Take-Two boss dismisses hand-wringing over the end of disc-based games: ‘Our business is well over 90% digitally distributed as it is’

Take-Two Interactive chief Strauss Zelnick has waded into the discs vs. digital debate, and given the company’s decision to release Grand Theft Auto 6 exclusively in digital format, you probably won’t be surprised to find that he thinks discs “don’t really make sense” these days. PC gamers have lived in an almost fully digital world…

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Overwatch’s new mech hero is the sword-and-board sequel to D.Va, except her code isn’t ‘a plate of spaghetti’ under the hood

Back in 2018, Blizzard revealed something very funny about its iconic mech hero D.Va: Everything about her is a mess under the hood. Game director Aaron Keller likened the way D.Va is programmed to a “plate of spaghetti,” when speaking to Kotaku at the time. When she ditches her mech, she’s actually transitioning into a…

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Launch day performance issues and forced logins take another victim: Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls sees mixed Steam rating, especially among Linux users

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls has been highly anticipated for some time and that’s partly because it’s from Arc System Works, the company behind the likes of Guilty Gear, Blazblue, and Persona 4 Arena. Yet Steam users are disappointed in its opening few days. That’s because despite many praising the game itself, it reportedly has a…

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Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2026) review

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2026 is a fantastic 16-inch gaming laptop. There you go, review over, we can all go home. But wait, because it’s got a serious flaw that should make you hold your fire before pressing the order button. And that flaw, as those familiar with the ongoing memory crisis may have…

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Jaleco’s NES Action Sidescroller ‘Shatterhand’ Punches Its Way To Nintendo Switch Next Month

The JALECOlle Famicom Ver. series is now 2 years old! The Jaleco-published NES title Shatterhand will be released on Nintendo Switch next month, as part of City Connection’s ongoing series of JALECOlle Famicom Ver. releases. This month marks two years since City Connection started its JALECOlle Famicom Ver. series of retro releases, embarking on a…

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