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.
Xbox Preps New Layoffs Under 3,200-Job Plan [2026]
Xbox is bracing for another round of job cuts. The Information reported that Microsoft’s gaming division plans to lay off “hundreds” of employees during the week of September…
Destiny 2 Vault Reversal Hits as Players Drop 32% [2026]
Bungie just walked back a decision it spent six years defending. On September 21, 2026, studio head Poria Torkan and Marathon head of product Josh Deane announced that…
Why Bungie Un-Vaulted Destiny 2 After 290 Layoffs [2026]
Bungie spent six years telling players that Destiny 2’s removed campaigns and raids were gone for good. On September 21, 2026, the studio reversed that call. In an…
Mobile Gaming Hits 3.1B Players, Downloads Sink 25% [2026]
Mobile gaming crossed a strange threshold in 2026. The audience got bigger, the money got bigger, and the number of people actually downloading new games got smaller, a…
Marathon’s 88,337 Peak Wasn’t Enough, Bungie Says [2026]
Bungie confirmed on September 21, 2026, that Marathon has not brought in the player numbers the studio was counting on, and that the extraction shooter “needs to evolve”…
From Video Streams to Real-Time Interaction: The Tech Behind Online Gaming
Online gaming used to depend heavily on what could be downloaded and processed on a player’s own device. Faster internet connections and more capable browsers have changed that…
GTA 6 Multiplayer Waits Until 2027, Twitch CEO Says [2026]
Grand Theft Auto 6 does not launch until November 19, 2026, and Rockstar has already been clear that the game ships as a single-player experience on PlayStation 5…
Bungie Reverses Destiny 2 Vault After 6 Years [2026]
Bungie spent six years defending a decision that alienated a chunk of its own playerbase. On September 21, 2026, it reversed that decision in public. In a post…
Silent Hill: Townfall Review Scores Split 7-9 [2026]
Konami’s next attempt to prove Silent Hill still has teeth arrived on review sites this week, and the verdict is split down the middle. Silent Hill: Townfall, the…
Silent Hill: Townfall Reviews Land, Konami Bets on Scotland [2026]
Konami’s biggest horror bet in years hits shelves this week, and the early review verdicts are in. SILENT HILL: Townfall launches globally on September 24, 2026, and critics…



