'Your washing machine is subject to more safety rules than AI' says Microsoft president
When the call for external regulation is coming from inside AI's house, you know it's serious.
📅 12/10/2026
Gears of War: E-Day server crashes and login problems are because of DDoS attacks, studio says
Gears of War: E-Day's servers have been struggling because they've been suffering distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, apparently - so someone, or some people, have been deliberately trying to overload them. Read more
📅 12/10/2026
Codex Space Marines strong but not broken, new Warhammer 40k meta data suggests
Competitive Warhammer 40k players that attended tournaments this weekend were braced to face a daunting new foe - the Space Marines, energized and empowered by their brand new codex, with a host of daunting stat upgrades. But has the meta actually been rewritten in their favor? Thanks to data analysis by redditor u/communalnapkin, it seems that they are performing well, but predictions that some Warhammer 40k factions would be wiped out of the game may have been premature. Read the full story o
📅 12/10/2026
Why Games Workshop's Falling Share Price Is All of a Sudden in the News
Warhammer 40,000 maker Games Workshop has found itself in the news for its falling share price, which has left some wondering what’s going on behind the scenes. Games Workshop is one of the UK's biggest success stories, with its stock rising more than 70% over the past five years. But its share price has fallen 13.76% over the past six months, wiping hundreds of millions of pounds off the value of the company. This comes even as Games Workshop reports record profits. So, what’s going on? Broad
📅 12/10/2026
Haunted Chocolatier 'More of an Action RPG' Compared to Stardew Valley, ConcernedApe Says
Eric Barone, aka ConcernedApe, has briefly discussed the difference between his all-conquering indie game Stardew Valley and his hotly anticipated follow-up, Haunted Chocolatier. Barone announced Haunted Chocolatier back in 2021, but amid ongoing work on his phenomenally successful Stardew Valley, progress on the follow-up has been slow going. Indeed, in June, Barone admitted to feeling somewhat embarrassed to have to keep on saying he was still working away on the game. “Feels kinda dumb posti
📅 12/10/2026
Here come the weird and wonderful mods for the Steam Frame, as Valve drops the full CAD files for free
I bet someone is already mocking up cat ears for this thing.
📅 12/10/2026
Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration Boosters Are Back in Stock, but Where’s the Best Price Right Now?
Amazon has recently restocked its allocation of Pokémon TCG's 30th Celebration boosters, but prices have skyrocketed to all-new highs.
📅 12/10/2026
'The algorithm continues to properly prioritise Mister Biddy Blas'—Star Wars: Galactic Racer has created the perfect creature
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is out, and it's pretty solid, netting a firm 76 score in our Galactic Racer review. It's also, as should always be the case with Star Wars videogames, full of funny little guys. None so funny as Biddy Blas. Why is Biddy Blas so popular? Just listen to his voice actor having an absolute ball. I will have the words "SCRIB DOON" burned into my brain forevermore:.. Read more.
📅 12/10/2026
Haunted Chocolatier Is For “The People In Stardew Valley That Go Into The Mines”
Haunted Chocolatier, the second game from Stardew Valley creator, Eric Barone, has been in development for more than five years, having been announced in October 2021. While there's no official word on the Haunted Chocolatier release date, Barone has been discussing the development of the game, including who it's for and more about the playstyle. In a recent interview with GQ, Barone said that Haunted Chocolatier is "more of an action RPG," although it is still what he'd call "a town game." "The
📅 12/10/2026
New Co-Op Game is Basically It Takes Two Except One Player is a Dog
Given the success of Hazelight games like Split Fiction and the Game of the Year-winning It Takes Two, it’s no surprise that more and more co-op video games are being released that look directly inspired by those genre-defining titles. Whether it’s a kung-fu adventure, controlling a group of brave mice, bringing a grandfather and granddaughter closer together, or—in the case of Steam’sIkuma: The Frozen Compass—guiding a boy and his dog to safety, there are plenty of upcoming co-op gems to look f
📅 12/10/2026
As Arc Raiders sees Steam player count surge to 185,000, Embark dev knows it "won't last forever"
After months of decline, Arc Raiders has seen an enormous resurgence in players thanks to its new Frozen Trail update and recent free trial, but while things are suddenly looking a lot healthier for Embark's shooter, one dev knows it "won't last." Although Arc Raiders was undoubtedly a massive hit when it launched last year and maintained an extremely strong player count on Steam for months, as with any live service game, things eventually began to dwindle. Until recently, the game hadn't seen
📅 12/10/2026
Why Paying "Market Price" for Rare Pokémon Card Sets Somehow Became The New Normal
Pokémon TCG market prices often exceed MSRP, but they can help collectors avoid scalpers' worst prices, so here's why fans still rely on them.
📅 12/10/2026
For the second time this year, Steam has set a major new concurrent user record
There's clearly no stopping Steam's continued growth. Valve's PC digital store and social platform set a new user concurrent record on Sunday, with a staggering 43,505,724 million users (via SteamDB). Read more
📅 12/10/2026
The Best Books You Can Read In October 2026
From sci-fi to romance and thrillers, here are the best books you'll find on store shelves in October 2026
📅 12/10/2026
Gears of War: E-Day Dev Confirms DDoS Attack
Gears of War: E-Day suffered a DDoS attack over the weekend, developer The Coalition has said. Players suffered intermittent disconnects and login issues while trying to play the Xbox Series X and S and PC action game, which The Coalition eventually got on top of. It has now confirmed the problems were the result of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack targeting online services. “Our teams are continuing to monitor and mitigate this activity. We’ll provide updates if there are any sig
📅 12/10/2026
Près de 70 films et trois nominations aux Oscars. Une légende du cinéma de science-fiction vient de fêter ses 77 ans
À 14 ans, elle piquait son nom à Gatsby le Magnifique. Aujourd’hui, c'est une icône absolue du cinéma et il ne lui reste plus qu’une poignée de sagas cultes à conquérir.
📅 12/10/2026
[Article] Burn With Me, deckbuilder et invocation de monstres
Si les jeux de deckbuilding ont surfé sur le succès du premier Slay the Spire pendant des années que plus récemment les jeux de scoring ont pu profiter de l'élan donné par Balatro, la fusion des deux genres reste plus rare. C'est sur ce terrain que s'aventure Burn with Me.
📅 12/10/2026
How to turn off your backpack light in Arc Raiders
Use the new feature to get real sneaky.
📅 12/10/2026
Steam hits new all-time high of over 43 million concurrent users just 7 months after its last record
We regularly report on individual games breaking their concurrent player records on Steam, but this time the focus is on Valve's storefront itself. This month, October 2026, the marketplace hit a new all-time record for concurrent users, safely leapfrogging the previous benchmark. Per SteamDB, Valve's platform had a ridiculous 43,505,724 people using it at once during October 11. That's a significant amount of accounts to be active at once, to say the least. The last record, a similarly beefy
📅 12/10/2026
Halo 3 Returns With Massive 128-Player Multiplayer Mayhem
Halo 3 has always been regarded as the pinnacle of multiplayer excellence within the first-person shooter space, and it's not hard to see why. While the game's narrative is certainly one to be remembered, the game's defining feature was its brilliant multiplayer mode, a facet of its design that spawned countless iterations, fueled an abundance of creativity from the community, and created lasting memories. To have been a part of its multiplayer scene in the early days was enviably glorious.
📅 12/10/2026
Resident Evil Veronica prévoirait bien une grosse surprise avant même sa sortie, ça a encore leaké
Avant sa sortie courant 2027, Capcom préparerait bien une grosse surprise en lien avec le très attendu Remake Resident Evil Veronica, selon un récent leak.
📅 12/10/2026
Marvel Tokon’s Year One DLC roster confirmed, including Venom, Thor and Jubilee
The full Year One DLC line-up for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has been confirmed. As revealed during the EVO France fighting game competition this past weekend, a total of four characters will be coming to the game over the course of the next year, as well as one stage. The first to be added is Phoenix Cyclops, who was previously announced last week. He’ll be added to the game on November 2, it’s been confirmed. Read More...
📅 12/10/2026
Prime Video : toutes les sorties de la semaine avec un film très attendu et la nouvelle saison d’une des séries les plus appréciées du moment
Prime Video fait le plein de nouveautés cette semaine avec deux nouveaux films mais aussi la nouvelle saison d’une de ses séries les plus appréciées du moment.
📅 12/10/2026
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced : cette scène coupée pose la question d’une suite ou d’un DLC
Une séquence post-générique supprimée d’Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced vient de faire surface. Elle apporte plusieurs éléments sur le parcours d’Edward Kenway après les événements du jeu et laisse entrevoir ce qu’Ubisoft aurait pu préparer pour la suite. Une scène... L’article Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced : cette scène coupée pose la question d’une suite ou d’un DLC est apparu en premier sur Xboxygen.
📅 12/10/2026