Feature | What we've been playing - penny drops, obsessions, and recuperation
A few of the things that have us hooked this week.

Pride Week | Podcast special: Ashly Burch on the importance of queer roles, mental health, and authentic representation
"It's baked into the fibre of who we are."

Job losses, studio closures, cancelled games: what we know about Xbox's devastating wave of layoffs
A round-up of another grim week in video games.


A product (placement) of his time.

Pride Week | Games can be so much more than an escape: they can inspire you to take action
Your heroics don't need to be limited to the virtual.

Digital Foundry | Street Fighter 6 on Switch 2: classic 60fps action with better image quality than Xbox Series S
Tournament ready.

Digital Foundry | Meze 99 Classics review: style meets substance in a winning combination
Walnut earcups and a warm, natural sound make these truly lovely.
Digital Foundry | Meze 99 Classics review: style meets substance in a winning combination
Walnut earcups and a warm, natural sound make these truly lovely.
Feature | What we've been playing - penny drops, obsessions, and recuperation
A few of the things that have us hooked this week.
Job losses, studio closures, cancelled games: what we know about Xbox's devastating wave of layoffs
A round-up of another grim week in video games.
Forza Motorsport "is no more", claims former Turn 10 employee, following Microsoft cuts
Horizon will continue.
Pride Week | Podcast special: Ashly Burch on the importance of queer roles, mental health, and authentic representation in gaming
"It's baked into the fibre of who we are."

Supporters | Five of the Best: Hiding spots
Take a peek.
"You can't help but look at the holds and think about the $ that would have been made."
Destiny's alternate-timeline mobile game is launching this August
On iOS and Android.

Deals | Xbox users have discovered a new Game Pass Ultimate loophole that saves them £120 a year
The trick drops the gaming membership to the equivalent of £5.76/month.
Dying Light studio Techland cancels two in-development games, clarifies no staff reductions
"Game development is never a straight line."
Liveblog | Microsoft Xbox layoffs June 2025 - what's clear and what's not as the weekend nears
Has Avalanche's new game been cancelled?
"We believe the pricing of Nintendo Switch 2 is appropriate."
BioWare's beleaguered multiplayer shooter Anthem shutting down next year
No one was laid off as a result of this decision, company assures.
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Take a peek.
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I'm a celebrity film director… get me out of here!
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A few of the things that have us hooked this week.
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A product (placement) of his time.
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