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.
Nintendo Switch Exploit: Update to 23.0.0 Now [2026]
Nintendo is telling every original Switch owner running an older system version to update immediately after confirming a security flaw that lets a nearby attacker run unauthorized code…
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Review: 18th Game [2026]
Nintendo and developer Intelligent Systems put Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave on Switch 2 shelves and in the Nintendo eShop on September 17, 2026, the eighteenth mainline entry in…
Xbox Game Pass 2027 Leak: Day-One Games at Risk
A leak claiming Microsoft will strip day-one releases out of Xbox Game Pass starting sometime in 2027 has spread across gaming press this week, and by September 16,…
Xbox Game Pass Leak: Overhaul Hits as Revenue Falls 10% [2026]
Microsoft’s Xbox division is having its worst run in years, and a fresh leak suggests the fix isn’t more games – it’s fewer perks. A report making the…
Spirit Wins $250K as CS2 Players Hit 2-Yr Low [2026]
Team Spirit beat MOUZ 3-1 in the grand final of BLAST Open Porto 2026 on September 7, closing out the Portugal event with a $250,000 top prize and…
Polyarc Shuts Down After 12 Years, Cuts 29 Jobs [2026]
Polyarc, the Seattle studio behind the VR platformer series Moss, told its staff and fans on September 11, 2026 that it was closing for good. The announcement landed…
Marvel’s Wolverine Scores 77, Insomniac’s Weakest Yet [2026]
Insomniac Games shipped its fourth Marvel-licensed PlayStation exclusive on September 15, 2026, and the reception broke a five-year streak. Marvel’s Wolverine landed on Metacritic at 77 out of…
007 First Light Hits 3rd Switch 2 Delay: March 2027 [2026]
The Nintendo Switch 2 version of 007 First Light just took its third hit to the release calendar. IO Interactive confirmed this week that the Switch 2 edition…
Steam Frame Skips Launch Game, Leans on 2019’s Alyx [2026]
Valve’s first standalone VR headset in years is about to ship, and it is not bringing a new flagship game with it. According to a report published by…
Game Pass, PS Plus Cancellations: 40% Blame Cost [2026]
More than 40% of players who cancel Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation Plus, or Nintendo Switch Online now name price as the main reason they walked away, according to…
