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South of Midnight on Steam Now Pays Compulsion Games, Not Xbox
The Steam publisher listing for South of Midnight has quietly changed from Xbox Game Studios to Compulsion Games - the final step in the studio's spin-out during Xbox's big summer reset. Buy the game now and you're directly supporting a newly independent team.
The best PC ports right now aren't for sale - they're recompiled
Fan-made recompilations like Zelda 64: Recompiled turn console classics into native PC apps with flat frame times, widescreen and mod support - and they're quietly outclassing plenty of official ports.
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Review: The Jungle Doesn't Care About Your K/D
Expression Games' standalone Vietnam sequel keeps the series' brutal, communication-first 100-player warfare and adds helicopters, tunnels and riverboats. Punishing for newcomers, no crossplay at launch - but the tension is unmatched. Score: 8/10.
Stop Killing Games backs Dutch lawsuit against Sony's digital store "monopoly" - and it concerns us too
The consumer campaign best known for fighting server shutdowns has joined a Dutch lawsuit accusing Sony of overcharging for digital PlayStation games. With physical discs on the way out, the case matters for players across the EU - including our region.
Hogwarts Legacy 2 Is Officially Happening - and I Have Feelings
Warner Bros. has confirmed in an earnings report that a second Hogwarts Legacy installment is in active development. No release window, no details yet - but after the original became one of the biggest console hits in years, this was only a matter of time.
Most GTA 6 pre-orders are for the $100 edition - and that proves far less than Take-Two thinks
Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick says GTA 6 pre-orders skew toward the $100 Ultimate edition over the $80 Standard. It's a real number, but it's the least representative sample in gaming - and it says nothing about what a normal player here will pay in December.
Phantom Blade Zero Gets Its Own State of Play - and the Disc Fight Is Coming With It
Sony has given Phantom Blade Zero a dedicated State of Play on August 17 with a 20-minute gameplay deep dive. The replies under the announcement aren't about swords - they're about discs, and Sony has nobody to blame but itself.
Wardogs told players 10 reasons not to buy it, then went top of Steam
Bulkhead published a video listing everything wrong with its own 100-player shooter - bugs, weak controller support, a content drought, a price that will climb - and pre-orders promptly made it Steam's best-selling premium game. Here's why that worked, and what the beta still has to prove.
Akatori Review: Brilliant Movement, Blunt Combat
Contrast Games' 2.5D metroidvania has one of the best traversal systems I've played this year, tied to combat that never grows up. At 14.99 euros it's still an easy recommendation. Score: 7/10
Valve warns Europe: Steam hardware buyers caught in a logistics data leak
A breach at CEVA Logistics exposed names, addresses, phone numbers and order details of Steam Machine and Steam Controller buyers across Europe. No passwords or payment data - which is exactly what makes the scam texts that follow so convincing.
It Takes Two on Switch 2? This Rumour Already Has Me Texting My Nephew
A distributor listing points to a Switch 2 version of Hazelight's co-op classic, reportedly landing in October with a game-key card release. Nothing official yet - but the couch is ready.
Steam refunded 470 hours of Battlefield 6, and the reason matters more than the number
A Battlefield 6 player says Steam handed back the full price of the Phantom Edition after 470 hours, because an August 3 patch quietly pulled Rush out of Quick Play. The matchmaking logic behind the cut holds up fine. The silence around it doesn't.