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My first encounter with a “Grand Theft Auto” game was way back in 1999 with “GTA 2” at, of all places, my pastor’s house. The church patriarch would often host the youth group at his home, which meant taking turns on the first-gen PlayStation, but we were cackling a little too loudly as we carjacked…

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced on July 6 that Xbox would lay off 3,200 people, offloading at least four gaming studios, and said that Xbox Game Pass hasn’t grown as expected, contributing to an unhealthy business. Nevertheless, Microsoft announced on July 7 that Xbox Game Pass would be getting a handful of new games in July, including the…

Octopath Traveler 1 and 2 announce Nintendo Switch 2 versions, out today Denshattack interview: dev talks influences, Nintendo Switch 2, pursuing the project despite publisher rejections, more [Let’s Talk] How many games are you buying physically these days? Why Xenoblade Chronicles stands strong as one of Nintendo’s best games These are the worst Nintendo games…

Valve recently released a new version of the Steam Controller, which features a wired USB puck that serves both as charger and dedicated, low-latency wireless receiver. The downside is they aren’t currently available for purchase separately, but that’s not a worry because you can now make your own thanks to [safijari]’s OpenPuck project

With PlayStation 4 emulation advancing at a rapidly thanks to the incredible efforts of the ShadPS4 development team, it was only a matter of time before other developers would begin working on PlayStation 5 emulation. Funnily enough, emulation of the current-generation system is following a similar trajectory, being fueled by emulating a console exclusive, the…