The world of videogames is ‘currently not well understood’ with major decisions based on ‘a limited, partial view’, say industry organisations UKIE and OKRE

It’s a common lament in gaming communities that the people with the most decision-making power over the industry—from CEOs of major studios to politicians drafting new policy—often seem the least informed on how it actually works. But beyond mentally filing such moments away as further proof that all rich people are idiots, we don’t tend…

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Saccharine Echo: Paranormal Dating Novel or Something More?

Category: ID@Xbox May 15, 2026 Saccharine Echo: Paranormal Dating Novel or Something More? Kira Liss, Developer, Neverliss Summary A romantic story with an unconventional twist. Morally gray characters we can’t help but love. Aesthetics and symbolism in the details. While the otome genre has its own conventions and distinctive features, Saccharine Echo reimagines some of…

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Baldur’s Gate 2 almost had a ‘time travel plot’, letting you visit an alternate future where BG1’s main villain rules the Sword Coast

Baldur’s Gate 2 sent us on a lot of unusual detours: running a playhouse, going undercover in the Underdark disguised as a drow, becoming trapped inside a magically-transformed circus tent. I love ’em all, but now I know we missed out on possibly the most audacious detour—one that would have involved time travel, alternate dimensions…

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Framework says its Wireless Touchpad Keyboard ‘is by far our most waitlisted product’

Framework, the company known for ultra-repairable laptops and desktop PCs, is launching a wireless touchpad keyboard, and it has become the company’s most waitlisted item. When you consider the company is not traditionally known for accessories, it’s strange to think that’s the device people really want. As announced on the company’s X page today, the…

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Forza Horizon 6’s return to ‘wristband progression’ isn’t the stand-in for a career mode I wanted it to be, but maybe that’s for the best

One of my favourite memories of the old Forza Horizon and Motorsport games is that satisfying feeling of progression you get moving from your first crappy ride and eventually splashing the cash on a supercar. It’s been absent in recent games in both the open world and track racing genres of Forza, but things were…

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