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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…
PSN Outage Delays $1M Esports Final, Sony’s 7th [2026]
PlayStation Network went dark for thousands of players on July 24, 2026 – and this time the collateral damage reached beyond frozen matchmaking screens and locked digital libraries.…
Dota 2 Match-Fixing Probe: EWC Prize Pool Down 90% [2026]
The Esports Integrity Commission provisionally suspended two members of Dota 2 team PTime on July 14, 2026, over suspected match-fixing during the Esports World Cup in Paris –…
Rust Dedicated Server: 12 Steps, 30 Min [2026]
Rust remains one of Steam’s most-played survival titles in 2026, with SteamCharts recording roughly 130,000 concurrent players at the time of writing and an all-time peak of 259,646…
Nintendo Tariff Lawsuit: Sony Sued, Stock Falls 4% [2026]
Nintendo told a federal judge this week that its customers have no legal claim to a share of the tariff refunds it may soon collect from the US…
EU Clears $55B EA Buyout, BioWare Down to 100 Staff [2026]
The European Commission cleared the path on July 23, 2026, ruling that the Saudi-led, $55 billion buyout of Electronic Arts “would not raise competition concerns.” For EA as…
