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‘Sony Knows a $1,000 PS6 Won’t Sell as Much’: Analyst on Manufacturer’s Plan to Maximise Revenue
Niko Partners director Daniel Ahmad has published a fact-based analysis explaining the reasoning behind Sony’s decision to stop manufacturing physical PlayStation game discs, cutting through the emotional backlash from fans. He compares the move to Apple removing the CD drive from its laptops in 2008, arguing that although complaints were loud at the time, the…
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Prestigious international pro wrestling tournament begins in US for second time, Rocky Romero breaks it down
New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s (NJPW) prestigious G1 Climax tournament returns to the United States for its 36th edition, with the opening event held on Saturday at the NOW Arena in Chicago. The competition matters because it is regarded as one of wrestling’s most demanding and career-defining tournaments, with the eventual winner earning a future shot at…
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Time marches on: what the next three years will bring for the USMNT
The Guardian looks ahead to the next three years for the US men’s national team following a 2026 World Cup that began strongly but ended disappointingly, as the programme now enters the 2030 cycle with several ways to rebuild the squad. The piece matters because major uncertainties hang over the setup: manager Mauricio Pochettino’s contract…
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‘It’s a national reclamation’: the 12-year festival bringing Samuel Beckett back to Ireland
The Guardian reports on the Samuel Beckett Biennale, an ambitious 12-year festival organised by Seán Doran through his cross-border organisation Arts Over Borders, which aims to reclaim the playwright as a figure of both Ireland and Britain. Staging experimental “performed readings” at locations significant to Beckett’s life — from Enniskillen, Belfast and Dublin to Folkestone,…
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10 Greatest Examples of Video Games as Art
This Collider feature by Dawson Nyffenegger rounds up ten titles it considers the finest examples of the “video games as art” movement, in which developers treat their games as an art form with carefully crafted visuals and an emotional or philosophical message. The piece argues the approach spans genres and includes both indie and AAA…
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Jodie Whittaker To Star In & Exec Produce Ella Grace Kennedy Short ‘The Country’
Jodie Whittaker is to star in and executive produce The Country, a dystopian thriller short film written and directed by filmmaker Ella Grace Kennedy. The project uses a role-reversed society to examine themes of bodily autonomy, oppression and control, viewed through the lens of an extremist religious commune, and marks the latest genre work from…
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Disturbing video shows unconscious Mitch McConnell stretchered into ambulance
Newly surfaced footage shows former US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell being wheeled on a stretcher into an ambulance outside his Washington, DC, home after an apparent cardiac arrest. The video, filmed by a neighbour, captures emergency responders attending to the Kentucky lawmaker, underlining renewed concern over the health of one of America’s most senior…
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Arc Raiders has targeted yet another duplication exploit just a couple of days after celebrating a drop in suspicious player accounts
Arc Raiders has moved to shut down another item-duplication exploit only days after its developers publicly welcomed a fall in the number of suspicious player accounts. The renewed action highlights the ongoing challenge of policing cheating and economy-breaking glitches in the online shooter, where duplication bugs can flood the in-game economy and undermine fair play…
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Microsoft cuts 136 of id Software’s 185 staff as Carmack voices regret
Microsoft has reportedly cut a large share of the workforce at id Software, the storied studio behind franchises such as Doom and Quake, eliminating 136 of its 185 staff. The scale of the reduction — roughly three-quarters of the team — marks a dramatic contraction for one of the most influential names in video game…
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Rocket Report: “Panic” over Transporter availability; Isar to launch from Canada
This edition of Ars Technica’s Rocket Report (Edition 9.02) rounds up recent developments across the global launch industry, with attention turning to Asia for the debuts of China’s reusable Long March 10B and India’s privately built Skyroot Vikram-1. The headline items include Germany’s Isar Aerospace striking a deal to launch from Canada and the retirement…