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We’re in an era when it feels like there’s less of a need for physical video games, at least when the industry trends towards digital-only releases. This distinction is highlighted by PlayStation changing the way people buy games by 2028 as it moves away from disc-based games. That makes games that received physical releases, particularly…

French game development studio Quantic Dream has been making narrative-driven video games for over 20 years. Among the studio’s most popular titles is the 2018 science fiction game “Detroit: Become Human,” released for PlayStation 4 and PC. Set in a near-future where lifelike androids serve humanity, the game follows three different playable synthetic characters as…

After launching the “LittleBigPlanet” series, the PlayStation franchise took a more conventional 3D platforming direction with “Sackboy: A Big Adventure.” Released for PS4 and PS5 in 2020, eventually receiving a PC port in 2022, the game leans more into platforming than the level editor features of its predecessors. The game’s story has Sackboy step up…

The PlayStation 3 saw Sony’s gaming output reach something of a crossroads after its past success with the original PlayStation and PS2. The console was the first high-definition PlayStation and the first that had a built-in modem to allow for online functionality, including gameplay. The console pushed the entire gaming industry forward, even if the…

The White House launched a dedicated federal government gaming website on September 3, 2026 — five browser-playable retro arcade games promoting President Donald Trump’s signature policies, accessible at both whitehouse.gov/arcade and arcade.gov — formalizing a strategy of unauthorized gaming-IP use that already drew two formal diplomatic protests from Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and produced…