State of the Industry (a.k.a. “What did we break this week?”) PC gaming is doing the “hold my beer” thing again. Steam set yet another concurrent user record in mid-October
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Big JRPG nostalgia drops, a new extraction shooter hits live servers, PS Plus reveals next month’s lineup, and Halloween sales keep chewing through wallets. Here’s what matters. THE BIG STUFF
You bought in. You believed. The roadmap looked solid. The trailer had potential. And now? You’re staring at the same three enemy types in an unfinished biome, wondering how this
It’s not a game. It’s a moment generator. A TikTok template. A chaos machine with a monetization funnel. Welcome to the era of streamer bait—and the slow death of thoughtful
You keep saying it’s your favorite. You defend it. Quote it. Swear it changed your life. But here’s the truth: You haven’t played it in years. Maybe a decade. Maybe
You’ve bought the game. You’ve installed the patch. You’ve sunk five hours in. And something just feels… off. But everyone says it’s great. “Masterpiece.” “GOTY contender.” “You just have to
Every few years, someone declares that “MMOs are back.” And every time, it ends in silence, server merges, or a sad Steam review thread. But in 2025… something weird is
The Game Pass Price Increase of 2025 is the story every gamer is arguing about, because pricing and tiers quietly decide what we actually play. As Xbox reshuffles its subscription
Directed by Akiva Schaffer, The Naked Gun (2025) attempts the unthinkable: revive a spoof classic without Leslie Nielsen in a cinematic era where comedy has either gone full cringe or
Any good Tim Minchin Time Machine review should begin with a warning: these aren’t “new” songs—but they might be the most emotionally resonant versions he’s ever released. Time Machine is
In a world where superhero fatigue is a meme and DC’s track record is a punchline, “Superman 2025” had every reason to crash and burn. Instead, James Gunn shows up
The social contract between studios and players didn’t just fray—it snapped. Clean break. No repair patch coming. Gamers didn’t become cynical overnight. They were conditioned into it—drip-fed half-finished products, told
The post credit scenes Marvel made famous are no longer the cultural mic drop they once were. In the early days of the MCU, staying in your seat past the
The Fate Saga’s opening chapter delivers narrative brilliance hampered by frustrating mechanics – it’s like two different teams made this game and never talked to each other. I’ve been playing
You used to learn the game. Now the game learns you. Difficulty scaling was the start. Then came procedural generation. Then enemy AI that flanks you. But in 2025, a
If 2023 was the year of unfinished games and 2024 was the year of layoffs, then 2025 is the year of the Patch Note Meltdown—a glorious, chaotic spiral of overcorrection
The handheld PC wars are in full swing and honestly? It’s getting messy. Between Valve’s Steam Deck, ASUS’s ROG Ally, and Lenovo’s dark horse Legion Go, the dream of pocket-sized
Remember when AAA meant quality? Now it mostly means “another abandoned live service with a $70 price tag and a 120GB download that’s 40% cutscene.” In 2025, the most exciting
We used to count the days to launch. Now we count how long until we get burned. In 2025, the game hype cycle is less a marketing strategy and more
When Baldur’s Gate 3 dropped in full, it didn’t just raise the bar—it set the bar on fire and made everyone else look like they forgot their dice. This wasn’t
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