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MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ vs ROG Xbox Ally X: 41% Faster [2026]
MSI’s newest flagship handheld went on sale 23 June 2026 with a price tag that stopped reviewers mid-sentence: $1,799 for the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, nearly double…
Tencent Gaming Stock Sinks 7%, Worst Drop Since 2025 [2026]
Tencent shares suffered their steepest single-day drop in more than a year on July 22, 2026, sliding as much as 7.1% intraday before closing down 7.05% at HK$440.60.…
Sony’s Disc Exit Threatens $7.2B Used-Game Market [2026]
Sony said in July 2026 that new PlayStation games would stop shipping on physical discs starting January 2028. Three weeks later, Wall Street put a number on what…
Xbox Cloud Gaming Goes Free: $0, 1-Hour Sessions [2026]
Microsoft has begun letting Xbox Insiders stream games they already own for free – no Game Pass subscription, no credit card, just a short block of ads before…
Unreal Engine vs Unity vs Godot: Free, 5%, or $2,310 [2026]
For the first time since GDC began tracking the question, more developers now call Unreal Engine their primary tool than Unity. The 2026 State of the Game Industry…
Switch 2 Price Jumps to $499.99, Smallest Hike [2026]
Nintendo has confirmed a Nintendo Switch 2 price increase that will raise the console’s US price from $449.99 to $499.99 starting September 1, 2026. It is the console’s…
US Game Spending Falls 21% as Switch 2 Laps Launch [2026]
US video game spending fell 21% year-over-year in June 2026, dropping to $4.49 billion from $5.69 billion a year earlier, according to data published by market research firm…
Eden Setup: Switch Emulation After Yuzu, 12 Steps [2026]
Yuzu shut down in March 2024 after a $2.4 million settlement with Nintendo. Ryujinx followed that October, taken down after Nintendo contacted its lead developer directly. By February…
RetroDECK Setup: 24 Components in 12 Steps [2026]
RetroDECK crossed 1,229 GitHub stars this month, and its Flathub page shows 14,493 installs in the past 30 days alone – a fast clip for a project that…
Twitch vs Kick: Kick Pays $4.74, Twitch Pays $3 [2026]
Twitch has spent fifteen years as the default answer to “where do I watch live gaming.” In 2026, that default is being tested harder than ever. Kick, the…
