Sony is helping bury physical games, and preservation is being left to clean up the mess

Sony’s reported 2028 PS5 disc cutoff would push PlayStation deeper into digital licensing, leaving preservation advocates to deal with the mess the industry still hasn’t properly solved.

Xbox might be following PlayStation’s lead, as new reports claim Microsoft is testing a new disc-to-digital game feature called ‘Positron’, and the next-gen Project Helix console won’t have a disc drive

Project Helix will reportedly not feature a disc drive, as sources claim Xbox is testing a disc-to-digital feature that will digitize a user’s game library.

Ubisoft taps ex-Amazon Games chief to run its Tom Clancy studio
Ubisoft taps ex-Amazon Games chief to run its Tom Clancy studio

Ubisoft has hired Christoph Hartmann, until recently vice president of Amazon Games, to run the division that controls its Tom Clancy properties. He takes over as general manager of Creative House 2, the unit built around The Division, Ghost Recon and …

PS Plus adds Modern Warfare III in July, plus two games worth your time

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III headlines July’s PS Plus lineup, and even with a widely criticized campaign, its multiplayer package makes it worth adding to your library.

NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, July 2 (game #1117)
NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, July 2 (game #1117)

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here’s all you need to know to solve today’s game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

Today’s Wordle #1839 Hints And Answer For Thursday, July 2

Looking for help with today’s New York Times Wordle? Here are some expert hints, clues and commentary to help you solve today’s Wordle and sharpen your guessing game.

The funeral for PlayStation discs has begun
The funeral for PlayStation discs has begun

Cody Spencer, the co-owner of the small games retail chain Pink Gorilla Games, put it well when I asked about the impact of Sony’s recent announcement that it will stop making discs for new games starting January 2028. “It’s sad to see. This decision is only a negative for gamers. We’re losing the ability to […]

NYT ‘Pips’ Hints, Answers And Walkthrough For Thursday, July 2

Looking for help with today’s New York Times Pips? We’ll walk you through today’s puzzle and help you match dominoes to tiles.

Cinder City wants 64GB of RAM, and the rest of its PC specs make it even weirder

Cinder City’s recommended PC requirements list 64GB of RAM alongside an RTX 4060, leaving PC gamers wondering whether the specs are a mistake or a sign of what’s to come.

Xbox’s ‘reset’: all the news about Microsoft’s looming layoffs and studio closures
Xbox’s ‘reset’: all the news about Microsoft’s looming layoffs and studio closures

Xbox is making some big changes — again. On June 10th, a few months after Asha Sharma took over as CEO, she and newly promoted chief content officer Matt Booty sent a memo to staff warning of an “Xbox reset.” The business, they said, is facing significant challenges, including a 3 percent “accountability margin,” massively […]