Riot needed absurd player counts ‘in the high hundreds of thousands, if not millions’ for 2XKO, dooming it from launch

2XKO ending its development (which Merrill phrases here as turning it into a “box game” instead, despite the fact Riot also laid off a bunch of people to make that happen), came as a deep frustration, but not much of a surprise given the current nightmare year the industry’s been having. However—that number, “high hundreds…

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Looks like you will have to pinky promise you won’t export your RTX 5090 if you buy a gaming PC from Micro Center now

Form for 5090’s from r/Microcenter With price gouging and some buyers exporting graphics cards to China, Micro Center is reportedly making customers swear they won’t do the same. And with a signed declaration, it’s maybe a bit more airtight than a pinky promise. This is according to Reddit user Krothic, who recently picked up a Powerspec Ai90…

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Turns out you can download more battery as Valve’s latest update for Steam Frame adds up to 12%

Valve has pushed yet another update for SteamOS on the Steam Frame. It includes power efficiency improvements, eye tracking accessibility, and improved streaming reliability. Also something about grabbing handles? Improved power efficiency and battery lifetime during both streaming and local gameplay, with gains of up to 12%. Note: Result vary depending on framerate and content….

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After a record-breaking September, ‘it’s safe to say Steam’s yearly revenue will blow past $20B for the first time’

The first six months of the year were Steam’s biggest, thanks to continued growth in back-catalogue sales as well as blockbuster new releases like Forza Horizon 6 and Resident Evil Requiem. As industry analysts Alinea Analytics report, September was another record breaker based on their estimated figures. “Steam generated $1.7 billion in September 2026,” Rhys…

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Masters of Albion, Peter Molyneux’s final game, just got a huge update and, [vigorous, lips-pursed nodding of approval], suddenly the old god game magic is back

Masters of Albion‘s ‘New Beginnings’ update launches today, and it overhauls and upgrades many of the original early access release’s systems. The above video gives an overview of what’s new. I bought Masters of Albion when it launched in April. But after scoping out what’s new in this update, I feel the moment that I…

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