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The video game console market is heading into a steep dive this year, with global shipments projected to plunge by 19.5% to just 33.9 million units worldwide. According to new data compiled in July 2026 by S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan, this sharp downturn will completely erase the industry’s recent celebratory highs. Just last year,…

New research suggests the answer may be yes. After the popular multiplayer game PUBG: Battlegrounds introduced AI-controlled opponents, players not only spent more time in the game but also teamed up with friends more often. Researchers say the AI opponents gave newer players a chance to build confidence, making them more likely to stick with…

Netflix is turning one of the world’s most recognizable board games into a high‑stakes reality competition – and the streamer is now looking for contestants

Another busy midsummer day in TV sports includes the annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game from Philadelphia and the first of two World Cup semifinal matches. American football is represented by a new season of Netflix‘s Quarterback docuseries. PBS revisits the space race in a four-part docuseries

The story and preview images for Episode 3 of the TV anime The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System (JP: 追放された転生重騎士はゲーム知識で無双する) have been revealed. This episode will air on Friday, July 17 at 12:26 AM (JST), and will later be available on various international streaming platforms

Was there a better time for handheld gaming than the Game Boy Advance era? The wealth of games that came out for the Nintendo DS and beyond might argue otherwise, but the power of nostalgia is going to convince plenty of gamers that the GBA was the handheld king. Regardless of what the best handheld…

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Game console shipments are expected to fall 19.5% this year to 33.9 million units, according to new analyst data

Nintendo’s lawyers are flexing their legislative brains as I write this. I’ll take this opportunity to introduce Sakumon, an all-new monster-collecting title that has just launched on mobile platforms, but it comes with a twist. It’s a toys-to-life game, which means you collect little figurines and link them to your device, unlocking the pocket-sized creatures…

Xbox Game Pass is by far the best video game subscriptions service going at the moment, and if Xbox keeps giving it the attention it deserves its rivals would be hard-pressed to do better