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2026-04-28 19 stories

• Review: Valve's Steam Controller Is a Genuine First-Party Pro Controller for PC 7 sources
• GameStop Is Trying To Capitalize On PS5's Reported New Online Requirement 6 sources
• Valve is "hard at work" on Steam Deck 2, but the company's idea of "next-gen" performance isn't possible yet 4 sources
• Here's the Neverness to Everness release date and time for your region 3 sources
• Xbox Continues To 'Actively Investigate' Issue With Backwards Compatible 360 Titles 2 sources
• Xbox boss Asha Sharma hints memory costs "will impact" pricing and availability of next-gen Project Helix console
• UFC 6 Game Pass & Early Access Status, Explained
• The Complete History Of The Xbox Logo: From Green Glow To Modern Minimal
• The Best Xbox Game Pass Games In 2026
• Sony to increase PlayStation hardware prices in Southeast Asia
• Razer's near-perfect Xbox controller and its wired counterpart are "Simply brilliant" for their controls and quality builds, and they're now 25% off
• Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Update Out Now, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
• Microsoft's Windows K2 could be Windows 11's tipping point, and finally deliver the experience users expected: "When the Windows brand is under attack, it drags the whole Microsoft brand down with it."
• Microsoft announces Shader Model 6.10 preview, bringing neural rendering into the mainstream and just maybe making the games industry a bit less reliant on Nvidia
• Guild Wars Reforged Will Be Free On Mobile, With A Catch
• Guide: Last Chance To Grab These 69 Switch 1 & 2 Games In Nintendo's 'Spotlight Sale' (North America)
• Google's "$3 solution for your outdated PC that can't run Windows 11" has sold out in less than a month
• GitHub Copilot is pivoting to usage-based billing after becoming unsustainable
• Ghost of Tsushima gets huge discount in PlayStation Store sale

2026-04-27 31 stories

• Feature: "Closer to the Performance of a Mouse Than a Controller": Valve Explains The Best Feature Of Its Next-Gen Steam Controller 26 sources
• Epic Games commits to "immediate self-service refunds" for D4vd cosmetics after murder charge, but not to removing them entirely 6 sources
• The Steam controller release date may have been leaked online 3 sources
• Suspected Trump shooter's game pulled from sale on Steam after flood of meme reviews 3 sources
• PlayStation Users Report New Online License Checks For Digital Games 3 sources
• Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection Will Bring PS1, N64, & GB Favourites To Switch This May 2 sources
• PS5 Price Increases Hit Another Region, Effective from 1st May 2 sources
• ARC Raiders Gets Upgraded PSSR Update Tomorrow 2 sources
• Talking Point: With Forza Horizon 6 Imminent, What Are Your Predictions For Its Final Review Score?
• Star Wars: Galactic Racer Leak Points to PS5 Podracing in October
• Review: Mouse: P.I. For Hire (Switch 2) - A Bold, Risk-Taking FPS, And A Fine Achievement
• Poll: Which Generation Of Xbox Logo Is Your Favourite?
• No, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy Did Not Endorse That Racy Twitch Stream
• Nintendo Music Takes To The Court With A Mario Tennis Album Update
• Microsoft is updating Windows Update, creating a fractal of fixes that target shutdown and reboot settings, scheduling issues, and more besides
• I dug into the numbers and Xbox users are putting more time into this Sony game than PS5 players. Here’s why it surprised me.
• How to Get Shiny Volcanion in Pokémon Home
• Hands On: Viture Beast XR Glasses - A 174-Inch TV On Your Face That Works Brilliantly With Switch 2, But At A Cost
• Guide: These 23+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (27th-3rd May)
• Gabe Newell once said Steam wasn't 'the answer to digital distribution,' proving that even Gabe Newell is wrong about stuff sometimes
• Feature: Is Starfield's Crashing Finally Fixed on PS5?
• Feature: All New Games Coming To Xbox In May 2026
• Feature: 45+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Big Games Big Deals Sale (North America/Europe)
• Don't sleep on 'MOUSE: P.I. For Hire,' a new and fantastic boomer shooter on Xbox — Mickey Mouse, it ain't!
• Does Forza Horizon 6 Have Crossplay? Cross-Platform Status, Explained
• Best Nintendo Switch games deals during Amazon Gaming Week
• Best Amazon Gaming Week 2026 deals include MLB The Show 26 and more
• Asha Sharma Explains Why Xbox Isn't 'Ready' To Share A Release Timeline For Project Helix
• “Microsoft didn’t mention these 4 hidden Windows 11 features” and they might matter more than the ones they did talk about
• "Well-built, and performs flawlessly": These Xbox storage expansion cards are now a smarter buy than the officially licensed rival
• "That's exactly what Xbox needs": Former Meta colleague of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says her non-gaming background doesn't matter because she has "the spine to push hard calls through"