Xbox Says There’s ‘More Demand Than Consoles Available’ As Hardware Sales Continue To Fall
The company is pushing used consoles as its supply struggles
Gaming
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Scammers Are Taking Advantage of Hype for PS5 Emulators by Tricking Gamers Into Downloading Malware
Security experts have issued a warning over fake PS5 emulators after they found scammers were tricking gamers into downloading malware. NordVPN’s Threat Intelligence research team said it had identified a scam campaign that was spreading malware through GitHub repositories disguised as PS5 emulation software for PC. The scammers are exploiting two well-known emulator projects to…
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Phantom Blade Zero Day-One Update Brings Performance Improvements, Nvidia Driver Warning
Phantom Blade Zero is here and it’s taking over Steam’s most-played chart already, but there’s a day one patch that you should install before you play. As well as fixing a slew of bugs, the patch offers performance advantages for PC and console players. It’s approximately 5GB in size on PC and 2GB on PS5…
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‘High-Tech’ Atari Hotel With Esports Venue and Creator Studios Breaks Ground in Phoenix
Atari Hotels has officially broken ground in Phoenix, Arizona, with construction planned to complete in late 2028 to early 2029 for what could be the US’s next premier esports venue. First announced all the way back in January 2020, Atari Hotels promises to bring a combination of cutting-edge technology, first-of-its-kind entertainment, and hospitality to guests…
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The iPhone 18 Pro Max Takes An Incredible Design and Just Makes It Faster
Every year there’s a new iPhone, and while the iPhone Duo is a huge departure from what Apple has done in the past, the iPhone 18 Pro Max is nearly identical to last year’s model. Apple didn’t do much to drastically change the Pro Max, but instead tweaked some things under the phone to make…
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Phantom Blade Zero Fixes My Biggest Annoyance With Boss Fights
This is an IGN opinion piece from Travis Northup. He loves action RPGs, including Phantom Blade Zero. Read his review here. I play an obscene amount of soulslikes and sweaty action games, and although I largely enjoy my time facing off against these intentionally challenging gauntlets, one thing I’ve grown increasingly irritated by in recent…
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Phantom Blade Zero Protagonist Voice Actor Revealed as Sonic the Hedgehog’s Roger Craig Smith
In the trailers leading up to launch, Phantom Blade Zero protagonist Soul was voiced by up-and-coming actor Jay Maksenuk, best known for playing V in Once Human. As the game moved into release, however, he was replaced. Now Roger Craig Smith — best known as Sonic the Hedgehog, Ezio Auditore, Batman, and Chris Redfield —…
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Helldivers 2 Review Bombed on Steam After Anti-Cheat Friendly Fire
Arrowhead has switched to Easy Anti-Cheat to cut down on cheaters in Helldivers 2, but that decision has proven controversial on Steam. The new anti-cheat was supposed to prevent mods that give players unfair advantages, but it’s broken mods players use to tidy up the game. “We know mods are part of the DNA of…
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Asha Sharma Insists There’s ‘More Demand Than Consoles Available’ as Xbox Hardware Sales Continue to Plummet
The boss of Xbox has insisted that sales of the console are constrained by supply and that there is “more demand than consoles available,” as Microsoft’s gaming business heads into the crucial holiday season. Microsoft reported its FY27 Q1 results overnight, and the Xbox struggle is a familiar one despite new CEO Asha Sharma’s “reset”…
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Phantom Blade Zero Gets Off to a Flyer on Steam, Behind Only Counter-Strike 2 as the Most-Played Game
It’s only been out a few hours, but Phantom Blade Zero is already a big hit on Steam, topping the best-selling games chart, and reaching a huge peak concurrent player count of 448,000. Phantom Blade Zero is ahead of eternal Steam big hitters PUBG and Dota 2 by peak concurrent players, and behind only Counter-Strike…