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NVIDIA RTX 5090 Records A Staggering 370% Hike In Price Since Launch While Every RTX 50 GPU Saw A Price Hike In 40-120% Range
Every GPU in the RTX 50 stack received a ridiculous price hike this year with some GPUs climbing up by as much as 2.7X. Huge Price Growth Recorded for NVIDIA RTX 50 Series Across Multiple Regions as Soaring Component Prices Push the GPU Stack Beyond Affordability The flagship Blackwell GeForce RTX...
Why is PC gaming outpacing consoles? "PC players have a bit more choice," analyst says
It's never been easier to recommend PC gaming, so it sucks that it's rarely been harder to build a gaming PC. With consoles struggling and their market long since mature, PC gaming is responsible for a lot of the annual growth in the industry. It regularly surfaces a much more diverse lineup of top...
Why is PC gaming outpacing consoles? "PC players have a bit more choice," analyst says
"Slower growth for console compared to PC and mobile," analyst predicts
Overwatch’s First Year-Long Story Reached Its Climax As Fans Ask What Was Even The Point
Was Vendetta a wasted villain used for Doomfist’s growth? Maybe, but let’s unpack it all
Roblox growth slumps, but the company is betting big on AI to compensate
Roblox's quarterly financial results missed their daily active user goals, but the company plans to make up for it somehow with AI.
Camelot Unchained confirms plans to support modding in both the near and distant future
Modding is part and parcel of PC gaming, even MMORPGs, and while most games in our genre tend to have something of a gentleman’s agreement with mods at best, Camelot Unchained has openly committed to being open to and directly supporting mods. “As a studio, it is our desire to support the growth of...
Xbox Growth Declines by 2 Percent in Latest Quarter, Hardware Sales Down by 14 Percent
On the subject of declining hardware sales, Asha Sharma has attributed it to the company not being able to meet the demand.
Xbox revenue falls 2% in first results since layoffs as decline narrows from 10%
Xbox revenue slipped again in the July–September quarter, its fifth straight decline, but the drop was much smaller than the quarter before. Console sales and Game Pass are still shrinking, and Microsoft is counting on the holiday quarter to bring Xbox's strongest growth. The post Xbox revenue...
Roll the World codes (October 2026)
Here are the latest Roll the World codes for October 2026, including free spins, Growth Potions, and Luck boosts to help you grow faster and discover rarer objects.
It's RimWorld's birthday!
Happy birthday, RimWorld! 🎂 Can you believe it? November 4, 2026 marks RimWorld's 13th birthday. That's 13 years of colonies, raids, mods, updates, fanart, videos, stories, and more. (It's also our final growth moment, let's hope we get a good trait.) To celebrate, we’re running another community...
Beast of Reincarnation Final Planned Update Adds Outfit Changes, New Game+ Carryover, Growth Boost, and Boss Adjustments
Game Freak and Fictions have announced that Beast of Reincarnation has received its ninth post-launch update, version 1.1.02. This is the final planned update in the team’s regular cycle, though they are still listening to feedback. The latest implementations include gameplay adjustments, bug...
RF Online Next adds a new story chapter, readies a new growth server and 500-player battleground
While RF Online Next might not be a game you actually need to play, Netmarble is still cranking out the updates to perhaps encourage players to actually directly control the action. For example, its latest update is opening a new server and a new large-scale battleground. Friday, October 23rd, will...
Hellraiser 'Performing Extremely Well' Says Saber Boss in Bid for Return of AA Games
Calls them "the future to maintaining growth and momentum". Saber Interactive's CEO, Matthew Karch, believes the double-A game space, which has long been absent in the push towards major triple-A productions, is key to survival in a turbulent industry. He has pointed to the recent release of...
EA has reportedly put DICE and Respawn to work on a new Star Wars: Battlefront game
It will unlock growth, which I'm pretty excited about.
"Development on the next Mass Effect is ending": EA is shutting down RPG veteran Bioware "to align talent and investments where we see the greatest opportunities for players and long-term growth"
Venerable RPG studio Bioware announced on it is shutting down after more than 30 years of making RPGs. The studio is responsible for making the original Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, and Anthem. As part of the announcement...
"Development on the next Mass Effect is ending": EA is shutting down RPG veteran Bioware "to align talent and investments where we see the greatest opportunities for players and long-term growth"
Venerable RPG studio Bioware announced on it is shutting down after more than 30 years of making RPGs. The studio is responsible for making the original Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, and Anthem. As part of the announcement...
Stupid Never Dies – Out Now!
🧠🔥 Stupid Never Dies is OUT NOW! The Blazing Fast Growth Action RPG Stupid Never Dies is officially available! Bite, Rip, Rise!! 🌐 Official Website: https://stupidneverdies.sega.com https://store.steampowered.com/app/3486530/Stupid_Never_Dies/
XBOX Teases The Return Of The Iconic Xbox 360 Dashboards
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CRKD's tiny controller got a growth spurt, but the new Atom+ is still a perfect travel-friendly pad
The CRKD Atom+ has gone through some upgrades to merit its new 'plus' namesake, and its new size is exactly what I had hoped for when I first learned of the improved version of the retro-inspired gamepad. Don't get me wrong, it's still teeny tiny and should never be used as a day-to-day Switch 2...
CRKD's tiny controller got a growth spurt, but the new Atom+ is still a perfect travel-friendly pad
CRKD has finally launched its larger Atom controller follow-up, and I'm happy to say the new Atom+ is still as travel-friendly as ever.
Steam breaks concurrent user record again
Steam has set a new record for concurrent players, reaching over 43.5 million simultaneous users in October 2026. The milestone continues a decade-long growth trend for Valve's PC gaming storefront. SteamDB data shows that Steam's October peak rose from 41.6 million concurrent users in 2025 to 43.5...
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Has a Switch 2 Problem Before It Even Launches
The 2026 Konami title is strangely optimized for an older console rather than a newer high-tech one, effectively stunting the game's growth.
For the second time this year, Steam has set a major new concurrent user record
There's clearly no stopping Steam's continued growth. Valve's PC digital store and social platform set a new user concurrent record on Sunday, with a staggering 43,505,724 million users (via SteamDB). Read more
BAFTA awards over £270,000 to 112 recipients in UK and US to support career growth in games, film, and TV
BAFTA has awarded over £270,000 in grants to 112 recipients in the UK and North America under its 2026 Prince William BAFTA Bursary and scholarship programmes. Read more
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