Gaming
Game security, anti-cheat systems, platform integrity and the wider gaming industry. Reporting and analysis on how games stay fair and where they break.
Bazzite Setup: 6 Editions, 13 Steps, 30 Min [2026]
Bazzite is the Linux gaming operating system that turned “install SteamOS on anything” from a hacky workaround into an officially supported, one-click download. Built by the Universal Blue…
ROG Xbox Ally vs Steam Deck: $599 vs $789, Same DNA [2026]
The ROG Xbox Ally and the Steam Deck OLED are two of the most-searched handheld gaming PCs of 2026, and for the first time, they’re built on strikingly…
EA Goes Private: $55B Buyout Set to Close Aug. 4 [2026]
Electronic Arts is about to stop being a public company. In an SEC filing dated July 30, 2026, EA confirmed that every regulatory approval needed to complete its…
Boosteroid vs GeForce Now: €8.97 vs $19.99, No Cap [2026]
Two cloud gaming services now sell the exact same pitch – rent a gaming PC in a data center, stream your own Steam or Epic Games Store library…
Flycast Setup: 5 Sega Systems, 12 Steps, 30 Min [2026]
Flycast is the emulator quietly running underneath a lot of other tools you may already know. When RetroArch loads a Dreamcast game through its “Flycast” core, or when…
PlayStation Portal vs Steam Deck: $199 vs $789 [2026]
Sony’s PlayStation Portal has kept its US price frozen at $199.99 since launch, while Valve raised Steam Deck OLED prices by roughly 42 percent in May 2026, pushing…
GameStop Calls Games ‘Irrelevant’ in $55.5B eBay Bid [2026]
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen told Bloomberg television on July 16, 2026 that physical video game sales are “totally, totally irrelevant” to his company’s future, just hours after confirming…
Steam Deck OLED Jumps 46% to $949, Tops PS5 Pro [2026]
Valve has raised the price of the Steam Deck OLED by as much as 46%, ending nearly four years of the handheld’s reputation as the affordable option in…
Switch 2 OLED Rumor: 75% Probable, Price a Hurdle [2026]
Nintendo is reportedly evaluating whether to build an OLED version of the Switch 2, according to a July 13, 2026 report from the Korean outlet ZDNET Korea, which…
GOG Galaxy Setup: 9 Platforms in 12 Steps [2026]
GOG Galaxy has spent more than a decade as the odd one out among game launchers: free, DRM-agnostic, and conspicuously absent from Linux. That changed on July 28,…
