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Google Play Store will look a little different the next time you open it (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-08 | get Google Play Gift Card → | tags: apps, authority, games

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PlayStation can delete all your digital games after 3 years of inactivity (EU) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-08 | by Rasmus Larsen | get PlayStation Digital Game Storage → | tags: account, digital, discs

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Mario Kart Tour will soon reach the end of the rainbow road as servers shut down (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-08 | get Mario Kart Tour Merchandise → | tags: game, kart, kart tour

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Valve Releases Proton 11 With Huge Linux Gaming Improvements (slashdot.org)

2026-07-08 | get Proton Gaming Compatibility Pack → | tags: compatibility, compatibility ea, ea games

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Microsoft’s Xbox reset is pivoting Obsidian to make Fallout instead of Avowed (theverge.com)

2026-07-08 | by Jay Peters | tags: avowed, bloomberg, director

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Nintendo will shut down Mario Kart Tour on September 30 (engadget.com)

2026-07-08 | by Kris Holt | get Mario Kart Tour Game Card → | tags: game, kart, kart tour

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Steam Machine Review in Progress: So Many Questions for Such a Little Box (cnet.com)

2026-07-08 | by See Full Bio | get Steam Deck → | tags: deck, game, games

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If Microsoft sold off Xbox, who would even buy it? (theverge.com)

2026-07-08 | by Jay Peters | get Xbox Series X Console → | tags: game, games, microsoft

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Valve releases drivers, notes to make Windows work on Steam hardware, but refuses to support it — tells users it doesn’t offer support for ‘Windows on Steam Hardware,’ gaming company provides resources ‘as is’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-08 | by Jowi Morales | get Steam Deck Protective Case → | tags: gamers, hardware, steam

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What Happens if China Hacks the US Water Supply? I Went to a Secret War Game to Find Out (wired.com)

2026-07-08 | by Andy Greenberg | get Water Security Alarm System → | tags: bathroom, breaks, corman

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The Steam Machine fits my TV, my desk, and my life (theverge.com)

2026-07-08 | by Jay Peters | get Steam Controller → | tags: games, machine, steam

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If You Have a Public Instagram Account, You Might Be Surprised at What AI Users Can Now Do With Your Face (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-08 | get AI Face Recognition Software → | tags: arrived, arrived late, game

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If You Have a Public Instagram Account, You Might Be Surprised What AI Users Can Now Do With Your Face (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-08 | get AI Face Recognition Software → | tags: arrived, arrived late, game

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Show HN: Chiptune Radio (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-08 | get Chiptune Synthesizer Keyboard → | tags: aleph, apu game, chiptune

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Coinbase's AI Hallucinated a World Cup Match Result Before the Game Even Started (cnet.com)

2026-07-07 | by See Full Bio | get AI World Cup Prediction Book → | tags: coinbase, game, goals

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Bethesda, id Software reportedly hit hard by Microsoft layoffs (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-07 | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: cuts, doom, founder

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Amid Layoffs, Xbox Announces Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Coming to Game Pass (cnet.com)

2026-07-07 | by See Full Bio | get Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Game Pass → | tags: game, game pass, games

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Doom developer id Software is reportedly losing half its staff (engadget.com)

2026-07-07 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | tags: game, id software, layoffs

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What's new with iPhone 18 Pro Max? Guess correctly for a chance to win an Apple Watch (zdnet.com)

2026-07-07 | by Zdnet Editors | get iPhone 18 Pro Max Case → | tags: apple, big guessing, cnet

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Win a New Apple Watch as CNET Guessing Game: Apple Edition Returns for Round Two (cnet.com)

2026-07-07 | by See Full Bio | get Apple Watch Series 9 → | tags: apple, cnet, game

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PlayStation disc petition approaches 200,000 signatures as backlash grows over Sony's decision to stop producing new physical media — firm still plans to produce optical media for existing titles, but new games will be digital only (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-07 | by Luke James | get PlayStation 4 Game Disc → | tags: disc, discs, games

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Physical Games Are Going Away, but Call of Duty Is On PlayStation Plus This Month. That's Nice, Right? (cnet.com)

2026-07-07 | by See Full Bio | get Call of Duty: Modern Warfare → | tags: game, games, modern

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Orbitals is a nostalgic hit of split-screen platforming, puzzles and '90s anime (engadget.com)

2026-07-07 | by Mat Smith | tags: anime, area, demo

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Xbox’s bold plan for the future sounds nearly impossible (theverge.com)

2026-07-07 | by Andrew Webster | get Xbox Series X Console → | tags: billion, games, goal

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Xbox Laying Off 3,200 and Dropping 4 Studios in 'Reset' of Microsoft's Games Strategy (cnet.com)

2026-07-06 | by See Full Bio | get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate → | tags: console, game, games

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Nintendo Will Quit Selling the Original Switch in Europe. Who’s Next? (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-06 | get Nintendo Switch Console → | tags: cards, end nigh, era physical

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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