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Sony’s defense argues that digital games cannot be owned. This summer, Sony announced plans to phase out physical discs for PlayStation games. Some gamers are unhappy with the shift to digital formats, noting the disappearance of the secondhand disc market, Sony’s ability to dictate pricing, and the fact that users will no longer truly own...

Long before the iPhone revolutionized the market in 2007, Square Enix was already pioneering mobile RPG development for Japanese cellular networks. Titles like Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII were specifically engineered for the cutting-edge flip phones of the era, utilizing built-in hardware features like integrated cameras to drive gameplay. It took only a few short...

With just a few months to go until Avengers: Doomsday hits movie theaters, casting rumors are ramping up for next year’s sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars. Marvel Studios has said very little officially about 2027’s Avengers movie, particularly when it comes to casting. Naturally, Marvel wouldn’t want to spoil who lives, who dies, or who might...

Ed Sheeran performs onstage at iHeartRadio Z100’s Jingle Ball 2025 Presented by Capital One held at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 12, 2025, in New York. John Nacion/Billboard Six workers were rushed to the hospital after suffering injuries during load-out following Ed Sheeran’s recent concert in Detroit, and the incident is currently under investigation. According...

Players of Red Dead Online can earn triple payouts across multiple activities through October 5. Contents Profitability Activities Rewards Discounts Profitability Activities The following activities offer increased rewards: Moonshiner Sales pay 3× RDO$, XP, and Role XP. Moonshiner Story Missions pay 3× RDO$, XP, and Role XP. Free Roam Missions pay 3× RDO$ and XP....

Microsoft has revealed the lineup of games coming to the Microsoft Store on Xbox in early September, including The Blood of Dawnwalker, Moonlighter 2, NBA 2K27, and Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Following a quieter period, the release schedule is starting to pick up noticeably. Several new games will arrive on the Microsoft Store next...

While the shadow of Grand Theft Auto 6 looms large, Rockstar isn’t quite ready to put the venerable Grand Theft Auto 5 out to pasture. The studio announced on Tuesday that GTA 5 is gearing up for a major roleplay-focused expansion titled NoPixel V. This upcoming update is designed to elevate the foundational sandbox into...

Jon Bernthal is the kind of actor who shows up in a project and fans are typically on board. Whether because of their love for Bernthal’s character Shane on The Walking Dead that helped to push him into mainstream fame or just his general vibe, people are obsessed with the Spider-Man: Brand New Day star....

An aerial view shows the likeness of Dolly Parton carved into a corn maze at All Seasons Orchard on Aug. 28, 2026, in Woodstock, Ill. Plans for the tribute to Parton, who died on August 25, had been in the works for nearly three years before being finalized in January. The maze was cut into...

Anime is more widely accessible than ever before. Platforms like Crunchyroll and HIDIVE have established a monopoly over the market, while Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and Disney+ are doing their utmost to keep up. Maintaining paid subscriptions to more than one streaming giant can be a hassle, not to mention expensive. Fortunately, there are alternatives. Free,...

Ridley Scott is known for his brilliant sense of style when crafting a story. A lot of it started with our collective obsession over his movies from the 70s and 80s. There is no science fiction eye quite like Scott’s. That has been made clear by the continued connection to his work even decades later....

Kingdom Hearts IV will feature significantly more detailed worlds and a sweeping story, although Square Enix decided to reduce the total number of worlds compared to previous entries in the series. Tetsuya Nomura told Famitsu magazine that the high level of detail in the locations required a compromise: the new installment will have fewer worlds,...

AxlPlay has introduced Ciao Pizza: Cooking Chaos, a pizza restaurant management game with cooperative play for up to four people. The restaurant can also be run alone. Players prepare every pizza by hand, keep the kitchen running, serve impatient customers and deliver orders across town. Mistakes affect several tasks at once, as food can cool...

An early build of Counter-Strike: Source for the Xbox 360 has surfaced in a Valve file leak, showing how the development of the console port led to the creation of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Roughly 12 TB of files have leaked from Valve, and the community is already examining their contents. Among the finds is an...

Microsoft has revealed the upcoming departures for Xbox Game Pass, with a fresh wave of 10 titles slated to leave the subscription service on September 15. Headlining this month’s departures is Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red’s acclaimed sci-fi RPG that has successfully turned its trajectory around from a rocky launch to widespread critical adoration. Having...