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THE $799 XBOX KILLED THE CASUAL ON-RAMP, AND THE MEMORY EXCUSE ONLY EXPLAINS HALF OF IT

Console prices have doubled their launch trajectory in 15 months, and the 'save up for a console' path for younger and casual players is effectively closed.

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▶ reviews·Jul 11, 2026

DEAD AS DISCO TAKES THE ARKHAM RHYTHM AND RUNS WITH IT

Here's the pitch that stuck with critics: take the counter-heavy, target-hopping flow of the Batman: Arkham fights, then chain every input to a beat. That's the...

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▶ collectibles·Jul 8, 2026

ARTISAN GOD LOKI PROVES HOT TOYS' MOST DIVISIVE LINE CAN STILL LAND

The Artisan line has taken heat for glue stains and shaky QC, but the DX41AE God Loki shows what happens when Hot Toys nails the brief.

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▶ games·Jul 8, 2026

PALWORLD'S 1.0 WIN ISN'T SALES. IT'S FINALLY BEING ALLOWED IN THE ROOM

The Early Access-to-1.0 sales bump is mostly a myth, but July 10 hands Palworld something more durable: the legitimacy the industry withheld for two and a half years.

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▶ news·Jul 6, 2026

GOOGLE RATIONING GEMINI TO META ISN'T A BUBBLE POPPING. IT'S WORSE.

When Google can't sell one of its biggest clients enough compute, the real story isn't oversupply. It's that the crunch gets worse before it gets better.

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▶ history·Jul 4, 2026

THE DEATH OF OWNERSHIP: HOW PHYSICAL MEDIA'S DECLINE HANDED PRESERVATION TO PIRATES

Physical media is fading fast, and the collapse of ownership means the only reliable way to access much of gaming's past is now legally gray.

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▶ news·Jul 2, 2026

SONY IS KILLING NEW GAME DISCS IN 2028. THE PROBLEM ISN'T NOSTALGIA, IT'S ACCESS

Sony's move to an all-digital future for new PlayStation games makes business sense, but the people it hurts most are the ones with the least room to absorb it.

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