Something to Drink?

It's increasingly looking like nobody remembers how videogames work—or cares to.

The future is looking increasingly digital for next-gen video game consoles, but one method that might ease the transition is a disc-to-digital service that allows users to bring their libraries with them. While there is speculation that this feature will launch around the time that Xbox debuts its next-gen console, Project Helix, a first taste of the future might be arriving sooner than expected. Xbox Insiders received a message in lieu of an update this week, with Xbox's program lead Brad Rossetti teasing that something big was on the way. "Xbox Insiders on console, as you have seen we pause

Earlier this year, publisher Deep Silver and developer 4A Studios published a blog post outlining its vision for Metro 2039. The studio revealed the game - being developed primarily in Ukraine amid the continued Russian invasion - is darker and focuses on the "cost of silence, the horrors of tyranny, and the price of freedom". How could it not be? The developers turn up to work every day not knowing if the power will go out, if they will have to take cover from a drone strike, if they will be able to see their loved ones that evening, or eat hot food when they get home. This is a game being de

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Toy Story 5 are both making their way to Disney+ in September, where they'll be joined by new episodes of The Simpsons and plenty of Hulu Originals. The only slice of Disney that isn't seeing many streaming debuts this month is Marvel, but there's already plenty of homework to work through before Avengers: Doomsday. Without further ado, here's everything new Disney+ subscribers are getting this month. Everything Coming to Disney+ in SeptemberSeptember 1Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro S1 (Finale)Disney Jr. Ariel – The Little Mermaid S2 (New Ep

Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball believes one way to help revitalize gaming is through something most people do not care for: in-game ads. Speaking to The Game Business, Ball said there exists a "two-sided problem" in the modern gaming space. Development costs for many games are now "way too high," and consumers do not want to pay more. Something has got to give, and one possible solution, as Ball sees it, is through advertising. He cited streaming TV as an example here, saying most of the growth for a variety of streaming platforms comes from ad-supported tiers. At the same time, peop