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Game security, anti-cheat systems, platform integrity and the wider gaming industry. Reporting and analysis on how games stay fair and where they break.
PS5 Sales Crash 58% as Console Prices Surge [2026]
In May 2026, Americans bought fewer PlayStation 5 consoles than in any May since the year 2000 – a few months before the PlayStation 2 even launched. According…
Steam Controller Returns: $99, Sold Out in 30 Min [2026]
Seven years after Valve quietly buried its first gamepad in a $5 clearance bin, the Steam Controller is back – and this time it disappeared from virtual shelves…
Switch 2 vs PS5: $449 vs $649, 1080p vs 4K [2026]
The Switch 2 vs PS5 question has become the defining console dilemma of 2026. On one side sits Nintendo’s hybrid, the fastest-selling console the company has ever shipped.…
ARK Dedicated Server: 12 Steps, 30 Min [2026]
Rolling your own ARK dedicated server is the difference between renting a slice of someone else’s hardware and owning every rate, mod, and admin command on the map.…
Steam Deck vs Switch 2: $789 vs $449.99 [2026]
The Steam Deck vs Switch 2 question has become the defining handheld debate of 2026, and the two devices could hardly be more different. On one side sits…
ROG Xbox Ally X vs Legion Go 2: $999 vs $1,349 [2026]
The two most important Windows gaming handhelds of the 2025–2026 cycle did not arrive quietly. Within two weeks of each other in October 2025, Asus and Microsoft shipped…
Steam Frame: Valve’s 16GB SteamOS VR Headset [2026]
Valve is about to do something it has not done since 2019: ship a virtual reality headset. The Steam Frame – a standalone, streaming-first VR headset that runs…
Steam Machine Hits $1,049: 6x Steam Deck Power [2026]
Valve’s Steam Machine finally arrived this week, going on sale on June 29, 2026 after a seven-month wait since its November 2025 reveal. The compact, cube-shaped living-room PC…
Valheim Dedicated Server: 11 Steps, 30 Min [2026]
A Valheim dedicated server is the difference between a world that only exists while the host is online and a persistent Viking realm your group can drop into…
PS5 Pro vs PS5: $899 vs $649, 45% Faster [2026]
The PS5 Pro vs PS5 decision looks very different in mid-2026 than it did at launch. After a second price increase that took effect on April 2, 2026,…
