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5 Cozy Steam Games You’ll Regret Missing in the Wholesome Games Sale

Steam’s Wholesome Games Celebration is back for 2025, running August 7–14, and this year I’m more jittery than a kid before recess. Cozy corners of the internet are lighting up…

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Why Gen Z Is Slamming the Brakes on Game Spending — And What It Means for the Industry

Ever find yourself hesitating over that Nintendo Switch 2 preorder, wondering if your bank account will survive the next bundle drop? You’re not hallucinating. According to Circana, spending on video games…

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Teen’s Chill Roblox Game Breaks Records, Outscores GTA & Fortnite

Summer in the U.S. usually means blockbuster releases or beachside VR marathons. Yet this year, millions have instead been digging in digital dirt in “Grow a Garden,” a Roblox title…

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Battlefield 6 Locks 60 FPS Across All Consoles—Yes, Even Series S

When I first heard that Battlefield 6 was promising a locked 60 frames per second on every current-gen console, my eyebrow shot up. Could DICE really pull off buttery-smooth gameplay…

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IGDA Calls Steam’s Adult Game Delistings ‘Creative Suppression’

Content warning: brief mention of sexual violence Late last month, Steam and itch.io quietly began delisting—and in some cases deindexing—adult titles from their storefronts. The trigger? Payment processors, namely Visa and…

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Guides & Cheats

Score Some Free Swag: Your Guide to PlayStation Plus Bonus This Summer

If you’re anything like me, you sign into the PlayStation Store first thing in the morning—half-asleep, coffee in hand—hoping for that little “freebie available” banner to light up your screen.…

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Splitgate 2 Unlaunches: Layoffs, Backlash, and a Bold 2026 Comeback

It’s not every day you see a game reverse-launch itself. Yet, that’s precisely what 1047 Games announced this week: Splitgate 2 is being “unlaunched” less than two months after its…

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Guides & Cheats

Meme Coins: From Twitter Jokes to Gaming Gold?

Ever find yourself scrolling through your phone, half-watching a buddy score a high-score in some pixelated platformer while casually trading Shiba Inu? You’re not alone. As mid-2025 barrels ahead, meme-coins…

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Reviews

5 Free Typing Games for Kids That Actually Make Learning Fun

Typing used to feel like endless finger-pecking exercises, right? But in this day and age—where kids are practically born swiping screens—it’s possible to turn that chore into something they’ll actually…

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Why Gamers Are Ditching Cable for Fiber—and You Should Too

There I was, shoulder-deep in the final round of a high-stakes Valorant bracket match, fingers poised over my keyboard—and then, bam, a lag spike so brutal it might as well…