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Play old games: They're good and good for you
With prices skyrocketing and more and more bad news about contemporary video games every day, here's a suggestion: play old games!

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I thought I'd make two of these three classic games available here for people who's old Apples no longer work, only have a PC to use and want a nostalgic trip back to when fuel and beer were cheap, darts were dangerous and everyone was smiling.
US console hardware market at its most precarious position ‘since the 80s’, says Circana | VGC
Xbox sales hit an all-time low as US console prices reach record highs…

This Gamescom Showcase Did A Lot Of Games Dirty
Sorry to anyone who wasn’t Square Enix or CD Projekt Red


500+ Billion Tokens Later: Letting AI Agents Decompile A First-Person Shooter
During the last 3 months, I spent some of my time and tokens decompiling a popular first-person shooter. The goal was not to reach a simple proof-of-concept state. Instead, we really wanted an accurate, stable and feature-complete recreation of the game. The avid reader of my blog might have noticed that I had previously written two posts that have since been removed. Everyone else might now be wondering which game I am talking about. To both of you I can only say that corporate America was here to ruin our fun.

As Epic goes all in on AI game development, maybe it’ll be the kids who ultimately decide the fate of the games industry | Respec
How the young audience reacts to the upcoming Star Wars x Marvel shooter and Fortnite may well dictate AI’s future in game dev.
The Video Game Library | All Books on Videogames
The Video Game Library is a site that celebrates books about videogames. From artbooks and children's books to novelizations and biographies. Indie writers to best-selling authors. Atari to Xbox. Come have a look and discover some books.

Devs aren't "lazy" and game updates aren't guaranteed | Opinion
Where did the demand that every game must be continually updated come from – and is there a way to avoid the friction it causes?

Only seven PlayStation games have sold more than 100,000 physical copies in the US this year, analyst says | VGC
Sony will no longer be releasing new games on disc from January 2028…

'A new industry with a new identity:' Canadian devs in 2026
We spoke to developers at Toronto Canada's XP Game Summit to see how they are getting by in increasingly tumultuous times.

Do Not Buy The War Crime N64
There's so many ways to play the N64. You do not need to support Palmer Luckey's little project.

Fallout Didn’t Make Itself
People make games, a fact that Asha Sharma and the ghouls running Xbox sure seem to want you to forget

PlayStation ending production of physical software in 2028
The company claims the move comes as 'the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs.'

Fan PS5 boycott over discs seemingly has little impact in US | VGC
There was “no significant change at all” in player count during PS5 boycott…

Games Done Quick's Long, Difficult Journey To A Better Gaming Future
Progress isn't linear, and there are no skips or shortcuts
