The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is one of those indie games – much like Terraria – that's refused to stop growing since its birth more than a decade ago. Fast-forward to 2026 and an astonishingly good Steam Summer Sale discount has elevated it to new heights. Read more Read Full Article read more

Microsoft are easing off on third-party game deals for the Xbox Game Pass subscription service, according to one fairly seasoned industry figure, while they "figure out" what to do with their gaming business in general. Read more Read Full Article read more

Steam Machine stock may be in short supply, but hey, at least it hasn’t been taken off sale and scoured from the Internet, never to be seen again. That’s just the fate of Dbrand’s unofficial Steam Machine Companion Cube case, a smartly made (if overpriced and kind of pointless) Portal-themed accessory that it turns out… read more

Dbrand, a company known for making phone cases and vinyl wraps for electronic devices, will not be shipping the Companion Cube wrap it announced for the Steam Machine. Concept art for the project was initially shared on social media shortly after the Steam Machine unveiling in November last year, but pre-orders didn't actually go live… read more

Undead Labs, the team behind the State of Decay series, was revealed to be among the Microsoft-owned studios under threat of closure. Undead Labs is currently working on survival shooter and management sim State of Decay 3, and the game was part of the Xbox Showcase earlier this month. Read more Read Full Article read more

A Californian bill aiming to force publishers shutting down servers for online games to provide a version of the game players can keep on playing independently of said servers or issue full refunds has failed to pass a committee vote in the state's senate. That means the bill's march through the legislature, which has been… read more

The Nintendo Switch 2 is an impressive piece of hardware we mostly love, but some players have complained over time about its LCD screen's shortcomings. Now, we've learned some changes could be coming soon with a subtle redesign of its panel. Read more Read Full Article read more

OpenAI is releasing some sort of device related to its AI-powered coding tool, Codex, on July 15th. In a video posted to X on Monday, OpenAI shows a square-shaped device with several buttons, alongside the caption, "Your favorite Codex shortcuts are getting an upgrade." This isn't the mysterious AI-powered device OpenAI is working on with… read more

Sony hinted in a recent Q&A with investors that the next generation PlayStation will offer some kind of experience that lets you play games outside of your living room. Here's the relevant portion from the transcript, emphasis mine: Q: How can you bring back to the PlayStation platform users who migrated to gaming PCs during… read more

Tidal shared its new policies regarding AI-generated music today and how the platform plans to "protect artists" and "inform listeners." Instead of banning it outright, starting on July 15th Tidal will label tracks it has identified as being 100 percent AI-generated with an icon. But starting today those tracks will no longer be monetizable. "Tidal's… read more