Long Games Are Not Better Games
Hours of content became a marketing number. It correlates poorly with whether anyone finishes or enjoys a game.
Category: Gaming
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Subscription Services Changed What Gets Played, Not What Gets Made
A decade in, the effect on player behaviour is obvious and the effect on development is more complicated.
Handheld PC Gaming Grew Up While Nobody Was Watching
A category that looked like a novelty three years ago now has real software, real battery life, and real competition.
Cloud Gaming in 2026: Quietly Useful, Still Not the Future
The technology works better than the sceptics expected and matters less than the boosters promised.
The Disc That Is Not in the Box
Physical editions that contain a download code are now normal. That has consequences beyond convenience.
Two Protagonists, One World: What That Design Actually Demands
Playing as a pair sounds like a feature. It is a structural decision that reaches into every system in a game.
The Autumn Release Calendar Has Bent Around One Game
Publishers moved their 2026 titles out of November. The result is a stacked August through October and an empty stretch after.
Why GTA 6 Is Not Coming to PC Yet, and When It Probably Will
No PC date, no storefront, no system requirements. The silence follows a pattern that goes back three console generations.
The Eighty-Dollar Game: What GTA 6 Pricing Means for Everyone Else
Rockstar set the standard edition at $79.99. That number will outlast the launch.
GTA 6 Lands November 19: What Is Confirmed and What Is Not
Separating the confirmed facts from the speculation ahead of the biggest launch in a decade.