Hunt: Showdown 1896's Update 2.8.1 is live with a big shotgun rebalance, but the real headline lands tomorrow: the Cargo Balloon floats in with Road to Hell: Chapter 2. Here's the quick rundown and why the new extraction mechanic has me hopeful and a little nostalgic for Sea of Thieves.
Microsoft reportedly won't cancel Hideo Kojima's OD despite Xbox's restructuring. The likely reason has less to do with faith in the game and more with Azure and Kojima's fame.
CD Projekt announced Songs of the Past, a full Witcher 3 expansion for 2027. The specs, the studio, and the sword theories are fun, but the real question is how it turns Ciri into a Witcher without breaking the trilogy's rules.
At a California Senate hearing, the ESA interrupted a lawmaker to call community game servers for Minecraft and Call of Duty 'illegal,' helping stall the Protect Our Games Act. The claim, the failed vote, and why it would criminalize fan work like Seamless Co-op.
Nintendo dedicated a whole Direct to Splatoon Raiders, a PvE treasure-hunt roguelite where you scrap loot for XP, bolt two gadgets to your ink tank, and keep everything when a raid goes wrong. It lands July 23 for $49.99.
