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GOG has announced the removal of two PC games from its storefront. At the moment of writing, one of these games is leaving within the hour, while the other is set to depart on Sunday, September 6. Thankfully, neither PC game is of particular consequence, but any GOG user whoever had interest in adding either…

Epic Games has already hit a chime with its free live-service titles in Fortniteand Rocket League, which both continue to set new player-count peaks years after their releases.

A White House website featuring arcade games is photographed on a computer screen Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. /Jon Elswick)

Checking in on a friend can go a few different ways. Your friend can appreciate your concern; they can be indifferent about it…or they could take it as an affront to their privacy and get all ticked off at you.

Over 230 million Americans identify as gamers. Yet most will never buy a $500 console or a $1,500 PC, not because they don’t want to play, but because the cost of entry keeps climbing: hundreds (sometimes thousands) in hardware, hundreds of gigabytes in downloads, and frustrating maintenance just to keep things running.

Epic Games is expanding its options for chatting with friends while playing its titles. A new feature called Epic Parties allowers players to enter voice chats across platforms and games. Fortnite, the Epic Games Store and the Epic Games app all support Epic Parties, and there’s also an option to transfer a voice chat between…

The Western Hockey League (WHL) will be temporarily available to be streamed for free on YouTube following “uncertainty” with the league’s now former media partner, Victory+.

WHL fans will be using a new platform to watch games for the 2026-27 regular season. Because of complications with Victory+, the WHL will stream games this year on YouTube. The WHL notes that this move is “on a interim basis”.

It’s pretty obvious to anyone that’s been paying attention that the games industry is in a pretty rough place at the moment. No matter where you look, there are mass layoffs: Sony, Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Take-Two, Epic Games… the list goes on. The reasons are myriad, but generally companies place the reason for ‘restructuring’ at…

The Spurs are partnering with DAZN, a global sports streaming service, to bring live games and exclusive team programming directly to viewers.