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mirror.co.uk - PlayStation Plus games for September 2026 LIVE: Leaks, predictions and more
PlayStation Plus games for September 2026 LIVE: Leaks, predictions and more
Daily Mirror

Another month, another set of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers is set to be revealed. As Sony gears up to reveal the slate of titles for September 2026, plenty of leaks and rumours have already given gamers a good idea of what to expect.

digitaljournal.com - AFP - Fave or flop? A guide to gauging video game success
Fave or flop? A guide to gauging video game success
Digital Journal

The video game industry is notoriously tight-lipped about its numbers, filled with members-only metrics like wishlists, pre-orders and player numbers, so it can be hard to know which games have actually proven popular and turned a profit. Industry…

nytimes.com - Thomas Drance - Can Elias Pettersson find his game again? 5 summer thoughts on Canucks forwards
Can Elias Pettersson find his game again? 5 summer thoughts on Canucks forwards
The New York Times

The dekes, the rushes, the pinpoint passing, the whisper-perfect one-time goals. Those sizzle-reel highlights were absent from Elias Pettersson's game last season. We didn't see those moments that made Pettersson so electrifying, so…

forbes.com - Graham Ruthven - Is Liverpool's Midfield Good Enough To Play Andoni Iraola's Game?
Is Liverpool's Midfield Good Enough To Play Andoni Iraola's Game?
Forbes

Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Liverpool at St. James's Park in Newcastle, on August 23, 2026. (Photo by Michael Driver/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images) By scoring with the final kick…

ign.com - Luke Reilly - The Future of Physical Games Is Bleak, but Atari Is Re-Releasing 50-Year-Old Games Again on Working, Physical Cartridges
The Future of Physical Games Is Bleak, but Atari Is Re-Releasing 50-Year-Old Games Again on Working, Physical Cartridges
IGN

Atari has today announced a new physical game collaboration with Activision called the Atari x Activision Collection. The unexpected project reunites Activision with Atari after almost 50 years. The full set of working, physical game cartridges…

bbc.co.uk - Matthew Hill - Game changer' study seeks answers for heavy periods and endometriosis
Game changer' study seeks answers for heavy periods and endometriosis
BBC

A major new research project aiming to transform care for women with heavy periods is to create the world's largest menstrual fluid biobank. The CycleTrack study hopes to improve understanding of heavy menstrual bleeding and related conditions such…

bbc.co.uk - Matthew Hill - Game changer' study seeks answers for heavy periods and endometriosis
Game changer' study seeks answers for heavy periods and endometriosis
BBC

West of England health correspondent A major new research project aiming to transform care for women with heavy periods is to create the world's largest menstrual fluid biobank. The CycleTrack study hopes to improve understanding of heavy menstrual…

space.com - Fran Ruiz - Aliens: The Video Games' author Mike Diver on overlooked Alien games, tracking down retro game developers, and the future of the Xenomorph (interview)
Aliens: The Video Games' author Mike Diver on overlooked Alien games, tracking down retro game developers, and the future of the Xenomorph (interview)
Space

The history of Alien video games is long and twisty, but Mike Diver — veteran writer, editor, critic, and journalist — decided a few years ago to make a complete chronicle of Xenomorph -filled games his next big adventure. Ahead of…

gizmodo.com - Kyle Barr - Here's Xbox's Plan To Let You Save All Your Game Discs
Here's Xbox's Plan To Let You Save All Your Game Discs
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Xbox now promises to let you keep your physical games going forever, even if next-gen consoles don't contain an optical drive. At Gamescom, the Microsoft-owned gaming brand finally detailed its disc-to-digital service for “most” Xbox…

thehill.com - Dominick Mastrangelo - Sky owner: 'Potential threat' Enes Kanter Freedom banned from games
Sky owner: 'Potential threat' Enes Kanter Freedom banned from games
The Hill

The WNBA ‘s Chicago Sky have banned former pro basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom from the team's arena after he got into an altercation with one of its players over the weekend. Sky Owner Michael Alter told reporters Tuesday that Kanter…

kotaku.com - Kenneth Shepard - Xbox Reveals Plan To Save Fans' Physical Game Collection In A Digital Future
Xbox Reveals Plan To Save Fans' Physical Game Collection In A Digital Future
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

As Sony is doubling down on ending physical discs for PlayStation, Xbox has announced that the rumors were true, and it's allowing players to convert physical games into digital ones by redeeming a digital license for physical copies, starting with…

engadget.com - Matt Tate - Xbox Insiders will soon be able to create digital versions of their physical games
Xbox Insiders will soon be able to create digital versions of their physical games
Engadget

The future of physical video games has been a hot topic in the last few months, largely fuelled by Sony's highly controversial and out-of-the-blue announcement that it will no longer make disc-based PS5 games after January 2028. We don't yet know…

theverge.com - Tom Warren - Xbox announces disc-to-digital feature that digitizes your physical games
Xbox announces disc-to-digital feature that digitizes your physical games
The Verge

Xbox Insiders will get access to this new feature on August 31st. Xbox Insiders will get access to this new feature on August 31st. Tom Warren is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech…

theguardian.com - Jason Wilson - Fake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propaganda
Fake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propaganda
The Guardian

A pro-Israel messaging website badged with the name of a thinktank that does not exist has published more than half a million words in nine days, built on a commercial platform that promises to optimize content so that AI chatbots will cite it. The…

gizmodo.com - Cheryl Eddy - How the New 'D&D' Video Game 'Warlock' Is Different From 'Baldur's Gate
How the New 'D&D' Video Game 'Warlock' Is Different From 'Baldur's Gate
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Our first good look at Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons is here, lifting the lid on Wizards of the Coast and Invoke Studios' new “third-person, single-player action-adventure set in a dark fantasy open world inspired by D&D.” Players step…

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