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Microsoft 'resets' Xbox by cutting 3,200 jobs this year, divesting five game studios — firm cites 'margins that are 3-10x lower than comparable platform and publishing businesses' (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-06 | by Andrew E. Freedman | get Xbox Wireless Controller → | tags: game, games, sharma

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The Science Behind Why Soccer Players at the 2026 World Cup Are Cutting Their Socks (wired.com)

2026-07-06 | by Jorge Garay | get Compression Soccer Socks → | tags: calf, evidence, game

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Xbox confirms plans to cut 3,200 jobs over the next year (engadget.com)

2026-07-06 | by Kris Holt | get Xbox Official Merchandise → | tags: compulsion, game, games

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Xbox confirms plans to lay off 3,200 workers over the next year (engadget.com)

2026-07-06 | by Kris Holt | get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate → | tags: division, games, independent

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Former Xbox studios Double Fine and Compulsion will keep games after going indie (theverge.com)

2026-07-06 | by Jay Peters | get Double Fine Adventure Game → | tags: compulsion, compulsion games, games

486.

C programmers commit fresh crimes against readability (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-06 | by Liam Proven | get C Programming Language Book → | tags: code, game, ioccc

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Show HN: Homegames. An open-source game platform I've been making for 8 years (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-05 | get Open-Source Gaming Console → | tags: code, code fork, designed

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Sony says it will still make physical discs after 2028, as long as the game came out before then (engadget.com)

2026-07-05 | by Jackson Chen | get PlayStation 5 Disc Edition → | tags: disc, discs, game

489.

Patching MechCommander's "left arm bug" for fun and profit (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-05 | get MechCommander Action Figure → | tags: base, base game, game

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Germany's massive 60,000-game preservation project collapses after €1.5 million funding dries up — world's largest game archive was entirely publicly available, now abandoned just as Sony kills physical media (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-05 | by Luke James | get Game Preservation Archive Kit → | tags: april, berlin, federal

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It's not about physical vs. digital games, it's about ownership (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-05 | get Digital Game Ownership Guide → | tags: console, digital, game

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PS5 Disc Drive purchase cap predates Sony's disc cutoff — 'high demand' order limit has been on the store page since at least March 2025 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-05 | by Luke James | get PlayStation 5 Disc Drive → | tags: disc, drive, games

493.

Where to preorder Grand Theft Auto VI (theverge.com)

2026-07-05 | by Brad Bourque | tags: auto, game, grand

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You can now play Half-Life 2 right inside your browser at over 100 FPS with save states & console support — Ingenious port recreates the entire game campaign using WebGL 2 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-05 | by Hassam Nasir | get Half-Life 2 WebGL Edition → | tags: browser, game, hardware

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Fill your Steam library without spending a single dime — scratch your shopping itch with the Steam Summer Sale Simulator (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-05 | by Jowi Morales | get Steam Summer Sale Simulator → | tags: buying, cart, game

496.

Xbox is a disaster (theverge.com)

2026-07-05 | by Andrew Webster | get Xbox Series X Console → | tags: game, gaming, just

497.

Game Boy Advance Dev: Logging to the Console (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-04 | get Game Boy Advance Development Kit → | tags: define, game, level

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Sony crammed an entire PS1 into a DualShock controller that connects to your TV, but killed the project — PlayStation Puga offered game studios a mere 10 cents per unit sold (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-04 | by Jowi Morales | get PlayStation DualShock Emulator Kit → | tags: console, controller, game

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Here’s How This ‘Hobbit’-Like Human Ancestor Survived on an Island with Komodo Dragons (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-03 | get Komodo Dragon Replica Model → | tags: artifacts, artifacts elements, big game

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MAPPA Gets to Work On ‘Attack on Titan’ One Last Time (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-03 | get Attack on Titan Art Book → | tags: attack on titan, mappa, game

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How to watch Summer Games Done Quick 2026 (engadget.com)

2026-07-03 | by Kris Holt | get Gaming Marathon Streaming Kit → | tags: twitch, summer games done quick, donkey kong country 2

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PlayStation just struck a hammer blow to game preservation (engadget.com)

2026-07-03 | by Kris Holt | get PlayStation Game Preservation Kit → | tags: playstation, sony, ps5

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Wing Commander IV and the FMV future that never quite was (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-03 | get Wing Commander IV Collector's Edition → | tags: wing commander iv, fmv, gog.com

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The 11 Best TV Shows to Stream This Month (July 2026) (wired.com)

2026-07-03 | by Jennifer M. Wood | get Streaming Device with 4K HDR → | tags: hbo, game of thrones, george r r martin

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Video Game History Foundation founder says piracy remains the only viable game preservation method (techspot.com)

2026-07-03 | get Game Preservation USB Drive → | tags: video game history foundation, frank cifaldi, piracy

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for July 3, #1118 (cnet.com)

2026-07-02 | by See Full Bio | tags: nyt, connections, wordle

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Someone finally built a working Game Boy emulator for E-ink screens (techspot.com)

2026-07-02 | get Game Boy Emulator for E-ink → | tags: game boy, m5stack, papers3

508.

My quest to see all of Tetris (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-02 | by Bill Grieser | get Tetris Puzzle Game → | tags: byte, game, input

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Godot Game Engine No Longer Accepts AI Code (slashdot.org)

2026-07-02 | get Godot Engine Official Manual → | tags: godot game engine, ai-authored code, pull requests

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Sony’s ditching game discs for the PlayStation, but fans are still hungry for physical media (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-02 | get PlayStation 5 Disc Edition → | tags: playstation, sony, grand theft auto