference to discuss where the sector is heading. The panel includes Wamsi Krishna, founder of The Esports Club; Anurak Kurana, founder and CEO of New Gen Gaming; VJS, a legal professional working in gaming policy; and … Read more
Free-to-play has a credibility problem. Years of games that offered a free entry point and then charged for everything that mattered have made players understandably cautious. The titles below earned inclusion by offering a complete experience at no cost, with any paid elements limited to cosmetics or optional convenience. None require spending money to be … Read more
Sony Interactive Entertainment confirmed on June 25 that it is laying off a significant portion of Bungie’s workforce, affecting most of the Destiny team and some Marathon staff. The studio, which Sony acquired for $3.6 billion in 2022, will simultaneously end all live content updates for Destiny 2. The game will remain playable, but no … Read more
Building a gaming PC on a budget in 2026 costs more than it did even a year ago, and it is worth saying that plainly before getting into specific parts. RAM prices have roughly doubled since late 2025 due to an AI-driven DRAM shortage, and GPU prices remain above MSRP across most of the market. … Read more