The First Thirty Minutes Are the Product
Free-to-play studios do not give games away. They buy players up front, and the opening half hour decides whether that purchase…
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Game Preservation Is Now a Legal Fight, Not a Technical One
Emulation solved the engineering. Copyright, licensing and the DMCA's anti-circumvention rule now decide what survives.
Microsoft 365 Family Opens AI Sharing, Trims Storage
Family and Premium plans share Copilot with up to six people, and OneDrive's per-account terabyte becomes a single 2TB pool.
The 30 Percent Toll Every Game Sale Still Pays
Steam, the console makers, and the app stores all cluster around the same commission, and almost nothing forces them to compete…
Why Publishers Never Stopped Fighting Used Games
A trade-in nets a fraction of retail price because the game industry, unlike music or film, gets nothing when a copy resells.
Ship Now, Finish Later: Gaming's New Contract
Studios ship games before they're done because the calendar that governs a launch answers to investors, not players.
VMAs Return to LA With Madonna and Swift Premieres
The music awards show returned to Los Angeles for the first time since 2017, with major artist comebacks and blockbuster video…
Apple Faces $5.7B Damages Over Haptic Tech Patents
A San Diego jury found Apple's Taptic Engine infringed two patents held by haptics company Taction.
D&D's Architects Launch Rival System
Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford, the designers behind Dungeons & Dragons 5e, have joined Critical Role's publishing to develop…
The TV Ads Nobody Went Looking For
Free ad-supported channels became the default view on millions of screens, and the incentives that built them favor volume over…
Off-Road Game Offers Quiet Alternative To Forza
Minimalist exploration game launches October 14, betting that players have abandoned Forza-style reward-chasing for quiet…
Costco's Digital Expansion Tops $33 Billion
The warehouse retailer posted $33 billion in online and delivery sales during fiscal 2026, with partnership channels becoming key…