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Google Finally Adds a Competing App Store to Google Play After Years-Long Battle With Epic (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: google play, aptoide, epic games

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Following Epic loss, Google has started hosting rival app stores in the Play Store (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: google play, epic games, aptoide

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An Android app store competitor is available in the Play Store (engadget.com)

2026-08-10 | by Sarah Fielding | tags: aptode, google play, epic games

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Google Play now takes Venmo payments (engadget.com)

2026-08-10 | by Mariella Moon | tags: google play, venmo, epic games

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GameStop may drop its $56 billion eBay bid and offer up its 1,600 stores in a partnership (techspot.com)

2026-08-10 | by Rob Thubron | tags: gamestop, ebay, ryan cohen

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Google is finally letting a rival app store onto the Play Store (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: google play, aptoide, epic games

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Nearly 100 copies of a never-before-seen version of Super Mario Bros. have been found (techspot.com)

2026-08-10 | by Shawn Knight | tags: super mario bros, nintendo, duck hunt

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The first rival Android app store just arrived in the US Play Store (theverge.com)

2026-08-10 | by Dominic Preston | tags: google play store, aptoide, epic games

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Quake Celebrates 30th Anniversary: New Official Episode With New Maps and Mechanics (slashdot.org)

2026-08-09 | by Posted | tags: campaign, levels, machinegames

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Big Walk, retro electronic repairs and other new indie games worth checking out (engadget.com)

2026-08-08 | by Kris Holt | tags: august, game, games

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New official 30th anniversary Quake mission pack adds new maps and mechanics (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: campaign, levels, machinegames

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RPCS3 just got a lot faster on Arm, after months of low-level optimization (techspot.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: blu ray, games, playstation

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ARMSX3 is here: PS3 emulation on Android just got more exciting (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: android, emulator, expect

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Quake turns 30, and it just got two surprise expansions in one week (techspot.com)

2026-08-07 | by Zo Ahmed | tags: game, machine, machinegames

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Quake – 30th Anniversary Update (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: close, dawn, dawn machine

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Grand Theft Auto 6 Extended Preview Will Debut on Netflix This Month (cnet.com)

2026-08-06 | by Oscar Gonzalez | tags: auto, game, games

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Samsung Odyssey G8 6K Review: Pixel Overdose (wired.com)

2026-08-06 | by Matthew S. Smith | tags: games, image, lower

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No one can afford to make Myst games anymore (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | by Adam Morgan | tags: anglerfish, cyan, game

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Engadget Indie Pitch: 'VILE: Exhumed' physical edition (engadget.com)

2026-08-05 | by Jessica Conditt | tags: exhumed, game, games

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6 free Android games I always install on every new phone (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: pokemon go, android authority, go fest global

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Amazon is developing a Warhammer 40,000 animated show (engadget.com)

2026-08-03 | by Anna Washenko | tags: warhammer 40, 000, amazon prime video

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Microsoft raises European Xbox prices by up to £200 — RAMpocalypse and component shortages force major console markups (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-03 | by Mark Tyson | tags: xbox series x, microsoft, component shortages

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Arm yourself with a Hall Effect controller for just $9 — GameSir's Tegenaria Lite PC controller is 50% off for a limited time (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-03 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: hall effect, gamesir, tegenaria lite

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Gemini Notebook may soon let you build custom learning games out of your study material (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: google, gemini notebook, interactive apps

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GOG Officially Expands Linux Support With Native Galaxy Client In Development (slashdot.org)

2026-08-03 | by Posted | tags: gog galaxy, linux support, heroic games launcher

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Games at the press of a button: The Rip-O-Bot (1989) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: bubble bobble, fukio mitsuji, game design

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Commemorative golden Doom floppy disks go up for pre-order — pair of limited edition dummy ‘imitation gold plating’ disks and a box are $30 at GameStop (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-02 | by Mark Tyson | tags: doom, fanattik, gamestop

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150-Game Discount Bundle Raises $57,000 for Videogame Workers 'Hardship Fund' (slashdot.org)

2026-08-01 | by Posted | tags: itch.io, necrosoft games, united videogame workers

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This $10 bundle of 100+ DRM-free games means to support laid-off game developers (techspot.com)

2026-08-01 | by Daniel Sims | tags: itch.io, game industry layoffs, drm-free games

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Truck chaos, climbing with dual-mouse controls and other new indie games worth checking out (engadget.com)

2026-08-01 | by Kris Holt | tags: truck-kun, strange scaffold, steam deck