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Mario Kart Tour Shutting Down in September With No Offline Mode - A Digital Preservation Crisis
Nintendo has confirmed that Mario Kart Tour will end service on September 29, 2026 at 11 PM PT, bringing the mobile racer’s seven-year run to a close. But unlike Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp , which...
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Joins Fed's AI Jobs Task Force Days After Cutting 3,200 Xbox Jobs
The Federal Reserve's July 9 press release set out task forces staffed with outside private-sector advisers; per secondary accounts, five task forces whose findings are reported to the Federal Open Market Committee. The Productivity, Jobs and AI panel was tasked with assessing "the economic...
Destiny 2's Final Farewell: The Bittersweet Story Behind Bungie's Last Gift Emblem and the End of an Era
The Destiny 2 community woke up to an unexpected gift last week. A cryptic code posted on the game's official X/Twitter account unlocked a brand new emblem named "Gloriabundus", Latin for "glorious...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 & 2 Hit PS5 for $40 Each - Is the Nostalgia Tax Too High?
The Surprise Drop, What We Know So Far As first reported by IGN and confirmed by our own check of the PlayStation Store, both Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 are available for...
Marvel Rivals Season 9 Release Time: When 'The Mystery of Thebes' Goes Live in Every Time Zone
Global Release Time & Server Maintenance The Season 9 update goes live at the same moment worldwide. Server maintenance begins at 9:00 AM UTC and is expected to last approximately two to three...
Bethesda Union Alleges HR Forced Staff to Remove Tribute to Laid-Off Colleagues
According to a report from PC Gamer, Bethesda Game Studios' union has alleged that company human resources directed employees to remove a voluntary display honoring colleagues who were let go in...
Report: Obsidian Cancels Avowed 2, Josh Sawyer Returns to Lead New Fallout Game
What the Report Says According to a Bloomberg report cited by VGC, Obsidian Entertainment has shelved a planned Avowed sequel to begin development on a new Fallout title. The report further states...
Obsidian's Bittersweet Fallout: Avowed 2 Canceled, New Fallout Game Greenlit - But at What Cost?
This is a forward-looking analysis based on industry reports and not a confirmed announcement from Microsoft or Obsidian. The events described reflect speculative reporting as of late 2025. In a...
Black Ops 1 & 2 PlayStation Ports Cut Theater Mode, Wager Matches, and League Play - and DLC Costs Extra
Finally Here, but Far From Upgraded The announcement came via Treyarch's official channels, with Iron Galaxy, the studio behind ports like The Last of Us Part I on PC, handling the technical work....
Brothers Plead Guilty to £71,000 Pokémon TCG Heist After Getaway Van Breaks Down
In what may be the most ironic twist in a Pokémon-related crime this decade, two brothers from Birmingham, UK, have pleaded guilty to stealing over £71,000 worth of Pokémon Trading Card Game stock...
Mario Kart Tour's Final Lap: Nintendo Confirms Permanent Shutdown With No Offline Version
What Players Need to Know About the Shutdown The end is final and precise. Nintendo’s official end-of-service FAQ states that service will terminate at 11:00 p.m. PT on September 29, 2026, 12:00 a.m....
The Insatiable Drive of WoW Classic Hardcore: One Player's Quest to Master Every Class Self-Found - Then Go Naked
The Ultimate Gauntlet: Nine Classes, One Life Each Hardcore Self-Found (HCSSF) is the pinnacle of self-imposed difficulty in WoW Classic. Permadeath means one death ends your character forever. The...
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Review: Gorgeous But Underbaked - The Remake That Divides Fans
At first glance, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is everything a remake should be: a ground-up rebuild on a cutting-edge engine, jaw-dropping ray-traced visuals, and the highest Metacritic score...
EU Right to Repair Forces Nintendo to Kill the Switch 1 in Europe - But Not Elsewhere
A European law about batteries will end the Nintendo Switch's run in Europe, just as it closes in on the PlayStation 2's all-time sales record. The Nintendo Switch is the best-selling console in the...
Success Isn’t Enough: How Xbox Pulled Funding Forced IO Interactive to Close a Studio, Even After a 3M-Selling Hit
IO Interactive closed its Istanbul office and laid off staff after Xbox pulled funding for Project Fantasy, even though 007: First Light sold 3 million.