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Being pressured to move to digital-only seems like the ongoing trend, thanks to Sony’s announcement that it’ll stop physical media production in 2028, along with rumors of Microsoft transitioning to a similar space, but with a different spin.

PC gaming has long been a platform of ultimate freedom. Unlike consoles, where hardware choices are few, operating systems and ecosystems are closed, and graphics are hamstrung, a PC lets you play games on any operating system, from any storefront — including emulated ones — with a powerhouse of a machine at the highest graphic…

Earlier this week, South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games shared word that they now own all of the publishing rights to their games, a welcome update in light of the ongoing BDS boycott against Microsoft and Xbox. And now, another studio is joining the realm of boycott freedom, this time Psychonauts studio Double Fine, as…

Chock-full of statistics, sports are always ripe for rankings and comparisons. But there’s seldom been an empirical way to measure one of their most abstract dimensions: fandom. Nielsen’s new Scarborough NFL Fandom Index, however, provides some insight into the matter—at least for the NFL. 

Timothée Chalamet in “Dune: Part Three.”Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

There is a rather optimistic argument doing the rounds about Sony’s decision to kill physical PlayStation game discs: maybe digital games will finally become cheaper. Former Square Enix business development director Jacob Navok argues that removing manufacturing and distribution costs, combined with greater competition between publishers, could push digital prices down and create a Steam-like…

The Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller is worth buying – here’s why you should get it

I will admit — I put off getting the Nintendo Switch 2 for a while. When the Nintendo Directs kept coming out ahead of its launch, I found myself questioning what part people were genuinely excited about. But like any gamer, I eventually gave in. 

The Nintendo Switch 2 is the fastest-selling Nintendo console in the company’s history. The handheld sold more than 3.5 million units worldwide in its first four days on the market. As of March 2026, the Switch 2 has sold nearly 20 million units, surpassing Wii U’s lifetime sales — and coming close to outpacing the Nintendo…