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Microsoft brings Xbox back, scraps Microsoft Gaming: The Verge reports the corporate “Microsoft Gaming” brand is being unwound and the Xbox name is moving back to the front of the org, reversing the post-Activision identity reshuffle.
Denuvo may have reached the end as every protected PC game is now crackable: cracking groups have neutralized the latest builds across every currently-protected PC title, undermining the dominant anti-piracy DRM the AAA industry has paid into for a decade.
South Korean PM Calls Crimson Desert Turning Point for K-Gaming: Pearl Abyss’ open-world action RPG is being framed at the head-of-government level as a national milestone, signaling Seoul’s industrial-policy bet on Korea breaking out of the live-service MMO mold.
Alien: Isolation 2 will use Unreal Engine 5 and not the Cathode Engine
Rocket League adds Easy Anti-Cheat with Steam Deck / Linux still supported
Christopher McQuarrie, Michael B. Jordan to Tackle Adaptation of ‘Battlefield’ Video Game
Valve says it can sell the Steam Controller while the Steam Machine is in AI limbo because “this doesn’t have RAM in it”
GALAX, Creators of Iconic HOF Graphics Cards, Exits PC Business After 30 Years, Palit Takes Over Business & All RMA Support
Xbox boss warns “memory costs will impact pricing, will impact availability” when it comes to Project Helix
Dead by Daylight studio Behaviour Interactive confirms layoffs
Steelrising Studio Spiders Shutting Down Just Six Weeks After The Launch Of GreedFall 2
Call Of Duty Movie Director Said War Games Are Pathetic And For “Weak” People
Discomfort with modern technology shapes Gen Z’s desire to live in the past
Star Wars: Galactic Racer Release Date Seemingly Leaked on Steam
Leaked Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition looks to bundle a small library of games with your Discord Nitro membership
Intel has reportedly cancelled discrete gaming GPUs for the upcoming Xe3P Arc “Celestial” family — gaming GPU remains uncertain even for the next-gen Xe4 “Druid” lineup that lands in 2027
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