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Google loses appeal over app store overhaul in Epic Games case

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-12-20 00:48:23

In Brief Google lost its appeal of a judge’s court order requiring the tech giant to revamp its app store in an antitrust case filed by Fortnite maker Epic Games, Reuters reported on Thursday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Google’s argument that the trial judge made legal errors in the antitrust case that unfairly favored Epic Games. Epic Games first filed its lawsuit in 2020 and was able to convince a jury in 2023 that Google illegally stifled competition. The trial judge or

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A New 'Katamari' Game, 'Octopath Traveler 0', and More Are Coming to Switch 2

wired.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-12-20 09:55:07

A new game in the Katamari series, Once Upon a Katamari, is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 October 24. The game was announced today during a Nintendo Direct, along with release dates, reveals, and updates for several others. Today’s Direct was focused on third-party developers, with many games releasing ahead of the holiday season, as Nintendo steadily builds its offerings on the new console. Much like previous games in the series, players in Once Upon a Katamari steadily roll up everything they c

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Thumby Color micro-review: a delightfully tiny GBA clone that doesn’t play Nintendo

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2025-12-20 10:21:53

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. It’s always a risk betting on new video game hardware from a little-known company: what if game developers never show up? But the $50 Thumby Color, on sale this week, is an easier sell — the two-inch handheld is cute as a button, fits on your keychain, lets aspiring programmers build and publish games right on the web, and I’m finding it so

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All the news from Nintendo’s July 2025 Direct showcase

theverge.com Ash Parrish 2025-12-21 00:30:00

It’s been a little over a month since the Switch 2 launched , and Nintendo’s ready to share more of the games coming to the console. Today’s Nintendo Direct presentation will be a short one at only 25 minutes long, and focused exclusively on third-party games. It’s likely that Hades 2 will make an appearance. The game, out on PC in early access, got a huge update recently, and it seems like a formal launch date announcement is imminent. We may also see some more of FromSoftware’s contributions

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Gamers Are Furious About the Censorship of NSFW Games—and They’re Fighting Back

wired.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-12-22 15:51:48

Trade organizations across the games industry and gamers are speaking out against censorship campaigns taking place across Steam and Itch.io in an effort to help developers who have been unfairly impacted. The push against adult content is being driven by Australian conservative group Collective Shout, whose pressuring of payment processors has forced platforms to mass deindex NSFW content. In the wake of these delistings, which remove games from search, developers are scrambling to understand i

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A Nintendo Direct focused on third-party games is taking place on July 31

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-23 15:31:58

It’s almost time for another Nintendo Direct. A showcase of games from Nintendo’s partners that are coming to the Nintendo Switch and/or Switch 2 is set for 9AM ET on July 31 . The stream will run for around 25 minutes and you can watch it above when the time is right. This is a partner showcase, so you probably shouldn’t expect to find out release dates for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond or Kirby Air Riders here. Instead, we’ll hear about projects from third-party studios and publishers. Maybe we’ll

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Nintendo’s next Switch 2 Direct is on July 31st

theverge.com Ash Parrish 2025-12-23 15:14:15

is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and the quirky, horny culture of video game communities. Now that the Switch 2 is out, and the console’s biggest exclusives — Mario Kart World, and Donkey Kong Bananza — are delighting fans, it’s time to see what else this thing can do. Nintendo’s hosting its next Direct presentation on Thursday July 31st bright and early at 9 AM ET. You can watch the direct on YouTube here and, o

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All PS Plus Subscribers Can Play Lies of P and Other Games This August

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-24 12:52:27

Lies of P is an award-winning game that reimagines the story of Pinocchio as a soulslike action roleplaying game set in a grimy world overrun by killer mechanical puppets. And starting Aug. 5, all PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to play that award-winning game, and others, at no additional cost. PlayStation Plus is Sony's version of Xbox Game Pass, and it offers subscribers a large, constantly expanding library of games. Subscribers can choose from the Essential, Extra and Premium tie

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Xbox Game Pass Adds Grounded 2 and Other Games This Month

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-26 09:00:05

The award-winning, quirky survival game Grounded is like the game version of the classic '80s comedy film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. And Xbox Game Pass subscribers can get early access to that game's sequel, Grounded 2, now. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a CNET Editors' Choice award pick, offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One and PC or mobile device for $20 a month. A subscription gives you access to a large library of games, with new ones, including Do

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Emulating PC games on your non-Snapdragon device just got better (Update)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-25 06:10:50

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR GameSir has announced that its GameHub app now offers much better support for MediaTek chipsets with Mali GPUs. The company also revealed that it’s working with MediaTek to launch custom Mali GPU drivers. GameHub lets people play PC games on their Android phones without streaming. Update: July 29, 2025 (8:30 AM ET): GameSir’s representatives have now confirmed that Pixel phones will also benefit from these GameHub improvements. You can check out our ar

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Sony ad reveals plan to bring PlayStation titles to Xbox, Nintendo, and PC

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-27 22:03:00

In brief: A recent job posting on PlayStation's official hiring platform has signaled a notable shift in the company's approach to its exclusive video game releases. The listing details a search for a Senior Director of Multiplatform & Account Management, a role designed to oversee PlayStation Studios' software titles as they move beyond PlayStation's consoles and onto competitors' platforms. The job listing, spotted by Windows Central, makes clear that Sony is targeting a wide range of platfor

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Visa and Mastercard are getting overwhelmed by gamer fury over censorship

news.ycombinator.com Patricia Hernandez 2025-12-28 04:53:52

In the wake of storefronts like Steam and itch.io curbing the sale of adult games, irate fans have started an organized campaign against the payment processors that they believe are responsible for the crackdown. While the movement is still in its early stages, people are mobilizing with an eye toward overwhelming communication lines at companies like Visa and Mastercard in a way that will make the concern impossible to ignore. On social media sites like Reddit and Bluesky, people are urging on

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Mario Kart World and other Switch 2 games are 10 percent off

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-12-29 00:19:31

I wasn’t expecting to see any deals on Switch 2 games for a while. Even though the console is currently much easier to find in stock, game discounts — especially ones on first-party Nintendo launch games — aren’t the norm. However, you can get 10 percent off on the likes of Mario Kart World, and the Switch 2 editions of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild. Sure, these are small price drops, but anything that brings them closer to the cost of last-gen Switch games is

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Xbox will let you play Silksong at Gamescom in August

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-12-29 05:29:58

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft will let Gamescom attendees play a demo of the long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong on the new ROG Xbox Ally handhelds. It’s part of more than 20 titles that will be available at the Xbox booth at Gamescom, including a new theater experience to demonstrate The Outer Worlds 2. Silksong will be available to play on the new Xbox Ally devices at Gamescom, just months aft

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Steam beta update rolls out redesigned store, makes game discovery easier

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-27 21:34:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust In context: Steam is known for its periodic overhauls, which aim to enhance how users interact with its vast catalog of games. The latest update, introduced in the Steam client beta, marks another step in this ongoing process, featuring a redesigned store menu and several new features intended to improve navigation and personalization on the platform. One of the most noticeable changes is the mergi

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The Gamesir G7 Pro Is Almost the Perfect Pro Controller... Almost

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-29 21:00:08

GameSir G7 Pro Controller $80 at Amazon Pros Sleek design Great ergonomics Solid hardware Good accessories included Cons Basic software Limited design customizations No wireless Xbox support The term "pro" gets thrown around a lot, especially with tech gear, and it typically refers to a version of something with more features or more power than a stripped-down base model. When it comes to controllers, it's generally used to describe one with features such as extra remappable buttons, the a

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Itch.io is the latest marketplace to crack down on adult games

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2025-12-29 12:12:36

Indie video game marketplace Itch.io announced this week that it has “deindexed” adult and not-safe-for-work games, removing them from its browse and search pages. The move, the company said, was in response to a campaign by Collective Shout (an advocacy group that has previously criticized video games, rap music, and lingerie commercials) targeting both Itch.io and Steam for selling “No Mercy,” a game that depicts rape and incest. In an open letter addressed to executives at PayPal, Mastercar

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Steam is testing out a redesigned storefront that makes it easier to find games you'll like

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-29 16:52:16

You have to join the Steam Client Beta if you want to try out the streamlined design now. As if we needed more ways to grow our Steam libraries with games we'll never finish or even play. Now, Steam is experimenting with a redesigned storefront menu as part of its latest beta update to help sell more games. Instead of being overwhelmed with text links and cluttered menu buttons in the current version, Steam's store page remodel combines everything into a more polished and organized menu at the

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Extreme sports, an FPS from former Blizzard devs and other new indie games worth checking out

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-29 05:00:07

Welcome to our weekly roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. There have been quite a few high-profile arrivals this week, as well as others that have left early access and or arrived on more platforms. I have a long flight this weekend and I'm a little torn over what to play while I'm in the air. I have my Switch 2, Steam Deck and Playdate with me (excessive, I know). As such, there are many ways I can go here. I haven't yet burrowed my way into Donkey Kong Bananza, so that's a str

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‘Invincible Vs.’ Will Occupy Its Own Unique Corner of the ‘Invincible’ Universe

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-12-30 00:30:35

After turning The Walking Dead into a multimedia empire, Robert Kirkman has been hard at work doing the same for Invincible. First there were, of course, the comics. Then the awesome Prime Video animated show. There have long been talks of a potential live-action movie. And, next year, the franchise’s first full-fledged video game is coming, called Invincible Vs. And while little is known about the game, set for release in 2026, Kirkman spoke to press about it at San Diego Comic-Con. What we pr

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Steam, Itch.io are pulling ‘porn’ games. Critics say it's a slippery slope

news.ycombinator.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-12-30 06:27:51

Late in the evening on July 23, developers with games tagged as NSFW on Itch.io, a digital marketplace, began to notice something strange. Their work—whether it was a game about navigating disordered eating as a teenager, or about dick pics—no longer appeared in search results. “No notification or anything,” says former NYU Game Center educator and developer Robert Yang, whose work explores gay history and culture. “Just found out via Bluesky.” Itch.io is deindexing, or removing from its searc

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Remembering Descent, the once-popular, fully 3D 6DOF shooter

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-30 10:00:51

C:\ArsGames We love games here at the Ars Orbiting HQ, from modern to ancient and all points in between. With that in mind, we've partnered with the folks at GOG.com to create a store page featuring a hand-curated list of some of our favorites from GOG's catalog. At the end of every month, we'll rotate a couple of titles off the list and add a few new ones; altogether, we have a list of about 50 games to set in front of you. Twice a month, we'll publish a personal retrospective like this one, wh

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Netflix Launches a Surprise 'Happy Gilmore' Game Alongside the New Film

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-30 14:00:08

It's all in the hips -- err, rather, it's all in the fingers -- in Happy Gilmore: Golf Mayhem '98 Demo, a new Netflix game based on the Adam Sandler film. The streaming giant launched the surprise game the same day it released Happy Gilmore 2, a sequel to the classic '90s film. The game is a chaotic trip down memory lane, just the way Happy would have wanted. "I don't want a piece of you. I want the whole thing." Netflix Anyone with a Netflix subscription (which start at $8 a month) can play t

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Games Look Bad: HDR and Tone Mapping (2017)

news.ycombinator.com View All Posts Promit 2025-12-30 08:26:37

This is Part 1 of a series examining techniques used in game graphics and how those techniques fail to deliver a visually appealing end result. See Part 0 for a more thorough explanation of the idea behind it. High dynamic range. First experienced by most consumers in late 2005, with Valve’s Half Life 2: Lost Coast demo. Largely faked at the time due to technical limitations, but it laid the groundwork for something we take for granted in nearly every blockbuster title. The contemporaneous revi

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Steam, Itch.io are pulling 'porn' games. critics say it's a slippery slope

news.ycombinator.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-12-30 18:27:51

Late in the evening on July 23, developers with games tagged as NSFW on Itch.io, a digital marketplace, began to notice something strange. Their work—whether it was a game about navigating disordered eating as a teenager, or about dick pics—no longer appeared in search results. “No notification or anything,” says former NYU Game Center educator and developer Robert Yang, whose work explores gay history and culture. “Just found out via Bluesky.” Itch.io is deindexing, or removing from its searc

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Netflix’s push into tie-in games now includes two weird Happy Gilmore titles

theverge.com Andrew Webster 2025-12-30 20:00:00

Netflix seems to have finally settled on something resembling a strategy for its gaming efforts, and one of the key pillars is games tied to its shows and movies. That’s how we got the likes of Squid Game: Unleashed and Black Mirror’s Thronglets. Now, as Happy Gilmore 2 hits the streaming service, it’s accompanied by a pair of games that show just how promotional Netflix can be. The first game is actually pretty fun, though it’s not really a whole game. It’s called Happy Gilmore: Golf Mayhem ’9

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Steam, Itch.io Are Pulling 'Porn' Games. Critics Say It's a Slippery Slope

news.ycombinator.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-12-31 00:27:51

Late in the evening on July 23, developers with games tagged as NSFW on Itch.io, a digital marketplace, began to notice something strange. Their work—whether it was a game about navigating disordered eating as a teenager, or about dick pics—no longer appeared in search results. “No notification or anything,” says former NYU Game Center educator and developer Robert Yang, whose work explores gay history and culture. “Just found out via Bluesky.” Itch.io is deindexing, or removing from its searc

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Games Look Bad: HDR and Tone Mapping

news.ycombinator.com View All Posts Promit 2026-01-01 02:26:37

This is Part 1 of a series examining techniques used in game graphics and how those techniques fail to deliver a visually appealing end result. See Part 0 for a more thorough explanation of the idea behind it. High dynamic range. First experienced by most consumers in late 2005, with Valve’s Half Life 2: Lost Coast demo. Largely faked at the time due to technical limitations, but it laid the groundwork for something we take for granted in nearly every blockbuster title. The contemporaneous revi

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Apple TV+: MLS commissioner shares confusing Season Pass viewership numbers

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-31 20:05:43

Apple tends to be pretty tight-lipped when it comes to viewership data. But in a midseason press conference earlier today, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber offered a rare (but puzzling) update on how MLS Season Pass has been performing in 2025. According to Garber (via Sports Business Journal), matches are averaging 120,000 unique viewers per game, a figure he said represents a 50% increase compared to last year. Interestingly, he said the jump is not necessarily due to the Apple TV

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Steam and Itch.io Are Pulling ‘Porn’ Games. Critics Say It’s a Slippery Slope to More Censorship

wired.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2026-01-01 03:52:42

Late in the evening on July 23, developers with games tagged as NSFW on Itch.io, a digital marketplace, began to notice something strange. Their work—whether it was a game about navigating disordered eating as a teenager, or about dick pics—no longer appeared in search results. “No notification or anything,” says former NYU Game Center educator and developer Robert Yang, whose work explores gay history and culture. “Just found out via Bluesky.” Itch.io is deindexing, or removing from its searc

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